Sunday Gazette-Mail back issues from May 2008:
Vintage values: ; Goodwill is auctioning consignment clothing online
May 04, 2008; ... tara@wvgazette.com Silky slips trimmed with hand-tatted lace. A black velvet capeletlined with white satin. A flapper-style dress, with rows of fringethat flutter like eyelashes. Over the years, people have donated a lot of exquisite vintageclothing to Goodwill stores ...
BOOK REVIEW: ; Willie Nelson fans will relish intimate details in new bio
May 04, 2008; ... Willie Hugh Nelson is a transient man. He inherited that qualityfrom his parents, restless people who didn't stay married long andnever raised Willie and sister Bobbie before fleeing Abbott, Texas. So Willie has spent most of his adult life on the road, sometimesaimlessly shuffling ...
Enormous greenhouse operation grows by the millions
May 04, 2008; ... Bob Barnitz is a regular guy. He drives a Ford Taurus, lives onthe main street of his little Mason County town. He's proud of thefive sons he's raised with his wife, Corena. He started a littlebusiness called Bob's Market back in 1970. And that's where regularends and amazing begins ....
Clay County wins softball sectional championship: ; PREP ROUNDUP
May 04, 2008 ... Clay County's eight-run fifth inning sent the Panthers to a 12-6win over Herbert Hoover in the championship game of the Class AARegion 4 Section 1 softball tournament Saturday at Falling Rock. The win sends Clay to the regional tournament, which beginsThursday at Hoover. The ...
Arts Endowment gives W.Va. nearly $750,000
May 04, 2008; ... bobschwarz@wvgazette.com The National Endowment for the Arts has given out seven artsgrants totaling $748,500 to arts organizations in West Virginia. The grants came as the National Endowment for the Arts announced1,014 grants totaling $77.5 million, up about $10 million from ...
Still life with frying pan
May 04, 2008 ... When Charlottesville, Va., artist Elizabeth Geiger startedpainting bigger still lifes, she needed more objects to fill them.Since she was a former chef, it seemed natural for her to slip afrying pan into the setting. Since she and her artist husband,Philip Geiger, had two children, she ...
BEST-SELLERS
May 04, 2008 ... USA Today Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback 1. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)(NF-H) 2. "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by EckhartTolle (Plume) (NF-P) 3. "The Whole Truth" by David Baldacci ...
BOOK REVIEW: ; Halberstam's essays elevate sports
May 04, 2008; ... Even if you have no interest in sports, you can enjoy DavidHalberstam's graceful writing about them. Halberstam, who was killed in a car crash last year at age 73,won a Pulitzer Prize in journalism in 1964 for his coverage of theVietnam War, and was nominated as a finalist this ...
the MONDAY BOOK CLUB: ; Greene's 'Man in Havana' slyly spoofs spy game
May 04, 2008; ... Next discussion The Sunday Gazette-Mail Monday Book Club willdiscuss Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene at 6 p.m. May 19 atTaylor Books on Capitol Street. For its May selection, the Sunday Gazette-Mail Monday Book Clubwill revisit one of England's most famous and prolific ...
BOOK REVIEW: ; ROMANCE; Familiar plot has a country twang
May 04, 2008; ... Maybe it will never be a classic love story, but it has a goodold-fashioned plot. And since romance readers usually are saps forthose, it works. Linda Lael Miller puts Meg McKettrick and country music star Bradtogether with the ...
My first place ...
May 04, 2008 ... Do you remember the pleasures and/or surprises that your firsthome brought? Was the space a horror, or a compact little paradise?Did you make it a better ...
WRITE YOUR OWN COLUMN: ; Reverence for funeral procession noted
May 04, 2008; ... I recently attended the funeral of my niece and namesake. Herservice was followed by an unexpected incident that occurred as thefuneral procession traveled east from the funeral parlor towardSpring Hill Cemetery. On the steps of a house our procession was passing were ...
HELP OUT
May 04, 2008 ... Caregivers health fair Charleston Town Center Mall, Charleston Newspapers and the WestVirginia Bureau of Senior Services will present a Health Fair forCaregivers from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Picnic Place, levelthree of the Town Center Mall. Last year more than 25 ...
HOROSCOPE:
May 04, 2008; ... Sunday, May 4, 2008 Your birthday today: You're gaining power this year, and doing itquite well. Watch out for impulsive behavior, which could lead toaccidents. Don't fall for irrational schemes, either. Everythingelse looks great, fun and amazingly easy. Enjoy! To get the ...
LIVING LIFE FULLY: ; If timing is everything, how do you make it count?
May 04, 2008; ... How many times have we heard - or said - "Time is of theessence," "Time is on my side," "We need some quality time" or, mypersonal favorite, "Timing is everything"? These points hit home a few weeks ago when I made a nursing homevisit to Quarry Manor in Charleston. Our dog, Chloe, ...
Historic Harpers Ferry: ; Radical abolitionists and mountainous appeal live on
May 04, 2008; ... If you go B&Bs and hotels Anglers Inn Bed and Breakfast, 867 W.Washington St., Harpers Ferry, WV 25425; www.theanglersinn.com;(304) 535-1239 Grand Victorian home in quiet neighborhood with fourcomfortably decorated rooms in angling themes. Breakfast, served inthe main dining room, varies ...
Have a travel tip?
May 04, 2008 ... We want your best travel tip. Tips such as: What's the bestluncheon spot in Washington, D.C.? Do you know a shortcut to MyrtleBeach? How do you find a cheap hotel in New York? MY TRAVEL ...
Top Ten travel list: Best Golf Resorts, 2008
May 04, 2008; ... Based on an online poll and the editors at Golf.com: 1. The American Club, Kohler, Wis. 2. Sea Island Resort, Sea Island, Ga. 3. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore. 4. The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (photo left) 5. Pebble Beach Resorts, ...
Travel Notes
May 04, 2008 ... Spring house tour BRAMWELL Bramwell will have its annual SpringTour of Homes from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday in the historic MercerCounty community. Many of the homes were built by wealthy coalbarons at the turn of the 20th century. Tour tickets are $15 and maybe purchased at Bramwell ...
My Vacation: Carlsbad, Calif.
May 04, 2008; ... The trip Business convention and golf outing to Carlsbad, Calif., apicturesque village 30 miles north of San Diego and 90 miles southof Los Angeles. Accommodations Spent a few days at the beautiful and pristine La Costa Resortand Spa, which has been renovated to an ...
DO IT YOURSELF: ; Dogs tough on both wood and carpet
May 04, 2008; ... Q. We had maple flooring installed five years ago after beingtold it would be scratch resistant, but our dogs have made a mess ofthe wood with nail scratches, even though their nails are kepttrimmed. Is there a way to make the floor look better and keep itthat way? - L ....
What they saw at the furniture market
May 04, 2008; ... earle@wvgazette.com John Wells III, the president of Wells Home Furnishings onCorridor G, has been going to the semiannual furniture market inHigh Point, N.C., since 1981. He and his wife, Mimi, recently returned from the spring show.This is what they saw: Green is ...
Garden Notes
May 04, 2008 ... Mini rose sale for Mother's Day The Charleston Rose Society will hold its annual Mother's Dayrose sale Thursday at the Cross Lanes residence of John and DianaFleek, 5114 Ridgecross Drive. They will offer 320 ...
Fashion Q&A
May 04, 2008; ... Q: I have been told that women older than 40 should wear longpants, not capris. I am 75, but I am not overweight. My legs arestill shapely, and I see nothing wrong with capris that are almostto the ankle. What do you think? A: I think there is no reason why a trim, shapely woman ...
'Size' doesn't count, so go for fit
May 04, 2008; ... Brook Mark doesn't care about numbers. Give her a 4, 6 or 8. Her closet has them all. For most women, lower is better when talking about clothes. ButMark knows not to let a numbers game fool her. She's fully awarethat the true size of her clothing largely depends on the brand ....
There's fine dining in the pastures of Nicholas County
May 04, 2008; ... If you go The Farmers Table Restaurant Spring Creek Farms, P.O.Box 1670, Craigsville, WV 26205 Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, closedMonday, 3-9 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday through SaturdayPhone: (304) 742-3376 Most popular item: raspberry creme lamb chops Hard to believe ....
The Main Ingredient: ; Cooking with beer; The flavor comes through as the liquid simmers down
May 04, 2008; ... robbyers@wvgazette.com tara@wvgazette.com If you've never cooked with beer - if you never even drink beer -don't worry: You don't have to know anything about beer to cook withit. That's right. No rules. Not even that stale old chestnut, "Nevercook with anything you ...
Town awaits fate of ex-governor's historic house
May 04, 2008; ... tomsearls@wvgazette.com ELKINS - The years have not been kind to the outside of the 83-year-old house that Hazel Kump Burford is fighting to preserve. Butthe inside of Kump House, her grandfather's mansion, still has someoriginal furnishings. Burford's aunt, Mary Gamble ...
Fake firearms too real?: ; Several states want penalties
May 04, 2008; ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Concerns that realistic-looking toy weaponsare confusing police and threatening safety have led 15 states totry going beyond gun control and cracking down on fake firearms. Officer Micheal Hoover knows a fair amount about guns as a sniperinstructor for a ...
GLUE'S CLUES: ; Dramatic devices; Mountain State University professors forensic invention will be featured on CSI: NY
May 04, 2008; ... gharki@wvgazette.com BECKLEY - An invention by a professor at Mountain StateUniversity in Beckley will be featured on an upcoming episode of"CSI: NY," the popular CBS crime drama that follows a team offorensic investigators as they solve cases using high-tech science. David ...
Dems clash over gas tax
May 04, 2008; ... Obama wins Guam caucuses. 9A INDIANAPOLIS - Broadening his attack, Barack Obama said Saturdaythat Hillary Rodham Clinton's support for a summertime break fromthe federal gasoline tax symbolizes a candidacy consisting of "phonyideas, calculated to win elections instead of actually ...
INSIDE: ; Check out the new TV Weekly
May 04, 2008 ... The weekly magazine gives a fresh look to daytime and primetimeTV listings, best bets, soap ...
Lawyers give most money to Maynard
May 04, 2008; ... pjnyden@wvgazette.com Chief Justice Elliot "Spike" Maynard says it's the "worsthypocrisy" to focus on campaign donations from business interestswhile ignoring big money from lawyers. But Maynard took in the most money from lawyers of any candidatefor the state Supreme Court ....
West Virginia Lottery
May 04, 2008 ... Saturday, May 3, 2008 Daily 3 745 Daily 4 5902 Night Pick 3 892 Night Pick 4 ...
Today's News
May 04, 2008 ... Mardi Gras Indian Flag Boy Slim Robert Stevenson performs withthe White Cloud Hunters Mardi Gras Indians during the 2008 NewOrleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday. AP photo There will be no indoor smoking at a large convention for pipesmokers in Illinois. A new Illinois ...
A first for Saudis: Mozart and women
May 04, 2008; ... RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - It's probably as revolutionary andgroundbreaking as Mozart gets these days. A German-based quartetstaged Saudi Arabia's first-ever performance of European classicalmusic in a public venue before a mixed gender audience. The concert, held at a government-run ...
Clinton chats with working mothers
May 04, 2008; ... CARY, N.C. - Forget about policy speeches and wooingsuperdelegates. For Hillary Clinton, Saturday morning was devoted tochick chat - a panel discussion with a group of working moms ontopics ranging from girl-on-girl violence to her daughter's earlydating years. "Chelsea was a ...
Working-class whites prefer Clinton over Obama, poll shows
May 04, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's problem winning votes from working-class whites is showing no sign of going away, and their impressionof him is getting worse. Those are ominous signals as he hopes for strong performancesnext week in Indiana and North Carolina primaries that would ...
Experimental gene therapy improves sight for the blind
May 04, 2008; ... PHILADELPHIA - The young man on Albert Maguire's operating tablehad a big red mark stamped on the right side of his forehead. The mark told the surgeon just where to insert his needle:straight into the patient's right eye. Maguire didn't really need the reminder. He and his ...
Smart grids encourage power conservation
May 04, 2008; ... MILTON, Ontario - The glowing amber dot on a light switch in theentryway of George Tsapoitis' house offers a clue about the futureof electricity. A few times this summer, when millions of air conditioners strainthe Toronto region's power grid, that pencil-tip-sized amber dotwill ...
Mexicans move in as U.S. cracks down on domestic meth labs
May 04, 2008; ... MEXICO CITY - A U.S. crackdown on domestic methamphetamine labshas created opportunities for Mexican drug cartels and theirsuperlabs to fill the void. Law enforcement agencies now consider meth produced in Mexico tobe the greatest drug menace in the Western United States and ...
U.S. destroys militant H.Q. during Sadr City offensive
May 04, 2008; ... BAGHDAD - The U.S. military fired guided missiles into the heartof Baghdad's teeming Sadr City slum on Saturday, leveling a building55 yards away from a hospital and wounding nearly two dozen people. Shiite extremists are known to have operated in a building nextto the hospital, ...
Shoppers scurry to stock up as food prices rise
May 04, 2008; ... Ross C. Powell has found a novel way to counter rising groceryprices. He started an informal food cooperative out of his garage. The San Antonio project manager is stocking up on inexpensivebeef, anticipating that meat prices will follow dairy, egg and grainprices higher. "It's a ...
Fayette man arrested on robbery charges
May 04, 2008 ... COAL CITY - Raleigh County deputies arrested a Fayette County manand charged him with several felonies, including home invasionrobbery. According to the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department, theyarrested Clint Ramsey Lawson II, 42, of Scarbro, and ...
Frugal life for these young idealists is no YAWN-er: ; Rich folks in their 20s to 40s live low to save the planet
May 04, 2008; ... SAN FRANCISCO - They drive hybrid cars, if they drive at all,shop at local stores, if they shop at all and pay off their creditcards every month, if they use them at all. They might have disposable income, but whatever they make, theylive below their means, in a conscious effort ...
HSA users find hassles amid their health-care savings
May 04, 2008; ... The public debate over consumer-driven health care is heating up. High-deductible insurance plans paired with health-savingsaccounts - so-called HSAs - are a centerpiece of Republicanpresidential candidate John McCain's platform, even as the Democratsaim for universal health ...
Obama wins tight race in Guam
May 04, 2008; ... HAGATNA, Guam - Barack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton byseven votes in the Guam Democratic presidential caucuses Saturday.The count of more than 4,500 ballots took all night. Neither candidate campaigned in the U.S. island territory inperson, but both did long-distance media ...
Author says Blackbeard was from N. Carolina, not England
May 04, 2008; ... BATH, N.C. - In a pirate-worthy broadside on conventionalhistory, a Raleigh author claims that Blackbeard and many of hishenchmen weren't rogue Englishmen, but sons of North Carolinalandowners. Most historical accounts contend that the notorious pirate knownas Edward Teach or ...
Arkansans dig through aftermath of deadly twisters
May 04, 2008; ... DAMASCUS, Ark. - Smoke rose from burning heaps of wreckageSaturday as residents of rural Arkansas cleaned up what was left oftheir homes after deadly tornadoes scoured a state that has beenplagued by severe weather this year. All that remained of Shelia Massey's house were a ...
Gov. with special-needs newborn: What is normal and what is perfect? Alaska Republican maintains balance of duties to state, Down newborn
May 04, 2008; ... JUNEAU, Alaska - The results of Gov. Sarah Palin's prenataltesting were in, but the doctor's tone was ominous: "You need tocome to the office so we can talk about it." Palin, known for a resolve that quickly launched her fromsuburban hockey mom to a player on the national political ...
China steps up efforts to stop deadly virus
May 04, 2008; ... BEIJING - China's Health Ministry ordered heightened efforts tostem the spread of infectious diseases Saturday following anoutbreak of a virus that has caused the deaths of 22 children in onecity and is spreading. The outbreak of enterovirus 71, a type of hand, foot and ...
Mason County men arrested on drug charges
May 04, 2008 ... Members of the Mason County Sheriff's Department arrested threeApple Grove men Friday on drug charges. According to Mason County Sheriff Scott Simms, his deputiesexecuted three search warrants on Friday for three differentsections of the county. Simms said all three warrants ...
Buffett may not have reached full potential, his VP jokes
May 04, 2008; ... OMAHA, Neb. - Warren Buffett tried to reassure his shareholdersSaturday that Berkshire Hathaway will be fine once he is gone, butthe 77-year-old billionaire offered few new details of the company'ssuccession plan. Berkshire vice chairman Charlie Munger may have done more ...
Olympic torch begins national tour of China
May 04, 2008; ... SANYA, China - After a much-protested journey, the Olympic torchreached this southern Chinese seaside resort Saturday night,beginning what organizers and Chinese citizens promised would be atrouble-free national tour. The protests and last-minute route changes that haunted the ...
State & regional weather
May 04, 2008 ... W.Va. Today - Monday Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid-60s. Tonight, partly cloudy. Lowsaround 40. Monday, mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Mondaynight, mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Boone, Kanawha: Today, mostly sunny. Highs in the mid-60s.Tonight, partly cloudy ....
World weather
May 04, 2008 ... Amsterdam 59 41 Clr Athens 75 53 Clr Baghdad 91 68 Clr Berlin 62 41 Rain Bermuda 67 62 PCldy Cairo 84 61 Clr Calgary 56 35 PCldy Dublin 60 37 Rain Hong Kong 80 73 Rain Jerusalem 75 55 Clr London 59 40 ...
U.S. weather
May 04, 2008 ... Anchorage 49 36 Cldy Atlanta 74 55 Clr Boston 48 44 Rain Charlotte, N.C. 78 57 Clr Chicago 58 37 Clr Cincinnati 70 42 PCldy Cleveland 71 46 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 72 52 Clr Denver 57 35 Clr Detroit 70 44 Clr Elkins 74 ...
Weather data
May 04, 2008 ... CHARLESTON AND VICINITY Saturday's temperatures High 75 Low 61 May 3 record high 92 set in 1942 May 3 record low 31 set in 2005 Saturday's precipitation Midnight to 5 p.m.: ...
Long shots have their reasons for challenging popular incumbents
May 04, 2008; ... To many observers, the Democratic challengers seeking to unseattwo state political icons in primary contests this year don't have aprayer. They do, however, have a biblical model for their campaigns. "I've heard David and Goliath mentioned," said Raleigh CountyDelegate Melvin ...
Rally for health-care reform draws 200 people to Capitol
May 04, 2008; ... alisonk@wvgazette.com More than 200 people from a diverse coalition of groups ralliedSaturday at the Capitol to call for "health care for all." Participants marched from the West Virginia Health Right officeon Washington Street to the Capitol, chanting, "What do we ...
'It's just wild, terrific country': ; Retired professor's mountainous gift keeps land protected
May 04, 2008; ... rsteelhammer@wvgazette.com HARMAN - Perched atop the windswept Allegheny Front at an averageelevation of 4,500 feet, The Nature Conservancy's newest WestVirginia preserve can be expected to offer an alpine climate. But three inches of snow on the last day of April was still a ...
Teacher's honor evokes hometown memories
May 04, 2008; ... As an alumnus of his school, I took special pride last week inreading that this year's national teacher of the year award went toMike Geisen, a seventh-grade science teacher at Crook County MiddleSchool in Prineville, Ore. Actually, Geisen's school replaced Prineville Junior High, ...
Judges reject petition to oust Mingo sheriff
May 04, 2008; ... WILLIAMSON - A three-judge panel says misconduct allegationsagainst Mingo County Sheriff Lonnie Hannah have no merit. On Friday, circuit judges Fred L. Fox II, Thomas H. Keadle andJohn Lewis Marks rejected a petition seeking Hannah's removal fromoffice. Hannah's attorney, ...
National Alzheimer's president to speak at luncheon
May 04, 2008; ... bobschwarz@wvgazette.com Harry Johns first realized something was wrong when his motherwent for a short drive and couldn't find her way home. "At first we thought she had a mini-stroke," Johns recalled.Cardiovascular problems ran in the family. Then Johns' brother ...
Breast milk contains C8, study concludes
May 04, 2008; ... kward@wvgazette.com C8 and related chemicals used in nonstick pans and stain-resistant fabrics have been found in human breast milk, according tothe first major U.S. study to examine breast-feeding as a possibleexposure route. Perfluorinated compounds, or PFCs, were found in ...