Charleston Gazette back issues from December 2008:
Fridays Womens Major Basketball Scores
Dec 01, 2008; ... EAST Cent. Connecticut St. 74, Cornell 66 Dartmouth 59, Delaware49 Duquesne 100, Niagara 42 Kentucky 87, Yale 82 Long Island U. 74,New Hampshire 60 Navy 76, St. Francis, Pa. 66 Rhode Island 64,Bryant 57 St. Johns 61, Stony Brook 49 Vermont 69, Manhattan 50SOUTH Baylor 62, Villanova 57 ...
Boxing
Dec 01, 2008 ... Fight Schedule Dec. 5 At Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez,Calif. (SHO), Luis Carlos Abregu, Argentina, vs. David Estrada,Chicago, 10, ...
Sports history
Dec 01, 2008 ... Dec. 1 1936 End Larry Kelley of Yale is named the Heisman Trophywinner. 1951 Arnold Showboat Boykin of Mississippi scores seventouchdowns in a 49-7 rout of Mississippi State. 1959 LouisianaState halfback Billy Cannon is named the Heisman Trophy winner. 1973Jack Nicklaus wins the ...
Liberty Thanksgiving Classic Championship
Dec 01, 2008 ... Liberty 80, William & Mary 74, 2OT Third Place S. Carolina St.66, Coker 64 USA ...
Prep football playoffs
Dec 01, 2008 ... CLASS AAA Semifinals * South Charleston 34, Morgantown 18 *George Washington 19, University 17 Championship At Wheeling Island Stadium Saturday * No. 1 SouthCharleston (13-0) vs. No. 2 George Washington (12-1), noon CLASS AA Semifinals * Magnolia 13, James Monroe ...
COUCH SLOUCH: ; In college football, why are white guys calling the shots?
Dec 01, 2008; ... America remains a complex work-in-progress, full of amazement andcontradiction. Item 1: There is only one person who can be presidentof these United States at any given time, and as of Jan. 20, 2009,that one person will be black. Item 2: There are 119 head coaches inDivision I-A college ...
EYEWITNESS NEWS: ; STORMTEAM WEATHER; WCHS/FOX 11 Steve Borecky's Outlook
Dec 01, 2008 ... Rain changes to snow today, and it will be breezy, with winds 15-25 mph. High 40. Dusting to an inch of snow accumulation ...
MONDAY Q & A
Dec 01, 2008 ... On Monday, we take our readers pulse on a question in the news.This weeks question YES OR NO: Have you decorated for Christmas yet?o Yes o No Answer the poll on the Web at g ONLINE wvgazette.com See the results for todays question on ...
LOTTERY: ; LOTTERIES
Dec 01, 2008 ... Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008 Hot Lotto: 7-14-22-24-38: 2 DES MOINES, Iowa None of the tickets sold for the Powerball gameSaturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 5-33-36-39-55: Powerball: 21 (x4) Players matching all five numbers and thePowerball would have won or ...
Kanawha school menu
Dec 01, 2008 ... For the week of Dec.1-5 Monday Breakfast - Waffle sticks w/syrup; cereal; fresh fruit; juice/milk Lunch - Baked breaded chicken; mashed potatoes; green beans;wheat roll; milk Tuesday Breakfast - Scrambled eggs; bacon; toast; cereal; fresh ...
Putnam school menu
Dec 01, 2008 ... For the week of Dec. 1-5 Monday Breakfast - Sausage biscuit; cereal; fresh fruit; juice/milk Lunch - Tacos, refried beans, Spanish rice; fruit/vegetable bar;milk Tuesday Breakfast - Oatmeal; toast; cereal; fresh fruit; juice/milk Lunch - Roast ...
HEALTHY BITES: ; Cookies for everyone ... even Santa
Dec 01, 2008; ... I PROMISED last column that we would figure a way around all theChristmas cookies. I fibbed, because I'm plunging you right into the center of thebaking frenzy with today's recipes. Since festivities are approaching and the dust has settled onyour Thanksgiving pie and ...
HOW STUFF WORKS: ; Arctic igloos are technological marvels
Dec 01, 2008; ... One of the classic symbols of winter is the igloo. Because Santalives in the Arctic, you will sometimes see igloos in the Santastory as well. And igloos show up in cartoons all the time. But all of these portrayals hide the fact that the igloo has beena real dwelling for Inuit ...
EARTH TALK: ; Several merchants offer 'green' gift ideas
Dec 01, 2008 ... E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Can you recommend some sources for toys and otherholiday gifts that are both safe and not harmful to the environment?- Tracy Gately, Marblehead, Mass. Given the massive recall of toys contaminated with lead lastyear, let alone all ...
KENNEDY AWARD WATCH LIST
Dec 01, 2008 ... Here's a look at some of the leading candidates for the KennedyAward, which goes to the top high school football player in thestate as voted on by members of the West Virginia Sports WritersAssociation. This is not intended as the definitive list; playersare added and deleted as the ...
SATURDAY'S GAME - KENTUCKY: ; 54, WEST VIRGINIA; 43; Mountaineers go bust in Las Vegas
Dec 01, 2008; ... LAS VEGAS - On Saturday night, in a city known for its gambling,it was no dice for West Virginia's basketball team. The Mountaineers looked strong against Kentucky in the first halfof the Las Vegas Invitational finals but melted down in the secondhalf and fell 54-43 before a ...
Patterson shines vs. WVU
Dec 01, 2008; ... LAS VEGAS - Not many West Virginians were happy with theMountaineers' 54-43 loss to Kentucky in the finals of the Las VegasInvitational. One, however, grinned from ear to ear. He, in fact, jumped forjoy afterward. That native: Huntington's Patrick Patterson, Kentucky's best ...
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - WEEK 13: ; Steelers shut down Pats
Dec 01, 2008 ... FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Pittsburgh's NFL-best defense stopped MattCassel's two-game offensive surge and pushed New England closer tostrange territory: a sideline seat for the playoffs. The Steelers held the Patriots to 267 yards, got two touchdownpasses from Ben Roethlisberger and ...
Sports on TV/radio
Dec 01, 2008 ... TELEVISION ESPN2 7 p.m. - men's basketball:Wisconsin at Virginia Tech VERSUS 8 p.m. - NHL:Colorado at Minnesota ESPN 8:30 p.m. - NFL: Jaguars at Texans RADIO 1490-AM WSWW 5 ...
College football
Dec 01, 2008 ... BCS Standings List Nov. 30 Harris USAToday Computer BCS Rnk Pts Pct Rnk Pts Pct Rnk Pct Avg Prv 1. Alabama 1 2815 0.9965 1 1521 0.9974 3 0.920 0.9713 1 2. Oklahoma 4 2569 0.9094 2 1397 0.9161 1 0.980 0.9351 3 3. Texas 3 2575 0.9115 3 1396 ...
The AP Top 25
Dec 01, 2008 ... The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll,with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 29,total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through onepoint for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Prvs 1. Alabama (62) ...
NFL standings, statistics
Dec 01, 2008 ... AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Jets 8 4 0 .667 340 268 New England 7 5 0 .583 277 255 Miami 7 5 0 .583 253 257 Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 276 259 South W L T Pct PF PA Tennessee 11 1 0 .917 304 175 Indianapolis ...
Women's basketball
Dec 01, 2008 ... West Virginia Conference Conf. Overall W L Rat. W L Pct. W.Va. State 1 0 100.0 2 1 .667 Fairmont St. 1 0 100.0 2 2 .500 Ohio Valley 1 0 100.0 2 2 .500 West Liberty 1 0 100.0 2 2 .500 W.Va. Wesleyan 1 0 100.0 1 2 .333 Concord 1 0 ...
Men's basketball
Dec 01, 2008 ... BIG EAST CONFERENCE Conf. Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Pittsburgh 0 0 .000 7 0 1.000 Syracuse 0 0 .000 6 0 1.000 Connecticut 0 0 .000 6 0 1.000 Villanova 0 0 .000 6 0 1.000 DePaul 0 0 .000 4 0 1.000 St. John's 0 0 .000 5 1 ...
Area schedule
Dec 01, 2008 ... COLLEGE Women's basketball Alderson Broaddus at WVU Tech, 6 p.m. Today's area schedule for Tuesday, Dec. 2 COLLEGE Men's basketball East Tennessee State at Marshall, 7:30 p.m. WVU Tech at Southern Virginia, 7 p.m. Women's ...
NBA
Dec 01, 2008 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 16 2 .889 - New Jersey 9 7 .563 6 Toronto 8 7 .533 61/2 New York 8 8 .500 7 Philadelphia 7 10 .412 81/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 13 4 .765 ...
NHL
Dec 01, 2008 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 17 8 2 36 72 65 Pittsburgh 14 6 3 31 75 63 Philadelphia 11 7 5 27 76 71 New Jersey 12 8 2 26 65 60 N.Y. Islanders 10 12 2 22 65 80 Northeast Division W L OT ...
Latest line
Dec 01, 2008 ... NFL Favorite Points Underdog HOUSTON 3 (48) Jacksonville Thursday SAN DIEGO 7 1/2 (45) Oakland Sunday INDIANAPOLIS 14 (45) Cincinnati CHICAGO 4 1/2 (42) Jacksonville GREEN BAY 5 1/2 (49) Houston TENNESSEE 14 (37) ...
TWO-MINUTE DRILL
Dec 01, 2008 ... Quote "A lot of players, for whatever reason, feel the need tocarry guns. Its a choice that they make . . . Wed like to think mostof them are licensed. Were not sure thats always the case." JohnMara N.Y. Giants president and CEO Names in the games Lawyer: Giants' Burress ...
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL: ; Bulls provided blueprint; USF one of the first to have success against spread offense
Dec 01, 2008; ... MORGANTOWN - Prior to this season, only a handful of teams hadbeen extraordinarily successful at stopping West Virginia's spreadoffense running game. East Carolina managed to do it in both 2005 and 2006, although inneither year did the Pirates have enough offense to make it ...
Needs for '09? Help at QB, WR
Dec 01, 2008; ... CERTAINLY, it is to the Marshall football program's credit thatit regrouped from "clinching" a losing season and went toe-to-toewith probable Conference USA champion Tulsa. With a backupquarterback, no less. It's one of those agonizing losses, yes, but one that offers aglimmer ...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: ; Here we go again; Championship games are all rematches
Dec 01, 2008; ... Rematches will be the order of the weekend at the Super Sixfootball championships in Wheeling. Both the Class AAA (South Charleston vs. George Washington) andAA (Grafton vs. Magnolia) title games pit teams that have metpreviously this season. In Class A, Williamstown and Madonna ...
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL: ; Sun to shed light on bowl destination
Dec 01, 2008; ... MORGANTOWN - Despite an uneven and largely disappointing season,there still seems to be plenty of interest in West Virginia'sfootball team from the Big East's lineup of bowls. Ironically, though, it is likely to be a bowl that doesn't reallywant WVU - or any other Big East team, ...
MU: Snyder back to coach in 2009
Dec 01, 2008 ... Marshall football coach Mark Snyder will return to coach in 2009,the university's administration declared Sunday, one day after theThundering Herd finished a 4-8 season. "To avoid any speculation concerning our football program, MarkSnyder is and will remain our head football ...
Todays forecast around the country and Sundays temperatures to 8 p.m.
Dec 01, 2008 ... Anchorage 10 7 PCldy Atlanta 44 38 PCldy Boston 60 39 PCldy Charlotte,N.C. 48 40 Clr Chicago 34 29 PCldy Cincinnati 37 33 PCldy Cleveland 39 33 Snow Dallas-Ft Worth 58 37 Clr Denver 53 23 PCldy Detroit 36 30 ...
Around the world
Dec 01, 2008 ... Amsterdam 41 30 Rain Athens 59 44 Rain Baghdad 68 51 PCldy Berlin 35 30 Snow Bermuda 71 59 PCldy Cairo 74 57 Clr Calgary 45 24 PCldy Dublin 39 34 PCldy Hong Kong 73 52 Clr Jerusalem 71 55 PCldy London 40 33 ...
First lady says she'll miss White House staff
Dec 01, 2008 ... WASHINGTON - Laura Bush soon will no longer live in the country'smost famous mansion or be able to get away to the coveted Camp Davidpresidential retreat. But beyond the perks, she says what she willmiss most about being first lady are the staff and friends whosurround her ....
Cost of Christmas: ; Price of 12 days worth of presents rises higher than ever
Dec 01, 2008; ... PITTSBURGH - Given the economic downturn, even the most romanticmight balk at the $86,609 price tag for the items in the carol, "TheTwelve Days of Christmas." That's this year's cost, according to the annual "Christmas PriceIndex" compiled by PNC Wealth Management, which tallies ...
20TH CENTURY IMAGES: ; Pride of the C&O, 1925; By Richard Andre
Dec 01, 2008 ... Anyone familiar with the history of Huntington knows that cityowes its beginnings to the C&O railroad and it is only natural thatthe Huntington Depot is one of the most beautiful on the line. Built in 1914, the depot has ...
Sunday's weather in Charleston
Dec 01, 2008 ... Temperatures: High 48 Low 35 High 79 (1934) Low 6 (1929)Precipitation: 24 hours at ...
Are ethics underrated?: ; More students report cheating, lying for money, plagiarizing
Dec 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK - In the past year, 30 percent of U.S. high schoolstudents have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on atest, according to a new, large-scale survey suggesting thatAmericans are too apathetic about ethical standards. Educators reacting to the findings ...
Space shuttle Endeavour finishes mission
Dec 01, 2008; ... EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Space shuttle Endeavour and itsseven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Sunday, taking a detourto sunny California after storms hit the main landing strip inFlorida. Endeavour wrapped up a 16-day trip that left the InternationalSpace Station ...
Odds are against Franken win in Minn.
Dec 01, 2008; ... MINNEAPOLIS - While a tiny margin separates the candidates in theMinnesota U.S. Senate race, it is wide enough that Democrat AlFranken faces a daunting task in challenging votes to erase Sen.Norm Coleman's lead. The two sides have disputed thousands of the other's votes, butmany ...
Critics question AIDS' place among world priorities
Dec 01, 2008; ... LONDON - As World AIDS Day is marked today, some experts aregrowing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up fundingat the expense of more pressing health needs. They argue that the world has entered a post-AIDS era in whichthe disease's spread has largely been curbed ...
Obituaries: ; Obit
Dec 01, 2008 ... Heartley Anderson Heartley Anderson, 77, of Charleston died Nov. 29, 2008. He was aretired captain of the Charleston Fire Department. Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements. Raymond William Bartley Raymond William Bartley, 73, of ...
SAVVY SENIOR: ; Tips for dealing with holiday blues
Dec 01, 2008; ... Dear Savvy Senior: Over the past few years my mother, who is 75,has gotten where she dreads the holiday season and becomes verymelancholy. What can I do to help? - Hating the Holidays Dear Hating: Millions of people experience the holiday blues thistime of year, but seniors tend ...
ASK AMY: ; Hairdresser who hits up client for pills is unprofessional
Dec 01, 2008; ... Dear Amy: I have had the same hairdresser for the past fiveyears. We have always had a comfortable and friendly stylist/customer relationship, until recently. I told him I could not lay myhead back in the washing bowl because I had just had neck surgery. He asked whether I had ...
Horoscope
Dec 01, 2008; ... Monday, Dec. 1, 2008 Your birthday today: You can make a lot of money this year, doingsomething that's fun. You're exceptionally lucky concerning financesnow. You can do very well, even in hard times. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiestday, 0 the ...
BULLETIN BOARD
Dec 01, 2008 ... FUTURE EVENTS * Kanawha Valley Coin Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at theSouth Charleston Library. Call (304) 562-6917 or 727-4062. * University of Charleston Builders will have a meet and greetbeginning 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Erma Byrd Art Gallery inRiggleman Hall, ...
INNERVIEWS: ; Longtime cardiologist a heartbeat away from retirement
Dec 01, 2008; ... Dr. Stafford Warren, a leading Charleston cardiologist, willretire the end of this month. Sort of. After 35 years, he doesn'thave the heart to bow out cold turkey. Instead, he's sliding intoretirement. He will still practice, just not as long and as hard ashe used to. Drawn to Charleston ...
STATEHOUSE BEAT: ; Is Lemmon retirement start of a mass flight?
Dec 01, 2008; ... To date, the Manchin administration has been notable for the lackof turnover among his top aides. (By comparison, by the time Gaston Caperton started his secondterm, he had only a couple of aides who had been with him from thestart, and had gone through about four communications ...
W.Va. health agencies 'blind-sided' by technology charges: ; Once covered by DHHR, costs for computers, technicians, now part of local boards budgets
Dec 01, 2008; ... The Cabell-Huntington Health Department planned to pave itsparking lot this year, but the project has been postponed. The department's chief health officer, Dr. Harry Tweel, recentlyfound out that the agency must pay the state $25,740 for computersand technical assistance - a ...
Pro-death: ; Revenge mentality
Dec 01, 2008; ... Gradually, most of the civilized world has abolished the deathpenalty. Conscientious people everywhere now realize that killingprisoners is a medieval barbarism suited for dictatorships, but notfor modern democracies. Of course, some murderers don't deserve to live, but that's ...
Potpourri
Dec 01, 2008; ... Incredibly, financial bailouts being approved in Washington nowadd up to $8.5 trillion, a figure beyond comprehension. ABC Newscommented: "In comparison, the total U.S. cost of World War II,adjusted for inflation, was $3.6 trillion. The bailout will costmore than the total combined costs ...
Readers' forum
Dec 01, 2008 ... Maverick McCain sparks a poem Editor: I am a maverick, my friends, my friends. The election is over and the votes are in, And John the Maverick did not win, my friends. I am sure that I am not the only person that got tired of hearing"The Maverick and My ...
The legal road ahead for gays
Dec 01, 2008; ... The California Supreme Court's decision to hear argument as an"original" matter in three of the lawsuits challenging the adoptionof Proposition 8 means the issue of gay marriage will soon be backin the courts. With one justice voting not to hear the caseschallenging Prop 8 at all and one ...
Support U.S. loans for Big 3
Dec 01, 2008; ... I URGE West Virginia's members of Congress to support passage ofemergency loans to America's auto manufacturers. When CEOs of the Big Three came to Washington and asked for help,they were ridiculed, kicked around and made to feel like a group ofbums. Autoworker wages received ...
Study shows financial costs of autism
Dec 01, 2008; ... CHICAGO - More than half a million U.S. children have autism,with costly health-care needs that often put an unprecedentedfinancial strain on their families, national data show. Compared with parents whose youngsters have chronic health-careneeds but not autism, those with ...
ATF calls Houston pipeline for guns
Dec 01, 2008 ... HOUSTON - Houston has become a firearms marketplace for Mexicandrug cartels, according to federal law enforcement officials. Gangsters have spent millions in Texas on military-style weaponsand ammunition that are being used in the cartels' ongoing clasheswith Mexican police, ...
Obama expected to fill top posts today: ; Hillary Clinton for secretary of state, Holder for attorney general among names discussed
Dec 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama plans to announce sixexperienced hands to fill top administration posts today, moving atrecord speed to name the leadership team that will guide hispresidency through a time of war and recession. His selections include longtime advisers ...
Swiss OK heroin program, reject pot decriminalization
Dec 01, 2008 ... GENEVA - The world's most comprehensive legalized heroin programbecame permanent Sunday with overwhelming approval from Swiss voterswho simultaneously rejected the decriminalization of marijuana. The heroin program, started in 1994, is offered in 23 centersacross Switzerland. It ...
International hotels attract tourists, local elite, terrorists
Dec 01, 2008; ... LONDON - Consider how a city looks to a terrorist seekingtargets. There's the airport - inviting, but heavily secured. There's theU.S. Embassy, perimeter guarded by crack local forces and Marines.And there's the plush international hotel, open to anyone with adecent outfit and ...
LOTTERY: ; LOTTERIES
Dec 01, 2008 ... Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008 Hot Lotto: 7-14-22-24-38: 2 DES MOINES, Iowa - None of the tickets sold for the Powerballgame Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 5-33-36-39-55: Powerball: 21 (x4) Players matching all five numbers and the ...
Underwood service this morning open to public
Dec 01, 2008 ... One week after he died, former Gov. Cecil Underwood will beremembered at a memorial in Charleston. Gov. Joe Manchin is scheduled to attend today's service, at 11a.m. at Christ Church United Methodist, 1221 Quarrier St.,Charleston. The memorial is open to the public. For one ...
Mumbai survivors recall 'war zone'
Dec 01, 2008; ... MUMBAI, India - After the gunmen left, a waiter whispered, "Ifyou can move, follow me." So Michael Rudder, Helen Connolly, AndyBaragon and Linda Ronsdale crawled, bleeding, through the kitchen ofa restaurant at the luxury Oberoi hotel. The four had traveled to India on a spiritual ...