Sunday Gazette-Mail back issues from March 2003:
Two may be better than four: Community, technical degrees are where the jobs are
Mar 02, 2003; ... dawn@wvgazette.com For years, the path to better jobs and higher income has beeneducation. And, it seemed, the more the better. Families have pushedtheir children toward four-year degree programs in hopes of theirsecuring good jobs afterward. That worked 30 or 40 years ago, ...
Starbase Academy makes math, science fun
Mar 02, 2003; ... mandyrorrer@wvgazette.com Armed with a handful of cotton balls and some masking tape,Stonewall Jackson sixth-grader Joseph Miller is on a mission. He and the rest of his group lean intently around a model spaceshuttle, adjusting stuffing here, tightening tape there, until ...
More schools offer ACT prep classes
Mar 02, 2003; ... ericeyre@wvgazette.com More is riding on the ACT college placement exam every year. It can mean whether you get into your first or second choice ofuniversities. It can mean whether you wind up in remedial math andEnglish classes during your first semester of college ....
Calendar offers tips for parents
Mar 02, 2003; ... dawn@wvgazette.com A calendar compiled by several government offices and earlychildhood programs offers parents low-cost suggestions to stimulatebrain development and socialization in small babies, toddlers andpreschoolers. In March, for example, the calendar prompts parents ...
How to pick the right educational toys
Mar 02, 2003; ... dawn@wvgazette.com Children are born curious and eager to learn, early childhoodeducators say. A baby's natural tendency is to learn. Parents can help small children learn (and not frustrate them andinterrupt the process) by putting the right kinds of toys in theirhands at ...
Plan wisely for college visits
Mar 02, 2003; ... Spring break is supposed to be a time of year for kids to kickback and maybe even get a suntan. But for many high school juniors,these upcoming days off promise to be busy. Trying to kick-start the college search process, many teens andtheir parents will be making spring break ...
Outside the (cookie) box: Girl Scouts more flexible, inclusive than ever
Mar 02, 2003; ... SEATTLE - In Tacoma, Wash., a 15-year-old Girl Scout named Erikafound a troop specially designed for girls in foster care. No matterhow many times she is placed in a new home, she will always have thesame troop. In Ballard, Wash., saying grace before snacks is standard ...
Advocates work to combine preschool, day care
Mar 02, 2003; ... dawn@wvgazette.com In the past, only privileged children attended preschool, becauseonly their parents could afford it. In the 1960s, Congress createdHead Start, so that low-income children could have a similareducational experience and be better prepared for school. As more ...
More than baking: Parents volunteer to save schools, help kids
Mar 02, 2003; ... susanwilliams@wvgazette.com They volunteer for fund-raisers. Theyvolunteer to drive. They attend meetings. And, yes, they bake. Parentvolunteers give their time and money to make school life better fortheir children. Anita McClung said she does not see her extra hoursas an obligation. I ...
State college opens two transitional dormitories
Mar 02, 2003; ... mandyrorrer@wvgazette.com The pressures of the first year ofcollege can send even the toughest freshman home for a much-neededweekend with mom and dad. But for those students who grew up infoster homes, college was something they had to undertake on theirown. Or at least that was the ...
Recommended reading: How schools choose summer book lists
Mar 02, 2003; ... susanwilliams@wvgazette.com "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'llprobably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousychildhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all beforethey had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I ...
Project seeks to narrow gap
Mar 02, 2003; ... ericeyre@wvgazette.com Two years ago, Kanawha County school officials started to examinethe achievement gap between African-American and other students. A study found that 38 percent of black students in Kanawha Countywere reading at the national average, compared with 61 ...
Putnam mulls school bond again
Mar 02, 2003; ... cbroadwater@wvgazette.com WINFIELD - The time is nearing for Putnam County school boardmembers to decide whether to try again for a bond issue. The board is weighing options and trying to find out if there'senough community support to put the issue up for vote again, said ...
Is there more autism ?: Scientists, parents struggle to find explanation
Mar 02, 2003; ... CHICAGO - Mention autism to parents, doctors and scientists thesedays, and among an earful of different theories will emerge a commonnod of agreement: The perplexing condition is not nearly as rare asonce was thought. As recently as a decade ago it was estimated that only about 4 ...
Career focus in high school helps success, experts say
Mar 02, 2003; ... cbroadwater@wvgazette.com WINFIELD - The more focused on a future career that students arein high school, the more successful they'll be in college, educatorsbelieve. To get students focused on careers, Putnam County has a School-to-Work program. "It's a good way for ...
Class introduces real-world engineering
Mar 02, 2003; ... ericeyre@wvgazette.com Toss a handful of change on a table. Now have a remote camera scanthe coins and determine how many are quarters. Sound difficult? High school students across Kanawha County are devising programsto do just that. They're solving complex ...
Kanawha expanding its virtual classrooms
Mar 02, 2003; ... ericeyre@wvgazette.com There are no blackboards, no desks and chairs. This is the virtual classroom, the classroom of the 21st century. Kanawha County students log on to virtual classes from computersat home - or anywhere they can find an Internet connection ....
W.Va. teachers work toward national certification
Mar 02, 2003; ... susanwilliams@wvgazette.com An experienced teacher can become an even better teacher when thatteacher earns national certification. That's the opinion of Murrel Hoover, who in 1997 became WestVirginia's first teacher to earn national certification. Right now,the state has 88 ...
Putnam school construction pushes through winter
Mar 02, 2003; ... cbroadwater@wvgazette.com WINFIELD - School construction plans in Putnam County are movingalong despite setbacks from a harsh winter. According to Paul Callahan, assistant superintendent for PutnamSchools, both construction at Hurricane High School and plans torenovate ...
Digital dilemma: State's online library lacks money to get started
Mar 02, 2003; ... susanwilliams@wvgazette.com Librarians around the state would still like to be able to pluginto a digital library, but money for the project is not available. A vast digital library would give people access to books,magazines and numerous online libraries as well as ...
Toyota gives $14,000 grant
Mar 02, 2003; ... cbroadwater@wvgazette.com BUFFALO - Thanks to a grant from Toyota, the science department atBuffalo High School has improved by about $14,000. The school used the money to purchase a classroom set of graphingcalculators and accessories for a new biology class being ...
Then & now: Sure,; Jennifer Garner is as hot as a supernova, but here's what she was like when she was just a rising star
Mar 02, 2003; ... rustymarks@wvgazette.com FRIENDS knew early on that Jennifer Garner had more than youraverage share of talent. "We started doing these things called 'Jennifer and Cary Shows'around the house," recalled Elizabeth Cary Lantz, a childhood friendand classmate of the star of TV's ...
PROFILE: Giardina steps lightly backward into time
Mar 02, 2003; ... bobschwarz@wvgazette.com NOVELIST Denise Giardina has changed course. After Giardina wrote"Saints and Villains," published by W.W. Norton in 1998, she wasn'tsure she had any more novels left to write. "Saints and Villains" was inspired by the story of real-life ...
Then & now: Sure,; Jennifer Garner is as hot as a supernova, but here's what she was like when she was just a rising star
Mar 02, 2003 ... Young starlet Jennifer Garner (from top) dances as a princess(right) in the Appalachian Youth Jazz-Ballet Company's production of"The Firebird"; poses in a publicity still in 1986; plays Dorothy inthe ballet "The Wizard of Oz"; portrays a young Gypsy Rose Lee in ...
Top 5 videos
Mar 02, 2003; ... Weekly charts for the nation's most popular videos as they appearin next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted withpermission: Children's video sales 1. "101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure," Walt Disney HomeEntertainment. 2. "Daredevil vs ....
COIN & STAMP COLLECTING: Postal service joins Hollywood in stamp issuance
Mar 02, 2003; ... The U.S. Postal Service and Hollywood teamed up in a stampceremony publicizing the unheralded people behind filmmaking and themailing of this year's final ballots for the 75th Oscar Awards. The occasion was the first-day issuance of 10 commemoratives, each37 cents, Feb. 25 at the ...
Ex-Essence editor to speak at MU
Mar 02, 2003 ... HUNTINGTON - Marshall University will welcome a nationally knownpublisher and author Tuesday as part of its annual Women of Colorprogram. Monique Greenwood, former editor of Essence magazine and author ofthe book "Having What Matters," will give the keynote address at noonin the ...
MoMA hooks up Matisse, Picasso
Mar 02, 2003; ... NEW YORK - Tickets are on sale for what promises to be theblockbuster art exhibition of the New York season: the Museum ofModern Art's "Matisse Picasso," a curatorial marriage of the lifelongrivals who came to accept each other as equals, shaping modern artalong the way. The show ...
Culture Notes
Mar 02, 2003 ... Film fund-raiser A fund-raiser to benefit the West Virginia International FilmFestival gives movie fans in the Charleston area a chance to seeJulianne Moore's Oscar-nominated turn in "Far From Heaven," whichmany critics cited as one of the finest films of 2002. The event, ...
Book review: Black art in america; Volume barely scratches the surface of wide range of artists and genres
Mar 02, 2003; ... pjnyden@wvgazette.com RICHARD J. Powell, a Duke University art historian, provides awonderful overall view of black American art throughout the 20thcentury in his book "Black Art: A Cultural History." Powell focuseson the United States, but repeatedly discusses the diaspora of ...
ART OF WAR: Images haunt as we ponder war
Mar 02, 2003; ... This is an occasional series on how the various cultural arts -books, music, painting, etc. - deal with war and wartime. In John Lennon's poignant song of the Vietnam era, "Happy Xmas,"he joyfully proclaims, "The war is over." Today, we're expecting,fearing, anticipating (take your ...
Writer's visit here inspires book selection
Mar 02, 2003 ... A recent turn of events has prompted some changes to the SundayBook Club lineup. The announcement of Newsweek columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winnerAnna Quindlen as a guest at the fourth annual Kanawha Valley Festivalof Ideas has inspired the selection of Quindlen's latest ...
THE WILD SIDE: Cure the wintertime blues by planning nest boxes
Mar 02, 2003; ... Winter seems reluctant to release her icy grip this year, buttrust me, spring is coming. Days are getting longer, and birds arestarting to sing. Female gray and fox squirrels are pregnant, LakeErie bald eagles are incubating eggs, and skunk cabbage shoots arepoking through the snow. So ...
WHAT'S IT WORTH ?: Reproductions old and not-so-old vary in value
Mar 02, 2003; ... Q. Attached please find photos of a desk I recently purchased. Ihave been told that it is a Carlton desk. I have examined the piecevery closely and cannot find a maker's mark. However, the numbers"2795 13" are evident on the underside of the desk frame. - George A.Manuilow, North Street, ...
GARDENSCAPE: Snowdrops bloom as the snow drops
Mar 02, 2003; ... Usually by this time of year, I have flowers in bloom in mygarden. The witch hazel opens its highly fragrant flowers and thehellebores send up their purple blooms speckled with green inFebruary. In mild winters, the naked jasmine bank bursts into bright yellowbloom by midwinter ....
YOUR DECOR: Privy privacy at last; Find the perfect solution without starting over
Mar 02, 2003; ... THERE are solutions. You don't have to replace everything. Withthat philosophy, interior designer Kathi Swingle worked with LeighAnn and Paul Legg to redo, update and add class and polish to one ofthe "small rooms" in their home: the master bath. We usually think of bathrooms in ...
'Stonewall' Jackson's W.Va. pathways: Hollywood film renews attention on legendary Civil War general
Mar 02, 2003; ... HOLLYWOOD is revisiting the American Civil War in a very major waywith the release of "Gods and Generals," a sweeping epic covering thefirst two years of the conflict and centering largely on the exploitsof the legendary Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. Based on the best-selling ...
TRAVEL NOTES: No need for new outfits on these nudist cruises
Mar 02, 2003; ... An unusual batch of cruises is hitting the high seas, the first ofwhich sets sail so soon you wouldn't have time to pack for it. Butthat's OK; you won't need much in the way of clothing anyway. Allthree sailings are nude, and duds are, well, immaterial. The clothes-free romps have ...
Home & garden briefs
Mar 02, 2003; ... Bookshelf Better Homes and Gardens has come out with another update of its"New Decorating Book" (Meredith Books, $34.95), the decorating manualthat's become a classic since its introduction in 1956. The guide helps readers define their decorating style and take aproject from ...
HOME ENERGY: Houses receive Energy Star efficiency designations, too
Mar 02, 2003; ... By now, most people know about Energy Star appliances and how theycan save money on your utility bills. We're used to reading theyellow EnergyGuide labels and seeing how much it will cost to operatean appliance and how it compares with its competition on energyefficiency. But it ...
HOME NOTES
Mar 02, 2003; ... Old World design Interior designer Betty Lou Phillips feeds cravings forcontinental interior design with "Villa Decor: Decidedly French andItalian Style" (Gibbs Smith, $39.95). In it, she borrows elementsfrom both regions and cultures and blends them into a rich style thatnods to ...
Horoscope
Mar 02, 2003; ... Sunday, March 2, 2003 Your birthday today: You're a magician this year. Others wonderhow you guess right so often. You don't have to tell them. But inprivate, read the manuals and trust your hunches. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiestday, 0 the ...
HELP OUT
Mar 02, 2003 ... Cold, hard facts Officials for Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley say a recentrun of cold weather has seriously hurt donations to the charity.Donors are urged to bring their items by Goodwill donation centers at209 Virginia St. W., Charleston; 219 Crossings Mall, Elkview; ...
How to survive speaking in front of a group
Mar 02, 2003; ... Based on one survey about public speaking, "Forty percent of thepopulation fears public speaking more than death." Now that is a startling statistic! Do you cringe at the prospectof speaking in front of others? Does just the idea of it put knots inyour stomach and give you sweaty ...
Bad habits in exercise can harm
Mar 02, 2003; ... When I was little, I developed a habit of dragging the toes of mysaddle shoes when I walked to school. Its effect was fairlyimmediate, in both the scuffed state of the shoes and the irritatedstate of my mother. Other habits may take longer to show their results, including someof ...
FITNESS Q&A: Run to the weights; Strength training adds a lifetime of benefits to running
Mar 02, 2003; ... Dear Cindy, I am a runner. I run for exercise and for the pure joyI find in it. I also compete in half-marathons and an occasionalmarathon. I am 45 years old and have never had any significant injuryfrom my running habit. Is there any need for me to lift weights? Mywife says I should. ...
Giving a ride to the people who need one: WRITE YOUR OWN COLUMN
Mar 02, 2003; ... "YOU do what?!" she gasped. "I pick up hitchhikers," I replied. She eyed me with a mixture of dismay and amusement. "Aren't you worried about picking up an ax-murderer?" she queried. "No ... I do pray before I stop. But I've learned that most of themen [I've never seen a ...
World peace and quiet: Resort owner retreats (a bit) from international affairs
Mar 02, 2003; ... flipside@wvgazette.com BERKELEY SPRINGS - Sam Ashelman turned 90 on Feb. 12. A few weeksbefore that he vacationed in Costa Rica, where his pursuits includedrappelling in the rain forest and swimming in the warm waters near avolcano on the Pacific Coast. "I was exhausted," he ...
The Main Ingredient: Turbot-powered; Well, not exactly; subtle sauces are best for this mild dish
Mar 02, 2003; ... robbyers@wvgazette.com tara@wvgazette.com YOU say TER-buht, I say TER-boh, let's call the whole thing good. As in: good eatin'. Turbot (both of those pronunciations are correct, by the way) isthe highly regarded European flatfish that has long been a rarity inU.S ....
TIDBITS: Smitten caramel corn fans plead for reasonable facsimile
Mar 02, 2003; ... On the shelf Chicago Tribune test kitchen reactions were mixed to Betty CrockerComplete Meals dinner kits. If you like Progresso products, which arepart of the kits, chances are you'll like the final product - whichcooks up in less than an hour. The testers tried the chicken ...
FOOD Q&A: Smitten caramel corn fans plead for reasonable facsimile
Mar 02, 2003; ... Q. In a holiday visit to Chicago, my family fell in love with thesmell and taste of Garrett CaramelCrisp popcorn. Though I've beenable to buy the popcorn by mail order, we all miss the smell of itbeing made. Is there any chance you could get the recipe? - LoisEhlund, St. Louis ...
Tank tips: How to get more gas mileage for your money
Mar 02, 2003; ... With gas topping $2 a gallon in some parts of the country, manydrivers are asking how they can get better fuel mileage and save somemoney. "Shop aggressively," said Jenny Mack of AAA of NorthernCalifornia. "Just because you always buy your gas at the cornerstation doesn't mean ...
Area Births
Mar 02, 2003 ... Note to readers: Official birth records at area hospitals areoften first posted for public view months after a child's birth andonly then are available for reprinting here. This is why the recordsprinted weekly often run so far behind. The Sunday Gazette-Mail makesevery effort to publish ...
Storybook character: Library commemorates lost colleague and friend
Mar 02, 2003; ... cbroadwater@wvgazette.com POCA - One day she looked down the hall and saw her with a grin onher face. "I thought, what in the world?" said Poca Elementary PrincipalPeggy Melton. As fourth-grade teacher Joy Wroczynski approached her,Melton heard her co-worker and friend ...
WVU mines forgotten women of Appalachia
Mar 02, 2003; ... MORGANTOWN - At the close of the 19th century, Grace MacGowanCooke left her children, her marriage of 20 years, and her familybusiness in Chattanooga, Tenn., and set out to live the life of awriter. Along the way she befriended Jack London and a host of famousauthors. She ...
BY THE WAY
Mar 02, 2003 ... Art contest The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is accepting drawings from children 13and under for their annual greeting-card art contest. For the second year, the contest theme is "Children's Dreams ofPeace." The United Nations Children's Fund provides food, medicine,drinking ...
Schools assess prayer policies in light of federal directive
Mar 02, 2003; ... IN one fell swoop, the federal government this month told publicschools that they must accommodate religious speech - and warnedschool districts that they would risk losing federal funds if theydid not allow "constitutionally protected prayer." The detailed directive came with a ...
Turks deliver major setback to Iraq plans: Speaker of parliament nullifies 'yes' vote on U.S. troops
Mar 02, 2003; ... ANKARA, Turkey - In a serious blow to U.S. war plans, the speakerof Turkey's parliament nullified a legislative vote Saturday thatwould have allowed deployment of 62,000 U.S. combat troops in Turkeyto open a northern front against Iraq. Bulent Arinc voided the vote on ...
Missile destruction starts; White House says it's not enough
Mar 02, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - The White House dismissed Iraq's beginning to destroybanned missiles as too little to avoid war. U.N. inspectors confirmed on Saturday, the deadline set by thechief weapons inspector, that Iraq had begun dismantling its al-Samoud 2 missiles, ordered because some could ...
Suspected 9/11 plotter caught: Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was mastermind of hijacking attack, U.S. says
Mar 02, 2003; ... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the suspectedmastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, was arrested Saturdayin Pakistan, a senior official told The Associated Press. Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said Mohammed was one ofthree men arrested in a 3 a.m ....
Cut to the bone: Hospitals, recipients worry about Medicaid's future
Mar 02, 2003; ... sfinn@wvgazette.com Thanks to her own hard work and the Medicaid program, Amber Turpinand her two children no longer depend on welfare to survive. In May, the 23-year-old made the painful decision to leave familyand friends, and escape the floods and chronic unemployment ...
Special education costs soar
Mar 02, 2003; ... ericeyre@wvgazette.com There's at least one program in Kanawha County schools that won'tbe cut this year. In fact, the program is adding teachers, not slashing jobs. This year, Kanawha County reported the highest percentage ofspecial education students in at least a ...
Lawyers anticipate fire lawsuits
Mar 02, 2003; ... PROVIDENCE, R.I. - As families of the dead and injured strugglewith their grief after one of the country's deadliest fires, some arestarting to look for compensation. Lawyers say it won't come easily. Rhode Island lawyers estimate at least $1 billion worth of lawsuitclaims will be ...
Getting it right
Mar 02, 2003 ... The Sunday Gazette-Mail corrects errors of fact in this space. Ifyou ...
Today's News
Mar 02, 2003 ... *** When Afghan President Hamid Karzai toured Washington last week, hegot the red-carpet treatment and had lunch with President Bush. Buthe also got a stern lecture from senators about the hazards ofsugarcoating the problems of his devastated land - criticism thatseemed to offend ...