Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA. back issues from January 2006:
Hot dates for '06
Jan 01, 2006 ... Just glancing at our calendar, it appears we're pretty much bookedup for the year. Let's see ... Wednesday's no good, we've got theRose Bowl national championship game. Thursday, there's Disney OnIce's "Finding Nemo' at the Arena that goes through next Monday (yes,we have to go every ...
Dick Vermeil, shown hugging his wife, Carol, said another tearful goodbye to
Jan 01, 2006 ... football Sunday when he announced he would ...
STEELERS: Have tough road
Jan 01, 2006; ... PITTSBURGH Jerome Bettis acted like a man ready to retire. Hereceived two standing ovations, signed dozens of jerseys andfootballs for his teammates and posed for pictures on the field for ahalf-hour after the game ended. What Bettis hopes is the Pittsburgh Steelers delay his ...
White says it's '50-50' he'll return
Jan 01, 2006 ... Officially, at least, there's still a chance tailback LenDaleWhite will wear a USC uniform next season instead of opting for theNFL. "It's 50-50 right now,' White said. "I love playing collegefootball.' Whether White returns won't be decided until after the Rose Bowl,but ...
Ducks forward Jonathan Hedstrom leaps over Predators
Jan 01, 2006 ... forward Martin Erat during the second period on Sunday ....
Vermeil coaches his last game
Jan 01, 2006 ... Associated Press With trademark tears in his eyes, Dick Vermeil said this is reallyit a third retirement means he's out of football. Honest. Unlike his other two retirements, there'll be no returning to theprofession he loves so dearly, Vermeil tearfully told a ...
Seattle running back Shaun Alexander fumbles the ball between Packers defenders Marviel
Jan 01, 2006 ... Underwood (25) and Al Harris in Sunday's game ...
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Jan 01, 2006 ... Saturday's Week 17 results Denver 23, San Diego 7;N.Y. Giants 30, Oakland 21 Sunday's Week 17results N.Y. Jets 30, Buffalo 26; Carolina 44, Atlanta 11 Pittsburgh 35, Detroit 21; Indianapolis 17, Arizona 13 Green Bay 23, Seattle 17; Miami 28, New England ...
SPORTS WIREClarett back in trouble with law
Jan 01, 2006 ... The Lakewood High wrestling team secured the consolation title atthe Iolani Tournament in Honolulu on Saturday with a 48-29 victoryover Nevada Union. Lakewood finished the tournament 5-2. Mike Bleidestel (171- pound class) pinned his opponent to finsishthe ...
Ducks unflappable in Nashville
Jan 01, 2006 ... Anaheim's Joffrey Lupul has been impressed with the play of histeam on the road lately. Lupul scored two goals to spark the Mighty Ducks to a 4-2 victoryover the Nashville Predators. "To start out the road trip with a loss at Columbus, and then winthe next two, especially ...
Running back Jerome Bettis helped carry the Pittsburgh Steelers into the playoffs Sunday, rushing for three
Jan 01, 2006 ... touchdowns in a 35-21 victory over the ...
Clippers
Jan 01, 2006 ... forward Elton Brand grabs a rebound as teammate Chris Kaman,center, and ...
Texas co-defensive coordinator Gene Chizik, in his first year with the
Jan 01, 2006 ... Longhorns, has seen the team allow 14.6 points per game ...
SANTA ANITA RESULTS FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 01
Jan 01, 2006 ... Copyright 2006 by Equibase and LATC. Reproduction prohibited 6thday of 86-day meeting. Official program numbers may not correspondwith post position. 1.;3043 1 1/16 Miles. Purse: $34,000. 4 yearolds. Value of Race $35,200 Claiming Price: $32,000-28,000.(2225);Successful;G ...
KINGS TONIGHT Kings vs. Dallas Stars
Jan 01, 2006 ... Site: Staples Center Faceoff: 7:30 p.m. TV: OLN Radio: KDIS/1110 Matchup: The Kings have scored 28 goals in their last six games 16of them by Derek Armstrong, Sean Avery, Michael Cammalleri, TomKostopoulos or Mattias Norstrom. The secondary scoring has been ...
PASSING
Jan 01, 2006 ... Josh McCown (Cardinals);31-42-1 for 297 yards, TD Brad Johnson (Vikings);27-40-1 for 247 yards, 2 TDs Gus Frerotte (Dolphins);22-35-0 for 239 yards, TD Mike McMahon (Eagles);16-31-1 for 234 yards, 2 TDs Joey Harrington (Lions);17-33-0 for 212 yards, 3 TDs ...
CHIZIK: Third game vs. USC
Jan 01, 2006; ... Texas co-defensive coordinator Gene Chizik knows a thing or twoabout USC's high- powered offense. He has schemed against it twicethe past four years. And though his 0-2 record against the Trojans isn't likely to fillLonghorns fans with confidence heading into Wednesday's Rose ...
Bruins fall short against Stanford
Jan 01, 2006 ... Candice Wiggins scored 30 points and Brooke Smith added 23 pointsand a career-high 14 rebounds to lead 14th-ranked Stanford to a 91-68 victory over UCLA on Sunday afternoon at Stanford. Krista Rappahahn added 17 points as the Cardinal (8-4, 3-1 Pac-10) won their 39th consecutive ...
Metrolink seeking to add trains
Jan 01, 2006 ... LOS ANGELES Despite falling gas prices, the number of peopletaking Southern California's commuter rail lines has increased somuch that officials are looking for more trains. Metrolink, which provides rail service from downtown Los Angelesto five surrounding counties, saw sharp ...
Andrei Kirilenko of Utah shoots
Jan 01, 2006 ... while defended by Kwame Brown of the Lakers in Sunday night's gameat ...
ABSENT: Police find kids on streets
Jan 01, 2006; ... LONG BEACH - It takes a severe record of truancy for a parent tobe subpoenaed. Most parents, after being called before a special panel ofofficials from law enforcement and the Long Beach school district,respond by ensuring their kids attend school regularly, said KarenHilburn, ...
Redskins back in playoffs
Jan 01, 2006 ... Going back to the basics put Joe Gibbs and the Washington Redskinsback in the playoffs. Clinton Portis ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns, leading theRedskins to a hard-fought 31-20 victory over the woeful PhiladelphiaEagles on Sunday. Washington (10-6) clinched the NFL's ...
Clippers claim New Year's win
Jan 01, 2006 ... Elton Brand was slightly taken aback when told he had never wonbefore at Portland's Rose Garden as a Clipper. In fact, the Clippershadn't won up north since 1999. That streak ended Sunday night. Brand had 20 points and 11 rebounds and the Clippers beat theTrail Blazers ...
Metrolink seeking to add trains
Jan 01, 2006 ... LOS ANGELES Despite falling gas prices, the number of peopletaking Southern California's commuter rail lines has increased somuch that officials are looking for more trains. Metrolink, which provides rail service from downtown Los Angelesto five surrounding counties, saw sharp ...
BOB: Giants are this season's pretenders
Jan 01, 2006 ... AFC has the numbers once again Maybe Rex Grossman is the answer in Chicago. Maybe Eli Manning isthe next, umm, Payton Manning. Maybe Joe Gibbs still has the magic 13years later. Maybe we're underrating Seattle. Maybe Carolina andTampa Bay can win the Super Bowl with ...
MORE NFL COVERAGE
Jan 01, 2006 ... AFC Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots NFC Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Saturday, 1:30 p.m., Ch. 7 Carolina Panthers at New York Giants Sunday, 10 a.m., Ch. 11 Byes: Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears CLIPPERS Clippers, Portland ...
TELEVISION
Jan 01, 2006 ... Editor's note: On satellite systems, some events are televised onEastern time, three hours earlier than listed here. COLLEGE FOOTBALL 11 Cotton Bowl: Alabama vs. Texas Tech, 8 a.m. ESPN Outback Bowl: Florida vs. Iowa, 8 a.m. 4 Gator Bowl: ...
Deputy dies for helping
Jan 01, 2006; ... CERRITOS - An off-duty Orange County Sheriff's deputy who stoppedto help the occupants of an overturned SUV on the Artesia (91)Freeway was hit and instantly killed by a passing sedan early Sunday,as was the SUV's sole passenger, authorities said. The collision occurred at 3:27 ...
Deputy, 3 others die in crashes
Jan 01, 2006 ... LOS ANGELES Four people died in wrecks on Los Angeles Countyfreeways during the first 36 hours of the New Year's holiday, thesame number as last year, a California Highway Patrol officer saidSunday. Included in the four fatalities was an accident that killed an off-duty Orange ...
Young man stabbed
Jan 01, 2006 ... LONG BEACH A man in his 20s was stabbed during a possible familydispute, and was taken to a hospital early Sunday morning whilepolice searched for the man who attacked him, an officer said. The man, whose name was not released, was in stable conditionafter he was stabbed multiple ...
NCAA Football
Jan 01, 2006 ... Bowl Games Cotton Bowl At Dallas Favorite__ Open__ Today__ O/U__ Underdog Texas Tech__ 2.5__ 3__ (47.5)__ Alabama Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Florida__ 2.5__ Pk__ (48)__ Iowa Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Virginia Tech__ 10__ ...
LAKERS: Defeated by Utah
Jan 01, 2006; ... Somewhere at home in Newport Beach, watching the Lakers lose 98-94 to the Utah Jazz on Sunday night, Kobe Bryant must have wanted tothrow an elbow at the television. With Bryant serving the first of a two-game suspension, the Lakersfell back to .500 for the first time since Dec ....
Lana Reynolds
Jan 01, 2006 ... This is a story of my grandson, Kiel Reynolds. His dad, my son,Travis Reynolds, recently died. While we're going through the griefand the heartache with family and friends, Kiel has continues to tryto comfort me. At the burial at sea, after going through hisemotional pain, he gave me a ...
Christy Cleveland
Jan 01, 2006 ... The Monday after Thanksgiving Mark Twain's fifth-graders excitedlyarrived at school an hour early. Soon they would be boarding thebuses that would take them up to Camp Hi Hill. There they would spendfive days learning about nature in the Long Beach Unified SchoolDistrict's outdoor ...
[ The Long Beach State men's basketball team ... ]
Jan 01, 2006; ... The Long Beach State men's basketball team, five days before itopens the Big West Conference portion of its schedule, attempts toextend its winning streak to three when it plays host to the UC DavisAggies at 7:30 tonight in the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers improved to 4-6 Friday night ...
Q: In a recent article, you said the sale of a vacant lot adjoining an owner's principal residence could qualify for the Internal Revenue Code 121 tax exemption up to $250,000 (up to $500,000 for a qualified married couple filing a joint tax return). I so
Jan 01, 2006 ... A: You appear to qualify if you owned and occupied your principalresidence at least 24 of the 60 months before its sale. You will findthe provision about the tax exclusion for the sale of a vacant lotadjoining your principal residence in IRS Regulation 1.121-1(b)(3). To qualify for ...
Home on the overvalued range
Jan 01, 2006 ... You think Rose Bowl tickets are overpriced? Try getting a single-family home in Naples, Fla. <$.> A median-priced home in Naples is going for $329,970, more than 84percent higher that what the analysts at National City Corp. believeit should be, according to the firm's Housing ...
The office pool, 2006
Jan 01, 2006 ... Here is your 32nd annual chance to Beat the Pundit. In eachmultiple choice, pick one, none or all. In a good year, a masterprognosticator gets four right. 1. U.S. troops in Iraq at 2006 year's end will number: (a) current"base line' of 138,000; (b) closer to 100,000; (c) closer to ...
Raise the minimum wage
Jan 01, 2006 ... 2006 makes the ninth year in a row the federal minimum wage hasbeen stuck at $5.15 an hour. It's bad economics, it's bad policy,it's stupid, it's unfair, and it's high damn time to do somethingabout it. It is also, as Sen. Edward Kennedy says, a moral issue. The Democrats have a ...
Voting machines
Jan 01, 2006 ... Re: Polling irregularities" [Editorial, Dec. 29]. Anyone whobelieves they're entitled to have their vote counted accuratelyshould be concerned about the revelation that some Elections Systems& Software (ES&S) machines didn't properly record people's votes inthe November 2005 election ....
BUSINESS MONDAY BUDGET FOR JAN. 2, 2006
Jan 01, 2006 ... CENTERPIECE pb02.xxxxxxx: LINDSEY??? OFF-LEDE pb02.C17: City ofLong Beach officials are upping their efforts to prolong the life ofBoeing Co.'s C-17 plant, which faces cuts after Air Force officialsrecently said they can't afford any more planes. As part of a new"Red Team" effort by ...
Students get a break
Jan 01, 2006 ... Cancelling a fee increase is a good beginning. Students at California's public universities are about to get abreak, deservedly. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to cancel a feeincrease scheduled for this year. This is sound policy, not just for students and their parents, ...
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has named Matt Reynolds the new area rental manager in the Long Beach, Signal Hill, Lakewood and Paramount areas. Reynolds will oversee branch operations with 34 employees, as well as provide training and management opportunities for
Jan 01, 2006 ... Reynolds began his career with Enterprise Rent-A-Car in 1998 wherehe worked as an intern for one year before being hired in 1999. Overthe years he has ...
Advantage, Antonio
Jan 01, 2006 ... Other cities' experience supports mayor's case for control ofLAUSD. In his fight to assume control over the Los Angeles Unified SchoolDistrict, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa seems to have the facts on hisside. Although the idea is anathema to the vested interests that rulethe ...
COMPARE YOUR HOME
Jan 01, 2006 ... Two-bedroom, one-bath house at 2524 Chestnut in Long Beach wassold for $489,000. Selling agent was Rebecca Garza of Century 21 OnTarget. Listing agent was Joe DiTore of Re/Max Real Estate. Escrowclosed Dec. 5. Three-bedroom, one-bathroom house at 6133 Freckles Road inLakewood was ...
Friday
Jan 01, 2006 ... Long Beach Ice Dogs vs. Bakersfield, 7:30 p.m. (Open Event/Arena) Homeworld Show 2006 (Open Event/Exhibit Halls)Saturday Homeworld Show 2006 (Open Event/Exhibit ...
Riding a wave of support
Jan 01, 2006; ... LONG BEACH The city of Long Beach has gone on a C-17 red alert. With tough questions remaining over whether a political surge ofsupport will be enough to overcome continued Pentagon and Air Forcequalms about buying more of the Boeing Co.'s military cargo planes,the city is also ...
While you were sleeping
Jan 01, 2006; ... It was a year of apocalyptic events. Hurricanes and floods andearthquakes humbled us. Holy wars raged at home and abroad. DeepThroat was unmasked, but the hero of Watergate, Bob Woodward, re-emerged in a strange new guise, covering up White House secrets.Avian flu lurked. Brad dumped ...
My Dad's
Jan 01, 2006; ... Barber: The man makes sense. Larry: When can we blacks get to the point where you and I canhave a disagreement -- about racism, affirmative action, the War inIraq, whatever -- without someone who thinks like me being a sell-out or an Uncle Tom? Is that at all possible? Am I asking ...
A new civil rights movement
Jan 01, 2006 ... One of the cruelest aspects of slavery was the way it wrenchedapart black families, separating husbands from wives and childrenfrom their parents. It is ironic, to say the least, that now, nearly a century and ahalf after the Emancipation Proclamation, much of the mostdevastating ...
The new
Jan 01, 2006 ... union manIn one of the biggest successes in the history oforganized labor in the South, the 4,700 janitors working forHouston's four largest cleaning companies recently joined the ServiceEmployees International Union. The janitors, mostly immigrants,currently earn an average of $5.30 an ...
Still a chance to salvage reforms
Jan 01, 2006 ... So has Arnold Schwarzenegger made any right decisions in the 28months since he surprisingly declared that he wanted to "go toSacramento and . . . clean house' as California's governor? Yes, beginning with that one. The Capitol, which had become aclubhouse for irrelevant political ...
Retirement
Jan 01, 2006 ... I have been a City of Long Beach employee for 19 years. I make$14.27 an hour, which is $29,000 a year. I am a single parent withfour children, and in the year 2023 I will be 55 years old with 37years of service and even then at 100 percent of my wages atretirement, I will still be living ...
[ LA.COMfidential ]
Jan 01, 2006 ... LA.COMfidential Juicy gossip daily: www.LA.com/blog WORLD Stolen innocence Adnan Ezaldeen is a quiet 4-year-old whosits in an American military hospital, his body and his family tornto shreds, but ...
More elections
Jan 02, 2006 ... Yes, we just had a statewide election, and more are on the way.There are primaries in June and a general election in November, withhundreds of candidates and propositions on the ballot. Californians might be expected to be a little weary after sixelections ...
Park shooting
Jan 02, 2006 ... Re: "One policy is enough" [Editorial, Dec. 29]. Long Beach parkrangers are limited peace officers empowered by the State ofCalifornia like any other peace officer while on duty, and thereforeare covered by the same rules when it comes to using deadly force. The laws are ...
A dirty plant closes
Jan 02, 2006 ... Mohave Generating now should become a model source of electricalpower. A huge coal-burning power plant that for years has plagued theGrand Canyon with a haze of pollution finally has been shut down. Itis a victory for environmentalists, but certainly not for everyone. The ...
Transit's bottom line
Jan 02, 2006 ... Here's how to figure just what we get for our money. How often do we get a cost- benefit analysis of an expensive newtransit system? Here's one for the Metropolitan TransportationAuthority's Orange Line, and the bottom line is that it speeds uprush-hour traffic, a little ....
Trash
Jan 02, 2006 ... The problem with the El Dorado Park pond is the city let go 20hard-working maintenance workers to save a little money and hiredprivate contractors but the private contractors do not pick up litterso now we have dirty ponds and lakes. 'Right wingers' All you readers who don't ...
Schuller will replace Schuller
Jan 01, 2006 ... From Press-Telegram wire reports The Crystal Cathedral didn't have to look far to find its nextsenior pastor. Robert H. Schuller, head of the famed all- glasschurch in Garden Grove, told his congregation Sunday that his son,Robert A. Schuller, will succeed him. As founding ...
Cranshaw was your boy Blue
Jan 01, 2006 ... LOS ANGELES Actor Patrick Cranshaw, who achieved cult-like statusas fraternity brother "Blue" in the 2003 comedy "Old School," hasdied. He was 86. The veteran character actor died of natural causes Wednesday athis home in Fort Worth, Texas, his personal manager, Jeff Ross, ...
Katrina donation up for Council approval
Jan 01, 2006; ... LONG BEACH The city will donate two surplus vehicles to theHurricane Katrina-ravaged city of Long Beach, Miss., if the CityCouncil approves the donation on Tuesday. Council members will be asked to donate a dump truck and pick-uptruck to the Mississippi coast city whose downtown ...
Son finds parents dead at home
Jan 01, 2006; ... LONG BEACH A son who was visiting his elderly parents' Naples homeSunday found them dead inside their garage after an apparent doublesuicide, a police spokeswoman said. The couple, who appeared to be in their 90s and were identified byneighbors as Georganna and Vic Willits, were ...
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[ I would like to tell everybody about my son for the Good Kids feature highlight. ]
Jan 01, 2006; ... I would like to tell everybody about my son for the Good Kidsfeature highlight. Michael Alfred Carrillo, 10, attends Whittier Elementary School inLong Beach. Accomplishments between 2004 and 2005: 1. Attends religious classes at Our Lady of Refuge. 2. Picked to ...