Charleston Gazette back issues from January 2007:
U.S. deaths in Iraq hit 3,000
Jan 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - American deaths in the Iraq war reached the soberingmilestone of 3,000 on Sunday even as the Bush administration soughtto overhaul its strategy for an unpopular conflict that shows littlesign of abating. The latest death came during one of the most violent ...
3 shot dead in Dunbar home: Bodies removed from Roxalana apartment
Jan 01, 2007; ... balow@wvgazette.com Three people - a man and two women - were found dead Sunday insidean apartment at the Roxalana Hills complex in Dunbar, police said. The victims were identified as Lori Ann Francis, 33; PatriciaFrancis, 64; and Richard Francis, 63, said Chief E.E ....
New Year's Eve revelers celebrate across the globe: Bangkok cancels festivities after series of bombings
Jan 01, 2007; ... SYDNEY, Australia - Wind-swept revelers gathered around London'sBig Ben to watch the fireworks, and thousands of Japanese climbedMount Fuji and other peaks to watch the first sunrise of the NewYear. But the Thai capital sent celebrants home after a series ofevening bombs. Police ...
'06 record year for ATV fatalities
Jan 01, 2007; ... daveg@wvgazette.com All-terrain vehicle riders in West Virginia have perished inrecord numbers for the third straight year. Preliminary numbers show that at least 54 people in the state diedin 2006 after ATV wrecks. That shatters 2005's record of 40 ATVdeaths by a third, ...
Football preview
Jan 01, 2007 ... West Virginia faces Georgia Tech ...
80 civilians killed in attacks across Iraq
Jan 01, 2007; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - At least 80 Iraqis died in bombings and otherattacks Saturday as they prepared to celebrate Islam's biggestholiday, their first without Saddam Hussein. The bombings came hours after Saddam was hanged in Baghdad forordering the killings of 148 Shiites in the city of ...
67-year-old gives birth to twins in Spain
Jan 01, 2007; ... MADRID, Spain - A 67-year-old woman has given birth to twin sonsin the northern city of Barcelona, a hospital official said. The woman, whose identity has not been revealed, gave birth Fridayby Caesarian section, according to an official at Sant Pau hospitalwho spoke on condition ...
Turks injured: in holiday animal sacrifices
Jan 01, 2007; ... ANKARA, Turkey - Over a thousand Turks spent the first day of theMuslim feast of Eid al-Adha in emergency wards on Sunday afterstabbing themselves or suffering other injuries while sacrificingstartled animals. At least 1,413 people - referred to as "amateur butchers" by ...
Americans pay respects to Ford in Capitol Rotunda
Jan 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - Ordinary Americans paid their respects to Gerald R.Ford on Sunday, walking slowly by his flag-covered casket in theCapitol and remembering how the 38th president likely sacrificed hiscareer by granting the pardon he thought right for the nation. Visitors said they ...
Mom charged after toddler found on interstate
Jan 01, 2007; ... INDIANAPOLIS - Drivers swerved cars and trucks into other lanes toavoid a 3-year-old boy, wearing only a diaper and T-shirt, who wasplaying along a busy highway after wandering away from home while hismother slept, police said. Some motorists stopped along Interstate 465 on the ...
Corruption fight a critical test
Jan 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - This time, it's going to be different. Whenever anew crowd displaces an old guard, the promise is always the same. Thefresh managers swear they understand what the tired bunch they'rereplacing did wrong and vow to make all things new. The Democrats who take power in ...
Making history, 30 shrimp at a time
Jan 01, 2007; ... It would be humbling to be named Time Magazine's "Person of theYear" if I hadn't deserved it so much. Instead, when I saw the cover and it said "Person of the Year:You. Yes, you. You control the information age. Welcome to yourworld," I felt a warm sense of entitlement. It's about ...
New Year smiles
Jan 01, 2007; ... FOR DECADES, we have marked the start of each new year by salutingspecial West Virginians who brightened the previous one - especiallythousands of volunteers who selflessly give their time for multitudesof worthy causes. Our tradition continues: To Toys for Tots, Salvation Army ...
Readers' forum
Jan 01, 2007 ... Bottle bill would reduce street litter Editor: I encourage all readers to contact legislators immediately toencourage them to support the bottle bill. Litter is such a problemon our neighborhood streets and highways and this bill will encouragepeople to return the beverage ...
Embrace the future: Community deserves new library
Jan 01, 2007; ... WHY do we need a new main library in Charleston? What's wrong withour current building? These are fair questions and deserveplainspoken answers. There are two major reasons why we need a new public library:space and access. The downtown library was moved to its currentlocation in ...
Image overhaul: Democrats need show of strength on security
Jan 01, 2007; ... IFTHE ascendant Democrats can project national-security strengthover the next 18 months, they can win back the White House in 2008.But if they can't do that - if they fail to convince swing votersthat they have the smarts and the moxie to keep America safe - theywill surely lose yet ...
Net Greenhouse Gas Inventory Bill: Climate change mitigation requires policy compliance
Jan 01, 2007; ... AN ENORMOUS and growing volume of scientific evidence is nowindicating that climate change driven by human greenhouse gasemissions will become the greatest environmental and economic threathumanity has ever faced. As with previous human-caused environmentalproblems, the solution to this ...
2006 deadliest year for media
Jan 01, 2007; ... BRUSSELS, Belgium - The year 2006 was the deadliest forjournalists and media workers worldwide, with at least 155 murdersand unexplained deaths, the International Federation of Journalistsannounced Sunday. The group, representing over half a million journalists in morethan 100 ...
Readers' voice
Jan 01, 2007 ... * About the scientists who say not so on global warming: Are theythe same ones who told us for years that cigarettes were not harmfulto human health? * I didn't realize how knowledgeable people are and smart until Istarted reading the Readers' voice. * The reason there is a ...
SUNDAY'S WEATHER IN CHARLESTON:
Jan 01, 2007 ... Temperatures: High 57 Low 29 High 77 (1932) Low -17 (1917)Precipitation: Last 24 hours at 8 ...
EYEWITNESS NEWS: STORMTEAM WEATHER; WCHS - FOX 11; Karen Wynne's Outlook
Jan 01, 2007 ... Expect showers today, with highs near 55 and gusty winds. The rainends tonight, with lows close to freezing. Tuesday should ...
LOTTERY: LOTTERIES
Jan 01, 2007 ... Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006 The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa - None of the tickets sold for the Powerball gameSaturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 9-23-28-31-36: Powerball ...
World weather
Jan 01, 2007 ... Amsterdam 53 44 Rain Athens 53 30 Rain Baghdad 54 34 Clr Berlin 42 32 Rain Bermuda 70 61 Rain Cairo 64 46 Clr Calgary 41 12 Cldy Dublin 48 42 Rain Hong Kong 67 56 PCldy Jerusalem 59 45 Cldy London 55 46 ...
National weather
Jan 01, 2007 ... Anchorage 21 5 Cldy Atlanta 60 45 PCldy Boston 42 34 Rain Charlotte,N.C. 53 51 Rain Chicago 52 38 Cldy Cincinnati 58 43 Cldy Cleveland 52 44 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 52 32 Clr Denver 35 13 PCldy Detroit 49 41 Cldy Elkins ...
Python bites handler during show
Jan 01, 2007; ... TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - A 14-foot python bit its handler and triedto drag her into its cage during a show at an aquarium, and wouldn'trelease the woman until a police officer zapped the reptile with astun gun. Alison Cobianchi, 18, was taking Chloe, a Burmese python, out ofher ...
Planes search for motorists in Colorado snow
Jan 01, 2007; ... DENVER - A fleet of small planes canvassed snowed-covered roads inColorado on Sunday, searching for stranded travelers after a powerfulwinter storm piled drifts up to 10 feet high across much of thePlains. National Guard troops have rescued 44 people from the storm, whichburied ...
Tech lineman has roots in the rasslin' business
Jan 01, 2007; ... mitchvingle@wvgazette.com JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Don't be surprised if West Virginia's rushinggame has a tough time wrestling with Georgia Tech's defensive line intoday's Gator Bowl. Especially with the Yellow Jackets' defensive tackle. Senior Joe Anoai is a first-team ...
Tech DB could miss game: All-ACC cornerback Lewis was passenger in; car crash that killed family friend Saturday
Jan 01, 2007; ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Georgia Tech cornerback Jamal Lewis might sitout the Gator Bowl after being involved in a car crash that killed afamily friend. Lewis was riding Saturday with Corey L. Russ, an off-dutyJacksonville police officer. Russ drove the wrong way on a downtownstreet ...
Stopping WR Johnson is top priority for Mountaineer defense
Jan 01, 2007; ... dphickman1@aol.com JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Overshadowed by the suspense regarding SteveSlaton's status for today's Gator Bowl is this: If West Virginiahasn't figured out a way to stop Calvin Johnson, it might not matterif Slaton plays or not. Georgia Tech's Biletnikoff ...
GATOR BOWL - WEST VIRGINIA VS. GEORGIA TECH: It's showtime in Jacksonville; Story lines abound for WVU, Ga. Tech
Jan 01, 2007; ... WVU (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (9-4) * When: 1 p.m. today * TV: (13)* Latest line: WVU by 10 dphickman1@aol.com JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Go ahead and try to pick the story linesurrounding today's Gator Bowl that will have the most significantinfluence on the outcome. Sure, ...
INSIDE
Jan 01, 2007 ... NFL: Week 17 Chad Pennington and the ...
TWO-MINUTE DRILL
Jan 01, 2007 ... Today's quote [Colson] may be listed as a third-string guy, butthere's no question weve got complete confidence that he can doeverything we want out of our tailback. West Virginia coach RichRodriguez on Jason Colson, who could be pressed into action ifstarter Steve Slaton is unable to ...
Gator Bowl clouds, questions and the 17th at Sawgrass
Jan 01, 2007; ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Once again, there was sunshine here in whichthe Gator Bowl fans basked. On New Year's Eve, the temperaturesreached the upper 70's. But there were also some clouds. And, unfortunately, there havebeen clouds over the teams preparing for today's 1 p.m. matchup ...
Sports briefs
Jan 01, 2007 ... Miami's Thomas fined for hit INDIANAPOLIS - The NFL was fined Miami linebacker Zach Thomas$7,500 for a helmet-to-helmet hit on New York's Lavernaues Coles lastMonday night. The hit, which came in the second quarter of New York's 13-10 win,left Coles with a cut on his ...
NHL
Jan 01, 2007 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 22 13 3 47 101 92 N.Y. Rangers 19 17 4 42 119 124 N.Y. Islanders 19 15 3 41 109 102 Pittsburgh 16 15 6 38 116 123 Philadelphia 9 24 4 22 88 142 Northeast ...
College football
Jan 01, 2007 ... Late Saturday results Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta GEORGIA 31, No. 14 VIRGINIA TECH 24 Georgia 3 0 10 18-31 Virginia Tech 0 21 0 3-24 First Quarter Geo-FG Coutu 39, 10:49. Second Quarter VT-Ore 1 run (Pace kick), ...
Women's basketball
Jan 01, 2007 ... Saturday's major scores EAST Cornell 57, Wagner 42 Dartmouth 76, Dayton 71 Drexel 61, American U. 58 Duke 71, Boston U. 43 Georgetown 60, Utah 57 San Francisco 63, Columbia 51 Seton Hall 51, Lehigh 48 St. Bonaventure 75, Rider ...
NBA
Jan 01, 2007 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New Jersey 13 18 .419 - Toronto 13 18 .419 - New York 13 19 .406 1/2 Boston 10 18 .357 11/2 Philadelphia 8 21 .276 4 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Washington 17 13 .567 ...
NFL standings, statistics
Jan 01, 2007 ... AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England 12 4 0 .750 385 237 z-N.Y. Jets 10 6 0 .625 316 295 Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 293 292 Miami 6 9 0 .400 238 256 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Indianapolis 11 4 0 .733 400 ...
Men's basketball
Jan 01, 2007 ... Big East Conference Conf. Overall W L Pct W L Pct West Virginia 1 0 1.000 11 1 .917 Notre Dame 0 0 .000 12 1 .923 Marquette 0 0 .000 13 2 .867 Pittsburgh 0 0 .000 12 2 .857 Villanova 0 0 .000 10 2 .833 Syracuse 0 0 .000 11 3 ...
Sports on TV/radio
Jan 01, 2007 ... TELEVISION (ESPN) 11 a.m. - Outback Bowl: Tennessee vs. Penn St. (FOX) 11:30 a.m. - Cotton Bowl: Auburn vs. Nebraska (ESPN2) noon - men's basketball:New Mexico at Texas Tech (13) 1 p.m. - Gator Bowl: West Virginia vs. Georgia Tech (8) 1 p.m. - Capital One ...
NFL - Final Week: Jets earn playoff bid after 4-12 record last year; Steelers end Bengals season in OT; Patriots thwart Titans dream; Saints give starters some rest
Jan 01, 2007; ... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The surprising New York Jets are headedfor an improbable trip to the playoffs. Chad Pennington threw a touchdown pass to Chris Baker, LeonWashington ran for a touchdown run and Mike Nugent kicked three fieldgoals in a 23-3 victory over the Oakland ...
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - FINAL WEEK OF REGULAR SEASON: Cowboys falter, giving title to Eagles
Jan 01, 2007; ... IRVING, Texas - So much for working out the kinks before theplayoffs. The Dallas Cowboys are headed into "the tournament" attheir worst. They couldn't even beat Detroit on a day when the Lions could'velost and locked up the No. 1 pick in the draft. Done in by repeated ...
COUCH SLOUCH: NFL coach of the year? Let's pick the league's five worst
Jan 01, 2007; ... NFL Coach of the Year? That's easy - the Saints' Sean Payton tooka team without a home a year ago and brought it home the NFC Southtitle. But what's tougher to determine is the Reverse Coach of theYear, the fellow who should've won but didn't. Reverse Coach of the Year candidates ...
Plenty of reasons to be optimistic for 2007
Jan 01, 2007; ... EGAD, IT'S here. They warned us the new year was coming, didn'tthey? Is it 2007 already? The ball dropped at Times Square and Yankee fans blamed it on A-Rod. Then Marshall fans blamed it on Ron Jirsa. Or was it BernardMorris? Ah, yes. It's a new year, a time for unbridled ...
Petersen's Broncos hoping to silence BSU critics: Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Jan 01, 2007; ... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Boise State coach Chris Petersen says Oklahomais probably the biggest team his Broncos have faced, and the fastest. That size and speed loom large in tonight's Fiesta Bowl, where theunbeaten and ninth-ranked Broncos of the Western Athletic Conferenceare decided ...
No. 2 UNC cruises: Top 25
Jan 01, 2007; ... Tyler Hansbrough scored 17 points and Brandan Wright added 16 tolead No. 2 North Carolina past Dayton 81-51 on Sunday. Wayne Ellington scored 15 points for the Tar Heels (12-1), who had11 players score to win for the ninth straight time. Marcus Johnson and Brian Roberts each ...
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: This year's Rose Bowl isn't exactly a rose
Jan 01, 2007; ... BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - They insist they are thrilled to be at theRose Bowl. What the Michigan and USC players and coaches aren't so candidabout is the fact that they'd gladly abdicate their spots in today'sgame and take the first bus to Arizona if they could play for thenational ...
Georgia ends year on a high note with win over Va. Tech: Saturday's game
Jan 01, 2007; ... ATLANTA - At 6-4, Georgia's season appeared lost. The Bulldogs'streak of 10-win seasons and top-10 rankings would end at four andthey were facing the real possibility of a losing record. After three straight wins over ranked opponents, including a 31-24 comeback upset of No. 14 ...
The Big 10's other team looking for respect
Jan 01, 2007; ... ORLANDO, Fla. - How does a team win 11 games, climb into the top10 - and still remain under the radar? Ask Wisconsin, which is having one of its best seasons but hasbeen overshadowed by Big Ten rivals Ohio State and Michigan. "Those are two tremendous programs this year, and in ...
INNERVIEWS: 'I have a passion to change people'
Jan 01, 2007; ... It's a new year, a fresh start, the traditional time to thinkabout self-improvement. And while you're thinking about changing, youmight start with changing your thinking. Enter Deb Copeland, the queen of attitude adjustment. First, she preached it to her employees, how a ...
Q&A
Jan 01, 2007 ... 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 Do you believein global ...
Increase in gasoline tax goes into effect today
Jan 01, 2007; ... Driving a vehicle and heating a home or business becomes moreexpensive in West Virginia today, when the state hikes one of itsfuel taxes by 41/2 cents. Drawn from average wholesale prices, the motor fuel tax willincrease from 6 1/2 to 11 cents per gallon. The rate change ...
Business briefs
Jan 01, 2007 ... World's oldest nuclear power plants idled LONDON - The two oldest commercial nuclear power stations in theworld were closed down Sunday after 40 years of service, the BritishNuclear Group said. Reactors at Dungeness A, southeast of London, and Sizewell A, ineastern England, ...
New material might strengthen mine seals
Jan 01, 2007; ... The coal mining industry has high hopes for a new material thatmight harden underground seals that don't meet federal strengthstandards. Regulators say that as many as 13,000 foam-block seals in minesacross the country don't meet the new strength requirement the MineSafety and ...
$100 laptop surprising novelty
Jan 01, 2007; ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Forget windows, folders and boxes that pop upwith text. When students in Thailand, Libya and other developingcountries get their $150 computers from the One Laptop Per Childproject in 2007, their experience will be unlike anything on standardPCs. For most of ...
Bankruptcies
Jan 01, 2007 ... 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 ...
Ky. disputes validity of Christians-only health-care plan
Jan 01, 2007; ... FRANKFORT, Ky. - Don't try to tell Ken Walker that the health-care program Medi-Share should be banned in Kentucky. Formerly of Louisville, the Huntington, W.Va.-based freelancewriter enrolled in the for-Christians-only initiative about 10 yearsago. Since then, it has paid for ...
For Americans, hajj an adventure: Youths on pilgrimage learn patience, to help each other, New Yorker says
Jan 01, 2007; ... MINA, Saudi Arabia - The 20-year-old American tells his hajjpilgrimage stories a mile-a-minute, his hands moving in excitement -about how he arrived in Mecca days ago, lost amid the massive crowds,and saw a man drop dead while circling the Kaaba. "Dude, I saw it, the guy had the ...
Leading ladies
Jan 01, 2007; ... First lady Gayle Manchin (in stripes, left) and Susan Hardesty(center), wife of West Virginia University President David Hardesty,take part in a "Dance Dance Revolution" exercise with WVUcheerleaders and fans at ...
On file: Kanawha County
Jan 01, 2007 ... Marriages The following people applied for marriage licenses in KanawhaCounty between Dec. 26 and 29: Pierre Jean Charbonniez, 32, and Cary Newlon Huffman, 33, both ofCharleston. Jerdiah Lucius Owen, 28, and Theresa Marie Kibler, 21, both ofDunbar. Phillip ...
CHARLESTON CRIME ZONES
Jan 01, 2007 ... The following crimes were reported to the Charleston PoliceDepartment. East District Quarrier Street 200 block, shoplifting, Dec. 21 at 10:10 a.m. Lee Street East 200 block, shoplifting, Dec. 21 at 10:47 a.m. Virginia Street East 1600 block, burglary, Dec. 21 at ...
Mice might hold key to obesity for millions of Americans
Jan 01, 2007; ... Key protein, Shp2, plays critical role in metabolism and weightcontrol in the brain, deciding molecular underpinnings of obesity LA JOLLA, Calif. - He went into the experiment hoping to learn more about the brain. He came out with a stunning clue to the nation's ...
7 HABITS OF HIGHLY HEALTHY PEOPLE: Simple, everyday actions can save you pain and money
Jan 01, 2007; ... Between lofty New Year goals of losing 100 pounds by March andkicking smoking - for good this time - make room for the followingseven simple healthy habits. The Gazette asked Dr. Chuck Clements, a family practitioner andprofessor at Marshall University's medical school, if easy ...
Horoscope
Jan 01, 2007; ... Monday, Jan. 1, 2007 Your birthday today: Your working environment is undergoingchanges this year. Some of them are your ideas, and some of them arenot. You won't resolve all conflicts, so concentrate on stabilizingincome. Get it in writing. To get the advantage, check the ...