Charleston Gazette back issues from June 2006:
Busch fined $50,000 for throwing device at Mears
Jun 01, 2006; ... CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Kyle Busch felt the sting of his angry toss inhis wallet Wednesday, when NASCAR fined him $50,000 for throwing asafety device at Casey Mears' passing car. Busch was also docked 25 driver points and placed on probationuntil the end of the year, and car owner Rick ...
10 QUESTIONS: Huntington's 'funkiest' band comes to the Glass
Jun 01, 2006; ... IF YOU GO Who: Huntington funk band Magic Bronson. Where: TheEmpty Glass. When: 10 p.m. Friday. Cost: $5. Web site:www.magicbronson.net. mkelly@wvgazette.com Huntington-based Magic Bronson is a seven-member funk army of horn-wielding white guys fronted by West Virginia rap ...
BEST BET: Fancy that ...
Jun 01, 2006 ... Bluegrass pickers Nothin' Fancy, who host their own bluegrassfestival in Virginia and have played at Lincoln Center, bring theirsignature sound to Braxton County's new Mountain Lake Amphitheater inFlatwoods for a 7 p.m. show Saturday. The band, nominated for IBMA'sEmerging Artist of the ...
the gazz calendar: June 1 - June 7
Jun 01, 2006 ... MUSIC * RAVEN SYMONE AND JUMP 5: Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for the 8p.m. Aug. 13 concert, part of the West Virginia State Fair inFairlea. Tickets are $20, $22. Call (800) 585-3737 or visitwww.statefairofwv.com. * TODD BURGE: 5:30 p.m. No cover. The Vandalia Lounge, 212 ...
BEST BET: Cruzin' on the river
Jun 01, 2006 ... Join local pop scene staples Santa Cruz for the first ofCharleston's free weekly concerts when Live on the Levee kicks off at6:30 p.m. Friday at Haddad Riverfront Park. Concessions ...
In Short
Jun 01, 2006 ... Berkeley Springs From the Parade of Magickal Creatures to the Faerie Ball atBerkeley Castle, the Morgan Arts Council offers a Weekend ofEnchantment from June 9 to 11 in Berkeley Springs. Call 258-2300 orvisit www.macicehouse.org. New at Taylor Books Taylor Books, 226 ...
Film clips
Jun 01, 2006 ... * "X-MEN: THE LAST STAND": HH Marquee Cinemas, Park Place StadiumCinemas. The nuance and complexity of character found in the firsttwo movies are gone, replaced by flying, flaming cars and a totallynaked Rebecca Romijn. New director Brett Ratner is more concernedwith spectacle than ...
IN RESPONSE: Chop House management reviews the reviewer
Jun 01, 2006 ... Mainstreet Ventures Inc. runs the Chop House in Town Center Mall.President Michael C. Gibbons took issue with the May 4 review of therestaurant by Josh Saul, published in the gazzblog "There's a Blog inMy Soup" and in the print gazz. Read the review at the blog atthegazz.com. Let ...
GAMEPLAYER: 'Angels' only soars in online play
Jun 01, 2006; ... REVIEW "Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII" HHH Publisher: UbisoftSystem: Microsoft Xbox 360 Cost: $59.99 ESRB Rating: T Set your sights for high-flying adventure as your squadron ofaeronautical aces takes on both Germany and Japan in Ubisoft's action-packed flight simulator, ...
'Break-Up': 'War of the Roses' without thorns
Jun 01, 2006; ... REVIEW "The Break-Up" HH Rated PG-13 (sexual content, some nudityand language) Directed by Peyton Reed Starring Vince Vaughn, JenniferAniston Marquee Cinemas, Park Place Stadium Cinemas The problems with "The Break-Up" have less to do with the break-up than with the initial ...
FESTIVALL: It's music, music everywhere
Jun 01, 2006 ... Pick your day - one or all of them - for some fine live musicduring FestivALL Charleston. Order tickets from theFestivallcharleston.com Web site and also see the site for amultitude of other dance, art and cultural events. Among the musicalhighlights are: June 23: The Neville ...
FESTIVALL: A foolish night in Charleston
Jun 01, 2006 ... WIN TICKETS! Answer the following question correctly and beentered in a drawing for two tickets to the June 22 Gazz Gathering &FestivALL Sampler, featuring Drew the Dramatic Fool. E-mail and faxentries only to gazz@wvgazette.com or (fax) 348-1233: What was thename of the Charlie Chaplin ...
Dixie Chicks top charts
Jun 01, 2006; ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Despite a cool reception from country radio,the Dixie Chicks returned to No. 1 on the pop and country charts withtheir first album since publicly criticizing the president threeyears ago. The album "Taking the Long Way" took the top spot on countryalbums chart ...
POPCULT: Ian Rotten, Juggulator and barbed-wire-wrapped bats
Jun 01, 2006 ... IF YOU GO "Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter" starts at 7 p.m.Wednesday at South Charleston Community Center, 601 Jefferson Road.Tickets are $15 and $10 and can be purchased at the door or inadvance at the Cold Spot in Dunbar. IWA East Coast returns to the South Charleston ...
Farina leaving 'L&O'
Jun 01, 2006; ... LOS ANGELES - Dennis Farina is turning in his "Law & Order" badge. Farina has decided to leave his role as New York police DetectiveJoe Fontana after two seasons on the NBC drama to pursue other offersand projects being developed by his production company, hisspokeswoman, Lori De ...
'24' stays on the clock for summer
Jun 01, 2006; ... Hasn't Jack Bauer been through enough, what with saving the worldand taking down a corrupt president and raising Fox's ratings? Not quite, say the network suits. They're making him relive hisjust-completed really long day this summer. For the first time in the show's five-year ...
LOCAL MUSIC: Professor Mike pours on the power
Jun 01, 2006 ... THE CD: "5pm" PERFORMER: Professor Mike LABEL: Liar YOU'LL LIKE IT IF: you like well-written songs with catchymelodies, blasting guitars and a dash of turntablism. Well, the first band to ship me a CD for review was ProfessorMike, way back in 2005. Now they're ...
Suspicious fire
Jun 01, 2006; ... Charleston authorities are investigating a Wednesday morning firethey call suspicious, at 1225 Crescent Road. The blaze left ...
DYING IN IRAQ: Pregnant woman's death underscores troubling civilian losses
Jun 01, 2006; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - The fatal shooting of a pregnant Iraqi, apparentlyby U.S. troops, as she was rushing to a hospital threw an intensespotlight Wednesday on the troubling issue of Iraqi civilian deaths. Iraqi police and witnesses said the troops gunned down the womanand her cousin in ...
Illegal donations admitted
Jun 01, 2006; ... TOLEDO, Ohio - A coin dealer and prominent GOP fundraiser at thecenter of an Ohio political scandal pleaded guilty Wednesday tofederal charges he illegally funneled about $45,000 to PresidentBush's re-election campaign. Tom Noe, once a powerful political figure who also raised ...
U.S. open to direct talks: Iran calls American offer 'propaganda move'
Jun 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - The United States said Wednesday it would join inface-to-face talks with Iran over its disputed nuclear program onceTehran puts its atomic activities on hold, a shift in tactics meantto offer the Iranians a last chance to avoid punishing sanctions. Iran dismissed the ...
'Coin-pusher' games targeted by state Lottery
Jun 01, 2006; ... philk@wvgazette.com Operators of limited video lottery locations are being warned thatif they don't remove "coin-pusher" machines from their premises, theywill lose their video lottery licenses and face possible criminalprosecution. "We've had reports that [coin-pusher ...
State's Medicaid plan called unlawful: System will harm children and lawsuit likely, think tank says
Jun 01, 2006; ... sfinn@wvgazette.com West Virginia's new Medicaid plan violates federal law, would hurtchildren and probably won't save money, according to a new report bya Washington D.C. think tank. "It wouldn't surprise me if there is litigation because this fliesin the face of what ...
INSIDE
Jun 01, 2006 ... Symphony Sunday Music, motorcycles and merriment will come to ...
Daily look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq
Jun 01, 2006; ... As of Wednesday, at least 2,473 members of the U.S. military havedied since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according toan Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 1,948 diedas a result of hostile action, according to the ...
State of emergency called in Basra, Iraq
Jun 01, 2006; ... BASRA, Iraq - Iraq's prime minister declared a state of emergencyWednesday in once peaceful and oil-rich Basra, as the sectarian andmilitia violence engulfing the country's capital spread to itssouthern economic heartland. In his first major policy speech since his government was ...
Crash victim identity mixup leaves two families reeling
Jun 01, 2006; ... INDIANAPOLIS - A couple sat by their daughter's hospital bedsidefor weeks after an auto accident until she came out of a coma andthey realized she was not their daughter after all, but another blond-haired young woman injured in the wreck. Their own daughter, itturned out, was dead and ...
Reparations urged in 1898 N.C. 'coup d'etat'
Jun 01, 2006; ... RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina should provide economic and socialcompensation to victims of Wilmington's 1898 racial violence, said apanel that also concluded the attack was not a riot, but thiscountry's only recorded coup d'etat. The report from the state-appointed commission ...
Ala. attorney found safe nearby after abduction at gunpoint
Jun 01, 2006; ... BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A family law attorney was found Wednesdaynearly nine hours after she was abducted at gunpoint from a parkinglot and police arrested the man suspected in the kidnapping,officials said. Lt. Henry Irby said Sandra Eubank Gregory, 34, was found in aComfort Inn ...
Groups want drug plan reform: Area seniors urged to demand changes to Medicare Part D benefit
Jun 01, 2006; ... pjnyden@wvgazette.com Larry Matheny, vice president of the West Virginia AFL-CIO, openeda meeting at Cross Lanes Unity Apartments Wednesday afternoon byurging senior citizens to actively oppose the new Medicare Part Dprescription drug program. "The system in place, favored ...
Bulletin board
Jun 01, 2006 ... FUTURE EVENTS South Charleston Community Center will host a Senior Dance (50 andolder) and a time of fellowship from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at theLittle Creek Country Club. The band Overdrive will provide music.Donations accepted at the door. Free food and beverages will ...
Two children present for shooting of father, grandmother
Jun 01, 2006; ... SCOTTSBORO, Ala. - Two young children were present when theirfather and grandmother were shot outside a courthouse Wednesday by arelative who disagreed with a visitation arrangement, officials andwitnesses said. A 45-year-old woman and her 26-year-old son were in seriouscondition ...
Freedom of religion
Jun 01, 2006; ... "The conviction that government should not meddle in matters offaith - either by advancing or ...
'Netroots' may redesign nominations
Jun 01, 2006; ... Bob Schieffer of CBS News made a good point on "The Charlie RoseShow" last week. He said that successful presidents have allskillfully exploited the dominant medium of their times. The Founderswere eloquent writers in the age of pamphleteering. Franklin D.Roosevelt restored hope in 1933 ...
Readers' forum
Jun 01, 2006 ... It's time to end senseless Iraq war Editor: The quagmire of Iraq has not been two or three months but nowthree years, with no end in sight. Another Vietnam - bringing onlydeath. How sad the thought. The leaders in Washington, D.C., theirchildren and grandchildren's lives are ...
Capito: On the fringe
Jun 01, 2006; ... CORRUPTION among Washington Republicans is being flushed out intothe daylight by the ugly scandal surrounding millionaire lobbyistJack Abramoff, plus other cases. So far, five GOP figures havepleaded guilty and six others await trial. Several investigations areongoing, making more ...
Smoking: State youths worse
Jun 01, 2006; ... DEPRESSINGLY, tobacco addiction is much worse among West Virginiateens than among other American youths, according to the U.S. Centersfor Disease Control's newest Youth Tobacco Surveillance Survey. Aftercoast-to-coast interviews, the CDC released these dismal findings: * In West ...
Family members protest outside Kentucky mine: State investigators questioned employees about construction of seals, miner says
Jun 01, 2006; ... HARLAN, Ky. - Investigators questioned employees about safety at asoutheastern Kentucky mine where five miners were killed in a May 20explosion Wednesday, while family members of the dead minersprotested outside. The questions centered on whether the seals used to keep ...
State briefs
Jun 01, 2006 ... Woman sentenced for having sex with minor BECKLEY - A 30-year-old Raleigh County woman will spend one yearon probation after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-oldboy. Tonya Jean Dickens pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of third-degree sexual abuse. She had been ...
Woman killed by drunken driver, Boone police say
Jun 01, 2006 ... BIM - A Boone County woman died Tuesday afternoon after a drunkendriver crossed the centerline and struck her vehicle head-on, policesaid. Sharon Kay Green, 59, of Bim died at CAMC General Hospital, BooneSheriff Rodney A. Miller said. John Hall, 22, of Seth was charged with ...
Woman files harassment suit
Jun 01, 2006 ... A Mingo County woman sued the state Regional Jail Authority andher former supervisor for sexual harassment on Wednesday. In the Kanawha Circuit Court lawsuit, former corrections officerAmanda Chafin alleges that Jimmy Vance, her supervisor at theSouthern Regional Jail in Logan ...
Politicians jockeying for Kiss' job
Jun 01, 2006; ... When he announced he was leaving the Legislature after this year,House Speaker Bob Kiss asked delegates to hold off the debate overhis successor until after the November elections. That hasn'thappened. Kiss' leadership team - party members on the House Rules Committee- has ...
Modest weight gain raises women's heartburn risk
Jun 01, 2006; ... NEW YORK - Women who put on extra pounds raise their risk ofgetting frequent heartburn or making symptoms worse - even if theyaren't overweight, a new study found. Compared to women whose weight didn't change, a moderate gaindoubled the chances of heartburn and acid reflux ....
Couric ends 15 years as 'Today' host
Jun 01, 2006; ... NEW YORK - Now that Tony Bennett has serenaded her with "The BestIs Yet to Come" on her final "Today" show, Katie Couric is about tofind out if that's true. Couric heads to Las Vegas where she is addressing a meeting of CBSaffiliates today, drumming up enthusiasm for her new job as ...
Horoscope
Jun 01, 2006; ... Thursday, June 1, 2006 Your birthday today: Curiosity's liable to get the best of youthis year. Don't waste your natural talent. Study somethingsubstantial. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiestday, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March ...
ASK AMY: Thank Mom; honor her in your own way
Jun 01, 2006; ... Dear Amy: I am a married, 48-year-old mother of two teens. My elderly mother and I live in different states, but we talk onthe phone regularly. The problem is that my mom is always overlygenerous on gifts to the point that I feel embarrassed or cheap. For example, this past ...
Obituaries: Obit
Jun 01, 2006 ... Helen Adkins Helen Adkins, 81, formerly of Kistler died May 29, 2006. Servicewill be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 3, at Davin Baptist Church, Davin.Friends may call from 5 p.m. to midnight Friday at the church. Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home, Man, is in charge of arrangements. Roger ...
Suspicious fire injures pair
Jun 01, 2006 ... Charleston authorities are investigating a Wednesday morning firethey call suspicious, at 1225 Crescent Road. The blaze left twopeople injured. Fire crews were notified of the fire at 12:49 a.m. "The house was almost burnt-up when we got there," Assistant FireChief Eugene Perry ...
Congress calls
Jun 01, 2006 ... SENATE Sen. Robert C. Byrd, SH-311 Hart Senate Office Building,Washington, D.C. 20510. Phone (202) 224-3954. Charleston office 342-5855. E-mail: senator_byrd @byrd.senate.gov. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, 531 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington,D.C. 20510. Phone (202) 224-6472 ....
LOTTERY: LOTTERIES
Jun 01, 2006 ... Wednesday, May 31, 2006 West Virginia: Daily 3 833 Daily 4 4139 Ohio: Night Pick 3 899 Night Pick 4 9935 Day Pick ...
World weather
Jun 01, 2006 ... Amsterdam 53 44 Rain Athens 86 57 Clr Baghdad 115 82 Clr Beijing 86 69 Clr Berlin 57 44 Rain Bermuda 77 69 PCldy Cairo 92 68 Clr Calgary 63 43 Rain Dublin 57 40 Clr Hong Kong 80 73 Rain Jerusalem 83 69 ...
National weather
Jun 01, 2006 ... Anchorage 56 46 Cldy Atlanta 91 70 Cldy Boston 78 63 Rain Charlotte,N.C. 88 67 Cldy Chicago 74 59 PCldy Cincinnati 87 65 Rain Cleveland 88 64 Rain Dallas-Ft Worth 81 68 Cldy Denver 78 48 PCldy Detroit 85 64 Cldy Elkins ...
Coaches say tournament format needs an upgrade
Jun 01, 2006; ... WHEN IT COMES to improving the state tournament, basketballcoaches aren't the only ones clamoring to get their voices heard.Baseball coaches aren't satisfied, either. After years of pleading, prodding and proposals, the basketballcoaches finally saw some movement in the state ...
Defense keeps Pistons' season alive
Jun 01, 2006; ... NBA playoffs Wednesdays game * Pistons 91, Heat 78 Todays game *Suns at Mavs, 8:30 p.m. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Detroit's defense would not let the Pistons'season end. The Pistons got back to their swarming ways when the Miami Heathad the ball, and Tayshaun Prince scored a ...
Why come back? Because Clemens can still bring it: Commentary
Jun 01, 2006; ... Roger Clemens struggled a bit trying to answer the only questionthat really mattered. It was almost as if he wasn't quite surehimself why he's coming back to pitch for the Houston Astros. At the risk of putting words in his mouth, I'll answer it for him. Because he ...
Beilein has different take on airport flap
Jun 01, 2006; ... mitchvingle@wvgazette.com West Virginia basketball coach John Beilein and his lawyer onWednesday disputed a characterization made by the Allegheny County(Pa.) police department over events that led to citations ofdisorderly conduct and illegal parking Tuesday at the ...
SC crashing the party: Eagles get first taste of tourney in eight years
Jun 01, 2006; ... State baseball tournament Today through Saturday at AppalachianPower Park Semifinals Thursdays Class AAA games * Fairmont Senior (20-10) vs. Cabell Midland (23-9), 4:30 p.m. * Jefferson (33-5) vs. SouthCharleston (20-9)* Fridays Class AA games * Magnolia (22-7) vs. Logan(25-7), 11 a.m. * ...
INSIDE
Jun 01, 2006 ... Venus in Paris Williams waits out ...
TWO-MINUTE DRILL
Jun 01, 2006 ... Today's quote "We're not here to collect paychecks and have rimsand tires on our cars and dress [fancy]. We're here to win baseballgames. ... We've got too many sideshows. We've got too many guysworrying about what suit they're wearing. ... That's the big thinghere." Orioles first ...
Sports on TV/radio
Jun 01, 2006 ... TELEVISION (ESPN2) 5 a.m. tennis: French Open (Golf) 10 a.m. golf: European PGA, Wales Open (ESPN2) 1 p.m. softball: NCAA WorldSeries, Oregon State vs. Arizona (ESPN2) 3 p.m. softball: NCAA WorldSeries, Arizona State vs. Texas (ESPN) 3:30 p.m. golf: PGA Tour, TheMemorial (ESPN2) 7 ...
Sally League
Jun 01, 2006 ... South Atlantic League First Half North Division W L Pct. GB Delmarva (Orioles) 31 19 .620 - Lexington (Astros) 31 20 .608 1/2 Greensboro (Marlins) 28 23 .549 31/2 West Virginia (Brewers) 27 23 .540 4 Lakewood (Phillies) 26 25 .510 ...
Latest line
Jun 01, 2006 ... NBA playoffs Favorite Points Underdog DALLAS 7 (206) Phoenix NHL Playoffs Favorite Goals Underdog CAROLINA 1/2-1 Buffalo ----------------------- Baseball ----------------------- Favorite Odds ...
NHL playoffs
Jun 01, 2006 ... CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7) Tuesday Buffalo 2, Carolina 1, OT, series tied 3-3 Today Buffalo at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. STANLEY CUP FINALS (Best-of-7) Carolina-Buffalo winner vs. Edmonton Monday, June 5: Edmonton at Buffalo or ...
NBA playoffs
Jun 01, 2006 ... CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7) Tuesday Phoenix 106, Dallas 86, series tied 2-2 Wednesday Detroit 91, Miami 78, Miami leads series 3-2 Today Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Friday Detroit at Miami, 8 ...
Prep baseball
Jun 01, 2006 ... State tournament pairings At Appalachian Power Park (Home teams listed second) Class AAA Today's semifinals * Fairmont Senior (20-10) vs. Cabell Midland (23-9), 4:30 p.m. * Jefferson (33-5) vs. South Charleston (20-9), 30 minutes afterfirst ...