Charleston Gazette back issues from October 2006:
Congress e-mail scandal intensifies: Criminal investigation sought; FBI examining Foley's actions
Oct 02, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - The FBI is examining former Rep. Mark Foley's e-mailexchanges with teenagers to determine if they violated federal law,an agency spokesman said Sunday. House Speaker Dennis Hastert asked Sunday for a federalinvestigation into the case - a lurid scandal that has put ...
'Disgusting,' says Capito, 1 of 3 who oversee pages
Oct 02, 2006; ... sfinn@wvgazette.com Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., says she was not told aboutsuggestive e-mails that a Florida congressman sent to a 16-year-oldformer Capitol page, even though she is one of three representativeswho oversee the page program. On Friday, Rep. Mark Foley, ...
High-fat food ads target American toddlers
Oct 02, 2006; ... CHICAGO - When Susan Connor's 3-year-old son started humming theMcDonald's jingle, a research project was born. Connor knew where he'd heard the fast-food giant's catchy tune -on the Disney Channel during "The Wiggles," a show for preschoolers. "He had absorbed that from ...
School buses filling up with alternative fuels: 15 W.Va. counties switch to biodiesel
Oct 02, 2006; ... amallory@wvgazette.com Notice the stench at your child's bus stop? School officials hopenot. They're using a new fuel that could curb the overpowering odor ofdiesel - and, with any luck, could also lower diesel's harmfuleffects. This fall, more and more yellow buses ...
FBI uneasy that Mafia might help terrorists
Oct 02, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - The FBI's top counterterrorism official harbors lotsof concerns: weapons of mass destruction, undetected homegrownterrorists and the possibility that old-fashioned mobsters will teamup with al-Qaida for the right price. There is no direct evidence yet of organized ...
Sunni party accused of terror ties: Shiite lawmaker demands 'Cabinet reshuffle'; two U.S. soldiers killed
Oct 02, 2006; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite politicians demanded changes in the Iraqigovernment Sunday, accusing a Sunni Arab party in the coalition ofties to terrorism after a bodyguard of its leader was arrested onsuspicion of planning bomb attacks. The dispute threatened a sectarian crisis within ...
Army deserter returns to U.S., hopes for leniency
Oct 02, 2006; ... LEXINGTON, Ky. - A decorated soldier who deserted from the U.S.Army to avoid a second tour of duty in Iraq has crossed back into theUnited States after fleeing to Canada almost two years ago. Army Spc. Darrell Anderson, 24, of Lexington, crossed the U.S.border on Saturday and plans ...
Rumsfeld says he won't quit: Firing talk not surprising, he says
Oct 02, 2006; ... MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, comingunder renewed fire for his management of the Iraq war, said Sunday heis not considering resigning and said the president had called himpersonally in recent days to express his continued support. Speaking to reporters ...
Dems have a shot at Senate, polls show
Oct 02, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - Democrats are within striking distance of takingcontrol of the U.S. Senate on Election Day, a series of new polls forMcClatchy Newspapers and MSNBC showed today. Democratic Senate candidates are tied, have a slight edge or anoutright lead in every one of 10 pivotal ...
Bulletin board
Oct 02, 2006 ... FUTURE EVENTS Pinch Elementary will hold its annual "Car-Nival" from noon to 4p.m. Saturday at the school, 300 South Pinch Road, Elkview. Featuresinclude games, rides, concessions, West Virginia recording artistsGriffith & Cross and an antique car show hosted by the Rust ...
Congress gives more scrutiny to a W.Va. staple
Oct 02, 2006; ... Congress began its five-week hiatus after paying some attention toa practice that has become a claim of fame for Sen. Robert C. Byrdand Rep. Alan Mollohan, both D-W.Va. - the earmarking of federalfunds for projects back home. Legislation passed before the Saturday recess will ...
Spellings now a major Bush asset
Oct 02, 2006; ... If Donald Rumsfeld is the face of the war that is President Bush'smost controversial initiative, Margaret Spellings is the face of theeducation program that might become his most successful one. But the former Austin, Texas, education lobbyist might have been atad optimistic when ...
Readers' forum
Oct 02, 2006 ... War in Iraq was not a secret plot Editor: A recent editorial ("Iraq: War planned in 1990s," Sept. 16)purports to lay out "a chronology of what caused the Iraq war," andboldly asserts that "Bush insiders," "neoconservatives," "advisers toIsrael" and an "Iran-Contra ...
Medicaid: Save money sensibly
Oct 02, 2006; ... AFTER MONTHS of removing aged and disabled people from a programthat enables them to live in their own homes instead of nursinghomes, Gov. Joe Manchin reversed course. To resolve a lawsuit, thestate restored benefits to cut-off patients and agreed to re-evaluate new applicants who had ...
Potpourri
Oct 02, 2006; ... LAST week, we noticed a Charleston car bearing two bumperstickers. One said "Peace is patriotic." The other said "Almostlevel, West Virginia." It's odd that ideological beliefs followpatterns. Liberals who oppose the Iraq war also tend to opposemountaintop removal mining, and the death ...
Readers' forum
Oct 02, 2006 ... Madonna's latest antics get press Editor: The word controversy often translates into profit. Pop superstarMadonna is up to her shenanigans again, and predictably, theChristian church is acting as her main publicist. Here is the simpletruth. Madonna does not want to work 40 ...
Building better foundations: Time for an honest discussion about reforming education
Oct 02, 2006; ... AS THE November election grows closer, we must have an honest andfair discussion about the serious need for reform in our educationsystem. Frankly, too few candidates are talking about the need foreducation reforms. It is critical. It is important. And it musthappen immediately. Despite ...
Democrats united: Jefferson-Jackson dinner highlights stars
Oct 02, 2006; ... PERHAPS the clearest way to illustrate the significance of theJefferson-Jackson dinner in Charleston is to contrast it to the yearbefore. In 2005, West Virginia Democrats hosted a former governor whowants to be president: Mark Warner of Virginia. This year it featureda current senator ...
A health-care opportunity: Everyone wins when breastfeeding is promoted
Oct 02, 2006; ... I WAS quite surprised this summer after reading a New York Timeseditorial of July 2, "About Breast-Feeding ...". I thought I might bein a time warp, recalling the April Fools Day prank by the HarvardLampoon in 1968, when in isolated parts of the country the front pageof the Times was ...
Obituaries: Obit
Oct 02, 2006 ... James Adkins James Adkins, 87, of St. Albans died Sept. 30, 2006. PrestonFuneral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements. Billie B. Baldwin Mr. Billie B. Baldwin, 78, of Chesapeake passed away Friday,September 29, 2006, at home. Mr. Baldwin attended ...
Husband charged in shooting deaths of woman, her four children in S.C.
Oct 02, 2006; ... NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - A man was charged Sunday with murderinghis wife and her four children in a domestic dispute at their home,authorities said. Michael Simmons, 41, appeared at a bond hearing via video linkfrom the Charleston County jail on Sunday and was ordered ...
City man critical after being shot
Oct 02, 2006 ... A Charleston man was in critical condition Sunday evening afterbeing shot several times on the front porch of his home, police said. William Shirkey, 56, was shot at least twice - in the groin andthe side - in the 2100 block of West Washington Street, said Lt. M.L.White of the ...
Amelia Piano Trio enchants with enigmatic chamber piece: Review
Oct 02, 2006; ... "Enigma" is the title of the last movement of John Harbison's Triofor Violin, Cello and Piano, "Short Stories." And enigmatic it was asperformed by the Amelia Piano Trio on Saturday night at Christ ChurchUnited Methodist. But let's not stop at the last movement, which more ...
Some advance warning signs preceded highway collapse
Oct 02, 2006; ... LAVAL, Quebec - At least five people were crushed to death intheir cars after the collapse of an overpass near Montreal, Quebecprovincial police said Sunday. There appeared to have been some advance warning signs of troublewith the overpass in Laval, part of the greater Montreal ...
Sinkhole threatens apartment complex
Oct 02, 2006; ... FAIRPLAIN - Recent heavy rains have caused a sinkhole to swell ata Jackson County apartment complex, raising safety concerns amongresidents. The sinkhole has grown to 30 feet deep at the entrance toFairplain Apartments. Rick Riggs, who has lived at the eight-apartment complex ...
Pre-cancer bust to sell on eBay
Oct 02, 2006; ... DETROIT - A breast cancer diagnosis last year changed MollyMacDonald's financial security from comfortable to constant worrying,scraping and borrowing to pay bills. Between jobs, and with a husband whose own business as a pianotechnician was faltering, MacDonald, 55, faced a ...
20th Century Images: Courthouse, 1910; by Richard Andre
Oct 02, 2006 ... When it comes to Charleston's most memorable landmarks, theKanawha County Courthouse is second only to the Capitol building. The first section, shown here, was completed in 1892, and it isinteresting to walk along Court Street to see how the two lateradditions were blended into ...
Woman uses technology in search for missing sister
Oct 02, 2006; ... BLUEFIELD - Brenda Lambert disappeared from her Bluewell home 14years ago. But that hasn't stopped her sister from continuing thesearch for clues about her disappearance. Lambert, then 22, disappeared on the evening of her son's firstbirthday. The mother of two didn't take her car ...
Fights erupt after UC win
Oct 02, 2006 ... A University of Charleston dance celebrating the school's footballvictory over cross-county rival West Virginia State Universitydegenerated into a brawl early Sunday, police said. City police, state police and police from other jurisdictionsresponded to a call from campus security ...
Chavez says White House mole warned of plots
Oct 02, 2006; ... CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela President Hugo Chavez said Sundayhe has received warnings from within the White House that the Bushadministration is plotting to assassinate him or topple his left-leaning government. Citing what he said were warnings from an alleged White ...
$15 million ticket sold: in Louisiana
Oct 02, 2006; ... DES MOINES, Iowa - One ticket sold in Louisiana for the Powerballgame Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 6-15-30-32-39: Powerball 5 (x5) Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball have won orwill share the $15 million jackpot. The prize goes to ...
World weather
Oct 02, 2006 ... Amsterdam 69 55 Clr Athens 77 60 Clr Baghdad 104 73 Clr Berlin 77 55 Rain Bermuda 85 75 Clr Cairo 90 75 PCldy Calgary 75 39 PCldy Dublin 61 46 Rain Hong Kong 86 78 Rain Jerusalem 88 73 PCldy London 66 53 ...
National weather
Oct 02, 2006 ... Anchorage 47 41 Rain Atlanta 80 60 Clr Boston 59 50 Cldy Charlotte,N.C. 81 51 Clr Chicago 76 57 PCldy Cincinnati 75 51 PCldy Cleveland 66 49 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 95 74 Clr Denver 87 50 PCldy Detroit 66 50 PCldy Elkins ...
Tigers win AL wild card, travel to N.Y.: Cardinals avoid collapse, claim NL Central title on final day of season; PLAYOFFS
Oct 02, 2006; ... Postseason glance DIVISION SERIES American League Tuesday's games * Oakland (Zito 16-10) at Minnesota (Santana 19-6), 1:09 p.m.(ESPN) * Detroit (Robertson 13-13) at New York (Wang 19-6), 8:19 p.m.(FOX) National League Tuesday's ...
Herd offense still seeking explosive identity
Oct 02, 2006; ... PERHAPS THE most encouraging game for the Marshall offense thisseason didn't involve the Thundering Herd. It may have beenSaturday's mismatch between Tennessee and Memphis, one of the Herd'sConference USA compatriots. The 13th-ranked Volunteers won 41-7 and it wasn't that close ....
No rest for the weary: Hurricane, Herbert Hoover look to rebound from tough losses; PREP Football Notebook
Oct 02, 2006; ... Kennedy watch, 5B rickryan@wvgazette.com Hurricane and Herbert Hoover have no time to hang their heads.They're jumping right back into the meat grinder. The Redskins and Huskies each lost important games Friday,Hurricane to Parkersburg 19-7 in a match of Class AAA ...
INSIDE
Oct 02, 2006 ... NFL roundup The Chiefs' Dante Hall is hoisted by teammate Eddie ...
TWO-MINUTE DRILL
Oct 02, 2006 ... Today's quote "They made mistakes and we didnt. That's why werethe happy locker room." Ohio State coach Jim Tressel on his teams 38-17 victory over Iowa Saturday, which featured three interceptions anda forced fumble by the Buckeyes defense Names in the games Bengals' Henry ...
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP: An empty victory; Out of Chase, Stewart gambles on fuel at Kansas
Oct 02, 2006; ... Chase for the Championship Points standings (After Race 3 of 10)1. Jeff Burton5,511 2. Denny Hamlin5,442 3. Mark Martin 5,441 4. Matt Kenseth5,427 5. Kevin Harvick5,415 6. JeffGordon5,391 7. Dale Earnhardt Jr.5,388 8. Jimmie Johnson 5,346 9. Kyle Busch...
NHRA
Oct 02, 2006 ... Toyo Tires Nationals Sunday's results Mohnton, Pa. Finals Top Fuel J.R. Todd, 4.494 seconds, 324.12 mph, def. Melanie Troxel, 4.538seconds, 324.28 mph. Funny Car Phil Burkart, Chevy Monte Carlo, 7.528, 203.92, def. Robert Hight,Ford ...
NHL preseason
Oct 02, 2006 ... Saturday's games N.Y. Rangers 5, Boston 3 Montreal 6, Ottawa 5 Buffalo 4, Pittsburgh 2 Detroit 4, Toronto 2 N.Y. Islanders 3, New Jersey 0 Chicago 4, Minnesota 1 Dallas 4, Tampa Bay 3, OT Nashville ...
Pro golf
Oct 02, 2006 ... Sunday's results American Express Chandler's Cross, England Yardage: 7,125; Par: 71 Final round Tiger Woods, $1,300,000 63-64-67-67-261 Ian Poulter, $610,000 64-71-68-66-269 Adam Scott, $610,000 67-68-65-69-269 Jim Furyk, $345,000 ...
Baseball today
Oct 02, 2006 ... East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr x-New York 97 65 .599 - z-5-5 L-2 50-31 47-34 10-8 Toronto 87 75 .537 10 7-3 W-2 50-31 37-44 9-9 Boston 86 76 .531 11 z-5-5 W-1 48-33 38-43 16-2 Baltimore 70 92 .432 27 z-4-6 L-1 40-41 30-51 9-9 Tampa ...
Today's area schedule
Oct 02, 2006 ... HIGH SCHOOL Boys soccer Winfield at Nitro, 5:30 p.m. Girls soccer St. Albans at Huntington, 6:30 p.m. Sissonville at Midland Trail, 5:30 p.m. Ripley at Capital, 7 p.m. Volleyball Poca, St. Albans at Winfield, 6 ...
College football
Oct 02, 2006 ... The Associated Press Top 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll,with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 30,total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through onepoint for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: ...
Prep football
Oct 02, 2006 ... ASSOCIATED PRESS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Ravenswood's Tom Nay, Fairmont Senior's Kyle Allard and Matewan'sPaul McCoy were named The Associated Press state high school co-players of the week Sunday. Other top performances last week: * Cabell Midland's Christian ...
Sports on TV/radio
Oct 02, 2006 ... TELEVISION (ESPN) 8:30 p.m. - NFL: Packers at Eagles RADIO 1240-AM WBES 5 p.m. - Sports Talk 1240-AM WBES 930-AM WRVC 6 p.m. - Insider ...
Reds end season on down note
Oct 02, 2006; ... PITTSBURGH - Freddy Sanchez had two hits while becoming thePittsburgh Pirates' first National League batting champion in 23years, and Xavier Nady's third hit of the game drove in the only runas the Pittsburgh Pirates blanked the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 Sunday. The Reds were shut out ...
Glenville's Williams earns WVC honor
Oct 02, 2006; ... Glenville State's Mike Williams was named the West VirginiaConference offensive player of the week Sunday. West Liberty's DarrenBanks and Concord's Terrance Lee shared the defensive honors. Williams, a sophomore from Nitro, completed 24-of-36 passes for394 yards and two touchdowns ...
COUCH SLOUCH: New York fans are rotten to the core
Oct 02, 2006; ... Here's the good news for Alex Rodriguez: He's the best player inbaseball playing in the greatest city in the world. Here's the badnews for Alex Rodriguez: If the Yankees lose this postseason and heplays poorly, they'll run his two-time MVP butt out of town in a NewYork minute ....
Cowboys, T.O. blast Titans 45-14: Manning's late TD sneak lifts Colts; Patriots knock off Bengals; NFL: Week 4
Oct 02, 2006; ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Terrell Owens got all the attention. TerryGlenn scored the touchdowns. In a game that featured the return of T.O. and the first NFL startfor Tennessee rookie Vince Young, Drew Bledsoe and Glenn hooked up ontwo 13-yard touchdown passes Sunday and the Dallas ...
Sports briefs
Oct 02, 2006 ... Golf: Tiger wins sixth straight PGA event Tiger Woods didn't have to work for his sixth straight PGA Tourvictory. He just had to wait. Woods matched his longest PGA Tour winning streak Sunday at theAmerican Express Championship in Chandler's Cross, England, where hewas slowed ...
Mauer, Sanchez win batting titles
Oct 02, 2006; ... NEW YORK - Joe Mauer became the first catcher to win the AmericanLeague batting title, going 2-for-4 for the Minnesota Twins on thefinal day of the regular season to hold off the New York Yankees'Derek Jeter. Mauer doubled and singled against the Chicago White Sox, leavinghis ...
UC women's soccer prevails: Roundup
Oct 02, 2006 ... Taryn Conklin, Andrea Cooper, Sharon Lapinsky and Michelle Bairdeach scored a goal to lead the University of Charleston past hostShippensburg (Pa.) 4-1 in women's soccer Sunday. Emily Swisshelm had three goals as the Golden Eagles downedShepherd 4-2 Saturday in a West Virginia ...
Kennedy watch
Oct 02, 2006 ... Here's a look at some of the leading candidates for the KennedyAward, which goes to the top high school football player in the stateas voted on by members of the West Virginia Sports WritersAssociation. This is not intended as the definitive list; players areadded and deleted as the ...
Clemens, Pettitte fire back over report: Baseball
Oct 02, 2006; ... Roger Clemens calls the report "dangerous and malicious andreckless." Andy Pettitte insists he never took banned drugs. MiguelTejada says he is being smeared again by scandal. Some of baseball's biggest stars responded with denials anddenunciations Sunday following a Los Angeles ...
Infrastructure group to discuss flu, computer threats
Oct 02, 2006; ... daveg@wvgazette.com A group devoted to protecting West Virginia's infrastructure -such as transportation and utilities - from manmade and naturalthreats will meet this week in the Charleston area. The state InfraGard group, which started in 2003, has about 65members, said ...
INNERVIEWS: 'I was very personable'
Oct 02, 2006; ... His family business is a household name in Charleston. When youthink concrete, don't you think Pfaff & Smith? To old-line industry insiders, the name behind Pfaff & Smith isJoe Cook. He grew up in the company. Imagine his pride as a boy when hisfather named a new company ...
STATEHOUSE BEAT: Capitol cafeteria ordered closed
Oct 02, 2006; ... STATEHOUSE WORKERS and visitors will be in for a bit of a shocktoday, particularly if they planned to grab breakfast or lunch in theCapitol cafeteria. Administration Secretary Robert Ferguson ordered the cafeteriashut down indefinitely after a Kanawha-Charleston Health ...
Spinach growers regroup after scare
Oct 02, 2006; ... SAN FRANCISCO - Relieved farmers say they are heartened by thegovernment's announcement that it's safe to eat most spinach, butthey feel uneasy about their industry's future, knowing it may taketime to win back public confidence. During the two-week warning about E. coli in fresh ...
Bankruptcies
Oct 02, 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 ...
High court's agenda more business than usual
Oct 02, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is about to plunge into an agendaladen with issues affecting the business sector. Tobacco companies,the biotech industry and operators of coal-fired power plants have astake in cases the court will hear in the next month. Of the 38 cases the court has ...
NY parents get detention for late kids
Oct 02, 2006; ... NEW YORK - A public school is requiring detention for parents whoget their kids to school late. Under the new rule at the Manhattan School for Children, parentswho don't drop off their children by 8:25 a.m. have to pick up lateslips from the principal's office and go to the ...
On file: Putnam County
Oct 02, 2006 ... Marriages The following people applied for marriage licenses in PutnamCounty between Sept. 22 and 29. Brian Keith Raynes, 28, of Eleanor, and Heather Michelle Wiggins,23, of Red House Michael Ray Daniels, 25, and Tara Leanne Shrewsbury, 24, both ...
Business briefs
Oct 02, 2006 ... Wal-Mart sales up 1.8 percent in Sept. BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said its September saleswere up 1.8 percent from the same period a year ago. The company on Saturday released the preliminary results for thefive-week recording period that began Aug. 26 and ended ...