Charleston Gazette back issues from May 2005:
COUCH SLOUCH: Phil in Cleveland? Don't bet on it
May 02, 2005; ... BEFORE WE discuss why Phil Jackson is not Cavaliers-bound - thoughI'm not sure why this needs to be discussed since he's more likely togo to Mount St. Helens in a handbasket than to Cleveland in firstclass - let's look at how Phil Jackson has no equal in creating astir without moving a ...
Corporan HR propels Power: Roundup
May 02, 2005 ... Carlos Corporan homered in the eighth inning to break a tie andgive the West Virginia Power a 5-4 victory over the GreensboroGrasshoppers Sunday afternoon at Appalachian Power Park. Corporan, whose three-run homer in the ninth inning helped thePower to a 3-2 victory over ...
Top seeds complete sweeps: NBA PLAYOFFS
May 02, 2005; ... MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Forget slowing down in the playoffs, the PhoenixSuns sprinted right into the Western Conference semifinals. Joe Johnson scored 25 points, and the Suns swept the MemphisGrizzlies with a 123-115 victory Sunday night that put WesternConference top seed Phoenix into ...
Steinbrenner horse looking good: After lopsided win at Wood Memorial, Bellamy Road to be favored
May 02, 2005; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - There's nothing Yankees boss George Steinbrennerloves more than winning the World Series. Then again, he hasn't wonthe Kentucky Derby - yet. That could change with Bellamy Road, the record-setting WoodMemorial winner expected to be the early favorite for ...
INNERVIEWS: 'You knock me down, I come back'
May 02, 2005; ... He runs a private investigating firm, United States Investigativeand Protection Agency, in St. Albans. Last month, the agency startedclasses for wannabe private investigators. At age 50, he just got alaw degree. He plans to specialize in criminal defense. He's a former narc, a ...
STATEHOUSE BEAT: State law could put PEIA rate freeze in jeopardy
May 02, 2005; ... THAT six-month freeze on premium increases for people who havetheir health insurance through the Public Employees Insurance Agencycould be in danger of melting. An amendment to the third-party bad-faith bill (SB418) on thefinal day of the regular session shifted part of the state ...
China sips at global empire: But MG Rover woes show stumbling blocks faced by expanding into overseas capitalism
May 02, 2005; ... SHANGHAI, China - As they shop overseas for resources and assetslacking at home, ambitious Chinese companies are learning thepitfalls of trying to build overseas empires. They've acquired technology and brand names through a series ofincreasingly large foreign acquisitions, capped ...
U.S. growers hopeful over fast-food apples
May 02, 2005; ... YAKIMA, Wash. - The nation's apple growers, who have been fightingflat prices for years, are optimistic about the future now that theworld's largest fast-food chain has become their biggest foodservicecustomer. McDonald's Corp. is preparing to roll out a new fruit and ...
Stocks' rally ability hinges on the Fed
May 02, 2005; ... NEW YORK - When the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee meetsthis week, Wall Street will anxiously await what's become a key wordin the central bank's monetary policy: measured. And if the Fed saysit's abandoning its strategy of measured interest rate increases,then hang on for a ...
Bankruptcies
May 02, 2005 ... Chapter 7 designates the liquidation of nonexempt property;Chapter 11 calls for business reorganization; Chapter 13 establishesa schedule of payments to creditors. The bankruptcies listed beloware limited to those filed by residents or companies in the Gazette'scirculation area. The ...
Domestic violence bill on fast track: S. Carolina lawmaker's comments renew interest in proposal
May 02, 2005; ... COLUMBIA, S.C. - A bill that would toughen domestic violencepenalties in South Carolina appeared to be dead - until a statelegislator opened his mouth to question why abused women return toviolent relationships. Now, after an outcry by women's groups, the proposal is moving ...
Tennis star touts menstrual migraine relief
May 02, 2005; ... MIAMI - Call it the $100,000 headache. That would be the conservative estimate of how much Top 5-rankedtennis star Serena Williams says she lost last year when the painfrom a menstrual migraine cost her a match in an Austrian tournament. She says she doesn't remember who her ...
Pharmacy group seeks federal restrictions on cold medicine
May 02, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - An association representing more than 36,000pharmacies is issuing guidelines for possible federal legislation torestrict sales of cold medications containing a substance often usedin the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine - or "speed." Pseudoephedrine, a main ...
+ HEALTH NOTES
May 02, 2005 ... Processed meats linked to pancreatic cancer A heavy diet of processed meats such as hot dogs, sausage andlunch meats may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, the AmericanAssociation for Cancer Research reported. Scientists from the University of Hawaii's Cancer Research ...
Vacation vaccinations: Plan ahead for your travel health
May 02, 2005; ... mkelly@wvgazette.com People traveling abroad this summer will think about terrorism,canceling the newspaper and packing an extra toothbrush. Few will consider vaccinations. "Unfortunately, a lot of folks wait until the last minute," saidJames Harris of Passport Health ...
SAVVY SENIOR: It's time to draw up a will
May 02, 2005; ... Dear Savvy Senior: My mom and dad are both in the real estatebusiness and have done pretty well financially but are getting oldernow. They are in their upper 60s and they haven't taken the time toget a will done. My mom says she's afraid to get a will or trustbecause she's not ready to ...
Announcements
May 02, 2005 ... Asthma Day celebration The West Virginia Asthma Coalition is hosting an asthma awarenessevent at Cedar Lakes in Ripley May 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event will include lunch and lung capacity testing. For more information or to register call ...
Children safest in back seat, study confirms
May 02, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - A new study emphasizes what every parent mustknow: children are safer in car crashes when they sit in the backseat and are less likely to be injured when safety seats and seatbelts are used. "The single most important lifesaving decision parents can makefor ...
School menu
May 02, 2005 ... Putnam County school menus for the week of May 2-6. Monday Breakfast Biscuit/gravy Cereal Toast Fresh fruit Juice/milk Lunch Hot dogs plain or w/sauce French fries Baked ...
School menu
May 02, 2005 ... Kanawha County school menus for the week of May 2-6. Monday Breakfast French toast sticks Fresh fruit Milk Lunch Submarine sandwich w/lettuce and tomato Fruit cocktail Chips w/salsa Pudding ...
Horoscope
May 02, 2005; ... Monday, May 2, 2005 Your birthday today: There's way too much to do this year, but thejob is quite familiar. The more you practice the closer you'll get toperfection, and that pays quite well. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiestday, 0 the most ...
Arctic team hopes to bring attention to global warming
May 02, 2005; ... NEW YORK - Two Minnesota adventurers are about to go to the top ofthe world to make a point. On Wednesday, Lonnie Dupre and Eric Larsen will leave their homesin Grand Marais, Minn., at the start of a four-month trek that willtake them from Siberia to Canada. They're taking the ...
Orions conclude stellar chamber music season: Review
May 02, 2005; ... The Charleston Chamber Music Society ended its best season inmemory with another jolt of what made it its best season in memory -new music. If the local crowd's reaction to music of Joan Tower and MargaretBrouwer was warm in a concert by the Cavani Quartet last fall, itsresponse ...
Titanic relics fetch more than $150,000
May 02, 2005; ... BROOKLINE, Mass. - Dozens of Titanic relics were auctioned formore than $150,000 Sunday, including a gold pocket watch owned by anIrish immigrant that stopped ticking the day of the sinking, when shewas rescued in a lifeboat. The watch, once owned by Nora Keane of County Limerick, ...
ANNIE'S MAILBOX: Relatives' weight problem not mom-in-law's concern
May 02, 2005; ... Dear Annie: I'm the mother-in-law. I'm very frustrated anddisturbed over the huge amount of weight that my daughter-in-law hasgained. She started married life as a trim size 8 and is now a plus,plus, plus size. Likewise, my granddaughter, who was tiny as a smallchild, has turned into a ...
Civic Chorus whistling a new tune: review
May 02, 2005; ... Did you ever get in trouble at school for whistling? A bird call,maybe a finch or a sparrow? It could have been training, if you were part of the CharlestonCivic Chorus on Sunday at the Baptist Temple. Iain Grandage's "ThreeAustralian Bush Songs" calls for whistled bird sounds ...
20th Century Images: Ford 1934; by Richard Andre
May 02, 2005 ... The 1934 Ford was a remarkable automobile, not only for itsclassic lines but also because it had a V-8 engine. Ford's chiefcompetitors - Chevrolet and Plymouth - stayed with six cylinders, butFord really hit a home run with the swift little V-8. Harold Moore (left) was one of ...
Seneca Orchestra ends season with an overflow of artistry: Review
May 02, 2005; ... Heavenly sounds of music filled the lofty Christ Church UnitedMethodist sanctuary Sunday afternoon, when 17 orchestra musicians,their conductor and a pipe organist did battle with composers CarlJenkins, Josef Rheinberger and Ludwig van Beethoven. It was a draw among the ...
Teens seek tans despite risks, survey says
May 02, 2005; ... CHICAGO - If the latest tanning survey is any indication, 17-year-old Lindsey Vitez is a totally typical teenager. "I hate looking deathly pale," said Vitez, who seeks a tan year-round, bronzing at tanning salons in cool months and hanging out bythe pool or beach in summertime, ...
CHARLESTON CRIME ZONES
May 02, 2005 ... The following crimes were reported to the Charleston PoliceDepartment. EAST DISTRICT Greenbrier Street 1500 block, motor vehiclebreaking and entering, April 21 at noon. Washington Street East 1300block, larceny, April 21 at 12:30 p.m. Oakridge Drive 2100 block,first-degree robbery, April ...
Sports history
May 02, 2005 ... May 2 1917 Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds and James HippoVaughn of the Chicago Cubs pitch a double no-hitter for nine innings,but the Reds win 1-0 with two hits in the 10th. 1939 Lou Gehrig ofthe New York Yankees does not play against the Detroit Tigers atBriggs Stadium, ending his ...
Transactions
May 02, 2005 ... BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOXOptioned RHP Tim Bausher toPawtucket of the IL. Recalled INF Kevin Youkilis from Pawtucket.CHICAGO WHITE SOXPlaced 1B Ross Gload on the 15-day DL. Recalled INFPedro Lopez from Charlotte of the IL. National League FLORIDAMARLINSPlaced RHP Guillermo ...
Arena Football
May 02, 2005 ... Saturdays results Austin 58, Columbus 55 Philadelphia 64, Orlando60 Tampa Bay 47, New Orleans 36 Grand Rapids 58, Colorado 52 LosAngeles 59, Arizona 56 Sundays results Chicago 63, Las Vegas 62Friday, May 6 Chicago at Arizona, ...
Q&A
May 02, 2005 ... Every Monday, The Charleston Gazette takes the pulse of itsreaders on a question in the news. Results of todays question willappear on this page next Monday. THIS WEEK'S QUESTION YES OR NO Doesstate government need another ...
Bulletin board
May 02, 2005 ... FUTURE EVENTS United States Power Squadrons, District 7 will havean informational, organizational meeting on the formation of a newunit of the United States Power Squadrons at 6 p.m. Tuesday in theshowroom of Charleston Marine, at the foot of the Patrick StreetBridge. The new squadron ...
Capito, Rahall ad odds on energy bill: Clean-coal research included, but so are breaks for Western mining
May 02, 2005; ... kward@wvgazette.com On April 20, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the latestversion of the Republican energy plan. Two days later, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., issued a newsrelease to praise the measure as "a jobs bill for West Virginia." Capito said ...
Send-A-Child-to-Camp Fund: Camp digs into other cultures
May 02, 2005; ... jginsberg@wvgazette.com Before last summer, Joe didn't know how to play the flute. Then, he attended Creative Capers day camp and learned how to makeand play an American Indian courting flute. The fifth-grader fromKanawha County enjoyed playing the wind instrument so much that ...
Doe hunting curbed for some counties: Deer populations have fallen too low in several parts of state
May 02, 2005; ... johnmccoy@wvgazette.com West Virginia's doe deer will be able to rest a little easier thisfall. The state Natural Resources Commission on Sunday voted to close ordramatically curtail doe hunting in many of the state's 55 counties,starting this fall. The vote marks the first ...
Car bomb kills 25 at funeral: Security officials predict progress by end of year
May 02, 2005; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb obliterated a tent packed with mournersat the funeral of a Kurdish official in northern Iraq on Sunday,killing 25 people and wounding more than 50 in the single deadliestattack since insurgents started bearing down on Iraq's newly namedgovernment late last ...
UC graduate sends note to grandmother
May 02, 2005; ... Gazette photo Kelly Hughes of South Charleston sends a message to hergrandmother, who died three years ago, at the University ...
Parkersburg grade school celebrates its centennial
May 02, 2005; ... PARKERSBURG - When McKinley Elementary School opened in 1904, itsnamesake, President William McKinley, had been dead for three years,assassinated by anarchists. Theodore Roosevelt was president. Cracker Jacks and chocolate barscost a dime. The school celebrated its ...
Web site, renewed attacks aimed at Warner
May 02, 2005; ... With a name like MoveOnKris.org, the site that popped up on theInternet last week was the latest, largest sign that West Virginia'sRepublican Party is in open revolt. Visitors are greeted with a slashed-through photo of besiegedChairman Kris Warner beside a frowning GOP elephant ...
Ga. runaway bride could face charges
May 02, 2005; ... DULUTH, Ga. - On what was to be her wedding day, Jennifer Wilbankswore not a white veil but an orange towel over her head to preventthe media from taking her picture. Instead of being led down theaisle by her father, she was led by police to an airplane that flewthe runaway bride home ....
Readers' voice: Call 357-4451
May 02, 2005 ... or e-mail readersvoice@wvgazette.com * The far-left liberals that are saying that the war in Iraq wasbased on trumped-up charges are correct, and we were saying thisbefore Bush got us into this mess in the first place. The Republicanswere the ones saying we were in imminent danger ....
Mental-health advocate, MIT professor among Heinz winners
May 02, 2005; ... PITTSBURGH - Shortly after Joseph Rogers was diagnosed withparanoid schizophrenia in 1969, he took a battery of tests to see ifhe was eligible for vocational rehabilitation. Counselors suggested a different tack, saying the 18-year-oldshould just collect Social Security ...
Italians to publish report on killing of agent in Iraq
May 02, 2005; ... ROME - Italy will publish its own report today on the U.S. killingof an Italian intelligence agent after the two countries could notagree on the circumstances of last month's shooting at an Americancheckpoint in Baghdad. Italy said its report into the March 4 "friendly fire" ...
Differing priorities slow work on nuclear agenda
May 02, 2005; ... UNITED NATIONS - In a world of growing nuclear fears and mistrust,U.S. negotiators come to New York today to urge a globalnonproliferation conference to take action on Iran and North Korea. But the Americans and other nuclear powers will face demandsthemselves. Non-nuclear states ...
U.S. releases 85 prisoners from bases in Afghanistan: Fifteen receive $234, new turban
May 02, 2005; ... KABUL, Afghanistan - The U.S. military released 85 Afghans fromits jails in Afghanistan on Sunday after deciding they posed nothreat and hearing them swear loyalty to the government. Seventy men were brought from the main American base at Bagram tothe capital and freed after a ...
Florida girl's tantrum different
May 02, 2005; ... Put the handcuffs aside. We'll get back to them in a minute. Frankly, there's something else on that video that troubles me almostas much. And if you're saying to yourself, "What video?" well ...welcome home. How are things in the rainforest? Here in the States, everybody's ...
Case of handcuffed girl shows lack of trust some have in schools
May 02, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - It's funny how the videotapes have divided us. Someof us saw the footage of the 5-year-old girl gone berserk in her St.Petersburg, Fla., classroom and decided we'd been too harsh in ourjudgment of the school officials for calling the police. Others sawthe cops handcuffing ...
Potpourri
May 02, 2005; ... THERE may be no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but one islying in the ocean just off the shore of Tybee Island, Ga. TheWashington Post recounted how two U.S. bombers and three fighterplanes engaged in midnight training over Georgia in 1958. In thedark, one fighter pilot didn't ...
Readers' forum
May 02, 2005 ... Injured miner treated poorly Editor: It sure would be nice if Gov. Manchin and the Legislature wouldtake care of coal miners like they do coal companies. My husband has been off work with an injury since October 2004. Hehasn't been receiving any workers' comp benefits ...
Unfair: Mainstream losses
May 02, 2005; ... SYSTEMATICALLY, Republicans in control of Washington are reducinghelp for mainstream American families while handing rewards to thehigh-bracket few. The giveaways, plus war spending, have thrown thefederal government into record-shattering debt - and some observerssuspect that the ...
Cover the Uninsured Week: Health-care provider leading effort to serve area's uninsured
May 02, 2005; ... APPALACHIAN Regional Healthcare and communities nationwide areobserving Cover the Uninsured Week May 1-8, raising awareness aboutthe rising number of Americans without medical coverage and promotingmore effective ways to assist them. ARH has been doing just that with its ...
Pension issue complex: Judicial compensation increase warranted
May 02, 2005; ... BECAUSE the salaries of our state's five justices and sixty-fivetrial court judges were recently increased by the Legislature,several newspaper articles have questioned their pension plan andhave called upon the governor to veto the salary-increase bill. Thebill, SB514, also provided ...
World Press Freedom Day: America sliding toward secrecy, press control
May 02, 2005; ... AT A recent gathering of the nation's newspaper editors, PresidentBush invoked the words of Thomas Jefferson, who said, "Our libertydepends on freedom of the press that cannot be limited without beinglost." Then he drew a chuckle when he quoted Jefferson again: "I've givenup ...
Treasury ducks moved to new digs
May 02, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - The duck stops here. After four weeks as Washington's newest tourist attraction, amother mallard duck and her 11 ducklings were transported bymotorcade Sunday to a new and far more suitable setting in nearbyRock Creek Park. The whole group took to the water, ...
Probation officer charged with DUI
May 02, 2005 ... The top probation officer in Kanawha County has been charged withdriving under the influence, according to court documents. John J. Myatt, 55, of St. Albans drove into a telephone pole onApril 9, according to a report State Police Trooper J.L. Ennis wroteand filed in Kanawha ...
Obituaries: Obit
May 02, 2005 ... Christena R. Akers Christena R. Akers, 74, of Hewett, W.Va., died Sunday, May 1,2005, at Boone Memorial Hospital in Madison, W.Va. Born April 26,1931, she was the daughter of the late M.S. Bias andLeora Baldwin. She was preceded in death by her husband, James W ....
Russians mark Orthodox Easter
May 02, 2005; ... MOSCOW - Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II wished health andhappiness to millions of Orthodox Christians as believers on Sundaymarked Easter, the holiest day in the Orthodox calendar. The Russian Orthodox Church, all but banned under the SovietUnion, has experienced a resurgence ...
On file: Kanawha County
May 02, 2005 ... Marriages The following people applied for marriage licenses in KanawhaCounty between April 25 and 29. Jeremy Allen Elswick, 27, of East Bank and Samantha Lynne Stanley,21, of Cross Lanes. Brian Andrew Mott, 36, and Lynda Lee Jones, 36, both ...
On file: Putnam County
May 02, 2005 ... Marriages The following people applied for marriage licenses in PutnamCounty between April 22 and 26. Robert Craig Hatfield, 27, of Hurricane, and Sarah MargaretWorkman, 18, of Red House Mark Alan Griffith, 31, and Sarah Ann Deel, 29, both of Winfield William ...
Motorcyclist airlifted after wreck
May 02, 2005 ... PLEASANT VALLEY - A motorcycle rider was airlifted by helicopterafter an accident Sunday in Marion County, an emergency dispatchersaid. The unidentified man was riding along Pleasant Valley ...
SUNDAY'S WEATHER IN CHARLESTON:
May 02, 2005 ... Temperatures: High 61 Low 41 High 94 (1942) Low 31 (1969)Precipitation: 24 hours at 5 ...
Road work
May 02, 2005 ... West Virginia Paving will pave the following streets in Charlestonfrom 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today: Delray Drive (from Chandler Drive to ...