Charleston Gazette back issues from May 2006:
Send-A-Child-To-Camp Fund: Wheelchairs welcome at summer camp
May 01, 2006; ... bobschwarz@wvgazette.com Young people with handicaps will get the chance to swim, fish andtake part in other activities at two weeklong camps this summer. At the Muscular Dystrophy Association camp, campers who usewheelchairs or otherwise have limited mobility play ...
Alum Creek couple wins $2 million 'Dream Home'
May 01, 2006; ... morris@wvgazette.com Last week, Donald Cook was a tenant in a one-story Alum Creekhouse. This week, he owns a $2 million mansion in a tony Blue RidgeMountain resort town. One of three finalists in the HGTV cable network's "Dream Home"giveaway, Cook won the grand prize - a ...
'We need deeds, not words': Genocide in Sudan draws thousands to National Mall
May 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - Thousands of people joined celebrities and lawmakersat a rally Sunday urging the Bush administration and Congress to helpend the genocide in Sudan's Darfur region. "Not on our watch!" the crowd chanted as a parade of speakerslined up for their turn on a stage on the ...
INSIDE
May 01, 2006 ... Famed economist J.K ....
SAGO MINE DISASTER: Evacuation alarm went unheeded; Mine blew 20 minutes later
May 01, 2006; ... kward@wvgazette.com At 6:10 a.m. on Jan. 2, a light on Sago Mine dispatcher BillChisolm's computer screen changed from green to red. The red light was an alarm. It warned Chisolm of an increase incarbon monoxide levels along the conveyor belt in Sago's 1 ...
A day without immigrants?: Many plan only passive support for nationwide boycott
May 01, 2006; ... NEW YORK - Now that immigrants have grabbed the nation'sattention, what next? Today has been set aside for immigrants to boycott work, schooland shopping to show how much they matter to their communities. Butwith some growing tired of street protests, and others afraid they'llbe ...
Islamic militants blamed for killing 22 Hindus
May 01, 2006; ... JAMMU, India - Suspected Islamic militants raided a village andkilled 22 Hindus after lining them up outside their homes in India'sportion of the disputed territory of Kashmir, police said today. An additional five Hindus were wounded in the attack Sunday nightin Thava, about 100 ...
Australian miners reported to be alive
May 01, 2006; ... BEACONSFIELD, Australia - A tiny, Australian gold mining communityerupted in joy after learning that two miners trapped nearly 3,000feet underground for almost a week were still alive. Rescuers early today began drilling toward the men, who weretrapped last Tuesday when a small ...
Iraqi president reports talks with insurgents
May 01, 2006; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - President Jalal Talabani met with representativesof seven armed groups and is optimistic they may agree to lay downtheir weapons, his office said Sunday. It was the first time a seniorIraqi official has acknowledged talks with insurgents. However, Talabani did not ...
Rebels reject draft Darfur peace plan
May 01, 2006; ... ABUJA, Nigeria - Sudanese rebels rejected a proposal to end thebloodshed in the Darfur region on Sunday, throwing into question theoutcome of yet another series of talks to put a stop to fighting thathas left tens of thousands of people dead. African Union mediators brokering the ...
Iran 'playing games' with inspection offer, Rice says
May 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - Iran's offer to let a watchdog agency inspect thecountry's nuclear facilities is a stalling tactic to avoid U.N.penalties that would further isolate Tehran, Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice said Sunday. "I think they're playing games. But obviously, if they're ...
Readers' voice: Call 357-4451
May 01, 2006 ... or e-mail readersvoice@wvgazette.com * People should not allow themselves to be deceived by KRT's actsof kindness. Remember how they raised our fares and cut many busroutes when they promised to add routes? * It would be nice if Gov. Manchin would make it mandatory thatthese ...
FBI goes after Anderson records
May 01, 2006; ... It's nice to know that the investigative reporter Jack Anderson isstill under investigation, although seriously dead. Anderson died last year, and for 19 years before his death hesuffered from Parkinson's disease and was increasingly less active asa reporter. Now that he's safely ...
Readers' forum
May 01, 2006 ... Wells stands out without Web site Editor: After reading the article about state Senate candidate DavidHiggins questioning whether candidate Eric Wells owns a business andhas no Web site, I felt it necessary to write. I was born in Kanawha County but live and vote in ...
Potpourri
May 01, 2006; ... CONGRESS is weighing a proposal to spend $250 billion rebuildingNew Orleans - a cost of more than $500,000 per resident of thehurricane-ravaged city. Most people can't comprehend a billion. Toshow the magnitude of the number, a math whiz wrote: "A billionseconds ago, it was 1959. A ...
Covenant House at 25: Much work still to be done in correcting injustices
May 01, 2006; ... During the past few weeks, there have been wonderful articles inboth Charleston newspapers on Covenant House and our 25-year historyin this community and state. What a rich and varied history thisorganization has had with extraordinary people along the way -dreamers, visionaries, ...
Obscene: Corporate cash hogs
May 01, 2006; ... LUNG specialist William McGuire stopped treating patients andbecame an HMO executive. Today, as CEO of UnitedHealth Group, heholds stock options he can cash in for $1.6 billion (with a B) - plushis $5 million annual salary and lavish bonus. While most Americans suffer from ...
Readers' forum
May 01, 2006 ... Does president read the Gospels? Editor: Richie Robb believed before the Iraq war began we had SaddamHussein pinned in his own country. He informed me when theadministration was talking about a big mushroom ball that could hitthe United States in 45 minutes that they didn't ...
Bookbinder saves, restores a part of printed history
May 01, 2006; ... sfinn@wvgazette.com Jill Deiss has helped save and restore the Bibles of severalpresidents, the diary of a presidential assassin and one of theearliest copies of Shakespeare's works. She shared her passion for rare books Sunday afternoon as part ofthe Little Lecture Series ...
20th Century Images: Dr. Spicer Patrick; by Richard Andre
May 01, 2006 ... It is not often that after more than 140 years we can see the faceof one of Charleston's founding fathers in photographic detail. Butthanks to the collection of the Glenwood Archives, we can look intothe eyes of a man who helped build the foundation of the city we livein today ....
Stones' guitarist still in hospital
May 01, 2006; ... WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Keith Richards fans gathered outside ahospital Sunday where the Rolling Stones guitarist was believed to beundergoing treatment for a mild concussion reportedly suffered whenhe fell out of a palm tree on vacation in Fiji. One newspaper also reported that ...
Former candidate for Nicholas sheriff charged with felony
May 01, 2006; ... SUMMERSVILLE - A former candidate for Nicholas County sheriff haspleaded guilty to a felony charge of uttering stemming from aNovember 2004 traffic stop. John Allen Forga, 41, of Summersville, was the lone Republicancandidate for sheriff in 2004. He lost in the general ...
Cabell Midland students killed in auto accident
May 01, 2006; ... HUNTINGTON - Two Cabell Midland High School sophomores were killedabout 7:30 a.m. Sunday when their car veered off U.S. 60 in Ona. Tiffany Jackson, 17, of Milton, and Samantha Chadwell, 16, of Ona,were not wearing seat belts, said Jim Scheidler of the Cabell CountySheriff's ...
Pa. lawmaker blasts MSHA photos policy
May 01, 2006; ... HARRISBURG, Pa. - The exclusion of the press from meetings on coalmine safety has opened a rift between a federal agency and acongressman whose district includes many underground mines. "This is what people don't like about government," said U.S. Rep.Tim Holden, D-Pa., "They want ...
On file: Kanawha County
May 01, 2006 ... Marriages The following people applied for marriage licenses in KanawhaCounty between April 24 and 28. Ricky Lee Layne, 46, and Diane Lee Slaughter, 48, both ofCharleston. Larry Joe Claudill Jr., 26, and Jessica Marie Ware, 25, both ofCharleston. James ...
Bulletin board
May 01, 2006 ... FUTURE EVENTS Mental Health Association will hold its 11th annual Spring Auctionat 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Berry Hills Country Club. The MildredMitchell-Bateman Award winner is Gov. Joe Manchin. More than 250items are up for bid, including a 2006 Audi A4 Cabriolet ...
I-68/Corridor H link meetings begin today
May 01, 2006; ... KEYSER - A series of public meetings to discuss a proposedconnection between Interstate 68 in Cumberland, Md., and AppalachianCorridor H is scheduled to start Monday. "This is the first step in a lengthy process that may see theconstruction of a National Highway System Corridor ...
CHARLESTON CRIME ZONES
May 01, 2006 ... The following crimes were reported to the Charleston PoliceDepartment. East district Ruffner Avenue 600 block, burglary, April 20 at 10 a.m. Lee Street East 400 block, shoplifting, April 20 at 2:52 p.m. Washington Street East 1500 block, larceny, April 20 at 3 ...
LOTTERY: LOTTERIES
May 01, 2006 ... Saturday, April 29, 2006 The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa - None of the tickets sold for the Powerball gameSaturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 19-30-35-40-41: Powerball 14 (x5) Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would ...
World weather
May 01, 2006 ... Amsterdam 50 37 Clr Athens 62 48 Rain Baghdad 97 73 Clr Berlin 46 39 Rain Bermuda 74 66 Rain Cairo 95 69 Clr Calgary 72 49 Rain Dublin 54 41 PCldy Hong Kong 77 69 Rain Jerusalem 93 65 Clr London 57 45 ...
National weather
May 01, 2006 ... Anchorage 46 30 Cldy Atlanta 70 53 PCldy Boston 54 44 Rain Charlotte,N.C. 70 44 PCldy Chicago 60 50 Cldy Cincinnati 66 50 Rain Cleveland 66 47 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 88 63 PCldy Denver 73 40 PCldy Detroit 65 49 ...
Astros end Reds' win streak at six
May 01, 2006; ... CINCINNATI - Lance Berkman remembers what it's like to be arookie, so he tries to do what he can to help his younger Houstonteammates. Berkman gave a big assist to rookie Taylor Buchholz with a two-run homer in the first inning, and the right-hander went on to earnhis second ...
WVU's McCann taken
May 01, 2006 ... West Virginia cornerback Dee McCann, a 6-foot, 200-pound seniorfrom Lucedale, Miss., was taken in the sixth round by Detroit Sundayin the NFL ...
NBA PLAYOFFS: LAKERS WIN THRILLER: Double buzzer-beaters; Bryant's last-second shots carry Lakers past Suns
May 01, 2006; ... Bulls tie series with Heat, 3B NBA playoffs Saturday * New Jersey 97, Indiana 88, series tied 2-2 * Dallas 94, Memphis 89, OT, Dallas leads series 3-0 * Milwaukee124, Detroit 104, Detroit leads series 2-1 * Los Angeles Clippers100, Denver 86, Los Angeles leads series 3-1 Sunday * ...
Overkill: 31 bowls given OK
May 01, 2006; ... AT THIS MOST appropriate date, I issue a "mayday," for I am forcedto finally admit that Bowl-o-Rama has gotten out of hand. Last week, the NCAA's Postseason Football Licensing Subcommitteeput its seal of approval on a record 31 bowl games for the comingseason. A decision on the ...
Teams in search of bargains: Multi-skilled players at a premium on second day of NFL draft
May 01, 2006; ... NEW YORK - The second day of the NFL draft was "slash" day. As in Michael Robinson, qb/rb; Brad Smith, qb/wr; Marques Hagans,qb/wr/kick returner; Reggie McNeal, qb/wr, and ... Jeremy Bloom, skier/kick returner/wr. Such is the way on most Sundays at the draft when teams ...
INSIDE
May 01, 2006 ... Rainy race day Race fans waited in vain for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega ...
TWO-MINUTE DRILL
May 01, 2006 ... Today's quote Right now Im working with a 31-team chip on myshoulder. Every team that passed me up, every team that didn't giveme a shot, Im coming for them. Im gunning. USC running back LenDaleWhite, who was drafted in the second round Saturday Names in the games Astros plan ...
Today's area schedule
May 01, 2006 ... HIGH SCHOOL Baseball Poca at Point Pleasant, 7 p.m. Winfield at Logan, 7 p.m. Sissonville at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. Herbert Hoover at Scott, 6 p.m. Van at Sherman, 5:30 p.m. Parkersburg South at North Marion, 6 p.m. Valley at Clay, 5 ...
College baseball
May 01, 2006 ... Saturday's boxscores First game Yellow Jackets 7, Lions 6 W.Va. State Concord ab r h bi ab r h bi JoMiller cf 5 1 1 1 Wright rf 4 1 1 0 Taylor 2b 4 1 2 0 Duvall c 4 2 3 0 Halstead lf 4 1 2 0 Besl ss 4 1 2 2 JeMiller 1b 4 1 2 1 ...
Prep baseball
May 01, 2006 ... MSAC tournament Today's games at higher-seeded teams No. 1 Hurricane draws bye No. 2 Nitro vs. No. 15 Princeton, 5:30 p.m. No. 3 Spring Valley vs. No. 14 Woodrow Wilson, 6 p.m. No. 4 Cabell Midland vs. No. 13 Capital, 6 p.m. No. 5 South ...
Softball
May 01, 2006 ... High school State coaches' poll Class AAA 1. St. Albans, 2. Huntington, 3. Cabell Midland, 4. Musselman, 5.Spring Valley, 6. South Charleston, 7. University, 8. ParkersburgSouth, 9. Riverside, 10. John Marshall Class AA 1. Point Pleasant, 2. Herbert ...
Golf
May 01, 2006 ... LPGA Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open Sunday's results Final round Mi Hyun Kim, $375,000 70-66-69-71-276 L. Ochoa, $193,477 67-70-75-66-278 Karrie Webb, $193,477 75-67-69-67-278 A.Sorenstam, $125,855 72-70-74-67-283 Hee-Won Han, $78,582 ...
NASCAR
May 01, 2006 ... Nextel Cup Aaron's 499 lineup Today's race At Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, Ala. Race distance: 500 miles, 188 laps (Car number in parentheses) 1. (38) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 188.511 mph. 2. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 187.658 ...
NFL Europe
May 01, 2006 ... W L T Pct PF PA Amsterdam 6 1 0 .857 208 168 Frankfurt 5 2 0 .714 130 116 Rhein 5 2 0 .714 162 126 Berlin 2 4 1 .357 146 164 Cologne 2 5 0 .286 96 129 Hamburg 0 6 1 .071 109 148 Saturday's ...
NHL playoffs
May 01, 2006 ... FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) Saturday's results Edmonton 3, Detroit 2, Edmonton leads series 3-2 New Jersey 4, N.Y. Rangers 2, New Jersey wins series 4-0 Ottawa 3, Tampa Bay 2, Ottawa wins series 4-1 Calgary 3, Anaheim 2, Calgary leads series ...
NBA playoffs
May 01, 2006 ... FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) Saturday's results New Jersey 97, Indiana 88, series tied 2-2 Dallas 94, Memphis 89, OT, Dallas leads series 3-0 Milwaukee 124, Detroit 104, Detroit leads series 2-1 Los Angeles Clippers 100, Denver 86, Los Angeles leads ...
Baseball today
May 01, 2006 ... East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr New York 13 10 .565 - z-7-3 W-2 9-3 4-7 0-0 Boston 14 11 .560 - 3-7 L-1 6-4 8-7 0-0 Toronto 12 11 .522 1 5-5 L-2 8-6 4-5 0-0 Baltimore 13 13 .500 11/2 z-4-6 L-2 8-8 5-5 0-0 Tampa Bay 11 14 .440 3 z-4-6 ...
South Atlantic League
May 01, 2006 ... First half North Division W L Pct. GB Lake County (Indians) 14 10 .583 - Lexington (Astros) 14 10 .583 - Delmarva (Orioles) 11 10 .524 11/2 Greensboro (Marlins) 12 12 .500 2 West Virginia (Brewers) 11 12 .478 21/2 Hagerstown (Mets) 10 ...
Sports on TV/radio
May 01, 2006 ... TELEVISION (FX) noon - NASCAR: Nextel Cup, Aaron's 499 (ESPN) 7 p.m. - baseball: Yankees at Red Sox (OLN) 8 p.m. - NHL playoffs: Red Wings at Oilers (TNT) 8 p.m. - NBA playoffs: Mavericks at Grizzlies (TNT) 10:30 p.m. - ...
Tigers continue torrid start
May 01, 2006; ... DETROIT - Kenny Rogers and Todd Jones combined on a two-hitter andVance Wilson hit a three-run double to help the Detroit Tigers beatthe Minnesota Twins 6-0 on Sunday. It also gave Detroit 16 wins in April, the most since 1993, whichwas the last year it finished over .500. The ...
COUCH SLOUCH: Will someone please turn off the Jay Cutler hype machine?
May 01, 2006; ... THEY GO FROM boys to men, from (non)student-athletes toprofessional athletes, from higher learning to higher earning, all inthe span of a single weekend in another gala celebration of Americanpower, lust and greed. It's the annual NFL player selection meeting. As always, Chris ...
Southern Miss shuts out Herd: Roundup
May 01, 2006; ... Cliff Russum threw a one-hitter and Southern Mississippi recordedits first shutout in more than a year by beating Marshall 5-0 Sundayat Appalachian Power Park. Russum (5-4) struck out six and walked four in his second completegame of the season for the Golden Eagles (31-16, 7-8 ...
Bulls turn up heat on Miami: Hinrich scores 21 to help Chicago even series at 2-2
May 01, 2006; ... CHICAGO - The Miami Heat bickered among themselves. ShaquilleO'Neal had another rough outing. And the Chicago Bulls tookadvantage. Kirk Hinrich scored 21 points and hit a key 3-pointer with 1:09left, and the Bulls evened the first-round series at 2-2 with a 93-87 victory on ...
Sunriver prospects up in the air: Kentucky Derby
May 01, 2006; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A day after a dozen horses put in workouts forthe Kentucky Derby, there wasn't much activity at Churchill Downs ona dreary and rainy Sunday morning. Among the Derby contenders out for a mile jog before Saturday'sDerby were trainer Todd Pletcher's Bluegrass Cat, ...
Race postponed, reset for today
May 01, 2006; ... TALLADEGA, Ala. - This time, the mess at Talladega Superspeedwaycouldn't be pinned on the scary crashes typical of restrictor-plateracing. Blame it on the rain. The Aaron's 499 was postponed until todayafter a 1-hour, 40-minute rain delay Sunday, leaving pole sitterElliott Sadler ...
NFL draft team-by-team
May 01, 2006 ... Arizona 1 (10) Matt Leinart, qb, Southern Cal. 2 (41) Deuce Lutui, g, Southern Cal. 3 (72) Leonard Pope, te, Georgia. 4 (107) Gabe Watson, dt, Michigan. 5 (142) Brandon Johnson, lb, Louisville. 6 (177) Jonathan Lewis, dt, Virginia Tech. 7 ...
Sports briefs
May 01, 2006 ... 55-foot chip wins for Couch NEW ORLEANS - Twice on the verge of a collapse, Chris Couchrecovered by chipping in from 55 feet for par on the 18th hole atEnglish Turn to close with a 7-under 65 and win the Zurich Classic byone shot over Charles Howell III and Fred Funk. Couch, ...
Republican Senate hopefuls hit road, airwaves
May 01, 2006; ... tomsearls@wvgazette.com With eight days remaining before the primary election, Republicansvying for the opportunity to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Robert C.Byrd plan to be all over the state and airwaves. "Everything: that's what it's all about in the last 10 days," ...
STATEHOUSE BEAT: Hunt fliers distort record
May 01, 2006; ... This is about the time in election cycles that candidates unleashnegative attack ads that distort their opponents' records. However, candidates are also good at distorting their own recordsto pump up otherwise lackluster political careers. Case in point:Delegate Mark Hunt, ...
INNERVIEWS: 'I did live on the edge'
May 01, 2006; ... From the time he was a small boy in Big Chimney making balsam woodairplanes, all Joe Copenhaver ever wanted to do was fly. And fly he did. In 1994, he retired as brigadier general and commander of the WestVirginia Air National Guard. You'd have to go back half a ...
Bankruptcies
May 01, 2006 ... 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 ...
Senate hopefuls differ on federal role in mines
May 01, 2006; ... Last week's revelations about the Sago Mine disaster have helpedrevive a coal mine safety debate, but whether the federal governmentneeds to increase its role isn't clear to the six Republicans runningto challenge U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd. Some of the Republican candidates ...
UnitedHealth chief defends pay: 'These are shareholder dollars,' not care recipients', he says
May 01, 2006; ... Editorial, 4A MINNETONKA, Minn. - UnitedHealth Group Inc. chief William McGuiredefended his billion-dollar stock option compensation on Sunday,saying his pay has not come at the expense of affordable health care. McGuire is chairman and CEO of the nation's second-largest ...
A taste sweeter than sugar
May 01, 2006; ... Sugar. We love it - maybe a little too much. Though we know that an excess of the sweet stuff can lead toobesity, diabetes and other health problems, we can't ignore oursweet tooth. Instead, we've turned to an ever-growing plethora of "no-sugar-added" or sugar-free products, many ...