Charleston Gazette back issues from March 2007:
Beckhams to have own reality show
Mar 01, 2007; ... LOS ANGELES - When Victoria Beckham moves to town, the momentousevent will be recorded for television by the creator of "AmericanIdol." NBC has signed a deal for six episodes of a half-hour, ...
THE IDIOT BOX: 'Donnellys' premiere disappointing
Mar 01, 2007; ... I was underwhelmed by Monday's premiere of "The Black Donnellys,"which is unfortunate since I was really looking forward to it. There was nothing specific about it that turned me off, but by thesame token, nothing really grabbed my attention, either. None of the acting stood ...
BEST BET: Back to D'earth
Mar 01, 2007 ... The Charleston Jazz Series continues Friday night at Wellington'sof Scarlet Oaks. It's gourmet buffet dining with tastyimprovisational jazz for dessert. Led by vocalist/songwriter DawnThompson and trumpeter/composer John D'earth, the Thompson D'earthband combines riveting instrumentals ...
the gazz calendar: March 1-March 7
Mar 01, 2007 ... MUSIC * WILL JONES: 8 to 11 p.m. No cover. Crumbpecker's Bar, 107 WestMain St., St. Albans. Call 727-7200. * THE SPIKEDRIVERS: 10 p.m. Call for cover. The Empty Glass Cafe,410 Elizabeth St. Call 345-9893. * RUBBER SOUL: 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Call for cover. Sam's ...
BEST BET: That crafty cat
Mar 01, 2007 ... The Cat in the Hat is turning the big 5-0, and local libraries arecelebrating Dr. Seuss' most famous character's big day in conjunctionwith Read Across America Day with a variety of special activities andprograms. The biggest celebration is from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. onSaturday at the ...
BEST BET: From Russia, with love
Mar 01, 2007 ... If you didn't get enough of Russian music last month when the WestVirginia Symphony offered a program of all-Russian music, you haveanother chance when the orchestra performs Modest Mussorgsky's"Pictures at an Exhibition" at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the ClayCenter. Finnish violinist ...
BEST BET: Playing pirates
Mar 01, 2007 ... This weekend, the Children's Theatre of Charleston takes on theclassic pirate adventure "Treasure Island," featuring a cast of 45and original music by Mark Scarpelli and lyrics by Dan Kehde. ByFriday, the cast will have ...
In Short
Mar 01, 2007 ... Gropius artists Ceramic artist Mike Vatalaro will speak about his work at 7 p.m.today at the Huntington Museum of Art. He will offer a Walter GropiusMaster Artist workshop Friday through Sunday. An exhibit of his workis on display through March 11. Artist and book illustrator ...
Film clips
Mar 01, 2007 ... * "AMAZING GRACE": HHH Marquee Cinemas. An emotionally engagingdrama about the hymn's place within the first civil-rights movement -the abolition movement in 18th-century Britain. The movie'sshortcomings are in its limited focus. This is the fight, as fought,in Britain, and the slave ...
COVER STORY: No joke: Just Punchline; Band started by high school buddies planning several tours, new material
Mar 01, 2007; ... lynch@wvgazette.com While his band Punchline has been taking a short break beforeheading back out on the road, punk singer Steve Soboslai has beenspending a lot of time in Steubenville, Ohio, the hometown of thevelvety-voiced Dean Martin. Soboslai has been in the recordingstudio, ...
You can join or watch 'Symphony Idol' auditions
Mar 01, 2007 ... So you think you can sing? The West Virginia Symphony will hold "Symphony Idol" auditions forsingers from the state and region beginning at 1 p.m. April 21 at theClay Center to choose eight finalists to perform with the orchestraat pops concerts Feb. 15 and 16, ...
Spin on rural South shines in otherwise silly 'Moan'
Mar 01, 2007; ... REVIEW Black Snake Moan HH 1/2 Rated R (strong sexual content,language, some violence and drug use) Directed by Craig BrewerStarring Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci Marquee Cinemas, ParkPlace Stadium Cinemas "Black Snake Moan" is lurid, Southern-fried pulp fiction - a ...
Felix Krasyk show a modernism must-see
Mar 01, 2007 ... "Knitting Lesson" is one of the 34 Felix Krasyk ...
ART REVIEW: Felix Krasyk show a modernism must-see
Mar 01, 2007; ... IF YOU GO Felix Krasyk: Past and Present, is on view at The PurpleMoon, 716 Lee St. Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.;Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Sunday and Monday. Call 345-0123. If you happened to catch Felix Krasyk's show at University ofCharleston last ...
GAZZOPOLIS
Mar 01, 2007 ... RFC 15 Watch Episode 15 of "Radio Free Charleston" right now atthegazz.com. The live music and animation webcast ("wacky" is tootame, perhaps "clinically disturbed"?) features new episodes of therecurring cartoon "Pentagram Flowerbox," in which "Beelze-bubba" -aka, the devil - ...
Marshall students among 400 to receive downloading letters
Mar 01, 2007; ... LOS ANGELES - The RIAA is ready to sue 400 music-loving collegekids if they don't settle with the industry giant. The Recording Industry Association of America said it was sendingletters offering discounted settlements to 400 computer users at 13universities. If ignored, copyright ...
Members of West Virginia: bands to mix it up in Logan
Mar 01, 2007 ... Some of West Virginia's top musicians will be on hand Saturday inLogan for "Mountain Music Saturday Night: An Evening of Old-Time andBluegrass Music." Presented by the Theater Department of Southern West VirginiaCommunity and Technical College, the concert will feature ...
Producer takes blame for 'Shark' shirt switch
Mar 01, 2007; ... Eagle-eyed viewers of CBS' "Shark" last week might have thoughttheir eyes were deceiving them when series star James Woods seemed toinexplicably change shirts near the end of the show. Their eyes weren't fooling them, though. Fans of the show can blame executive producer Ed ...
OSCAR LINES
Mar 01, 2007 ... Quotes from the 79th annual Academy Awards: "Could you double-check the envelope?" - Martin Scorsese, bestdirector winner for "The Departed" *** "My sister told me that all kids love to get gold stars, and thisis the biggest and the ...
BEERS TO YOU: Pale ale, shrimp cocktail work well together at Bluegrass
Mar 01, 2007; ... IF YOU GO The Bluegrass Kitchen, 1600 Washington St. E. 346-2871.Open 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10:30 a.m. to11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Closed Sunday. Suds: Decent beerselection for W.Va., interesting styles of beer offered, nonfrostedglassware. Duds: No draft ...
'Zodiac' puts you in the time - for far too long
Mar 01, 2007; ... REVIEW Zodiac HH 1/2 Rated R (some strong killings, language, drugmaterial and brief sexual images) Directed by David Fincher StarringJake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr. Marquee Cinemas,Park Place Stadium Cinemas David Fincher is a director of estimable talents ....
'Hogs' thin on story
Mar 01, 2007; ... REVIEW Wild Hogs HH Rated PG-13 (crude and sexual content, andsome violence) Directed by Walt Becker Starring John Travolta, MartinLawrence, Tim Allen and William H. Macy Marquee Cinemas, Park PlaceStadium Cinemas Tim Allen does eat like a pig in one scene of "Wild Hogs." Therest ...
'Potter' star makes racy 'Equus' debut
Mar 01, 2007; ... LONDON - Harry Potter is all grown up. Daniel Radcliffe, who playsthe boy wizard in the film adaptations of J.K. Rowling's bestsellers, sheds his magician's robes - and everything else - for hisWest End stage debut as a troubled stable boy in Peter Shaffer's"Equus." Even before ...
Mines no safer since Sago, committee in Congress told
Mar 01, 2007; ... kward@wvgazette.com If coal miners were trapped deep underground by an explosiontoday, they would likely face the same fate as the Sago miners, acongressional committee was told Wednesday. Coal operators have made some improvements, but still haven'tprovided enough emergency ...
Priest pleads guilty to trespassing in war protest: Rev. Lewis says he would do it again
Mar 01, 2007; ... tara@wvgazette.com A local Episcopal priest, charged with trespassing for staging asit-in at Rep. Shelley Moore Capito's office to protest the Iraq war,was sentenced Wednesday to a $50 fine or one day of communityservice. The Rev. Jim Lewis, wearing his clerical collar, ...
Stock decline not all negative: Corrections called market 'equivalent of taking castor oil'
Mar 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK - As difficult as it might be to explain to investors wholost a total of $632 billion in Tuesday's market carnage, acorrection isn't necessarily a bad thing. It may have reacquaintedinvestors with the concept of risk. "Corrections like this are the financial equivalent of ...
Senate contests Manchin on taxes: Action may be premature, governor says
Mar 01, 2007; ... tomsearls@wvgazette.com State senators bucked Gov. Joe Manchin Wednesday, moving aheadwith tax reform legislation that would, among other things, replacethe state's corporate net income tax. Senators approved three bills together. The major one (SB749)would eventually ...
INSIDE
Mar 01, 2007 ... Playful Pittsburgh punk band performs Friday at ...
Ex-lawmaker to begin sentence: Former Ohio congressman to report today at Morgantown prison
Mar 01, 2007; ... MORGANTOWN - Disgraced former congressman Bob Ney is set to begina 2 1/2-year sentence at a federal prison here, where his lifestylewill be considerably more austere and his wardrobe will consistmainly of khaki. His $165,200 annual salary will be replaced with a wage of 12cents ...
Manchin expresses doubts about drug-costs bill
Mar 01, 2007; ... Editorial, 4A Schedule Senate 9:30 a.m.: Finance Committee 10 a.m.: Judiciary Committee 11 a.m.: Floor session 1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources, Confirmations committees 2 p.m.: Education Committee 3 p.m.: Finance, Judiciary ...
Bill changes library finding in nine counties: Senate approves legislation 29-4 after long debate, sends it to House
Mar 01, 2007; ... bobschwarz@wvgazette.com tomsearls@wvgazette.com The state Senate passed and sent to the House Wednesday a billthat would change the way nine counties fund their libraries. Lawmakers are responding to a December state Supreme Courtdecision that the state can't ...
Snowshoe to host off-road race series
Mar 01, 2007; ... rsteelhammer@wvgazette.com The nation's largest off-road racing series for motorcycles andall-terrain vehicles will include a stop at Snowshoe Mountain Resortthis year. On June 23-24, the Pocahontas County resort will host the eighthstop in the 13-round Can-Am Grand National ...
W.Va. methadone death rate 'alarming,' official says: Legislature urged not to restrict treatment clinics
Mar 01, 2007; ... tara@wvgazette.com Some state lawmakers still hope to act this year on a bipartisanproposal to tighten restrictions on methadone clinics in WestVirginia. But a federal drug-treatment official spoke against the proposalin a joint meeting of the House and Senate Health and ...
Far-reaching fallout in gas industry
Mar 01, 2007; ... TUMULT is occurring in out-of-state corporations that use WestVirginia as a colony to extract its mineral wealth. Chesapeake Energy Corp. of Oklahoma - which paid $2.2 billion in2005 for large natural gas operations in the Mountain State andelsewhere - has been hit by a $400 ...
Readers' forum
Mar 01, 2007 ... Capito isn't supporting W.Va. Editor: Where has Rep. Capito been for her West Virginia constituents? The state newspapers show her constituents upset with her actionsor lack thereof. What legislative support has she backed inWashington, D.C., for the West Virginia ...
Courage: House still trying
Mar 01, 2007; ... OVERWHELMINGLY, members of the House of Delegates broke ranks withGov. Manchin and passed an attempt to salvage West Virginia'spioneering plan to cut prescription costs. The governor had backed a weak bill to make the worthlessPharmaceutical Cost Management Council a minor adjunct ...
Bonds: Quick fix?
Mar 01, 2007; ... SHOULD West Virginia give up $1.4 billion of tobacco settlementmoney over the next two decades, to get an immediate $800 millionnow? Gov. Manchin says yes. Attorney General Darrell McGraw says no. Years ago, when other state leaders wouldn't act, McGraw joined anationwide suit ...
Nicholas serviceman to head veterans effort
Mar 01, 2007; ... On one of the busiest days of the legislative session, lawmakerstook time Wednesday to show support for West Virginians serving inthe military. Delegates and senators from both parties lined up in the CapitolRotunda to sign a banner welcoming a Nicholas County resident JacobDeitz ...
Senate panel maroons ATV safety legislation
Mar 01, 2007; ... Barring an unlikely, last-minute maneuver in the Legislature,legislation aimed at improving the state's all-terrain vehicle safetyrecord is dead. The Senate Rules Committee declined Wednesday to put the bill onthe upper house's calendar, ratifying a decision made Tuesday ...
House bill adds 10 family court judges: The CAPITOL REPORT; 2007 Legislature
Mar 01, 2007; ... philk@wvgazette.com Bills to help family courts and circuit courts handle soaringcaseloads passed the House and Senate Wednesday. The House passed 99-0 and sent to the Senate a bill (HB3106) toadd 10 family court judges and to redraw boundaries for nine familycourt circuits ...
Obituaries: Obit
Mar 01, 2007 ... Naomi Ruth Ballengee Naomi Ruth Robinson Ballengee, 84, of Pinch, formerly of the WestSide of Charleston, left this world on Feb. 25, 2007, in the arms ofan angel to go to her heavenly home to meet her Lord and Savior,Jesus Christ, and to be reunited with her loving husband, ...
Prosecution rests in sexual harassment trial
Mar 01, 2007; ... aclevenger@wvgazette.com The prosecution rested Wednesday in the trial of a former CapitalHigh School science teacher accused of sexually harassing six of hisstudents. Tyrone Keith Persinger was fired in September 2004 after theallegations first surfaced. He was ...
Two injured firefighters reported at Belle house fire
Mar 01, 2007 ... Two firefighters were injured while fighting a fire late Wednesdayon Midland Drive in Belle, Metro 911 dispatcher said. The house fire was reported shortly ...
Drive-by shootings reported
Mar 01, 2007 ... Kanawha County deputies are investigating two drive-by-styleshootings in a mobile home community off West Washington Street inthe Cross Lanes area. About 9 p.m. Monday, shots rang out and two mobile homes and a carwere hit with gunfire, Lt. S.C. Crosier said. Then about 12:20 ...
Governing boards meet at CAMC
Mar 01, 2007; ... davinwhite@wvgazette.com Charleston Area Medical Center admitted more patients than averagein January, profiting nearly $2 million. But that was less than the $2.27 million CAMC officials had hopedto clear for the month. Larry Hudson, chief financial officer, said the ...
Senate bill doubles size of McDowell landfill
Mar 01, 2007; ... tomsearls@wvgazette.com Senators dealt with more than 60 bills on Wednesday in a rush toget them to the House of Delegates on the last day to do so. Among the bills was approval to open the largest garbage landfillin West Virginia, bringing up to 100,000 tons of East Coast ...
World weather
Mar 01, 2007 ... Amsterdam 50 39 Rain Athens 57 48 Rain Baghdad 73 52 Clr Berlin 42 33 Rain Bermuda 71 64 Rain Cairo 71 52 Clr Calgary 14 6 Snow Dublin 57 45 Rain Hong Kong 73 63 PCldy Jerusalem 65 53 PCldy London 54 39 ...
National weather
Mar 01, 2007 ... Anchorage 12 -2 Clr Atlanta 63 53 Clr Boston 39 25 Rain Charlotte, N.C. 64 42 Clr Chicago 45 33 Snow Cincinnati 58 42 PCldy Cleveland 45 30 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 68 53 PCldy Denver 36 14 PCldy Detroit 41 29 Snow Elkins ...
Pa. middle school principal accused of dealing meth
Mar 01, 2007; ... BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A middle school principal was charged withdealing crystal methamphetamine after police found the drug in hisschool office. John Acerra, 50, of Allentown was arrested Tuesday in his officeat Nitschmann Middle School in Bethlehem, where police said theyfound meth ...
Student's 'That's so gay' comment ends in lawsuit
Mar 01, 2007; ... SANTA ROSA, Calif. - When a few classmates razzed Rebekah Riceabout her Mormon upbringing with questions such as, "Do you have 10moms?" she shot back: "That's so gay." Those three words landed the high school freshman in theprincipal's office and resulted in a lawsuit that raises ...
Bulletin board
Mar 01, 2007 ... FUTURE EVENTS Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Support Group will meetfrom 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Parent Educator Resource Center,South Charleston Middle School. The topic will be "Transitioning fromhigh school to adult life". A light dinner will be served ....
Horoscope
Mar 01, 2007; ... Thursday, March 1, 2007 Your birthday today: You're the brains behind the operation thisyear. Don't tell everybody what you're thinking. They'll judge you byyour results. They don't ever have to know how you come up with yourideas. In private, use prayer, meditation and requests ...
ASK AMY: Don't waste time pursuing tepid date
Mar 01, 2007; ... Just friends You went out with a woman who said there's no "chemistry" betweenyou, but that you could be friends. Amy says: A. Wait for the chemistry to kick in. B. Rent "When Harry Met Sally." C. Move on down the road. *** Dear Amy: A mutual ...
Cloxton keys Winfield's OT win over Sissonville: Girls Basketball
Mar 01, 2007; ... tatkinson@wvgazette.com When Katie Cloxton gets that look from Winfield assistant coachSherrie Munsey, the all-state point guard knows its time to getserious. The 5-foot-6 junior nailed a 3-pointer to force overtime, thensparked a 9-0 run to close out the extra period and ...
Rebound bucket lifts SC to sectional crown: Boys basketball
Mar 01, 2007; ... Prep roundup, 3B mikewhiteford@wvgazette.com On a night of high drama, countless lead changes and clutchshooting down the stretch, South Charleston's Matt Heyliger deliveredthe grand finale. As the clock ticked off the final seconds of a tie game, SC'sRicky Dunham ...
UC women are playing without a safety net
Mar 01, 2007; ... ALL OR NOTHING. That's the strange scenario staring down theUniversity of Charleston women's basketball team this week at theWest Virginia Conference tournament. Either the Golden Eagles run the table and capture a secondstraight conference tournament title, or they sit at home ...
UC faces top seed A-B in WVC quarterfinals
Mar 01, 2007 ... The University of Charleston pulled off a minor upset to reach thequarterfinals of the West Virginia Conference men's basketballtournament at the Charleston Civic Center. But the Golden Eagles will need to slay a much larger giant todayif they hope to continue their ...
INSIDE
Mar 01, 2007 ... Steroids East Gary Matthews Jr. is in the ...
TWO-MINUTE DRILL
Mar 01, 2007 ... Today's quote "I was so excited I almost shook my daughter's handand kissed my son." Hurricane boys basketball coach Ernie Sowardsafter Tuesdays sectional win over Lincoln County Names in the games Hornbuckle named first-team All-SEC Former South Charleston and Capital ...
Today's area schedule
Mar 01, 2007 ... COLLEGE Womens swimming Marshall at NCAA Diving Zones Todays area schedule for Friday, March 2 COLLEGE Softball Marshallvs. Rhode Island at North Carolina, 10 a.m. Marshall vs. Liberty atNorth Carolina, 12:15 p.m. West Virginia State at Shippensburg, 5p.m. Baseball West ...
WVC TOURNAMENT - WOMEN'S QUARTERFINALS: Eagles survive scare 17-point lead vanishes before UC eliminates Shepherd 65-58
Mar 01, 2007; ... Glenville, Concord, West Liberty advance to semifinals, 4B rickryan@wvgazette.com For most of the first half, it was smooth sailing for the GoodShip UC. The University of Charleston built leads as large as 17points in its West Virginia Conference quarterfinal against ...
Transactions
Mar 01, 2007 ... BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS-Agreed to terms with RHP Fernando Cabrera, OFShin-Soo Choo, OF Ben Francisco, OF Franklin Gutierrez, INF JoeInglett, LHP Juan Lara, INF Andy Marte, RHP Edward Mujica and C KellyShoppach on one-year contracts. National ...
Latest line
Mar 01, 2007 ... Favorite Points Underdog NBA Today's games DALLAS 9 (189) Cleveland PORTLAND 5 (196) Charlotte SEATTLE 5 (200) LA Clippers College Basketball Today's games Kent State 6 BOWLING GREEN Akron 8 1/2 ...
NHL
Mar 01, 2007 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 40 18 6 86 171 149 Pittsburgh 33 20 9 75 211 194 N.Y. Islanders 32 23 8 72 189 179 N.Y. Rangers 30 27 6 66 184 178 Philadelphia 16 37 10 42 166 241 Northeast ...
NBA
Mar 01, 2007 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 32 26 .552 - New Jersey 28 30 .483 4 New York 26 33 .441 61/2 Philadelphia 20 38 .345 12 Boston 15 42 .263 161/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Washington 31 25 ...