Sunday Gazette-Mail back issues from April 2008:
A primer of where we left off as favorite shows return to TV
Apr 06, 2008; ... When we make time for a TV show in our crowded lives, we becomeemotionally invested in the characters. In some ways, it's easierthan real life - we can turn off the TV whenever we want. Yet it was quite annoying to have the shows turn us off. Even ifwe are staunch unionists who ...
Where have all the heirlooms gone?
Apr 06, 2008; ... As someone who is ashamed hourly of my contribution to the locallandfill, I've realized that those of us who have an interest in thebeauty and craftsmanship of furniture and decorative arts have abigger problem than garbage and global warming. What on earth are we going to hand ...
TOMMIE'S FASHION TALK: ; It's a cinch; Belts add accent and attitude
Apr 06, 2008; ... You've got to ac-cen-tu-ate the positive with one of the season'saccessories that can take an outfit from fine to fantastic. Fueled by nostalgia and Hollywood style legends, belts - big,bold, cummerbund-wide or stiff, shiny and thin - are making apopular return to the fashion ...
SMELL THE COFFEE: ; Map the 'hood for memories
Apr 06, 2008; ... As my husband, Geoff, prepared his materials for a workshop hewas teaching on memoir research and writing, he decided to includean exercise that "harnessed visual artistry to memory." Since it'ssometimes hard to get the writing ball rolling, he asked if I woulddo the exercise so he could ...
BEST-SELLERS
Apr 06, 2008 ... USA Today Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback 1. "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by EckhartTolle (Plume) (NF-P) 2. "Compulsion" by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine Books) (F-H) 3. "The Final Warning: Maximum Ride" by James ...
BOOK REVIEW: ; Stories chronicle immigrant families
Apr 06, 2008; ... In the long, absorbing "Unaccustomed Earth," the title story ofJhumpa Lahiri's extraordinary new collection, a woman named Rumainvites her recently widowed father for a visit to her home inSeattle. Against her own personal desires, Ruma plans to ask herfather to move in with her and her ...
Isabel Allende invites readers into her family
Apr 06, 2008; ... SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - For her new book, "The Sum of Our Days,"Isabel Allende didn't have to look far for inspiration. Her big,dramatic, loving family provided the more-fantastic-than-fictionplot. The tricky part was writing about characters who may be comingover to ...
Our Art: ; Print addition
Apr 06, 2008 ... Okiie Hashimoto (1899-1993), Japanese Spring Day, color woodcut,20 by 24 inches, 1966 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Chilton III to theformer Charleston Art Gallery, 1968 Okiie Hashimoto graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts,where he trained to be an art teacher, learning ...
Interactive paintings
Apr 06, 2008 ... Pull down the tail and one of the hind legs raises in one of thethree-dimensional paintings by Connie Desaulniers of Williamsburg,Va., that went on exhibit at the Cooper Gallery, 122 E. WashingtonSt. in Lewisburg Friday through May 31. Desaulniers creates her three-dimensional ...
the MONDAY BOOK CLUB: ; 'Waterland' shows history can be an imperfect teacher
Apr 06, 2008; ... Discussion The Monday Book Club will discuss Waterland by GrahamSwift at 6 p.m. April 21 at Taylor Books, 226 Capitol St. In Graham Swift's novel "Waterland," the subject is history. Asthe story opens, London history teacher Tom Crick is in the midst ofa crisis in his life. His ...
HOROSCOPE:
Apr 06, 2008; ... Sunday, April 6, 2008 Your birthday today: Your strength shows in the words you chooseto get your point across. Include in your list of projects a fightfor your own career advancement. You could double your income beforeyour next birthday. To get the advantage, check the ...
PILLS & ILLS: ; Vytorin's alleged dangers unfounded
Apr 06, 2008; ... Q: After reading about problems with Vytorin, is it safe to takeor is it true that this drug may cause a stroke? A: The media blitz surrounding a recent clinical study hasgenerated much misinformation. There was no evidence that Vytorincauses strokes or is unsafe. The clinical ...
HELP OUT
Apr 06, 2008 ... Sojourners benefit Soroptimist International of CharlestonsAnnual Style Show and Luncheon to benefit the YWCA SojournersShelter for Homeless Women and Families will be held Saturday in theballroom of the Geary Student Union at the University of Charleston.Doors open at 11 a.m. The ...
Crossroads of the compass: ; Costa Rica jams a worlds worth of spectacles into a small space
Apr 06, 2008; ... If you go Getting around: The roads are rough and signs are few,but some turistas brave them in rental cars. Opt for the bus or oneof several shuttle services that connect towns and parks with low-priced fares, about $48 from San Jose to Monteverde, for ...
DO IT YOURSELF: ; Anchor towel racks to studs
Apr 06, 2008; ... Q. A towel rack in our bathroom, which was fastened to thedrywall with screws in plastic anchors, keeps coming loose. Thetoilet paper holder is also loose. Any suggestions? - Gynny A. When fastening things to drywall that must bear some weightand get frequent use, it is always ...
LIVING LIFE FULLY: ; Are you really ready to challenge your bad habits?
Apr 06, 2008; ... If we're all creatures of habit, which ones rise to the top ofyour list? Obviously, many of our habits are healthy. They allow usto move through our daily routines. I'm talking about those pesky ones that follow us around. Maybeyou're a procrastinator and would like to put this ...
Travel Notes
Apr 06, 2008 ... Illusionist show WESTON - Master illusionist Jason Bishop will perform Saturday atStonewall Resort in Lewis County. Bishop's show is a blend of humor and magic, incorporating amusical soundtrack and close-ups shown on a movie screen. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with an ...
INTO THE GARDEN: ; Answering e-mails on forsythia, dividing bulbs, more
Apr 06, 2008; ... I love spring cleaning, indoors and out. So it's time to cleanout the mailbox to answer several questions and to pass along somegood suggestions. *** Brian Elkins writes: "My mother would like to have some forsythiato put beside her driveway. I read a column of yours wherein ...
Tough Cora varieties renew joy of periwinkles
Apr 06, 2008; ... A new series called Cora is about to put the joy back intogrowing periwinkles. For the past few years, I have had the opportunity to seeresearch on new flower varieties by Goldsmith Seed Co. inCalifornia. One of the most exciting things was watching theevolution of the Cora ...
DINNER IN MINUTES: ; Sausage, potatoes turn salad into an entree
Apr 06, 2008; ... This potato and sausage salad can be served warm or at roomtemperature. It tastes even better made a day ahead because thepotatoes absorb more of the sauce. Make it in advance, pour a glassof wine, relax and enjoy. If making the salad ahead, store in the refrigerator and bring ...
What is worth acquiring and passing down?
Apr 06, 2008; ... What's worth passing down? We asked a few local art dealers, designers and antique expertswhat they believe the heirlooms of the future will be. Here's theiradvice on what to preserve and look out for: *** Original portraits are worth acquiring. Morgan Peyton, ...
BEERS TO YOU: ; Pale ale picking primer
Apr 06, 2008; ... The next time you are strolling down your grocer's beer aisle,notice how many craft beers are billed as "pale ale." Sure, some may have qualifiers like "English Style Pale Ale" or"India Pale Ale," but there's no doubting pale ale's ubiquity intoday's craft-beer-oriented ...
The Main Ingredient: ; Rising to the occasion; Get perfect pizza crust in 24 hours or less
Apr 06, 2008; ... robbyers@wvgazette.com tara@wvgazette.com We have hated almost every homemade pizza crust we ever tried tomake. There were the Chef Boyardee pizza crusts of our youths, ofcourse, which we would be happy to ridicule, except they turned outjust as well as almost ...
War of words
Apr 06, 2008; ... Wordsmiths by the dozens matched verbal wits at a NationalScrabble Association tournament Saturday at Elk Elementary ...
Digging up history: ; Charleston's Civil War legacy lies hidden, for now
Apr 06, 2008; ... balow@wvgazette.com Standing outside the First Bank of Charleston, it's hard topicture exactly where Col. Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn dug inhis log breastworks and aimed his cannons across the Elk and Kanawharivers to slow the advancing Confederate army. "My guess is it ...
Bush, Putin in tense talks: ; No hope for missile defense agreement
Apr 06, 2008; ... SOCHI, Russia - President Bush and Russian President VladimirPutin opened suspenseful farewell talks Saturday as the White Houseabandoned hopes they would resolve differences on U.S. missiledefense plans, one of the most contentious issues in a long list ofsecurity disputes ....
Hundreds of jobs go unfilled at DOH: ; State denies it's privatizing
Apr 06, 2008; ... pjnyden@wvgazette.com The state Division of Highways is having increasing difficultiesfilling its available positions. At the end of last year, 631 out of 5,197 jobs in the agencyremained unfilled - almost one out of every eight. The number and percentage of open jobs ...
Bus crash kills 1, hurts dozens more on band trip
Apr 06, 2008; ... ALBERTVILLE, Minn. - A bus carrying students and their chaperoneshome from a band trip to Chicago rolled over on a highway Saturday,killing one student and injuring the dozens of others on board,authorities said. The bus was traveling west on Interstate 94 about 30 milesnorthwest ...
UMW taking up mountaintop fight?: ; Union won't oppose a ban, official says
Apr 06, 2008; ... kward@wvgazette.com HUNTINGTON - The United Mine Workers union would not oppose a banon mountaintop removal as a "long-term goal" for Appalachia, a unionspokesman says. Only a handful of mountaintop removal operations are unionized.Union officials don't want to abandon those ...
Volkswagen recalls 410,000 '99-'05 Passats
Apr 06, 2008; ... AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Volkswagen Group of America Inc. says it'svoluntarily recalling about 410,000 gasoline-powered Passats becauseof potential problems including damage to a heat shield. Volkswagen announced the recall Friday, saying no accidents orinjuries have been recorded ...
Today's News
Apr 06, 2008 ... *** Gorillas in zoos around the nation, particularly males and thosein their 20s and 30s, have been falling ill - and sometimes dyingsuddenly - from progressive heart ailments ranging from aneurisms tovalvular disease to cardiomyopathy. Now zookeepers are scrambling tounderstand ...
West Virginia Lottery
Apr 06, 2008 ... Saturday, April 5, 2008 Daily 3 123 Daily 4 1233 Hot Lotto 1-12-19-21-30: 6 Night Pick 3 822 Night Pick 4 ...
Officials fear showdown in polygamist camp: ; Police preparing for the worst as sect leaders refuse search in temple for girl
Apr 06, 2008; ... ELDORADO, Texas - Sect leaders at a polygamist compound in WestTexas refused Saturday to let authorities search a temple for ateenage girl whose report of abuse led to the raid, and authoritiessaid they were preparing for the worst. If no agreement is reached with sect leaders, ...
Family of former Castro friend awarded $250 million
Apr 06, 2008; ... MIAMI - A Florida jury awarded nearly $253 million to thechildren of a former friend of Fidel Castro who they said wastortured and killed in jail more than three decades ago - a verdictone juror said was meant as a political message. The son and daughter of Rafael del Pino Siero, ...
Cuban government opening up more land to private farming
Apr 06, 2008; ... GUIRA DE MELENA, Cuba - In a country where almost everyone worksfor the communist state, dairy farmer Jesus Diaz is his own boss. Helikes it that way - and so does the government. Living on a plot of land just big enough to graze four dairycows, Diaz produces enough milk to sell ...
Infrared cameras in luggage lead to arrest of two men
Apr 06, 2008; ... LOS ANGELES - Two men attempting to board a plane to China withnearly a dozen sensitive infrared cameras in their luggage werearrested on Saturday, a federal official said. The men had been in the United States for about a week, said RickWeir, assistant special agent in charge of ...
Wisconsin fire kills three college students
Apr 06, 2008; ... MENOMONIE, Wis. - A smoky house fire near a University ofWisconsin campus killed three students early Saturday, even thoughneighbors said they heard alarms going off. Rescuers found two women and a man in second-floor bedrooms nearthe University of Wisconsin-Stout, and they were ...
Microsoft gives Yahoo a deadline: ; Hostile takeover bid threatened
Apr 06, 2008; ... SEATTLE - Microsoft set the clock ticking for Yahoo to accept its$41 billion buyout offer in a letter to the Internet pioneer's boardSaturday, warning that if a deal wasn't reached by April 26 thesoftware maker would launch a hostile takeover at a less attractiveprice. "If we ...
Polls do little to predict electability of Obama vs. Clinton
Apr 06, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - When it comes to the contentious question of whichDemocrat would be most electable this fall, the latest nationalpolls aren't much help. According to a Pew survey, Barack Obama and Hillary RodhamClinton lead Republican John McCain by almost identical margins ...
Scientists join forces to study heart failure in zoo gorillas
Apr 06, 2008; ... Mopie looked the picture of ape fitness: His shoulders were broadand imposing, his silver-haired back sculpted and muscular, hisbiceps bulging as wide as a wrestler's thighs when he scratched hishead. He had a healthy appetite (he'd put away 7 pounds of food daily)and Mopie was ...
U.S. Catholics' problems are many on eve of papal visit
Apr 06, 2008; ... NEW YORK - In his visit this month to the United States, PopeBenedict XVI will find an American flock wrestling with what itmeans to be Roman Catholic. The younger generation considers religion important, but doesn'tequate faith with going to church. Many lay people want a ...
Entrepreneur floats a bold idea to 'fertilize' ocean
Apr 06, 2008; ... SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Dan Whaley wants to change your world. Right at the edge between hopeful and scary, this San Franciscoentrepreneur wants to fight global warming by altering the oceans. Whaley hopes to sell carbon credits for "ocean fertilization," aplan that mixes big ...
More Hispanic retirees going home
Apr 06, 2008; ... MIAMI - They came to America with the idea of forging a betterfuture and they did it. Now, growing numbers of Latin American immigrants close to theage of retirement are choosing to return to their countries oforigin, where their Social Security checks, private pensions ...
Colombia's FARC moving abroad
Apr 06, 2008; ... LIMA, Peru - On the run at home, Latin America's oldest guerrillagroup has sought to expand its web outside of Colombia. Recentpolice seizures and arrests in neighboring nations, though, haveleft the FARC insurgents isolated, unable to overcome theirreputation as a terrorist group that ...
Weather data
Apr 06, 2008 ... CHARLESTON AND VICINITY Saturday's temperatures High 52 Low 45 April 5 record high 89 set in 1947 April 5 record low 23 set in 1903 Saturday's precipitation Midnight to 5 p.m.: ...
State & regional weather
Apr 06, 2008 ... W.Va. Today - Monday Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Tonight, mostly clear. Lowsin the mid-40s. Monday, partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Mondaynight, mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid-40s. Boone, Kanawha: Today, mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.Tonight, mostly ...
World weather
Apr 06, 2008 ... Amsterdam 51 42 PCldy Athens 66 42 PCldy Baghdad 80 57 PCldy Berlin 50 37 PCldy Bermuda 72 61 Rain Cairo 75 56 Clr Calgary 47 20 Snow Dublin 58 41 Rain Hong Kong 81 66 Rain Jerusalem 71 58 PCldy London 64 43 ...
U.S. weather
Apr 06, 2008 ... Anchorage 35 25 Snow Atlanta 67 49 Clr Boston 54 38 Cldy Charlotte, N.C. 64 50 PCldy Chicago 65 41 PCldy Cincinnati 57 38 Clr Cleveland 52 36 Clr Dallas-Ft Worth 73 51 Clr Denver 62 29 PCldy Detroit 61 37 Clr Elkins 57 ...
Putnam water service can't come fast enough: ; County working to get most hooked up for the least cost
Apr 06, 2008; ... alisonk@wvgazette.com BUFFALO - When Greg Mullens heard about the recent 15 percentrate increase for West Virginia American Water Co., he didn't getmad. He got jealous. The Buffalo resident said he wishes his family could pay forwater. But for dishwashing and showers, ...
Hardwood felled by hard times
Apr 06, 2008; ... Global economics and the housing bust are throwing a relentlessstring of problems at the mom-and-pop sawmills and logging companiesthat make up much of the nation's hardwood lumber industry. Large furniture makers have abandoned the U.S., a growing numberof raw logs are being ...
Roads could be worse
Apr 06, 2008; ... HANDMADE ramp-feed signs, pastel hues of budding trees and thesputtering of newly cranked lawn mowers making their first debris-spewing swaths of the season are all signs that Appalachian springhas arrived. So is the awakening of the groundhog, whose presence along theshoulders ...
India Center to hold fair on Saturday
Apr 06, 2008 ... The India Center in South Charleston holds its annual HeritageFair on Saturday. The event, which lasts from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., features Indianfood; displays and sales of arts, crafts and clothing; andperformances of traditional dancing. Admission is free. Sponsors ...
Maynard does not attend Young Democrats debate
Apr 06, 2008; ... tomsearls@wvgazette.com Controversial Chief Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard was a no-show at the state Young Democrats' Supreme Court candidates debateSaturday. Maynard, the subject of a report on ABC News due to airnationally Monday night focusing on his relationship with a ...
Police watching for trucks with wide payloads on Turnpike
Apr 06, 2008; ... BECKLEY - Police are cracking down on trucks with wide payloadson the West Virginia Turnpike. State law prohibits such trucks from driving on West Virginia'shighways between sunset and sunrise. Truck drivers sometimes take advantage of relaxed enforcement atnight, said Tyrone ...
MTR Gaming CEO may step down at end of year
Apr 06, 2008; ... MTR Gaming Group Inc. President and Chief Executive Ted Arneaulthas indicated he could step down at the end of 2008, according tothe company's annual filing with the Securities and ExchangeCommission. Tamara Pettit, a spokeswoman for Mountaineer Casino Racetrack &Resort in ...
The Way It Was: ; Bearcat 1913; By Richard Andre
Apr 06, 2008 ... Motorcycle racing was all the rage in the era of the horse andbuggy when gasoline engines were the leading edge of technology. "Spike" Copley and B.E. Andre were pals but that did not keepthem from burning up the racetracks of Virginia, West Virginia andOhio competing for the ...
THE WILD SIDE: ; Trout stream stocking report valuable
Apr 06, 2008; ... I've never been a fan of raising wildlife such as ring-neckedpheasants and trout just to release them one day and have someoneharvest them the next. Wildlife managers call this stocking, and I'mmost often reminded of this practice on opening day of trout seasonwhen anglers stand shoulder ...
Absolut apologizes for ad after map complaints
Apr 06, 2008; ... MEXICO CITY - The Absolut vodka company apologized Saturday foran ad campaign depicting the southwestern U.S. as part of Mexicoamid angry calls for a boycott by U.S. consumers. The campaign, which promotes ideal scenarios under the slogan "Inan Absolut World," showed a 1830s-era ...
Conservation ship officers charged in Canada
Apr 06, 2008; ... HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - The Canadian government filed chargesSaturday against two crew members of a conservation group's shipthat allegedly came too close to seal hunters as they protested thecountry's annual hunt. Canada's federal fisheries department said the U.S.-based ...
Man struck by train in Jefferson
Apr 06, 2008 ... A man was hit by a train in Jefferson early Saturday, accordingto a Kanawha County Sheriff's dispatcher. EMS workers transported the man, whose name was not released, toCAMC General Hospital, the dispatcher ...
Feds sue Fox, Sinclair over '03 show fines: ; Local station among those still in case
Apr 06, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - In an unusual move, the Justice Department sued FoxBroadcasting Co. and another broadcaster to collect $56,000 in finesfor the broadcast of a raunchy reality show in 2003 that includedscenes from bachelor and bachelorette parties. Fox's "Married by America" included ...
Kureha to break ground Monday
Apr 06, 2008; ... Kureha Corp. plans to break ground Monday for its new polymerplant in Kanawha County. Dignitaries expected to attend the 9:30 a.m. groundbreakingceremony include Gov. Joe Manchin, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.,and Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Tokyo-based Kureha had ...
75 tons of trash pulled from Potomac watershed
Apr 06, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - Thousands of volunteers are pulling trash andrecyclable items from the Potomac River watershed stretching fromVirginia to Pennsylvania. By Saturday evening, they had pulled more than 75 tons of trashout of the region's waterways. This is the 20th year that the ...
Obituaries: ; Obit
Apr 06, 2008 ... Anna Lucille Adkins Anna Lucille Adkins, 79, of Charleston, went home to be with herLord Jesus Christ on April 3, 2008, with her family at her side. Anna was born February 15, 1929, in Irvington, Ky., to the lateLangston B. II and Anna Woods. She was also preceded in ...
Step by stepfamily: ; Couple with blended-family ministry share their experiences and advice
Apr 06, 2008; ... MODESTO, Calif. - A "blended family" sounds as sweet as asmoothie, as harmonious as a gospel quartet. Unfortunately, thereality is often more like a volcano, seething underground and thenerupting into a crisis. Stephen Arterburn, author of more than 60 books on marriage ...