Sunday Gazette-Mail back issues from February 2007:
Former Oakland Raiders quarterback Gannon reflects on past Super Bowl woes
Feb 04, 2007; ... Imagine going into the biggest game of your life with two strikesagainst you. That's what quarterback Rich Gannon and the Oakland Raiders facedwhen they took the field in San Diego four years ago to face theTampa Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII. Although four-point favorites,the ...
Lustrous Lustrons: Post-WWII all-steel homes stand the test of time
Feb 04, 2007; ... julier@wvgazette.com If there had been a fourth little pig, he would have built hishouse out of metal. That's what Carl Strandlund did more than 50 years ago when hiscompany, Lustron, rolled out all-metal, assembly-line houses thatwithstood fire, decay, rust, termites and ...
Moms welcome bill to 'decriminalize' public nursing
Feb 04, 2007; ... julier@wvgazette.com West Virginia senators recently passed a bill that would exemptbreast-feeding mothers from any charges of public indecency. The billmakes it clear that the women are not committing an indecent act forwhich they can be arrested. No kidding, said nursing ...
SMELL THE COFFEE: Thoughtful gestures bring on romance
Feb 04, 2007; ... Years ago I read that men should never buy a woman any presentwith a power cord attached. Since I'm a practical, power-tool-loving woman, I wasn't too fondof that "rule." But as I've grown older (and my power tool collectionmore complete), I've come to recognize the wisdom behind ...
Best-sellers
Feb 04, 2007 ... USA Today Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback 1. "The Best Life Diet" by Bob Greene (Simon & Schuster) (NF-H) 2. "Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood" by AnnBrashares (Delacorte Books for Young Readers) (F-H) 3. "You, On A ...
What should Oprah read? Literature lovers weigh in
Feb 04, 2007; ... The last Oprah Book Club selection, Elie Wiesel's "Night," sold1.5 million copies. No wonder the book world was anxious for OprahWinfrey to reveal her next choice. She recently announced her nextBook Club selection: Sidney Poitier's memoir, "The Measure of a Man:A Spiritual ...
BOOK REVIEW: 'Blitz': a day in World War II London
Feb 04, 2007; ... To those who experienced World War II, the word "blitz" conjuresup images of the savage bombing campaign the German Luftwaffeconducted against England during the early months of the 1940s. In "Blitz," Margaret Gaskin describes one particular day of thebombings and does so with a ...
ROMANCE: BOOK REVIEW; 'Rebellion': good MacGregors intro
Feb 04, 2007; ... If you haven't read the series of books by Nora Roberts about theMacGregors, here's some of the best advice you'll ever receive as aromance reader: Read them now. And if you're just starting on what is guaranteed to be one of themost beloved series you'll ever read, you might as ...
Our Art: Mission accomplished
Feb 04, 2007 ... JANET Welch, wife of longtime University of Charleston PresidentEd Welch, had decided the university needed a fountain. The fountainwould need an impressive sculpture in the middle. She had in hand adrawing for the sculpture from Jim Gibson, who had grown up inCharleston, graduated from ...
Novelist writes to cope with son's death
Feb 04, 2007; ... HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. - After the death of her son three years ago,novelist Lee Smith was so devastated that she forgot how to drive tothe grocery store and to the school where she had taught for 20years. She could not eat. She could not sleep. She could not write. And she spent no ...
BOOK NOTES
Feb 04, 2007 ... Giardina recognized Charleston author Denise Giardina will receive the 2007 HillsdaleAward for Fiction for her novel "Saints and Villains" during theConference on Southern Literature in Chattanooga, Tenn., in March.The prize is one of eight given by the Fellowship of Southern ...
the MONDAY BOOK CLUB: Group finds great characters, not-so-great ending
Feb 04, 2007; ... An energetic group of regulars and newcomers met Monday evening todiscuss the first in the new series in the Sunday Gazette Mail'sMonday Book Club, now into its fourth year. The group of books on the theme of British mysteries began with aclassic mystery, "The Moonstone" by Wilkie ...
BOOK REVIEW: Drive-ins and lay-ups; Charleston native's memoir recounts his jump through hoops
Feb 04, 2007; ... FORMER Union Carbide executive, school board administrator,mayoral candidate and now author, Charleston native Chris Smith haswritten and published an autobiography centered on his youth in theKanawha Valley and as a basketball star at Virginia Tech. In these days of O.J. Mayo ...
Striking, classic strands define Speaker Pelosi's style
Feb 04, 2007; ... They're now being called Power Pearls. As worn by Nancy Pelosi, a strand of pearls now represents elegantauthority - a description that's also been used to describe thecongresswoman, the first female speaker of the House. As the highest-ranking woman in the country, Pelosi's ...
Popular cultured: Pearls, once considered boring, becoming a 'must-have'
Feb 04, 2007; ... PEARLS are no longer worn only by those past the age of 50.Whether they're cultured or simulated, white or colored, pearls havehit a high point on the popularity scale. Jerry Burnell, owner of Burnell's Creative Gold and PreciousStones in Wichita, Kan., says he sold some "big, big ...
Loving L.A.: With so much to do, you're never bored in Southern California
Feb 04, 2007; ... I HAVE traveled to Los Angeles several times in the recent past soI have compiled the best aspects from all trips. Los Angeles is a sprawling mix of neighborhoods such as BeverlyHills, Malibu, Hollywood, Brentwood, Santa Monica and Bel-Air. Eachis individual and great in its own ...
My Vacation: California coast
Feb 04, 2007 ... Gil Hopkins, Charleston The trip Two weeks in California. After four nights in Hollywood, we drovenorth along the coast to San Simeon, on to the Napa Valley winecountry, and ended our journey in San Francisco. Best accommodations The Magic Castle Hotel ...
'Sound' effects: Detroit museum teaches the facts behind the glitz of Dreamgirls
Feb 04, 2007; ... If you go What: Motown Historical Museum Where: 2648 W. GrandBlvd., Detroit Whats there: A guided tour through the history andlegacy of Motown Records Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday throughSaturday Admission: $8 generally, $7 for people 62 and older, $5 forages 4-11, free for 3 and ...
Excess capacity means deals on Caribbean cruises
Feb 04, 2007; ... Cruise lines are having trouble filling cabins in the Caribbeanthis season. That's good news for you. In fact, this may be the best time tonab a bargain. In a recent conference call to the financial community, CarnivalCorp. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Howard ...
Changing times find much ado over bamboo
Feb 04, 2007; ... The material that fascinated the Victorians has become the eco-chic darling of home design. Bamboo, a staple of British Colonial style, is making a resurgencein fashionable new forms. It's turning up in contemporary flooring,furniture, accessories and even bedding, and it's ...
INTO THE GARDEN: Pro landscapers pay off for home gardeners
Feb 04, 2007; ... Many people think, "I love to garden. I can save money and plan myyard/gardens/landscape by myself." But from personal experience - as well as a nice long chat with alocal expert designer - I think hiring a professional is a great wayto go. When we built our home, I thought ...
DO IT YOURSELF: Stains on wood floors can be hard to remove
Feb 04, 2007; ... Q: How can we remove a dark pet stain from a hardwood floor? - D.Allen A: When stains made by pets or water on wood are dark, it isusually an indication that the stain has penetrated the wood, workingits way through whatever finish is on the surface. These stains cansometimes be ...
Horoscope:
Feb 04, 2007; ... Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007 Your birthday today: You're good at visualizing solutions toworldwide problems. This year, the hard part is in being practicaland keeping your team within budget. Great creativity will berequired. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the ...
Addicted to beauty: What happens when cosmetic surgery becomes an obsession
Feb 04, 2007; ... Advice before plastic surgery Choosing to have plastic surgery isan important decision. Herewith, some advice: Out of the gate: Lookbefore you leap onto that table. Is the doctor certified by theAmerican Board of Plastic Surgery? Beware of other boardcertification even if it sounds ...
EAT FOR LIFE: Side dish with brown rice fills out nutritious meal
Feb 04, 2007; ... Side dishes can make or break a diet. So when it comes to makingsmart choices, a veteran restaurant critic I know offers this rule ofthumb: Never eat a starch unless it is "out of the ordinary." That effectively eliminates most mashed potatoes, french fries,pastas and white rice - ...
The Main Ingredient: Tangerine wins on a peel; Citrus fruit's flavorful skin just begins to scratch the surface
Feb 04, 2007; ... robbyers@wvgazette.com tara@wvgazette.com TANGERINES are a type of mandarin orange. Or maybe mandarins are atype of tangerine. Or maybe they're the same thing. And don't even get started on tangelos, clementines ... When wetried to figure out how all these little, ...
Computer exec swaps white collar for muscle cars
Feb 04, 2007; ... tara@wvgazette.com FAIRMONT - Wade Linger spent nearly 30 years in the computerindustry. Now he's leaving to follow his true passion. Muscle cars. "People say to me, 'You're living my dream,'" said Linger. Hebuilt his own Fairmont technology firm from scratch, sold it ...
DINNER TONIGHT: Pasta has link to past
Feb 04, 2007; ... Spaghetti and tomato sauce are a natural pairing, yes, but pastacan go with sauces white, yellow, green or, as here, brown. This wasone of my mother's favorite quick one-dish meals in winter. The saucewas something of a no-brainer; my mother used prefab stuff, but thesmoky breakfast ...
PARTY POLITICS: Bush woos skeptical crowd at House Democrats' retreat
Feb 04, 2007; ... WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Relying on self-deprecating jokes, unusualcandor and outright flattery, President Bush on Saturday wooedlawmakers he not only needs but will have to answer to in the finaltwo years of his presidency. Bush had not seen fit to attend a Democratic congressional ...
Iraq bomber kills more than 100
Feb 04, 2007; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide truck bomber struck a market in apredominantly Shiite area of Baghdad on Saturday, killing as many as121 people among the crowd buying food for evening meals, one of themost devastating attacks in the capital since the war started. The attacker was ...
Oil heir buying W.Va. by the ton
Feb 04, 2007; ... Coal king Corbin Robertsons coal reserves total 20 billion tons. The U.S. coal industry mines 1.1 billion tons a year. pjnyden@wvgzaette.com morris@wvgazette.com Few may recognize his name, but Corbin "Corby" Robertson Jr. hasbecome the biggest coal owner in West ...
Global bloc, minus U.S., aligns for climate shift
Feb 04, 2007; ... PARIS - Forty-five nations answered France's call Saturday for anew environmental body to slow inevitable global warming and protectthe planet, perhaps with policing powers to punish violators. Absent were the world's heavyweight polluter, the United States,and booming nations on ...
Winner takes all
Feb 04, 2007 ... The Colts and Bears ...
WVU beats Seton Hall, 81-70
Feb 04, 2007 ... Backup freshman forward Da'Sean ...
Built to last
Feb 04, 2007 ... "Lustrons," postwar all-steel houses, ...
Boil-water advisory
Feb 04, 2007 ... Although the majority of customers in western Kanawha County andparts of Putnam County who suffered the disruption of water servicehave had their service restored, the boil-water advisory remains ineffect until further notice. Any water used for human consumption, such as drinking ...
West Virginia Lottery
Feb 04, 2007 ... Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007 Daily 3 191 Daily 4 6157 Hot Lotto 2-8-17-19-37: 11 Night Pick 3 601 Night Pick 4 ...
Today's News
Feb 04, 2007 ... *** An explosion tore through a coal mine in remote northeast Colombiaon Saturday, killing at least three miners and trapping 28 more intunnels filled with deadly gases, a rescue official said. FernandoRosales, director of civil defense in Norte de Santander state, saidemergency ...
Fla. storms kill endangered cranes
Feb 04, 2007; ... MILWAUKEE - All 18 endangered young whooping cranes that were ledsouth from Wisconsin last fall as part of a project to create asecond migratory flock of the birds were killed in storms in Florida,a spokesman said. The cranes were being kept in an enclosure at the ...
Corps wants to change New Orleans levee focus
Feb 04, 2007; ... NEW ORLEANS - The Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to divertup to $1.3 billion for levee repairs from the Mississippi River'sEast Bank, which was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, to the West Bank,where tens of thousands of people have resettled. The West Bank was one of the only ...
Greenhorn guide sentenced for defrauding hunters
Feb 04, 2007; ... KENAI, Alaska - Dozens of hoodwinked hunters bagged a measure ofjustice Friday in the case of the wilderness guide who set himself onfire because he couldn't work a camp stove. Wally Dean Jackson Jr. of Nikiski was sentenced to two years inprison for misrepresenting himself as a ...
City pair arrested on drug charges
Feb 04, 2007 ... Two Charleston residents were arrested on Friday after KanawhaCounty Sheriff's deputies said they found a methamphetamine lab in ahouse belonging to one of them off Sissonville Drive. Anthony Blaine Bell, 34, and Bobbie Jo Workman, 32, face felonycounts of operating a clandestine ...
Neighbors, troops, inmates help out in Florida
Feb 04, 2007; ... LADY LAKE, Fla. - Pulling blue tarps over the houses that stillhad walls, neighbors, inmates and National Guard troops worked in therain Saturday to help residents begin recovering from tornadoes thatchewed through the middle of Florida, killing at least 20 people. The victims from ...
Palestinian militants ignore truce, mediation offered by fellow Arabs
Feb 04, 2007; ... GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas and Fatah gunmen fought in GazaCity's beachfront neighborhoods and around security compoundsSaturday, ignoring renewed truce appeals and Arab mediation efforts.One man was killed, raising the death toll from three days offighting to 26. Bursts of ...
Iran guides tour of nuke facility
Feb 04, 2007; ... ISFAHAN, Iran - Iran on Saturday opened the gates to a key uraniumconversion facility to visiting diplomats and journalists in aneffort to show that its disputed nuclear program is peaceful and nota cover for nuclear bomb making. The visit to the Isfahan plant in central Iran was ...
War resolution needs votes of Republicans up for election
Feb 04, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - A few senators from President Bush's own party maydetermine the outcome of an Iraq war vote this week that would deal ablow to him. These Republicans, facing re-election in 2008, mustweigh party loyalty and voters' anger at an unpopular war. A resolution by Sen. John ...
Deaths of note
Feb 04, 2007; ... Eric von Schmidt, a guitarist, painter and a player in theNortheast's blues and folk scene in the 1950s and 1960s whoinfluenced Bob Dylan, has died. He was 75. Von Schmidt died in his sleep Friday at a convalescent home inFairfield, Conn., his daughter, Caitlin von Schmidt, said ...
Iraq war spawns a growing refugee problem
Feb 04, 2007; ... DAMASCUS, Syria - Decades after the Middle East was hit by themass uprooting of Palestinians, it is again struggling with agigantic refugee problem - this time from Iraq. The exodus - one million to neighboring Syria alone, according tothe U.N. - is another unforeseen byproduct of ...
Biden tells Democrats he regrets Obama remarks
Feb 04, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - Sen. Joe Biden tried on Saturday to stem the damagefrom the botched launch of his presidential campaign as underdogcandidates in the Democratic field looked to gain momentum from theparty faithful. The Democratic National Committee wrapped up a three-day meetingthat ...
U.S. troop deaths in Iraq at 3,096
Feb 04, 2007; ... As of Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, at least 3,096 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 sevenmilitary civilians. At least 2,480 died as a result of hostileaction, according to the ...
Thinkout?: Thinking you got workout could make you healthier
Feb 04, 2007; ... One month into 2007 - and therefore just in time for when weofficially admit defeat on the New Year's resolution front - scienceis offering one last chance. That heavy-lifting of lattes you do?Excellent strength training. Running for the elevator? Aerobic.Tidying up around the house? ...
Roth returns to Van Halen
Feb 04, 2007; ... LOS ANGELES - The rumors were true. Van Halen will reunite withoriginal singer David Lee Roth for a summer tour of North America. "I am very excited to get back to the core of what made VanHalen," guitarist Eddie Van Halen ...
Case pits bald eagle against sacred rites
Feb 04, 2007; ... ETHETE, Wyo. - Winslow Friday needed a bald eagle. A sacredNorthern Arapaho Indian religious ceremony was approaching, andFriday needed an eagle's wing, plume and feathers to perform his partof an ancient ritual Sun Dance so that his prayers would be carriedup to god. So Friday ...
Blue California sets its sights on a primary in February
Feb 04, 2007; ... SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The growing likelihood that California willmove up its 2008 primary from June to Feb. 5 not only means the statecould have a resounding voice in what promises to be a wide open,power-packed presidential contest, but it also could energize voters,boost Latino ...
Training of Iraqi police, military has helped Sadr
Feb 04, 2007; ... BAGHDAD - The U.S. military drive to train and equip Iraq'ssecurity forces has unwittingly strengthened anti-American ShiiteMuslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia, which has beenbattling to take over much of the capital city as American forces aretrying to secure it ....
Potter deluxe edition No. 2 in sales
Feb 04, 2007; ... NEW YORK - It's months away from being on bookshelves, but fanscan't get enough of the seventh - and final - Harry Potter book, nomatter the cost. Not only is "Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows" topping the chartsof Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com, a deluxe edition, priced ...
Gold rush tears up patch of Brazil's Amazon jungle
Feb 04, 2007; ... ELDORADO DO JUMA, Brazil - It's a gold rush in the Amazon jungle,driven by the Internet. Speeding past unbroken walls of foliage, a motorboat packed withgritty prospectors veers toward the shore of the Juma river andspills its passengers into a city of black plastic lean-tos ...
Academy honoree makes American conducting debut
Feb 04, 2007; ... UNITED NATIONS - Ennio Morricone, who has been performing forabout six decades and is heading to Hollywood to pick up a long-awaited Academy Award, finally made his conducting debut on theshores of the United States. The night before his first official U.S. concert at Radio ...
Bird flu virus confirmed on British turkey farm
Feb 04, 2007; ... LONDON - Officials confirmed Saturday that the H5N1 strain of birdflu had been found in turkeys on a commercial farm - Britain's firstmass outbreak of the disease that has ravaged Asia's poultry stocksand killed more than 160 people worldwide. The virus strain that killed about ...
Supreme Court clinics inspire students
Feb 04, 2007; ... AUSTIN, Texas - Some law students may daydream about taking a caseall the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, but Benjamin Wallfisch doesn'thave time to let his imagination wander. The University of Texas law student already is busy preparing partof a brief for a case the nation's ...
Ethnic Albanians say U.N. plan backs independence
Feb 04, 2007; ... PRISTINA, Serbia - For Kosovo's ethnic Albanians, a new U.N.proposal opens the door to their long-awaited dream of independence,while prompting Serbia's leaders to warn of secession. The fault lines run far beyond the Balkans, as Russia and the U.S.appear headed for a ...
Dell to cut bonuses, managers
Feb 04, 2007; ... DALLAS - In a memo to Dell Inc. employees days after returning aschief executive officer, Michael Dell said the beleaguered computermaker is quashing bonuses for 2006 and reducing managers to help cutcosts and steer the company back toward dominance. The e-mail sent Friday also ...
DNA raises doubts about man's conviction
Feb 04, 2007; ... susanwilliams@wvgazette.com In 2001, a young man brutalized an 83-year-old woman whoseClarksburg home he had broken into. He also robbed her of $9. Joseph A. Buffey is serving a virtual life sentence for thecrimes, but his mother does not believe he could be the ...
Weather data
Feb 04, 2007 ... CHARLESTON AND VICINITY Saturday's temperatures High 30 Low 12 Feb. 3 record high 71 set in 1903 Feb. 3 record low -2 set in 1951 Saturday's precipitation Midnight to 5 p.m.: ...
State & regional weather
Feb 04, 2007 ... W.Va. Today - Monday Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. Tonight, mostly cloudy witha 20 percent chance of snow. Lows around 10. Monday, mostly cloudy.Highs around 15. Monday night, mostly cloudy. Lows around 5. Boone, Kanawha: Today, partly sunny. Highs in the lower ...