Sunday Gazette-Mail back issues from June 2006:
Eva Longoria puts a fresh face on the ALMA Awards Monday on ABC
Jun 04, 2006; ... Eva Longoria may be "Desperate" as a television housewife, butthat's hardly the case in her career. One of her earliest signs of success was a 2002 ALMA Award for theCBS daytime serial "The Young and the Restless." Now she's helping tohonor other Latino entertainers as host and ...
FASHION TALK: Still comfy, classic footwear is; cool - again
Jun 04, 2006; ... Imagine that. An indisputable reason to buy a new pair of shoes.Like I need a reason to buy new shoes in the first place. But thereit is and any reason will do, right? Admit it, nothing lifts yourspirits like a new outfit, new handbag, new jewelry, new lipstick orin this case, new shoes ...
Something old, something ... older: Lewisburg museum showcases historic wedding gowns
Jun 04, 2006; ... julier@wvgazette.com The month of June reigns supreme as the most popular month to bemarried. In celebration of June weddings, the North House Museum inLewisburg opened an exhibit of historic wedding gowns and accessorieson Friday. "Tying the Knot" features gowns worn ...
the MONDAY BOOKCLUB: Graham Greene classic is next book club read
Jun 04, 2006 ... The Barnes and Noble Web site's "Meet the Writers" sectiondescribes the world of a Graham Greene novel as "a place of seedybars and strained loyalties, of moral dissolution and physicaldecay." That's an accurate summation of Greene's 1955 novel "The QuietAmerican," the Monday ...
Roger Angell lively as ever at age 85
Jun 04, 2006; ... NEW YORK - If the history of The New Yorker could be captured in asingle life, honors would likely fall to Roger Angell, who at age 85predates the magazine itself and remains as vital as the publicationhe literally grew up with. Son of longtime New Yorker editor Katherine White ...
Collectors Club chooses one work, gets four
Jun 04, 2006; ... bobschwarz@wvgazette.com AVAMPATO Discovery Museum curator Ric Ambrose hit the jackpot whenhe recently led the museum's collectors club on a trip to Santa Fe. Forty-eight collectors club members, the largest group yet, madethe trip, visiting more than a dozen galleries. They ...
Garage sale gurus share their trade secrets
Jun 04, 2006; ... Every Thursday morning, Jeanie Crittenden follows the signs,searching for treasure. A self-described garage sale guru, she loves both the process andthe prize - and during two decades, there have been plenty ofjackpots: * A signed Eisenberg brooch purchased for a dime and ...
On hot days, books are cool companions for children
Jun 04, 2006; ... As parents prepare to roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days ofsummer, many are hoping to find ways to make them a little less lazy. About this time every year, parents and educators devisestrategies for keeping reading levels high for good readers andimproving levels for remedial ...
Lewisburg Garden Clubs sponsor homes tour
Jun 04, 2006 ... Those who run the annual Lewisburg Garden Clubs Home Tour like topoint out that residential museums aren't opening their doors tovisitors, homeowners are. There are five homes, a church and an inn on this year's tour,which runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in Lewisburg. Tickets ...
Head north to Stonewall: Indulge in pampering at resort
Jun 04, 2006; ... For the Sunday Gazette-Mail Next balmy weekend, put the top down, pack the car with your galpals and head up Interstate 79 for a weekend of hedonism at StonewallResort State Park, which some of us call The Greenbrier North. Only a90-minute drive from Charleston, this resort is just ...
My Vacation: Animal Kingdom
Jun 04, 2006 ... Kat Tyler, Cross Lanes The trip Six-day visit to Animal Kingdom Lodge, Disney World, Orlando, Fla. Best thing about the accommodations Awakening to watch from our balcony, the giraffes, zebras,ostriches and gazelle eating their breakfast. Worst thing ...
GARDENSCAPE: Sharpen the saw to shape spring-blooming shrubs
Jun 04, 2006; ... Just last weekend, I finally cut my butterfly bush back. This is atask I usually do in early April, but sadly, due to work and familycommitments, I've spent almost no time in my garden this spring. The butterfly bush had lots of twiggy dead stems in it. I tookabout 18 inches off ...
A look from the garden: Photos by Teresa Perdue
Jun 04, 2006 ... ABOVE: A yellow warbler perches on a bloomed-out hollyhock whilepurple coneflowers bloom all ...
Think thrifty: Save yourself from spending
Jun 04, 2006; ... Mother and daughter Jill Cooper and Tawra Kellam didn't set out tobecome experts on frugal living. It sort of happened out ofnecessity. Cooper was a single mother raising two children on $500 a month.Kellam grew up watching her mother make the most of every cent andnaturally ...
Gardening on the cheap: Boone County woman wins budget landscaping award
Jun 04, 2006; ... bobschwarz@wvgazette.com ASHFORD - Teresa Perdue has made a beautiful garden out of thesaddest-looking plants. She gives a lot of the credit to Lowe's and the bargains she foundthere. Perdue recently won first place from Backyard Living magazine forlandscaping her ...
Pills & Ills: Nanotech meets sunscreens
Jun 04, 2006; ... Q: I read there may be safety issues with "nano" sunscreens. Whatexactly are they and how do I tell whether the sunscreen I buy isthis type? A: "Nano" refers to sunscreen products engineered usingnanotechnology. All substances are made up of particles, small pieces of ...
On the town
Jun 04, 2006 ... AARP gift boxes The South Charleston AARP members prepared gift boxes andcertificates of appreciation for ...
Write Your Own Column
Jun 04, 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 ...
HOROSCOPE
Jun 04, 2006 ... Sunday, June 4, 2006 Your birthday today: A change in your career could lead to achange at home, or vice versa. You could upgrade your livingconditions and then find a new job to match. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiestday, 0 the most ...
HELP OUT
Jun 04, 2006 ... Lighting the way Members of the Pilot Club of Greater Kanawha Valley recently builta 10-foot-tall red, white and blue lighthouse and gave it to SafetyCity in North Charleston. The miniature city is designed to teachkids about safety. Courting charity Former Kanawha ...
WRITE YOUR OWN COLUMN: Shampoo, set and psychoanalysis
Jun 04, 2006; ... I heard an interesting statistic on a local radio show recentlythat made me stop and think. According to a survey, three-quarters ofus say we trust this person in our lives so much that we would bareour soul to them at any time. I guessed that it was a spouse, parent or clergy-all ...
SMELL THE COFFEE: What makes a writer a writer
Jun 04, 2006; ... SOMETIMES the best compliments are those heard by accident. "My wife is a writer," my husband said to a long-lost friend onthe phone recently. I then heard him telling her about some writingawards I had won, and I realized his words made me sound moreaccomplished than I feel like I ...
FASHION TALK: Still comfy, classic footwear is; cool - again
Jun 04, 2006; ... The sneaker reaches high fashion. From top, authentic artgenerated onto leather tennis shoes by Icon, $280; animal print ...
High-top or low-top ...: Sneakers a comfy addition to formalwear
Jun 04, 2006; ... For The Sunday Gazette-Mail You could call them odd couples. No, not the girls. But theirchoice of dress and shoes for their friend's bat mitzvah at TheMarriott took courage and more than a little chutzpah. These are twoteenagers not afraid to be different and stand out in the ...
Fashion show celebrates WVU athletics' success
Jun 04, 2006 ... This year's WVU Classic Fashion Show is not only a fundraiser butalso a celebration of sorts. As its theme, "Festival of Champions," reflects, the fashion showand luncheon Thursday at the Charleston Marriott is an opportunity toenjoy the success of West Virginia University's ...
Got edamame?: Little green soybean goes mainstream
Jun 04, 2006; ... Got edamame? Probably not. Just two or three years ago it wouldhave been unlikely that the average supermarket shopper would havebeen able to find the little green soy beans. But tastes are changing. Not only is the once-obscure health foodreadily available in several aisles of ...
DINNER TONIGHT: A first-class shrimp saute
Jun 04, 2006; ... The first time I made this dish, my husband delighted in its brinygoodness. "This tastes like something a mobster would eat," he said,meaning that it's rich and satisfying and seems luxurious. So it hasbeen "shrimp Gambino" ever since in our house. Actually, the shrimp-feta pairing is ...
Raspberry rush: The Main Ingredient; No time to waste when buying fresh produce
Jun 04, 2006; ... robbyers@wvgazette.com tara@wvgazette.com Well, I (Tara) couldn't wait any longer. It's not even summer yet,but I had to have raspberries. When I was little, my grandma grew long rows of them in herHarrison County garden. My sister and I would scratch up our arms ...
Russian diplomat killed in Baghdad
Jun 04, 2006; ... * Reports on the alleged Haditha massacre. 3A * Marine unit leavesno one behind. 8A BAGHDAD - A suicide car bomber blew himself up in a crowded Basramarket on Saturday, killing 28 people and wounding 62, while inBaghdad, a Russian diplomat was killed and four diplomatic ...
'Welcome home, warriors': Reservists from Army's 80th Division honored
Jun 04, 2006; ... sarahkwinn@wvgazette.com They might have seen it all serving in war zones in Afghanistanand Iraq, but soldiers returning to civilian life often say they haveno idea what to expect when they get home, says Army Lt. Col. StevenMiddleton. "Of all of the concerns [the soldiers ...
Brits, Canadians foil plots: 1 shot in London raid; 17 nabbed in Ontario
Jun 04, 2006; ... TORONTO - Canadian authorities said Saturday they busted up plansfor terrorist attacks in Ontario with the arrests of 17 people"inspired by al-Qaida," while across the Atlantic in London, anti-terrorism police shot and wounded a man in a raid prompted by fearsthat a suspect had built a ...
The Killer Cure: FIRST IN A THREE-PART SERIES
Jun 04, 2006; ... One prescription painkiller has a unique ability to kill if youdont take it exactly as directed ... and sometimes even if you do. Methadone, once given mostly to heroin addicts to ease theircravings, increasingly is now being prescribed as a painkiller.Insurance companies pressure ...
Pickens farewell
Jun 04, 2006 ... Big changes for a tiny ...
Sneak into summer
Jun 04, 2006 ... Still comfy, ...
South Charleston wins AAA baseball title
Jun 04, 2006 ... Magnolia beats Liberty to take the AA high school baseball title;Buffalo ...
Toughest rules are missing from federal mine safety bill
Jun 04, 2006; ... kward@wvgazette.com A mine safety bill passed by the U.S. Senate is missing some ofthe toughest provisions proposed by West Virginia's congressionaldelegation after the Sago Mine disaster and the Aracoma Mine fire. Just before Memorial Day, one day after Senate approval, ...
Clarification
Jun 04, 2006 ... A story in the May 28 Sunday Gazette-Mail indicated that a 2003legislative resolution to name a bridge near Elkview for Pfc. DeweyCrowder was ...
West Virginia Lottery
Jun 04, 2006 ... Saturday, June 3, 2006 Daily 3 054 Daily 4 7885 Hot Lotto 1-5-14-28-31: 5 Night Pick 3 875 Night Pick 4 ...
Today's News
Jun 04, 2006 ... *** The Mount Merapi volcano spewed lava and hot clouds Saturday and astrong aftershock hit Bantul, Indonesia, sending fear ripplingthrough the area devastated by an earthquake only a week ago. Themountain's lava dome has swelled in the past week to 330 feet,raising fears it ...
Rumsfeld riding out rough waters
Jun 04, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - When Donald H. Rumsfeld became defense secretary in2001, he posted on the Pentagon's Web site a chatty list of rules tolive and work by. "Rumsfeld's Rules," as they were called, are longgone now, but two of them in particular resonate during this time ofwar and ...
U.S. war dead
Jun 04, 2006; ... As of Saturday, at least 2,476 members of the U.S. military havedied since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according toan Associated Press count. The figure includes seven militarycivilians. At least 1,953 died as a result of hostile action, according tothe ...
Compensation inadequate, Haditha lawyer says: Witnesses accused of lying
Jun 04, 2006; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - A lawyer who had several relatives among 24 Iraqisallegedly slain by U.S. Marines last fall and is representing kin ofother victims complained in a videotape Saturday that Americancompensation paid to the families was inadequate. Khaled Salem Rsayef also said U.S ....
Psychology of Iran's nuke stance explored
Jun 04, 2006; ... TEHRAN, Iran - In nearly every Iranian statement on its nuclearprogram, officials stress that uranium enrichment and relatedtechnology are the nation's "right" according to internationaltreaties. To Western ears, it's the sound of heels being dug in. But to Persian sensibilities, ...
Liberals could take control of House: If Democrats win, they will run key committees
Jun 04, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - If the chips fall right for Democrats and their partyseizes control of the House, President Bush's agenda on Capitol Hillwould fall into the hands of some of his most dogged opponents. It's not just would-be Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, but aboatload of ...
Organ group inspires questions about donation
Jun 04, 2006; ... FORT WORTH, Texas - Angel Carter wants to be an organ donor. She has talked to her family about it and even put a sticker onher driver's license. But she doesn't want to share her organs with just anybody. Carter is a member of LifeSharers, the only national register ...
Drug shows promise against breast cancer
Jun 04, 2006; ... ATLANTA - Women with advanced breast cancer soon may have anothertreatment option: A novel experimental drug delayed the growth oftumors nearly twice as long as standard chemotherapy did in patientswho had stopped responding to Herceptin, doctors reported Saturday. The experimental ...
Minister preaches hatred, doom for America
Jun 04, 2006; ... OGDEN, Iowa - The soldier's flag-draped casket is set on thegymnasium floor, below the unlit scoreboard, before bleachers crowdedwith mourners. They are there for Sgt. Daniel Sesker, the young man known for aninfectious laugh and a wide smile, his life taken abruptly by ...
Stolen VA data includes those on active duty
Jun 04, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - Personal data on up to 50,000 active Navy andNational Guard personnel were among those stolen from a VeteransAffairs employee last month, the government said Saturday in adisclosure that goes beyond what VA initially reported. VA Secretary Jim Nicholson said his agency ...
Bush backs marriage amendment proposal
Jun 04, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - President Bush on Saturday backed a resolution toamend the Constitution to define marriage as a union between a manand a woman, even though the idea has little chance of being passedin the Senate. "Ages of experience have taught us that the commitment of ahusband and ...
Marine unit in Iraq leaves no one behind
Jun 04, 2006; ... RAMADI, Iraq - Marine Capt. Andrew Del Gaudio walked down thebattered staircase, past the dusty American flag strung in the hall,past the windows crammed with sandbags. In the darkened ground-floor corridor of Government Center,Marines rested on cots and worn sofas, some smoking ...
Every threat real to FBI anti-terror agents
Jun 04, 2006; ... LONG BEACH, Calif. - The report was unnerving: A woman wasdiagnosed with deadly bubonic plague, the first Los Angeles-area casein 20 years. Could it be the bioterrorism attack long feared by U.S.authorities? In Los Angeles, the FBI sprang into action, consulting with ...
Rash of ATM, safe thefts strikes 3 states
Jun 04, 2006; ... MORGANTOWN - Police in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Marylandare investigating a rash of ATM and safe thefts that have occurredwithin a 130-mile radius over the past 10 months. "For the most part, they attempt to take the machine," PrestonCounty Sheriff's Lt. Joe Stiles said ....
Special Olympics gold shines in city
Jun 04, 2006; ... veronican@wvgazette.com Age and even major surgery could not keep Ron Butcher from takingpart in the Special Olympics in Charleston this weekend. Butcher, 57, of Wood County has participated in the games for morethan 30 years. Despite his age, a heart attack and ...
Students' exhibit on immigrants never uses the I-word
Jun 04, 2006; ... NEWTON, Mass. - When seven high school students from immigrantfamilies answered a museum's call to help create an exhibit on localimmigration, there was a hitch. The students - who came from Mexico, South Korea, Russia and China- didn't want to use the word "immigration," not even ...
Bill pursues rights of Native Hawaiians
Jun 04, 2006; ... HONOLULU - Long-stalled legislation to grant Native Hawaiians thesame federal recognition and self-governance that most AmericanIndian tribes possess is scheduled to make it to the Senate flooramid charges that such a move would intensify racial tensions in thenation's 50th state and ...
Carless since '87, family of 4 bikes, walks, buses
Jun 04, 2006; ... SEATTLE - The Petersons are a family of four from Issaquah, Wash.They like to hike, go to the movies, watch "American Idol." A regularsuburban bunch. Minus the SUV. Minus any car, for that matter. The Petersons don't drive. They haven't since 1987. No one in thefamily ...
Weather data
Jun 04, 2006 ... CHARLESTON AND VICINITY Saturday's temperatures High 77 Low 56 June 3 record high 102 set in 1925 June 3 record low 42 set in 1966 Saturday's precipitation Midnight to 5 ...
State & regional weather
Jun 04, 2006 ... W.Va. Today Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid-70s. Tonight, partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. Lows inthe lower 50s. Boone, Kanawha: Today, partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance ofrain. Highs in the mid-70s. Tonight, partly cloudy ...
World weather
Jun 04, 2006 ... Amsterdam 62 41 PCldy Athens 89 60 PCldy Baghdad 113 84 Clr Berlin 64 37 Clr Bermuda 78 69 Cldy Cairo 100 73 Clr Calgary 79 56 PCldy Dublin 68 43 Clr Hong Kong 82 77 Rain Jerusalem 85 68 Clr London 69 50 ...
U.S. weather
Jun 04, 2006 ... Anchorage 66 42 PCldy Atlanta 81 63 PCldy Boston 61 51 Rain Charlotte, N.C. 81 58 PCldy Chicago 78 54 Clr Cincinnati 77 55 PCldy Cleveland 72 53 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 93 68 PCldy Denver 94 54 Clr Detroit 73 56 ...
'A complicated matter': Whittaker dispute leaves Fayette land's future in court
Jun 04, 2006; ... susanwilliams@wvgazette.com FAYETTEVILLE - A plant that turns garbage into compost. Anamphitheater featuring Jimmy Buffett. A NASCAR track backed byPowerball jackpot winner Jack Whittaker. There have been a lot of unrealized plans for the plot of landonce referred to as the ...
Want fries with that?
Jun 04, 2006; ... SOME random thoughts from a scattered brain: When biggie size is outlawed, only outlaws will be biggie-sized The federal Food and Drug Administration is trying to enlist thehelp of the nation's restaurant chains in cutting portion sizes tohelp fight the nation's obesity ...
The little school that could: Pickens to get new school building, keep same old standards
Jun 04, 2006; ... PICKENS - Micki Biggs was standing up, sitting down, standing up,sitting down, and just how many awards could one student get at ahigh school graduation ceremony? There were scholarships from the Elks Lodge No. 1135, the PilgrimCommandery No. 21, Pickens High School Alumni ...
Native plants for the back yard
Jun 04, 2006; ... Last week's column on landscaping with native plants drew animmediate stack of e-mail. Readers asked for a list of natives forthe back yard and species that might be deer-resistant. I'll respondwith some of my favorite plants, including scientific names, becauserelying on common names ...
Beautiful legacy: Museum preserves artwork made at Fostoria glass plant
Jun 04, 2006; ... If you go The Fostoria Glass Society of Americas annual conventionincludes a show and sale Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. in Moundsvilles DelfNorona Museum. On Saturday, the show and sale resumes at the museumfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the glass auction begins at 5:30 p.m. atthe Marshall ...