Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from May 2002:
MURDER SUSPECT STRICKEN AGAIN
May 01, 2002; ... Accused triple killer Paul Michael McManus was taken from histrial to the hospital for the second successive day Tuesday, and aphysician diagnosed his disorder -- marked by chest pains andshortness of breath -- as a panic attack. McManus, 29, whose breathing appeared labored prior ...
VANDERBURGH COUNTY JAIL OVERCROWDING LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS BEEFING UP PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE HOLDS PROMISE
May 01, 2002; ... Vanderburgh Superior Court Chief Judge Scott Bowers said hebelieves several things could be done to reduce the number of inmatesin the county's overcrowded jail -- including giving Prosecutor StanLevco a bigger staff. But Bowers' ideas did not include an approach that ...
AREA AIR QUALITY TURNS OFF LUNG GROUP SIX COUNTIES GET F ON LATEST REPORT CARD
May 01, 2002; ... The Evansville area failed the American Lung Association's latestair quality report card for ozone pollution for a third straightyear. Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick and Perry counties in Indiana, andHenderson and Daviess counties in Kentucky, all received an F in thegroup's State ...
IT'S REUNION TIME, BUT LEVY FAMILY STILL WAITING
May 01, 2002; ... It's May 1, which means sweeps month on TV and lots of reunionshows (wish they could have a reunion of "Gunsmoke" with Matt, MissKitty and Doc leaning against the bar) ... and anniversary time forJay Leno. Hard to believe he's been the host of "The Tonight Show"for 10 ...
STORM-RAVAGED TOWN REOPENS ROADS ACCESS HAD BEEN RESTRICTED SINCE TORNADO HIT ON SUNDAY
May 01, 2002; ... Roadblocks preventing nonresidents from entering tornado-ravagedProvidence were removed Tuesday afternoon. "We've opened up all roads," said Providence Police Chief KeithStine. Access to the Webster County town had been restricted to residentsand people on official business ...
GIBSON DEMOCRATS SEEK COMMISSION, COUNCIL SLOTS
May 01, 2002; ... Gibson County Democrats will make some important choices inTuesday's primary election, including Democratic candidates for oneslot on the County Commissioners and two slots on the County Council. Democratic Chairman Charlie Mayfield said the campaigns have gonesmoothly, despite ...
CHAMBER ENDORSES REP. HASLER
May 01, 2002; ... The local chamber of commerce has taken the rare step of endorsinga candidate in a Democratic primary, incumbent state Rep. BrianHasler, D-Evansville. Marco DeLucio, in explaining the endorsement, said Hasler'ssupport for Interstate 69 as co-chair of the I-69 ...
EDITORIALS
May 01, 2002 ... Muscatatuck The Issue: Judge blocks transfer of residents. Our View: Situation parallels proposed Children's Center closing. Indiana's downsizing of its state hospitals ran into anotherroadblock this week when a judge halted the transfer of residents outof the ...
PART OF Y'S BUSINESS IS JUST THAT -- TAXABLE BUSINESS
May 01, 2002; ... In a recent opinion article in the Courier & Press, Ron Edele,chief executive officer of the Evansville YMCA, tried to make thecase that "all kids are at risk." Patti Lodato, a Y board member, wasquoted in these pages as saying, "The Y serves everybody with a focuson kids." Well, ...
HOOSIERS WHO COMPREHEND ISSUES WILL SUPPORT GOVERNOR
May 01, 2002; ... The past months of debate over the difficult issues facing Indianahave been marked by attempts by some to confuse Hoosiers. But the issues are simple, and I believe that Hoosiers whounderstand them will support the solutions that Lt. Gov. Joe Kernanand I have offered. We must ...
`JAIL BLOATING' THAT'S WHERE ONE EXPERT PUTS THE BLAME FOR OVERCROWDING
May 01, 2002; ... One of the things causing persistent overcrowding in theVanderburgh County Jail may be a factor called "jail bloating." According to Allen Beck, a national criminal justice consultantwho came up with the term, jail bloating is "a condition in which ajail population is ...
POLICE SNIFF OUT DRUGS TASK FORCE SETS UP CHECKPOINT ON I-64
May 01, 2002; ... The cream-colored Cadillac with dark, tinted windows whizzed downInterstate 64 in a big hurry. Police officers sitting in unmarked vehicles lined the highway. Noticing the windows, which police said made it impossible to seeanyone inside the Cadillac, the undercover officers ...
PROCESSING PLANT MAY LOCATE IN HENDERSON
May 01, 2002; ... A meat processing plant that reportedly would employ 300 to 400people is eyeing Henderson County. The facility is expected to smoke and package meat that apparentlywill be slaughtered somewhere else, said Henderson County Judge-executive Sandy Watkins. But Watkins said ...
HE HAS A BIG HEART FOR THE TEAM
May 01, 2002; ... Harrison High School's baseball team is taking pregame infieldpractice. Wade Conway is behind home plate with his glove, alert tooverthrows so he can toss the ball back to the coach. If the Topps people printed a baseball card for this 15-year-old,it would read something like this: ...
NEW HARMONY HISTORY EXPERT ELLIOTT DIES
May 01, 2002; ... Josephine Elliott, who devoted much of her life to documenting andpreserving the historical papers of New Harmony, Ind., died Sunday,five days after her 90th birthday. Elliott, who earned bachelor's and master's degrees in French andItalian from the University of Chicago, moved to ...
HISTORICAL PRESERVATIONIST, PHILANTHROPIST OWEN DIES
May 01, 2002; ... Kenneth Dale Owen, geologist, farmer, horseman, historicalpreservationist and philanthropist, has died at the age of 98. He died Sunday in his home in New Harmony, Ind., where his great-great-grandfather, Robert Owen, established a utopian community in1825. Owen spent his ...
INTERNET CRIME TAKEN SERIOUSLY
May 01, 2002; ... A 20-year-old victim told a group of agency, school and communityleaders Tuesday that no one is immune to Internet crime. Katie Tarbox, who was sexually assaulted by someone she met overthe Internet when she was 13, spoke Tuesday at a luncheon hosted byThe Women's ...
BRIEFS
May 01, 2002 ... Evansville March of Dimes still needs rally money Rain washed out the local WalkAmerica rally last weekend, but theMarch of Dimes still needs the money collected by individuals andteam walkers to help pay programs to fight birth defects and reduceinfant ...
INFO LINE
May 01, 2002 ... If you have a brief question about the news, use a Touch-Tonephone to call: (812) 422-1234, Ext. 1008 How do I send mail to the United Caring ...
QUESTION OF THE DAY TUESDAY'S ONLINE QUESTION
May 01, 2002 ... Does Evansville need a daily flight to Indianapolis? 95 votes cast as of 10 p.m. Tuesday Yes 75 79% No 17 18% Unsure 3 3% A COMMENT FROM OUR WEB SITE "I don't think there's a real market. The airlines certainly wouldnot ...
LET THE SUNSHINE IN `WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT,' SAYS OWNER OF SUNSHINE MARKET AT REOPENING CEREMONY
May 01, 2002; ... It's been a long journey for Rajbir Singh, from India to Detroitto Evansville's Lincoln Avenue. And as he stood in front of his new grocery store Tuesday, Singhtold the crowd that came to help him celebrate, "From the bottom ofmy heart, I feel so lucky." The crowd was there ...
GIBSON COUNTY RESIDENTS MUST SHOW ID TO DROP OFF GARBAGE
May 01, 2002; ... Signs will go up today to let Gibson County residents know theymust now show identification when dropping off garbage at countycollection sites. The move comes to prevent out-of-county garbage from being droppedat Gibson County sites, paid for by county taxpayers. John Maxey, ...
OBITUARIES
May 01, 2002 ... Local obituaries Charles Daniels Charles H. Daniels, 90, from Evansville, passed away April 29,2002, of acute leukemia. He was preceded in death by his eldest son, Charles, of Pensacola,Florida, two brothers and one sister. He is survived by Sarah, hiswife of 24 ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
May 01, 2002; ... EVANSVILLE Jones named CEO Ken Jones has been appointed president and chief executive officerof Service Delivery/Custom Recreation. A graduate of Purdue University, he previously was the company'soperations manager. Jones' father, Jim, is the chairman of the boardand ...
APPAREL PLANT CUTTING 245 JOBS
May 01, 2002; ... Saying its customers have moved south of the border or overseas,apparel processor Sights Denim Systems Inc. is preparing majorcutbacks in employment in Henderson. Beginning July 3, about 245 production jobs will be eliminated,leaving 150 jobs in Henderson, Ky., the company said ....
MY FIRST JOB A PERSONAL LOOK AT
May 01, 2002 ... Ed Lander Cars were a passion of mine so I didn't mind my first job, washingcars at the old city garage on Governor Street, off Division (Street)while a student at Central High School in 1970. I made between $2.50 and $2.75 an hour. When I got paid, every twoweeks, it was the ...
NEW MAGAZINE TARGETING AREA BUSINESS IS UNVEILED
May 01, 2002; ... A new magazine catering to Tri-State businesses was unveiledTuesday in Evansville. Business Wise Magazine, founded by the owners of White LightPhoto, will be published six times a year. Kent Whitehead, a former photo systems manager for the Los AngelesTimes, is president and ...
POLICE THINK RANDOM SHOOTER MAY HAVE KILLED MOTORIST
May 01, 2002; ... The shooter who killed a Christney, Ind., man in Chandler, Ind.,early Friday may have been firing randomly at vehicles, investigatorssaid. Warrick County sheriff's deputies are searching for vehicles thatsustained bullet holes near Indiana 62 and Gardner Road, where ...
FAMILIAR VOICES BACK FOR WSTO REUNION
May 01, 2002; ... Maybe you remember Furry Head and the Favorites. Or Beej andThe Breakfast Club. Maybe your memories center on Fast Eddy. Or Chris Taylor. Or RustySharp. Or maybe your favorite disc jockey was Rob Calhoun. No matter who you liked the most, or what years you listened ...
AMERICAN BANDSTAND TRIP TO VIEW TAPING OF ANNIVERSARY SHOW WAS PURE GOLD FOR FORMER DISC JOCKEY
May 01, 2002; ... Sam Yates does more than dream. He makes his dreams come true. A couple of weeks ago, after months of planning, Yates took offfor a three-day trip to Pasadena, Calif. Alone. Without anyconfirmation his 2,000-mile trip would be worthwhile. No confirmation -- but high ...
DOSSIER A PERSONAL LOOK AT...
May 01, 2002; ... Keith D. Rodden Chief operating officer, The Matrixx Group Three words that best describe you: Grateful, honest, stubborn. Three things that never would be found in your refrigerator:Boiled okra, tofu, half a can of beer. Most fulfilling job: The one I have now -- ...
TWO CENTRAL CLASSES READY TO REMINISCE ABOUT THE '30S
May 01, 2002; ... AS FAR AS EDNA MAY RUSSELL ANDERSON is concerned, this year'sreunion will be the final formal gathering of the Central High Schoolclass of 1937. The reunion finale will be May 18 at 11 a.m. at the Executive Inn,and Anderson is adamant that this is the last reunion she will have ...
ACHIEVEMENTS
May 01, 2002 ... Kelly O'Donnell of Evansville has been inducted into Pi SigmaSigma Honor Society at Syracuse University. She is a senior majoringin broadcast journalism in the S.I. Newhouse School of PublicCommunications. * * * Erin Shelton of Evansville is a member of the concert choir ...
`SEASONED WITH LOVE' COOKBOOK WRITTEN WITH CAREGIVERS IN MIND
May 01, 2002; ... Natoma Riley's newest cookbook, "Seasoned With Love From Natoma,"was born of exhaustion, emotion and necessity. "They're all low-fat crockpot recipes for people who just don'thave time to cook regular nutritious meals," she said. The book,which is available at Readmore Bookstores ...
GETAWAY WEDNESDAY
May 01, 2002; ... Happy May 1st. Happy May Day. Are you as old as I am? Can you remember when the schools changedthings from May Day to Child Health Day? Even after all these years,I still think that was a stupid move. But ... do you still have your"My Teeth Are OK" buttons? Speaking of ...
UE COULD BE PERFECT ONCE AGAIN FOR HUMES
May 01, 2002; ... Forty years ago, when Larry Humes was finishing up his Mr.Basketball career at Madison (Ind.) High School, he had his pick ofcolleges. John Wooden tried to lure Humes to UCLA. Ed Jucker recruited himfor Cincinnati, which was coming off back-to-back appearances in theNCAA ...
SO CLOSE TO TRAGEDY DERBY JOCKEY HAS BEEN LUCKY WITH HEAD INJURIES
May 01, 2002; ... Jockey Robby Albarado no longer flinches, but still takes itliterally when a trainer tells him "just use your head out there"when giving riding instructions. That's because Albarado, who rides Sam and Jeri Knighton's Requestfor Parole in Saturday's 128th Kentucky Derby at ...
WARRIORS MAKE MOST OF HUSKIES' WILDNESS IN NINTH INNING
May 01, 2002; ... Harrison's Tim Morton stood on third base representing thepotential winning run and tried to keep his eyes open and his legsready. Anything could happen, coach Andy Rice had told him, even withNorth's Justin Horstman -- one of the best control pitchers around --on the ...
CASTLE LETS THE SPARKS FLY IN PIONEER RELAYS VICTORY
May 01, 2002; ... You couldn't tell it by his performances on the field, but CastleHigh School thrower Bruce Sparks has been struggling in the discus. Sparks won both of his specialties, the discus and the shot put,on Tuesday at the 48th annual Pioneer Relays. He won the discus easily with a ...
EXPERIENCE CAN BE BLESSING, BUT SENIOR-ITIS HAS PITFALLS, TOO
May 01, 2002; ... There are proms to think about. And college choices. Andgraduation preparations. "It is a lot of pressure," said Memorial High School senior LeslieNichols. "There's a whole lot to think about." Nichols and her teammates are finding out that what happens inthe rest of life ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
May 01, 2002; ... COLLEGE FOOTBALL Harrison player picks Wabash T.T. Jackson, a tight end and defensive back on Harrison HighSchool's football team, will play football for Wabash College.Jackson also has been invited to run track at the NCAA Division IIIschool in Crawfordsville, Ind. Jackson ...
MCMANUS TRIAL PUT ON HOLD FOR WEEK SLAYING SUSPECT AGAIN TAKES ILL IN COURT
May 02, 2002; ... After Paul Michael McManus' apparent illness disrupted his murdertrial for the third successive day Wednesday, the judge ordered aweek's recess to allow time for McManus to get healthy enough for areturn to court. After Circuit Judge Carl Heldt gave jury members the first ...
THE SHRINE SYMBOL HADI TEMPLE HOPES TO PUT UP FAMOUS STATUE
May 02, 2002; ... A photograph of a man carrying a girl and her crutches has becomea symbol to the cause of the Shriners. Now officials at the Hadi Temple in Evansville want to see thatimage formed into a statue that will face the Four Freedoms Monumentin Evansville's Downtown. When Ron ...
EVANSVILLE LOOP NOT PART OF I-69 PROJECT
May 02, 2002; ... Indiana's highway chief made it clear Wednesday that a loop aroundEvansville isn't part of the study on locating Interstate 69 aroundthe city. J. Bryan Nicol, Indiana Department of Transportation commissioner,told the I-69 Study Advisory Committee the study "is not aboutbuilding ...
OLD-TIME GRANDMA VALUES WORM INTO TODAY'S WORLD
May 02, 2002; ... Never in my life have I ever wanted to dig for worms. I mean,really! But there's no way I could tell that to my 4-year-oldgrandson. He thinks digging for worms is just about the greatestthing a grandma could ever do. So I dug. We found maybe 20 to 30 worms in the flower bed ...
FRUGAL COUPLE LEAVE MILLIONS TO CHURCH
May 02, 2002; ... Catholic schools in Vincennes will be a major beneficiary of morethan $3 million that a mail carrier and his wife accumulated afterthey lost their home during the Depression. Although few neighbors would have guessed it because of the simpleway Noland and Elizabeth McClure lived, ...
PICKING UP THE PIECES FAMILY GETS ROOF OVER ITS HEAD AFTER TORNADO DESTROYS TRAILER
May 02, 2002; ... Cathy Schuh, her daughter, Megan Schuh, 17, and Megan's daughter,Mallory Schuh, were home in their trailer at the Tower Mobile HomePark on Baptist Hill in Providence, Ky., when tornado sirens wokethem around 3 a.m. Sunday. "We started to pray, and I heard the `train' coming. We had ...
COUNTY CANDIDATES TACKLE JAIL, HOUSING ISSUES
May 02, 2002; ... Candidates for various local offices had a lively, free-wheelingdiscussion Wednesday night on topics such as new jail plans, central-city housing needs and the lack of minorities on area police and firedepartments. A "meet the candidates" forum sponsored by the ...
LIBRARY VOTE DECISION EXPECTED NEXT WEEK WARRICK JUDGE TO HEAR ARGUMENTS
May 02, 2002; ... A Warrick County judge will decide next week whether Ohio Townshipresidents can vote on a proposed $9.4 million library. Circuit Court Judge Donald Hendrickson will hear arguments at 9a.m. Wednesday on a lawsuit that seeks a referendum on the plannedlibrary construction. The ...
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COUNTY OFFICIALS AGREE 3% PAY RAISE IS LIMIT
May 02, 2002; ... For the first time in several years, members of both politicalparties agree Vanderburgh County can only afford 3 percent pay raisesnext year. On Wednesday, the County Council voted to tell other countyofficeholders to request only 3 percent pay raises for employees inthe 2003 ...
PART OF VANDERBURGH MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR RURAL AID
May 02, 2002; ... Slower than expected growth in part of Vanderburgh County couldopen it up to federal rural development housing programs for low-income residents. The Rural Development program of the U.S. Department ofAgriculture is considering expanding the area eligible for assistanceto include ...
SOFTWARE EXECUTIVE FROM EVANSVILLE COMMITS SUICIDE
May 02, 2002; ... Software executive Michael K. Campbell, who helped turn PowerwayInc. into one of the most prominent computer companies in Indiana,committed suicide at his home. Campbell, 50, was a native of Evansville and a graduate of theUniversity of Southern Indiana. He spoke at the university ...
EDITORIAL
May 02, 2002 ... Ozone Report The Issue: Lung association gives failing grade to area. Our View: Pollution study does not pass. The American Lung Association this week released its third annualreport on ozone pollution, and again assigned a grade of "F" toEvansville-area ...
SUBDIVISION REJECTED BY PLANNING OFFICIALS
May 02, 2002; ... Developers of a proposed 269-lot subdivision near Darmstadt hadtheir request for a subdivision finally rejected by the Area PlanCommission on Wednesday by a 9-0 vote. Calling the subdivision a case of "very poor planning," PlanCommission member Curt Wortman said the proposed ...
MENTAL HEALTH MAY BE TOPIC AT SPECIAL SESSION
May 02, 2002; ... When state legislators return to Indianapolis for a specialsession to deal with the budget, they also might address theEvansville Psychiatric Children's Center and other mental healthissues. Efforts are under way to persuade leaders in the House and Senateto allow introduction of ...
`SURVIVOR' NIELSEN TO SPEAK
May 02, 2002; ... "I thought I was going to die," Dr. Jerri Nielsen, 50, said of theday at the South Pole she discovered the lump in her breast. Sheknew what it was because she had seen so many cases of breast cancer. Even after she did her own biopsy, which revealed the lump wascancerous, she was ...
`THIS IS OUR STORY' WILL UNFOLD FOR 68TH TIME
May 02, 2002; ... "This Is Our Story." And if you were brought up in the Evansville public schools, thisis your story, too. This collective 68-year-old musical story, performed today, is asmuch a part of Evansville's public school history as any academichonor, any child finding out the ...
ZIPPING AROUND THE NEWSROOM CAN BE A CHALLENGE
May 02, 2002; ... Everything was going great at the office. I stuck eight toothpicks around my "L" key without any fallingdown, a personal best. I found the second half of my dictionary that had been missing forthree weeks. I did not receive an e-mail for Viagra, a printer cartridge or ...
LIBRARY BOARD EYES SITE TO OFFER $122,500 FOR PROPERTY BY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
May 02, 2002; ... The library hopes to build its new North Park Library at thecorner of Koehler Drive and Fourth Avenue across from Central HighSchool's parking lot. The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Library Board on Wednesday votedto offer $122,500 for the 2.75-acre site owned by the ...
BRIEFS
May 02, 2002; ... Evansville Student broadcasters receive awards Six student broadcasters at the University of Evansville took topawards in the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists' 2002college division competition. The students won two first-place awards and one second-place ...
INFO LINE
May 02, 2002 ... If you have a brief question about the news, use a Touch-Tonephone to call: (812) 422-1234, Ext. 1008 When are they going to repave Fulton Avenue south of the LloydExpressway to the railroad tracks at Creative Press? City Engineer Patrick Keepes said the work is to be ...
QUESTION OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY'S ONLINE QUESTION
May 02, 2002 ... Would you mind being stopped at a police drug checkpoint? 77 votes cast as of 10 p.m. Wednesday Yes 28 36% No 45 58% Unsure 4 5% A COMMENT FROM OUR WEB SITE "I'm innocent so I have nothing to hide. I am intelligent, ...
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`BIGGER AND BETTER' FREEDOM FESTIVAL PLANNED
May 02, 2002; ... Freedom Festival officials, bolstered by nearly $100,000 in profitlast year, kicked off button sales Wednesday for this year'sfestival, saying there will be "nonstop action on the riverfront." Officials were upbeat about this year's four-day festival, whichbegins June ...