Sunday Gazette-Mail back issues from February 2006:
Stories, sports and athletes to follow during Winter Games
Feb 05, 2006; ... Fifteen sports, 16 days and a whole lot of athletes youve neverheard of. Thats the overload of options viewers face as the XX WinterOlympic Games get under way on NBC from Turin, Italy, on Friday. Tocombat this, weve assembled a guide to these games that gives thewhos, whats and whys of ...
Run off on a Valentine's getaway
Feb 05, 2006 ... Even if you're not a romantic at heart, Valentine's Day provides agood excuse to escape the winter blahs with a weekend getaway. You don't have to travel far. Several nearby hotels and stateparks are offering attractive packages to couples. Actually, you don't even have to ...
Literary love
Feb 05, 2006 ... When you have a spouse, lover, significant other or a soul mate,you usually have to buy them presents. There are birthdays,Christmas, anniversaries and, fast approaching, Valentines Day. Youcan always resort to the four basic gift groups: flowers, candy,lingerie and jewelry. Then theres ...
SMELL THE COFFEE: Solving the sleep problem
Feb 05, 2006; ... Almost since birth, my daughter has been treating sleep like it'sa form of punishment. When she was an infant, I would often lie onthe floor with my hand through the crib bars, touching her until shedrifted off. When she finally did, I'd slowly crawl from the room,avoiding the squeaky ...
Boston museum showcases 'Modern Masters'
Feb 05, 2006; ... BOSTON - The curators at the Museum of Fine Arts have put togetheran expansive collection of work by some of the biggest names in 20th-century art. "Degas to Picasso: Modern Masters," on view through July 23,includes more than 280 works by Edgar Degas, Paul Gaugin, AugusteRodin, ...
HOROSCOPE:
Feb 05, 2006; ... Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006 Your birthday today: Anticipate the tough questions, and be readyfor them. Have the facts close at hand to defend your position. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiestday, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19): ...
Our Art: A closer look at home
Feb 05, 2006; ... A closer look at home "Valley Head" from "Triptych West Virginia" Barry Vance (1946- ) Oil on Masonite, 1989 1991 anonymous gift to the Avampato Discovery Museum "TRIPTYCH West Virginia" consists of three paintings of three WestVirginia locations where ...
Book Notes
Feb 05, 2006 ... Calling it quits Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez says he has stoppedwriting. "The year 2005 was the first in my life when I did not writea single line," the 78-year-old author was quoted as saying inSunday's La Vanguardia, a daily published in Barcelona, ...
BOOK REVIEW: "Arthur & George"; Quest to clear convicted man makes intriguing novel
Feb 05, 2006; ... By Julian Barnes Knopf (400 pages, $24.95) History has almost forgotten the "Great Wyrely Outrages," exceptas a footnote to the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. At night a century ago in the village of Great Wyrely, nearBirmingham, horses and cattle were mysteriously killed, ...
the MONDAY BOOK CLUB: Maugham novel based on life of Gauguin up next
Feb 05, 2006; ... rdavis@wvgazette.com The Monday Book Club kicked off 2006 with a discussion of HermannHesse's novel "Siddhartha" on Jan. 27. The larger-than-average group began with a discussion of howHesse's novel parallels the legend and teachings of Gautama Buddha.The topic quickly ...
Crossed up: Film producer says she too was fooled by JT LeRoy
Feb 05, 2006; ... rdavis@wvgazette.com THE recent revelations regarding the validity of James Frey's"memoir" "A Million Little Pieces" have sparked a great deal ofdiscussion about the line between subjective memoir and straightfiction and a debate over whether the truthfulness of an author has ...
Help, I'm single!: Lifting, moving, fixing takes ingenuity - and oftentimes an extra pair of hands
Feb 05, 2006; ... ONE of the cruelest jokes on single people is Ikea. Affordable,unassembled items, packed in impossibly heavy, spine-rupturing boxes,with instructions in Swedish, seem like a good idea in the showroom. But the good idea always turns into a nightmare somewhere betweenthe store and ...
Write Your Own Column
Feb 05, 2006 ... Do you have a funny story you love to tell? A pet peeve to get offyour chest? A reminiscence to share? The Write Your Own Columnfeature in the Sunday Gazette-Mail gives readers space to have theirsay on any topic - and get paid for it. Readers whose ...
For some, going gray is not a black-and-white issue
Feb 05, 2006; ... A friend said to me recently: "I think it's great that you'reletting your hair go gray." "WHAT?" I shrieked, and raced to the bathroom mirror, only torealize with horror that she was absolutely right. My waist-length hair - my only vanity on an otherwise casuallygroomed and ...
Pills & Ills: Supplements may head off eye disease linked to aging
Feb 05, 2006; ... Q: My ophthalmologist prescribed Viteyes, a vitamin formula, tohelp prevent macular degeneration. Each capsule contains 7.5milligrams of Vitamin A (100 percent beta carotene). The label saysto take two capsules daily. My multivitamin also contains vitamin A. Will I be getting ...
FITNESS Q&A: Results from abs exercises rest on quality, not quantity
Feb 05, 2006; ... Dear Cindy, I am so bored with my abs workout. I have been doing endlesscrunches on a large ball for the past year and even though it seemsto work pretty well, I am sick of doing it. Can you give me a coupleother good ones? - Cara Dear Cara, Doing endless repetitions ...
Tread rightly: Avoid these common mistakes to maximize your treadmill workout
Feb 05, 2006; ... THE treadmill offers a great workout for a great many people, buttoo many people are doing it all wrong, say experts in the field. You may be making several mistakes on the treadmill that youaren't even aware of. "Everyone makes mistakes," says Rick Morris, professional ...
Travel notes
Feb 05, 2006; ... Flight crew tales MANASSAS PARK, Va. - Frequent flyers and anybody else who's everhad a complaint, question or confession after getting off an airplanewill enjoy "Air Travel Tales From the Flight Crew." The $14.95 book, from Virginia-based Impact Publications, iswritten by ...
Jolly green show: Flower fanciers descend on London for fabled 160-year-old event
Feb 05, 2006; ... If you go The Chelsea Flower Show is held in London each May onthe grounds of the Royal Hospital (tube stop Sloane Square). The 2006show is open to the public only May 25-27. Depending on the exchangerate, tickets likely will cost $45-$75. For details, contact theRoyal Horticultural ...
Travel card will get you into Canada, Mexico, Caribbean
Feb 05, 2006; ... Just when travel agents thought they had persuaded customers toget their passports this year, another option comes along. The passport may not be necessary for many travelers now that theUnited States is planning to introduce a new "travel card" similar toa driver's license that ...
Quality cowboy boots are versatile and comfortable
Feb 05, 2006; ... How to wear'em The all-around shoe: Women down South and out Westhave always known that wearing cowboy boots with a cocktail dress isas acceptable as wearing them with jeans, says fashion consultantMaggie Gallant. Im from Atlanta, and everyone I know has at leastfour pairs in their ...
Add sparkle to promising thrift-shop pieces
Feb 05, 2006; ... Are you a thrift-shop addict? You are "so" not alone. Alison Houtte, a former model, was so obsessed that she opened avintage boutique in 1997. Hooti Couture, which carries Jackie O.-style specs, gorgeously clunky estate jewelry and 1950s gator-skinhandbags, is still one of the ...
Perennial performer: Firewitch dianthus offers landscaping versatility
Feb 05, 2006; ... AS you're planning your garden for the spring planting season, trythe 2006 Perennial Plant of the Year, the Firewitch dianthus. The Perennial Plant Association has a strong reputation forselecting perennial plants that perform for the widest area of theUnited States, and this ...
DO IT YOURSELF: Probably no need to insulate water heater
Feb 05, 2006; ... Q: I've read in several magazines that if I insulate my waterheater, I can save 10 percent or more on my energy costs. I have seenan insulated water heater and it is pretty ugly. Will I really savethat much energy? - L.M. A: I have seen similar items recently and I think they ...
GARDENSCAPE: Warm winter is getting worrisome
Feb 05, 2006; ... Creeping phlox was in bloom outside a parking lot in downtownCharleston last Monday. Looking at the bright pink flowers made mevery nervous as I drove by them, realizing that it was Jan. 30. I sawsome forsythia in bloom on a colder hillside above the city, andornamental pear trees, even ...
WRITE YOUR OWN COLUMN: Outside influences; Nature filled childhood with exploring, inventing, imagining
Feb 05, 2006; ... MOM always said, "Go play outside." Then she'd add, "Stay in theyard." When she discovered that to me "the yard" included the woodsbehind our back yard, she began calling after me, "Stay where you canhear me!" I grew up outside. One of my earliest memories of Dad is joininghim ...
Not your average Sloppy Joe
Feb 05, 2006; ... If a Super Bowl party is just another reason to let your NewYear's diet resolutions go, here's a recipe to cheer about. The Super Sloppy Joes are a lean mixture of ground round andground turkey breast cooked with plenty of good-for-you veggies toadd vitamins and fiber. The ...
The Main Ingredient: Where food and football collide; For super game-day eating, use provolone for antipasti, panini
Feb 05, 2006; ... robbyers@wvgazette.com tara@wvgazette.com STEELERS football has always gone hand-in-hand with food in theByers household. Each game is an event to be savored and celebrated,and so is the accompanying grub. The type of food often depends on the kickoff time. A 1 p.m ....
DINING OUT: Parkersburg's Calabash offers intriguing menu
Feb 05, 2006; ... If you go Calabash, Holiday Inn, 225 Holiday Hills Drive,Parkersburg Hours: Dinner, 6-9 p.m. Monday-Sunday; lunch, 11 a.m.-6p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; and brunch 10 a.m.-2p.m. Sunday. Entrees $9.95-$18.95 Smoking in the bar only Phone (304)485-6200 PARKERSBURG ...
MSHA ignored law on rescue chambers
Feb 05, 2006; ... The market for mine safety. 1E kward@wvgazette.com While 13 West Virginia coal miners were trapped inside the SagoMine last month, three Tasmanian miners were saved from a fire by an8-by-5-foot steel box. Last week, 72 miners in Saskatchewan were rescued after ...
Syria erupts: Embassies put to torch: Muslim anger over cartoons of prophet rising quickly
Feb 05, 2006; ... DAMASCUS, Syria - Thousands of Syrians enraged by caricatures ofIslam's revered prophet torched the Danish and Norwegian embassies inDamascus on Saturday - the most violent in days of furious protestsby Muslims in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In Gaza, Palestinians marched ...
Iran sent before U.N. panel: Pressure over nukes draws threat from Tehran
Feb 05, 2006; ... VIENNA, Austria - The International Atomic Energy Agency reportedIran to the U.N. Security Council on Saturday over fears it wants toproduce nuclear arms, raising the stakes in the diplomaticconfrontation and prompting Tehran to threaten immediate retaliation. Of the board's 35 ...
Shipbuilder
Feb 05, 2006 ... Museum traces Point Pleasant's ...
WVU wins
Feb 05, 2006 ... The No. 11 Mountaineers continue their undefeated Big East ...
How do I love thee?
Feb 05, 2006 ... On Valentine's Day, give a gift that ...
Ga. honors Coretta King, MLK's widow, rights pioneer
Feb 05, 2006; ... ATLANTA - Thousands of mourners poured into the Georgia Capitolrotunda on Saturday to pay tribute to Coretta Scott King, the firstwoman and the first black person to lie in honor in what once was aseat of segregation. The bronze casket carrying the widow of the Rev. Martin ...
Teays man running ABC's Super Bowl telecast
Feb 05, 2006; ... super Bowl pregame reports. 1D rustymarks@wvgazette.com This past week, John LaChance has been one of the busiest guys inDetroit. "Just outside of Ford Field, we've erected a small city," the 41-year-old Teays Valley resident said. Dozens of trucks, miles of ...
West Virginia Lottery
Feb 05, 2006 ... Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006 Daily 3 033 Daily 4 8337 Hot Lotto 1-9-30-34-38: 1 Night Pick 3 615 Night Pick 4 ...
Today's News
Feb 05, 2006 ... *** Two fighter jets forced a small plane to land after the pilot flewtoo close to President Bush's ranch in central Texas while he wasspending the weekend there. The Secret Service on Saturday confirmedthe pilot violated restricted air space over the ranch on Fridaynight, ...
Errors played role in ferry's fate
Feb 05, 2006; ... SAFAGA, Egypt - The series of tragic errors that apparentlyclaimed more than 1,000 lives on an Egyptian ferry escalated when thecrew decided to push across the Red Sea despite the fire burning inthe aging vessel's parking bay, survivors said Saturday. The Al-Salaam Boccaccio 98 had ...
$2.7 trillion budget to include cuts: Domestic programs trimmed while war effort gets more
Feb 05, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - Domestic priorities like federal aid to schools andhealth research are squeezed under President Bush's proposed budgetfor next year, but funding for the Pentagon, the war in Iraq and anti-terrorism efforts get impressive increases. Monday's budget tome will have a ...
Rahall, Jay push for veterans funds in Bush's budget
Feb 05, 2006; ... pjnyden@wvgazette.com Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., is calling on the Bushadministration to add funding in its budget to help veterans needinghealth care. The president, whose budget request will be sent to Congress onMonday, has cut spending on veterans' health in each of ...
National Guard plan irks lawmakers
Feb 05, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - A Pentagon plan to restructure the Army NationalGuard has sparked bipartisan outcries in Congress even beforePresident Bush's formal proposal, showing the clout of a force thatdraws members from communities across America. Lawmakers' pre-emptive objections also point ...
Army gives last M*A*S*H to Pakistan as quake aid
Feb 05, 2006; ... RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - The U.S. military is shutting down its lastM*A*S*H, the mobile hospital made famous by the long-running TV showabout martini-sipping, wisecracking Army doctors. This month, the Army will donate the last Mobile Army SurgicalHospital to Pakistan, where it has ...
Former drug offenders get chance for education aid
Feb 05, 2006; ... An ex-heroin addict and convict, Clarkson Reed says turning hislife around hasn't come easy. He earned a college degree while inprison in the 1990s and became a counselor. But his hopes for agraduate degree and a better job have been stymied because his drugconvictions made him ...
Orbiting spacesuit goes silent
Feb 05, 2006; ... CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - An unmanned spacesuit tossed out of theinternational space station was supposed to float through space,talking to radio operators around the globe. The suit, stuffed with old clothes and a radio transmitter,orbited Earth twice Friday, giving off faint signals ...
A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq
Feb 05, 2006; ... As of Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at least 2,249 members of the U.S.military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003,according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes sixmilitary civilians. At least 1,759 died as a result of hostileaction, according to the ...
Evidence remains weak in Saddam trial
Feb 05, 2006; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - After four months and 26 witnesses, prosecutors inthe Saddam Hussein trial have offered little credible testimonydirectly linking the former leader to the killings and torture forwhich he's charged. But legal experts familiar with the case say the best may be ...
Sunni leaders warn of civil war: Bodies of 14 Arab men recovered; Shiite forces blamed
Feb 05, 2006; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sunni politicians warned of civil war Saturdayafter the bullet-riddled bodies of 14 Sunni Arab men were found inBaghdad - apparently the latest victims of sectarian death squads. One person was killed and 12 injured when a mortar shell explodednear a Shiite mosque ...
Nursing homes become homier
Feb 05, 2006; ... OAK BROOK, Ill. - Residents of Oak Brook Healthcare Centre arewalking and wheeling toward the smells of turkey and Salisbury steakwafting from the dining room, but Doris Keogh isn't budging. She'll eat when she's hungry, thank you, and not before. "I was 2 years old when I ...
Payday lenders, opponents face off in Legislature
Feb 05, 2006; ... ST. ALBANS - Carol Lorine Foreman was desperate. Her mobile homehad been flooded, the company she hired to move it overcharged herand the two neighbors who helped with the move wanted their payment. Foreman, 62, is a coal miner's widow. She's disabled and she didnot have enough ...
Officer, W.Va. woman killed in teen's bolt: Suspect wanted in gay-bar attack shot twice in head
Feb 05, 2006; ... GASSVILLE, Ark. - A teenager suspected of a hatchet-and-gun attackin a Massachusetts gay bar shot and killed a small-town policeofficer and the teen's passenger before he was critically wounded ina gun battle with police Saturday, authorities said. Jacob D. Robida, 18, was shot ...
Nixon Library to take its place in history
Feb 05, 2006; ... Timeline 1972: On June 17, police discovered five intruders insidethe headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at theWatergate Hotel. The burglars were there to adjust bugs installedduring a May break-in and to photograph Democrat documents. 1974:Nixon resigns on Aug. 9; the ...
Living by asphalt lake has ups and downs
Feb 05, 2006; ... LA BREA, Trinidad - Living next to one of the world's biggestasphalt lakes has its quirks. The asphalt seeps up hot and light through the earth, hardens intoa dense natural pavement when it meets the air, and then sinks. Theland is in constant motion. As is Beverly Taylor's ...
Capital High wins W.Va. Science Bowl
Feb 05, 2006 ... MORGANTOWN - Capital High School defeated 15 other schoolsSaturday to capture the 15th annual West Virginia Regional ScienceBowl and earn an expense-paid trip to the National Science Bowl,scheduled for spring in Washington. Members of the winning team are John Underhill, James ...
Adventure, purpose, money draw civilians to Iraq: KBR alone has more than 250,000 applicants for long hours, high pay in the desert war zone
Feb 05, 2006; ... COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - When Lane Vannatta stepped off a planeat Colorado Springs Airport at 11 p.m. on Dec. 22, the nearlydeserted terminal held no flag-wavers or welcome-home banners. Only his wife, Kimber, awaited his arrival after a year in Iraq. Unheralded homecomings ...
Iraqi hunters blame U.S., bird flu for sport's loss
Feb 05, 2006; ... BAGHDAD - In normal times, as hunting season draws to a close atthe end of January, Aws Abdul Raheem just now would be putting awayhis dusty hunting boots and shotgun, counting how much he'd made byselling kill and remembering the meals he'd provided with what he'dkept. But ...
Some in Houston grow uneasy about Katrina evacuees
Feb 05, 2006; ... HOUSTON - Warren Jenkins feels the stares and senses the suspicionwhen a Texan learns he is a Hurricane Katrina evacuee. That's when he wants to shout that he is not a criminal or awelfare moocher, but simply a Louisiana native who, like hundreds ofthousands of others, has lost ...
9/11 still claiming American lives
Feb 05, 2006; ... NEW YORK - For James Zadroga, dying was as simple as breathing. The highly decorated New York police detective was heading homefrom work on Sept. 11, 2001, when the news came across his car radio:A plane had flown into the World Trade Center. He rushed back toLower Manhattan, where ...
Idiotarod runners pull decorated carts through Brooklyn
Feb 05, 2006; ... BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Tom Grise and his team had high hopes for theirshopping cart. They attached 10-foot metal bars to make it easier topull and placed a scary plastic skull on the front. They girded it incardboard, painted to look like a mining cart. The five members ofthe team decked ...
Weather data
Feb 05, 2006 ... CHARLESTON AND VICINITY Saturday's temperatures High 58 Low 38 Feb. 4 record high 74 set in 1924 Feb. 4 record low -5 set in 1996 Saturday's precipitation Midnight to 5 p.m.: ...
State & regional weather
Feb 05, 2006 ... W.Va. Today Today, cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Highs inthe lower 30s. Tonight, mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance ofsnow showers. Lows in the lower 20s. Boone, Kanawha: Today, cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snowshowers. Highs in the lower 30s ....
World weather
Feb 05, 2006 ... Amsterdam 41 32 Cldy Athens 57 32 Clr Baghdad 65 45 PCldy Berlin 33 30 Snow Bermuda 68 60 Clr Cairo 68 50 Clr Calgary 44 26 Clr Dublin 48 33 PCldy Hong Kong 73 64 Clr Jerusalem 62 53 Rain London 35 26 ...
U.S. weather
Feb 05, 2006 ... Anchorage 17 16 Cldy Atlanta 48 27 Clr Boston 51 42 Rain Charlotte, N.C. 58 31 PCldy Chicago 31 21 PCldy Cincinnati 39 24 Cldy Cleveland 42 27 Snow Dallas-Ft Worth 63 39 PCldy Denver 53 24 PCldy Detroit 39 25 ...
New fleet complete: C-130H3s finish move to capital
Feb 05, 2006 ... West Virginia's 130th Airlift Wing has a new fleet of planes to gowith its new lease on life. The Charleston-based unit, which last year the Defense Departmenthad proposed downsizing, celebrated the arrival of the last of nine C-130H3 Hercules cargo planes on Saturday. The ...