Charleston Gazette back issues from July 2009:
Permanent stage to be built at levee
Jul 01, 2009; ... Haddad Riverfront Park will get a permanent stage along with itsnew canopy by the end of the year, thanks to a gift by BettySchoenbaum, city officials announced Tuesday. Architects from Silling Associates unveiled plans Tuesday morningfor what will be called the Schoenbaum Stage - ...
BULLETIN BOARD
Jul 01, 2009 ... FUTURE EVENTS * Hurricane Civic Chorus will participate in the annualcelebration at 4 p.m. in Hurricane. The chorus, directed by LarryStickler with Tom Minshall on the piano, will sing at the gazebo onMain Street before the parade. Patriotic tunes will be featured. * Free ...
Vote today on toll hike for Turnpike
Jul 01, 2009; ... It's all but decided that the state Parkways Authority willapprove toll increases on the West Virginia Turnpike today. Still to be resolved are the amount of the increase, when it willtake effect, and what sorts of discounts may be offered to Turnpikecommuters. "Timing, ...
Combo drugs with Tylenol may be pulled
Jul 01, 2009; ... ADELPHI, Md. - Government experts say prescription drugs likeVicodin and Percocet that combine a popular painkiller with strongernarcotics should be eliminated because of their role in deadlyoverdoses. A Food and Drug Administration panel on Tuesday voted 20-17 thatprescription ...
Sen. Byrd leaves hospital
Jul 01, 2009; ... After being released from the hospital on Tuesday morning, Sen.Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., "is resting comfortably at home," accordingto his staff. It's still not clear when Byrd, the longest-serving senator inU.S. history, might return to the Senate. Byrd will "continue his ...
IN FOCUS l Buon appetito!
Jul 01, 2009 ... Close-knit Italian family compiles a ...
It's official: Franken wins disputed Minn. Senate race
Jul 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - Comedian Al Franken officially won the MinnesotaU.S. Senate seat Tuesday, as the state's Supreme Court ordered thathe be certified as the winner of last year's election and incumbentRepublican Norm Coleman conceded. Franken's win gives Democrats control of 60 Senate ...
June 30 traffic report
Jul 01, 2009 ... MOST POPULAR 1. Continued wait on mysterious WVU recruit 2. Speakers blast propose cut to state retiree benefits 3. Byrd, Rockefeller wary of global warming bill 4. Shoplifters loot Vienna mall of $25K worth of items 5. West Side man grazed by ...
Crash kills Roane woman, grandson
Jul 01, 2009 ... A 57-year-old woman and her 4-year-old grandson were killed in anaccident in Roane County Tuesday morning, according to the WestVirginia State Police. Kathy Saunders, of Reedy, was driving her 2006 Toyota Camry onRt. 33 around 9:30 a.m. when she collided with a truck ...
Energy, Promise laws take effect
Jul 01, 2009 ... As Congress continues to debate cap-and-trade, the clock willstart ticking today on a measure aimed at energy and the environmentin West Virginia. Gov. Joe Manchin's proposal to boost alternative and renewableenergy sources is among at least 20 legislative measures passed ...
POLICE Briefs
Jul 01, 2009 ... Kanawha man faces child porn charge A Tornado man was in jail Tuesday, charged with distributingchild pornography from his home computer. According to a criminal complaint on file in Kanawha CountyMagistrate Court, Detective Don Scurlock of the Kanawha Bureau ofInvestigation ...
COURT Briefs
Jul 01, 2009 ... Woman indicted in fatal shooting at CAMC A woman who allegedly shot her estranged husband as he lay in theintensive care unit at CAMC Memorial Hospital on June 13 wasindicted Tuesday on first-degree murder charges by a Kanawha Countygrand jury. Rhonda Kay Stewart, 53, ...
Iraq still needs the glue a U.S. presence provides
Jul 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - As the media trumpets sound for the pullback ofAmerican troops from urban areas in Iraq, the essential lesson ofour involvement must be recalled: Nothing about our entanglement inIraq has ever been as it seemed. We did not invade because Saddam Hussein was behind the ...
Local health reforms praised
Jul 01, 2009; ... I congratulate the Legislature and governor for their leadershipto institute meaningful health system reform (SB 414). As a frequentcritic of past efforts, such applause does not come lightly. This modest first step - launched without massively expandedregulatory authorities and ...
Readers' forum
Jul 01, 2009 ... Let's just get rid of 'mountain' nicknames Editor: Last week during a protest against mountaintop removal, a Masseyemployee pointed to a green mountainside and told a reporter, "It'sbeautiful, but what is it good for?" That was a new West Virginian speaking. We old ...
Science camp: ; Honors West Virginia
Jul 01, 2009; ... Another free public event is being added to the Kanawha Valley'scultural calendar. The first Martha Wehrle Opening Lecture,sponsored by the National Youth Science Foundation, is set for 6p.m. today in the grand lobby of the Clay Center for the Arts andSciences. A light reception will ...
Steel magnate's mansion sold
Jul 01, 2009 ... NEW CUMBERLAND -The former summer home of West Virginia steelmagnate E.T. Weir has a new owner. Williams Country Club of Weirton bid $225,000 for Rosemont Manorat an auction Tuesday at the Hancock County Courthouse. A previous auction June 6 had produced no buyers. The ...
Seven teens shot near Detroit summer school
Jul 01, 2009 ... DETROIT - Gunmen in a green minivan opened fire on a group ofteenagers waiting at a bus stop near a Detroit school on Tuesday,wounding seven including three who were in critical condition,authorities said. Five of the teens had just left Cody Ninth Grade Academy, wherethey were ...
WVSU, Kanawha Valley CTC agree to separation
Jul 01, 2009; ... Leaders of West Virginia State University and Kanawha ValleyCommunity and Technical College agreed to divide their assets andliabilities during meetings this week. Their approval of the separation agreement is part of legislationfrom 2008 meant to split public, four-year colleges ...
Lone girl rescued from ocean plane crash
Jul 01, 2009; ... MORONI, Comoros - A Yemeni jetliner carrying 153 people crashedinto the Indian Ocean on Tuesday as it attempted to land amid severeturbulence and howling winds. Officials said a teenage girl wasplucked from the sea, the only known survivor. The crash in waters off this island ...
Around the world
Jul 01, 2009 ... Amsterdam 77 60 Rain Athens 82 62 Rain Baghdad 113 89 Clr Berlin 75 60 Rain Bermuda 82 76 Rain Cairo 99 75 Clr Calgary 72 49 PCldy Dublin 70 52 Rain Hong Kong 89 82 Rain Jerusalem 90 70 PCldy London 87 63 ...
Todays forecast around the country and Tuesdays temperatures to 8 p.m.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Anchorage 66 49 Clr Atlanta 91 68 PCldy Boston 73 63 Cldy Charlotte,N.C. 90 62 PCldy Chicago 70 55 Cldy Cincinnati 80 59 Cldy Cleveland 67 55 Rain Dallas-Ft Worth 90 70 PCldy Denver 90 58 PCldy Detroit 68 56 ...
WIMBLEDON: ; Williams sisters on track for finals
Jul 01, 2009; ... WIMBLEDON, England - Her 19th consecutive victory at the AllEngland Club already wrapped up, Venus Williams grabbed a seat andwatched younger sister Serena win easily to reach the semifinals,too. Afterward, Venus and Mom, Oracene Price, strolled out of CentreCourt arm-in-arm, ...
Blueprint for success: ; Girls under-16 team set out to tackle top competition
Jul 01, 2009; ... Greg Silverman and the rest of the Charleston Futbol Club Eliteparents made the decision a long time ago and have never regrettedit. "We started this thing when they were about 7 years old," saidSilverman, who is manager of the under-16 girls soccer team. "We decided we were ...
WVU stumbling on practice facility project
Jul 01, 2009; ... CALL IT the long arms race. It's the race to land blue chipbasketball recruits. It's the race to become a national championshipcontender. West Virginia University officially entered that race back inApril of 2007. On the fifth of that month, athletic director EdPastilong ...
Q&A WITH RETIRED MARSHALL AD BOB MARCUM: ; Marcum proud of tenure, including move to C-USA
Jul 01, 2009; ... ONLINE: For a full transcript of the Q&A with Bob Marcum, visitwww.wvgazette.com/sports HUNTINGTON - Bob Marcum finished his tenure at MarshallUniversity Tuesday, packing up seven years worth of memories at theShewey Athletic Building. He arrived from Massachusetts in 2002, ...
TWO-MINUTE Drill
Jul 01, 2009 ... Quote "What do I need to show fire for? Im not a dragon." LouPiniella Cubs manager on criticism that he was too mellow during arecent losing streak Names in the games WVU QB Eugene Smith breaks bone in foot A West Virginia football spokesman says incoming ...
Pirates' top draft pick opens with a bang
Jul 01, 2009 ... EASTLAKE, Ohio - Pirates first-round draft choice Tony Sanchezwasted little time in making his presence felt in his South AtlanticLeague debut for the West Virginia Power (3-1) Tuesday night. The catcher gunned down two baserunners trying to steal and drovein the game's first run ...
Million-dollar arms?: ; India-born pitchers set to make Pirates' debuts
Jul 01, 2009 ... PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Pirates may soon find out if aninvestment of $20,000 can produce a couple of million-dollar arms. Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, their two India-born pitchers whohad never seen a baseball game before being the top two finishers ina TV reality show ...
Fight schedule
Jul 01, 2009 ... National TV in parentheses Saturday At Vienne, France, Anselmo Moreno, Panama, vs. Mahyar Monshipour,France, 12, for Moreno's WBA bantamweight title. July 10 At The Arena, Philadelphia (ESPN2), Matt Godfrey, Providence,R.I., vs. Shawn Hawk, Sioux Falls, S.D., ...
NASCAR
Jul 01, 2009 ... Sprint Cup Leaders Through June 28 Points 1, Tony Stewart, 2,524. 2, Jeff Gordon, 2,455. 3, Jimmie Johnson,2,355. 4, Kurt Busch, 2,254. 5, Carl Edwards, 2,157. 6, DennyHamlin, 2,132. 7, Ryan Newman, 2,127. 8, Kyle Busch, 2,108. 9, GregBiffle, 2,106. 10, Matt Kenseth, ...
Minor leagues
Jul 01, 2009 ... South Atlantic League Northern Division W L Pct. GB Lake County (Indians) 4 1 .800 - West Virginia (Pirates) 3 1 .750 1/2 Delmarva (Orioles) 4 2 .667 1/2 Kannapolis (White Sox) 3 2 .600 1 x-Lakewood (Phillies) 3 3 .500 11/2 Hickory ...
Transactions
Jul 01, 2009 ... BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX-Placed 3B Mike Lowell on the 15-day DL,retroactive to June 28. Recalled 1B-OF Jeff Bailey from Pawtucket(IL). National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Activated 1B Chad Tracy from the 15-day DL.Optioned RHP Leo Rosales to ...
Pro golf
Jul 01, 2009 ... World Golf Ranking Through June 28 1. Tiger Woods USA 10.28 2. Phil Mickelson USA 8.44 3. Paul Casey Eng 6.91 4. Kenny Perry USA 6.42 5. Sergio Garcia Esp 6.19 6. Henrik Stenson Swe 5.96 7. Geoff Ogilvy Aus 5.93 8. Steve ...
Sports history
Jul 01, 2009 ... Today 1859 - Amherst defeats Williams 66-32 in the firstintercollegiate baseball game. 1932 - Helen Moody wins her fifth women's singles title in sixyears at Wimbledon, defeating Helen Jacobs 6-3, 6-1. 1938 - Don Budge defeats Henry Austin 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 to win ...
Pro soccer
Jul 01, 2009 ... Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA D.C. 5 3 8 23 25 24 Columbus 5 3 7 22 21 20 Toronto FC 6 6 4 22 21 25 Chicago 5 3 6 21 21 19 Kansas City 5 5 4 19 19 17 New England 4 4 4 16 15 20 New York 2 12 4 10 14 ...
WNBA
Jul 01, 2009 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Indiana 6 2 .750 - Chicago 6 3 .667 1/2 Washington 5 3 .625 1 Connecticut 4 3 .571 11/2 Atlanta 4 6 .400 3 Detroit 2 5 .286 31/2 New York 2 6 .250 4 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct ...
All-star voting
Jul 01, 2009 ... AL All-Star Fan Voting To Be Held: Tuesday, July 14 At Busch Stadium, St. Louis American League Released: Tuesday, June 30 First Base 1. Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox, 1,915,303. 2. Mark Teixeira, Yankees, 1,875,256. 3. Justin Morneau, ...
Girls basketball
Jul 01, 2009 ... Lady Red Dragons Summer Shootout At St. Albans High Tuesday's results * 9 a.m. - Bridgeport 30, Capital 20; Lincoln County 33, Winfield28 * 9:50 - Wyoming East 34, Braxton County 16; Sissonville 26,Ritchie County 22 * 10:40 - Bridgeport 43, Lincoln ...
Baseball today
Jul 01, 2009 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Boston 47 29 .618 - - 7-3 W-1 25-10 22-19 New York 43 32 .573 31/2 - 6-4 W-5 21-14 22-18 Tampa Bay 44 35 .557 41/2 1 9-1 W-7 26-13 18-22 Toronto 41 38 .519 71/2 4 4-6 L-4 24-18 ...
Wimbledon
Jul 01, 2009 ... Tuesday's results At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Wimbledon, England Purse: $20.5 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Grass-Outdoor Singles Women Quarterfinals Venus Williams (3), United States, def. Agnieszka ...
Ohlendorf hurls Bucs to win
Jul 01, 2009 ... NL PITTSBURGH - Ross Ohlendorf pitched seven innings and FreddySanchez got the depleted Pirates going by scoring from second on aball that bounded only a few feet from home plate during the fourthinning, helping Pittsburgh beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Tuesdaynight ....
Sports on TV/radio
Jul 01, 2009 ... TELEVISION ESPN2 7 a.m. - tennis: Wimbledon, men's quarterfinals 3 10 a.m. - tennis: Wimbledon, men's quarterfinals (live, same-day tape) ESPN2 1 p.m. - tennis: Wimbledon, men's quarterfinals TGC 3:30 p.m. - golf: Professional National Championship FOXO 7 ...
Boozer decides to stay with Jazz
Jul 01, 2009 ... SALT LAKE CITY - Carlos Boozer has reconsidered free agency, orat least put it off a year. Boozer let the Utah Jazz know on Tuesday that he will stay withthe team for the final year of his contract rather than opting outand becoming a free agent - which he once said he intended to ...
PREP FOOTBALL: ; Van can't win numbers game; Boone County school cites low turnout for dropping football
Jul 01, 2009; ... Van High School won't play football this fall due to a depletedroster, and coach Bob Mullett predicts the Boone County school maynever see a team suit up again. "To lose it is like losing a piece of myself," Mullett said."It's going to be sadly missed." The decision was ...
NBA FREE AGENCY: ; Big spenders hard to find
Jul 01, 2009; ... Some big names will be out there. The big spenders will be harderto find. Free agency opens in the NBA on Wednesday, but there should befew fireworks this July. The blockbuster trades were last week, andthe real free agent bonanza is next year. Financial difficulties, ...
SPORTS Briefs
Jul 01, 2009 ... Pirates deal two more in multiple trades PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Pirates, swapping outfielders at arapid rate for the second successive season, sent starting leftfielder Nyjer Morgan to the Washington Nationals in a four-playerdeal involving outfielder Lastings Milledge and ...
TOUR DE FRANCE: ; Armstrong assumes new role
Jul 01, 2009; ... PARIS - Lance Armstrong believes he can win an eighth Tour deFrance title, well aware his aging legs are not as strong as theyused to be. He is also willing to put such ambitions aside if itmeans helping teammate Alberto Contador win. Contador, the 2007 winner, and Armstrong will ...
WVU invited to Women's NIT: ; ROUNDUP
Jul 01, 2009 ... The West Virginia University women's basketball team was invitedTuesday to participate in the Preseason Women's NationalInvitational Tournament Nov. 13-22. The Mountaineers will play host to Towson in the first round ofthe 16-team tournament. The field features 11 schools that ...
GIRLS BASKETBALL - ST. ALBANS SHOOTOUT: ; GW picking up momentum
Jul 01, 2009; ... It's been a mostly super summer so far for the girls basketballprogram at George Washington. In short order, here's what's happened for the Patriots: * Dri Nazario, a second-team Class AAA all-stater, came over fromNitro, and Anita Davis returned after sitting out a ...
South Side Bridge to reopen today: ; Weather permitting, all lanes will be clear for evening rush
Jul 01, 2009; ... Contractors hope to reopen all four lanes of the South SideBridge to traffic in time for the evening rush hour today. "If everything goes well and we don't have any thunderstorms,we'll reopen the bridge tomorrow afternoon, or Thursday at thelatest," Gene Thompson, general manager ...
Historic tract for Mon Forest clears funding hurdle
Jul 01, 2009; ... A 448-acre parcel of Pocahontas County woodland bordering thehistoric Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike in the vicinity of severalCivil War encampments and battle sites could soon be added to theMonongahela National Forest. U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall secured funding to pay for the land in ...
Bus, ambulance to take cuts to help levy pass
Jul 01, 2009; ... Officials who run Kanawha County's ambulance and bus services saythey will take voluntary budget cuts to help pass the county'sambulance and bus levy. The levy is an extra tax county residents pay to help supportambulance and bus service. The levy has been in place since ...
Health board will let Tri-State bring smoking ban up
Jul 01, 2009; ... Kanawha County health officials say they will allowrepresentatives of Tri-State Racetrack to talk to the health boardabout lifting a countywide smoking ban at the track. Recently, Hartman & Tyner Inc. Vice President Dan Adkins remarkedthat racetrack officials could not get on the ...
MATRIC renews tech park lease with Dow
Jul 01, 2009; ... The Mid-Atlantic Technology Research & Innovation Center, one ofthe largest tenants at the South Charleston Technology Park, renewedits lease with Dow Chemical Co. Tuesday, erasing earlier fears thatit would have to vacate the park at the end of the year and put morethan 150 jobs at ...
Wal-Mart backs health insurance mandate
Jul 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - Wal-Mart, a huge company once criticized for lessthan generous employee benefits, has embraced President BarackObama's call for requiring all large employers to offer healthinsurance to their workers. The move, joined by a major labor union that sometimes ...
Treasury unveils consumer protection plan
Jul 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Tuesday sent Congress adetailed plan to create one of the most ambitious parts of thepresident's proposed overhaul of financial regulation, a ConsumerFinancial Protection Agency. The Treasury Department's proposal would gather ...
BUSINESS Briefs
Jul 01, 2009 ... Feds to force Swiss bank to name U.S. tax cheats MIAMI - The Justice Department says Swiss bank UBS AG must revealnames of thousands of suspected American tax cheats because the bankviolated U.S. law. A court filing Tuesday in Miami urges U.S. District Judge Alan S.Gold to ...
United to pass on credit card fees
Jul 01, 2009; ... DALLAS - United Airlines has caused an uproar among travel agentswith plans to force them to the pay credit-card fees when theircustomers buy tickets with plastic. The agents say it's an unfair move by United to shift a cost ofits business on to their backs. They add that if other ...
Housing, auto fallout increase metro jobless rates
Jul 01, 2009 ... WASHINGTON - Layoffs tied to the troubled housing and autosindustries clobbered the West and Midwest in May and helped raiseunemployment rates in all the largest metropolitan areas for thefifth straight month. All 372 metro areas saw joblessness rise in May from a yearearlier, ...
U.S. Supreme Court: ; Campaign funds, civil-rights rulings to come
Jul 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - On civil rights and campaign cash, the Supreme Courtearned an "incomplete" grade in the term that just ended. There is agood chance the court will have a new member but the same right-of-center tilt when the justices return in late summer to deal withunfinished business ....
Iraqis celebrate U.S. pullback from cities; bomb kills 27
Jul 01, 2009; ... BAGHDAD - Not a single American soldier was in sight. Gone, too,were the American helicopters whose buzz has for years definedBaghdad's background track. Left alone to protect the capital Tuesday were thousands of Iraqitroops and police manning checkpoints, with army tanks ...
July Fourth fireworks fizzle in recession
Jul 01, 2009; ... Lack of bucks means less bang this July Fourth for many cash-strapped cities. Fireworks shows are being canceled or scaled back, mostly insmall and midsize cities, as municipalities' tax revenue dries upwith the slowing economy and falling home prices. Funding fromcorporate ...
STATE Briefs
Jul 01, 2009 ... BrickStreet Insurance repays state loan Workers' compensation insurer BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co.says it has completed an early payoff on a $200 million startup loanfrom West Virginia. President and CEO Greg Burton says the Charleston-based companysubmitted the final ...
Big cities see population resurgence
Jul 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - Reversing a decade-long trend, many of America'slargest cities are now growing more quickly than the rest of thenation, yet another sign of an economic crisis that is making itharder for people to move. Census data released Wednesday highlight a city resurgence ...