Charleston Gazette back issues from September 2007:
Asbestos liability on agenda: Legislature to look at BrickStreet's premiums, too, lawmaker says
Sep 01, 2007; ... morris@wvgazette.com WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - State legislative leaders say next year'sregular session will tackle one of the country's most controversiallegal debates: asbestos and silicosis liability. Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, House Speaker Rick Thompson andSenate ...
Virginia senator Warner to retire
Sep 01, 2007; ... Sen. Craig resigning 6A CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia,one of the most authoritative voices in Congress on the military anda key figure in the debate over Iraq, said Friday he will not seek asixth term in 2008. Warner, 80, has held the seat ...
Hitman e-mails latest e-scam: Death threat sent to retired coal miner sparks warning from attorney general
Sep 01, 2007; ... The e-mails were blunt: Pay $20,000 in five days or die. "I have been hired to kill you," one read in part. "I watch youeveryday since the past two weeks and I know where you go and whenyou come back and everything you do. Do not dare me." But pay the ransom, the e-mail ...
Library unshelves litigation: School board's freeze on tax payments draws lawsuit threat
Sep 01, 2007; ... bobschwarz@wvgazette.com The president of the Kanawha County Public Library Board wants towork out its $2.5 million a year funding dispute amicably with theKanawha County school board, but if that's not possible, he wants toswiftly pursue legal action. "I'm not a proponent ...
More houses for the gorge: New construction is less troubling to development's usual watchdogs
Sep 01, 2007; ... susanwilliams@wvgazette.com FAYETTEVILLE - Fayette County commissioners agreed Friday to allowanother luxury housing development in the New River Gorge. Developers Class VI River Runners and Optima Properties WV LLCwant to build houses in an upscale development, called Wild ...
The Charleston Sternwheel Regatta
Sep 01, 2007 ... Today * 7:30 a.m. - Charleston Distance Run. The 15-mile run begins onthe corner of Clendenin and Virginia streets and ends at LaidleyField. A 5K run will also be held. * 7:30 a.m. - AARP's Charleston Distance Walk. The walk will beginin Appalachian Power Park with various ...
Vent line
Sep 01, 2007 ... * AT&T and Sen. Jay Rockefeller announced a new customer servicecenter to be built in Wheeling, adding 200 jobs. What about thevacant building in Charleston that already has skilled, former AT&Temployees available who are trained? We have a vacant buildingsitting here with wiring for ...
Readers' voice
Sep 01, 2007 ... * Kanawha County preachers have been very vocal about table gamesat the track. I have yet to hear one of them condemn the slaughter inIraq in George W. Bush's war. This doesn't include Jim Lewis, a goodperson. * The state should not be a crossroads for new power plants ...
Things to do today
Sep 01, 2007 ... Stage/Theater * JIM HOLDER and RAY HABER: 8 p.m. Admission $10. The Comedy Zone,Ramada Plaza Hotel, 400 Second Ave., South Charleston. Call 414-2FUN. Music * THE WRECKERS: 8:30 p.m. Free. Kanawha Boulevard at HaddadRiverfront Park. Visit ...
Bulletin board
Sep 01, 2007 ... FUTURE EVENTS St. Albans American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 73 will meet for asalad supper at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the post home. Members shouldbring cereal for a service project. Putnam County Parks and Recreation Commission will sponsor a dogmanners class from 6 to 7 p.m ....
Man pulls train with his teeth
Sep 01, 2007; ... KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian man nicknamed "King Tooth"has pulled a seven-coach train using a steel rope clenched in hismouth in an attempt to set a world record for the heaviest weightpulled with teeth. Grunting and gasping, ...
Man gets life sentence in woman's 2006 murder
Sep 01, 2007; ... gharki@wvgazette.com Dale Shawnessy O'Neil was convicted of the murder of Cross Lanesresident Jewel Adkins on Friday in Jackson County. O'Neil, 39, was given life without mercy for the July 2006killing, said Vikki Creel, deputy at the Jackson County CircuitClerk's office ....
Boone County man charged in shooting
Sep 01, 2007 ... A Boone County man was arrested and charged with wantonendangerment Friday morning after he allegedly fired a pistol at avehicle owned by a Nellis man during an altercation, according to theBoone County Sheriff's Department. Michael Ritenour of Hernshaw was arraigned during a ...
Manchin to talk at Labor Day picnic
Sep 01, 2007 ... Gov. Joe Manchin will highlight the annual United Mine Workers'Labor Day picnic this year. Manchin, the Democratic governor who is up for re-election in2008, headlines a list of speakers that includes U.S. Rep. NickRahall, D-W.Va. Other politicians are expected to also attend ...
How lucky can you get?
Sep 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK - Adeline and Eugene Angelo won $5 million Thursday afterbuying the winning ticket in last week's New York Lotto. In 1996,they won $2.5 million after splitting a $10 million jackpot withthree other people. Eugene Angelo, 81, said he and his wife would share their ...
No truth to dog fighting innuendo, lawyer says
Sep 01, 2007; ... gharki@wvgazette.com The lawyer for a Charleston woman charged with 10 counts of animalcruelty and several other violations says allegations that pit bullsfound on her property may have been trained for dog fighting are nottrue. "There is no dog fighting going on, no training ...
Readers' forum
Sep 01, 2007 ... Priscilla Haden wrong on civics 'education' Editor: Priscilla Haden is wrong when she promotes the notion from 2003The Civic Mission of Schools report that "individuals do notautomatically become free and responsible citizens, but must beeducated for citizenship." (Aug. 17) ...
Why are needy invisible to media?
Sep 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - Who could not guffaw over the news that LeonaHelmsley left her dog, "Trouble," a $12 million trust fund whilecutting two of her grandchildren out of her will? The queen of mean,as the tabloids called her, commanded that when "Trouble dies, herremains shall be buried next to ...
Smiles and scowls
Sep 01, 2007; ... To multitudes of Kanawha Valley volunteers working to make anothersuccess of West Virginia's biggest party, the annual SternwheelRegatta. To Charleston police Lt. Eric Johnson, named America's OutstandingLaw Enforcement Officer of the Year for his courage under fire -although ...
Craig: Political double-standard
Sep 01, 2007; ... LITTLE FUSS is raised over the fact that Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is openly gay. He's so popular with his district's voters thatopponents rarely run against him. Tolerant Americans merely shrugabout Frank's orientation, which bears less stigma in the DemocraticParty. But ...
Idaho Sen. Craig to resign
Sep 01, 2007; ... Editorial. 4A BOISE, Idaho - Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig will resign fromthe Senate amid a furor over his arrest and guilty plea in a policesex sting in an airport men's room, Republican officials said Friday. Craig will announce at a news conference in Boise Saturday ...
White House press secretary resigns
Sep 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - President Bush named a new press secretary on Friday,replacing the high-profile showman Tony Snow with his quieter,stickler-for-detail deputy, Dana Perino. Snow, 52, battling cancer, said he was stepping down because heneeded to earn more than his $168,000 White House ...
News briefs
Sep 01, 2007 ... Kroger store-brand potato salads recalled CINCINNATI - Kroger Co. said Friday the grocery chain wasrecalling its store-brand "Southern-Style" and "Mustard" potatosalads because of concerns they have been tainted with E. colibacteria, according to state agricultural ...
Political briefs
Sep 01, 2007 ... Iowa gay marriage ruling stirs 2008 race DES MOINES, Iowa - An Iowa county judge's ruling knocking down thestate's same-sex marriage ban stirred up the presidential race Fridayas Republicans jostled to stake out a position with the state'sconservative voters in mind. Mitt ...
McCain will try to sell support for war
Sep 01, 2007; ... DES MOINES, Iowa - Republican John McCain will aggressively try tosell support for the unpopular Iraq conflict - and his weakenedpresidential candidacy - in a September push that will emphasize hiswar-hero biography and his credentials to be commander in chief. "The transcendent ...
State rejects mine communications plans
Sep 01, 2007; ... Individualized plans to install wireless communication andtracking systems in West Virginia's 254 underground coal mines wererejected Friday, as state regulators said the proposals lackeddetailed descriptions on how the systems would be developed and used. Coal operators have until ...
State briefs
Sep 01, 2007 ... Manchins celebrate anniversary in Italy Gov. Joe Manchin and first lady Gayle Manchin celebrated their40th wedding with a trip to Italy. The trip was a gift from the Manchins' children. The Manchins wereexpected to return to West Virginia Friday, said Manchin spokeswomanLara ...
Presque Isle Downs to open horse track
Sep 01, 2007; ... ERIE, Pa. - For gamblers at western Pennsylvania's first slotsparlor, there's a new game in town: horse racing. Presque Isle Downs & Casino plans to open its newly builtthoroughbred racetrack today, with daily prize money totaling roughly$500,000, a groundbreaking synthetic track ...
Amnesty on vehicle tax helps some counties
Sep 01, 2007; ... With West Virginia's three-month vehicle tax amnesty periodwinding down, assessors in some border counties say they've seen anincrease in out-of-state vehicle registrations, but the longtimeproblem still remains. "I think it's a wonderful thing, but I don't know how successfulit ...
Pope to lead eco-friendly festival
Sep 01, 2007; ... VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI is taking a new step in theVatican's environmental campaign, leading a youth festival thisweekend where participants will use recycled prayer books,biodegradable plates and backpacks made from reused nylon. About 300,000 young Roman Catholics are ...
Church activities
Sep 01, 2007 ... Anniversaries/homecoming * Homecoming services will be held Sunday at Ivydale BaptistChurch, Middle Fork of Davis Creek. The Humphreys will sing. * Homecoming services will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at AltaChurch of God. The Preast Family and Dale Preast will sing. * ...
After Katrina, clergy struggle with misery
Sep 01, 2007; ... NEW ORLEANS - Clergymen struggling to comfort the afflicted in NewOrleans are finding they, too, need someone to listen to theirtroubles. The sight of misery all around them - and the combined burden ofhelping others put their lives back together while repairing theirown homes ...
Summer blessings include Bragg babies
Sep 01, 2007; ... August has packed her bags and fled our hills, leaving much of herheat behind her. We welcome mild September, with her early autumndays and slowing down of nature. She ushers in a restful period forthe country housewife, as the canning and preserving are finished,and the garden shuts ...
TVA sets power records during August
Sep 01, 2007; ... KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - For many, the end of August and a record-breaking heat wave couldn't have come soon enough, though a lack ofrainfall will continue to be a factor for months to come. The Tennessee Valley Authority set 13 peak power demand records -more than one every three days ...
Fla. students indicted on bomb charges
Sep 01, 2007; ... TAMPA, Fla. - Two Egyptian students at the University of SouthFlorida were indicted Friday on federal explosives charges, butprosecutors would not say whether the men planned to carry out anattack or hurt anyone. Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed, 24, an engineering ...
Richard Jewell remembered as hero
Sep 01, 2007; ... ATLANTA - Each anniversary of the 1996 Olympic bombing, RichardJewell would slip away, usually at night when no one was looking, andplace a rose and a card at the site where spectator Alice Hawthornewas killed. The former security guard who was wrongly linked to the blastsaved ...
Obituaries: Obit
Sep 01, 2007 ... Beatrice Marie Callahan Beatrice Marie Callahan died Aug. 29, 2007. Service will be 10a.m. Monday, Sept. 3, at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg.Burial will follow at the End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville.Friends may call Sunday, Sept. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the ...
Calif. backpacker gored by bison
Sep 01, 2007; ... LONG BEACH, Calif. - A backpacker fell prey to one of SouthernCalifornia's lesser-known hazards: being gored by an American bisonon Santa Catalina Island. Jardrec Anangos was recovering from a fractured pelvic bone, asore back and an open wound after he was attacked Wednesday by ...
Reunions
Sep 01, 2007 ... Hardman family - Sunday, Hardman Chapel, located east ofSmithville, Route 47, Ritchie County. A covered-dish dinner will beserved at noon. Following a short business meeting, there will begames and fellowship. Descendants of the Rev. James Hardman areinvited. The family cemetery is ...
WVU board approves faculty, staff pay hike
Sep 01, 2007 ... MORGANTOWN - Faculty and staff at West Virginia University willcollectively be given the biggest pay increase since 1993, theschool's governing board decided Friday. Starting Oct. 1, salaries will increase by an average of 5 percent- adding $16 million to the payroll - at the ...
Community briefs
Sep 01, 2007 ... Area groups elect officers for 2007-08 Two area organizations have elected officers for the 2007-08 term.They are: Kanawha Valley Senior Services: president, Glen "Buck" Chestnut ofBelle; first vice president, Jesse Haynes of South Charleston; secondvice president, Ron ...
Movement workshop scheduled
Sep 01, 2007 ... Jon Bredal, a developmental specialist from Wolf Creek, Ore., willlead a movement workshop Sept. 7-8, sponsored by Better Balance ofCharleston. The workshop, Empowering Families Through Play, will address theproblems of children's declining ability to play because of adecrease ...
Judge denies power petition: Regatta boaters wanted access to city electricity
Sep 01, 2007; ... gharki@wvgazette.com Kanawha Chief Circuit Judge Charles King denied a petition Fridayfiled on behalf of boaters wanting to tap into city power during theSternwheel Regatta. On Thursday morning, lawyer Richard Lindroth filed a petition inKanawha Circuit Court for an ...
Hurricane urged to conserve water
Sep 01, 2007 ... HURRICANE - Officials in Hurricane are cautioning city residentsto conserve water due to drought conditions. The city's main reservoir is about 16 inches too shallow, saidCity ...
Street closings
Sep 01, 2007 ... Street closings for Saturday: * Virginia Street, between Pennsylvania Avenue and Truslow Street,is closed from 6 to about 7:45 a.m. today. * Clendenin Street, between Kanawha Boulevard and Quarrier Street,is closed from 6 to about 7:45 a.m. today. * Kanawha Boulevard, ...
CORRECTIONS
Sep 01, 2007 ... Three heart doctors mentioned in a Friday Gazette story about CTscanners are cardiologists. They are not surgeons. nnn The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In an Aug. 29 story about a mine safetyconference, The Associated Press erroneously reported the ...
World weather
Sep 01, 2007 ... Amsterdam 66 50 Clr Athens 93 64 Clr Baghdad 111 86 Clr Berlin 66 44 Rain Bermuda 84 75 Rain Cairo 92 76 Clr Calgary 78 45 Clr Dublin 65 54 Rain Hong Kong 89 80 PCldy Jerusalem 89 77 Clr London 67 50 ...
National weather
Sep 01, 2007 ... Anchorage 65 49 Cldy Atlanta 88 70 Rain Boston 74 62 Clr Charlotte,N.C. 89 68 PCldy Chicago 78 57 Clr Cincinnati 81 59 Clr Cleveland 75 56 Clr Dallas-Ft Worth 93 73 Clr Denver 91 61 PCldy Detroit 77 56 Clr Elkins 81 52 ...
LOTTERY: LOTTERIES
Sep 01, 2007 ... Friday, Aug. 31, 2007 West Virginia: Daily 3 836 Daily 4 8823Cash 25 2-6-11-13-15-25 Ohio: ...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - WEEK 2: Riverside holds on vs. Huntington scare
Sep 01, 2007; ... When the Riverside Warriors took a 14-point lead with just 4:15remaining in Friday night's home matchup against the HuntingtonHighlanders, everyone in attendance thought the game was pretty muchover. Huntington had different ideas, however. The Highlanders scored apair of late ...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - WEEK 2: St. Albans overcomes mistakes to top Spring Valley 27-3
Sep 01, 2007; ... KENOVA - Although St. Albans already had a game under its beltprior to Friday night's 27-3 win over Spring Valley in the Wolves'Den, the contest looked a lot like the opener for both teams. Twenty-eight penalties were accepted and the Red Dragons (2-0)overcame three turnovers and ...
In the spotlight
Sep 01, 2007 ... * ATHLETE: Jessica Russell * SCHOOL: Herbert Hoover * CLASS: Senior * SPORTS: Cheerleading, tennis * HIGHLIGHTS: A captain of the competition squad in cheerleadingfor the Class AA Huskies and two-year varsity tennis player; all-academic first team in tennis and ...
BRIGHT LIGHTS: Check it out this weekend
Sep 01, 2007 ... Today * Noon - boys soccer: Charleston Catholic at Cabell Midland * Noon - college football: Marshall at Miami (Fla.) * 1 p.m. - college football: Urbana at WVU Tech * 1 p.m. - college football: Univ. of Charleston at ...
INSIDE: Flipside; Grecian turn
Sep 01, 2007 ... Come along with one of our local teens and enjoy the sights of asummer tour of the Greek island of Mykonos. A group of ...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - WEEK 2: GW continues early roll; Patriots notch 13-12 victory over SC
Sep 01, 2007; ... rickryan@wvgazette.com It's been two games, two strong defensive efforts and twovictories for unsung George Washington. Christian Perkins scored on a 2-yard run late in the third quarterFriday night and the Patriots made it stand up for a 13-12 victoryover South Charleston ...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - WEEK 2: Poca wins wild one; Capital nips Midland
Sep 01, 2007 ... Josh Jenkins intercepted a pass and returned it 65 yards for atouchdown with 1:17 left in the game, breaking a tie and giving Pocaa 35-28 victory over Ravenswood Friday night at O.O. White Stadium. Poca (1-1) led 14-0 at halftime, but the Red Devils (1-1) scoredthe first three TDs ...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - WEEK 2: Sissonville wins in its home away from home
Sep 01, 2007; ... tatkinson@wvgazette.com It wasn't quite home, sweet home for Sissonville Friday night, butthe Indians seemed right at home in their new surroundings. Senior running back Nathan Brill gained 127 yards on 26 carriesand scored three touchdowns to lead Sissonville past Point ...
Power sets attendance record in loss to Legends
Sep 01, 2007 ... On deck * Today: Greensboro at W.Va. Power, 7:05 p.m. * Sunday:Greensboro Grasshoppers at W.Va. Power, 5:05 p.m. * Monday:Greensboro Grasshoppers at W.Va. Power, 1:05 p.m. The West Virginia Power set an attendance record for the thirdstraight season in a 6-3 loss to the Lexington ...
Hurricane boys edge Nitro 1-0: PREP soccer
Sep 01, 2007 ... Hurricane sophomore midfielder Cameron Keenan scored off a restartby senior Josh Cyrus with two minutes remaining in the first half forthe only goal in the Redskins' 1-0 boys soccer win over Nitro Friday. "It was a very physical game as shown by the fouls," Hurricanecoach Jim ...
Today in History
Sep 01, 2007; ... * In 1807, 200 years ago, former Vice President Aaron Burr wasfound not guilty of treason. (Burr was then tried on a misdemeanorcharge, but was again acquitted.) * In 1907, American labor leader Walter P. Reuther was born inWheeling. * In 1923, the Japanese cities of Tokyo ...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - WEEK 2: Friday's scores, summaries
Sep 01, 2007 ... Friday's state scores Berkeley Springs 28, Hedgesville 12 Bluefield 20, Princeton 0 Bridgeport 49, Preston 8 Bridgeport, Ohio 29, Clay-Battelle 6 Brooke 28, Morgantown 24 Buffalo 27, Parkersburg Catholic 8 Calhoun 38, Ritchie County ...
Reunion celebrates CHS titles
Sep 01, 2007; ... Almost 20 years after the doors closed on Charleston High, theschool's record-setting football program will be remembered in a bigway this weekend. The school's Big 3 football reunion will take place today at theCharleston Marriott. A reception is set for 5:30-7 p.m., followed ...
'A dumb little practical joke': First personal computer virus
Sep 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK - What began as a ninth-grade prank, a way to trickalready-suspicious friends who had fallen for his earlier practicaljokes, has earned Rich Skrenta notoriety as the first person ever tolet loose a personal computer virus. Although over the next 25 years, Skrenta started ...
Record time predicted in Distance Run
Sep 01, 2007; ... mikewhiteford@wvgazette.com A prediction that the course record will fall has added spice tothe 35th running of the Charleston Distance Run, which begins at 7:30a.m. today. Tesfaye Girma, a 24-year-old Ethiopia native, enters the 15-milerace with splendid credentials and, ...
Briefs
Sep 01, 2007 ... Wall Street positive after Fed, Bush remarks NEW YORK - Wall Street closed out another erratic week with a biggain Friday after investors took comments from President Bush andFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as reassuring signs Wall Streetwon't be left to deal with problems in ...