Sunday Gazette-Mail back issues from September 2008:
Pennington's Dolphin debut makes for a good story line
Sep 07, 2008; ... AS WE DIVE headlong into the first weekend of the NFL seasontoday, football fans in West Virginia certainly have their share oflocal talent on the field, ranging from what Randy Moss can do totop his record-breaking season with the Patriots to seeing what kindof role rookie Steve Slaton ...
Prep football
Sep 07, 2008 ... Saturday's summary Buffalo 0 0 0 0 -0 Park. Catholic 7 12 7 0 -26 PC - J.Brunoni 8 run (DeMaio kick) PC - T.Brunoni 10 run (pass failed) PC - Cwynar 32 pass from Williams (pass failed) PC - T Brunoni 2 run (DeMaio kick) Team ...
Pro golf
Sep 07, 2008 ... PGA BMW Championship Saturday's results Partial third round Note: Play suspended due to darkness with 23 players notfinishing. Round will be completed this morning Jim Furyk 70-62-66-198 -12 K.J. Choi 70-68-64-202 -8 D.J. Trahan 71-63-68-202 ...
Area golf
Sep 07, 2008 ... MEN Dunbar Jim Sturm Bowlers Pro Shop David Miller 265-652, Richard Witt 258-664, Chris Sansom 243-608, Bryce Keller 230, Paul Demersman 225-609, Rocky Miller II 217,Jerry Guy 212, Rick Dunn Jr. 210, Chris Sansom 207, Steve Berkhouse206, Richard 205, Heath Danberry ...
Area golf
Sep 07, 2008 ... W.Va. Senior Amateur At Edgewood Country Club Saturday's results Championship Division Quarterfinals Scott Bibbee d. Harold Payne 2 up Charles Persinger d. Mike Hedge 6 and 4 David Hawkins d. David Wilson 6 and 5 Stephen Fox d. Phil ...
College football
Sep 07, 2008 ... BIG EAST CONFERENCE Conf.Overall W L PF PA W L PF PA Connecticut 0 0 0 0 2 0 47 12 So. Florida 0 0 0 0 2 0 87 31 West Virginia 0 0 0 0 1 1 51 43 Louisville 0 0 0 0 1 1 53 37 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 1 1 66 59 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 1 1 44 ...
Early turnover seemed to trigger WVU's demise: ; WVU NOTES
Sep 07, 2008; ... GREENVILLE, N.C. - It's hard to argue that a play so early wasthe turning point. It's especially difficult to argue it when it wasjust West Virginia's sixth play of a game in which the Mountaineerslost so badly. Still, what might have happened had Pat White not turned the ...
Michigan struggles past Miami of Ohio
Sep 07, 2008; ... ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Michigan's first win for new coach RichRodriguez was far from easy. Brandon Minor's 15-yard touchdown run with 8:12 to go finally putaway Miami of Ohio, helping the ...
O'Brien leads State 47-13; Tech falls to Urbana 28-19: ; STATE COLLEGES
Sep 07, 2008 ... Quarterback Kevin O'Brien threw for three touchdowns and runningback Brian Mitchell rushed for two more to lead West Virginia Stateto a 47-13 win over Central State (Ohio) on Saturday at SoldierField in Chicago. The win was a second straight of the season for the YellowJackets, ...
Buckeyes survive a scare; Sooners clobber Bearcats: ; TOP 25
Sep 07, 2008 ... Lightly regarded even in the Mid-American Conference, Ohio put ascare into No. 3 Ohio State before the Buckeyes righted things inthe fourth quarter of a 26-14 victory Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. With star tailback Chris Wells sidelined by a foot injury, theBuckeyes (2-0) struggled ...
Today's openers should show that the preseason's a waste: ; NFL
Sep 07, 2008; ... Here's evidence the preseason is too long. Even unnecessary. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning will start in season openers todayafter missing the entire preseason, Manning after having a bursa sacremoved from his left knee, Brady with a mysterious foot injury -any injury in New England ...
Panthers hold off Buffalo 27-16; UConn edges Temple in OT 12-9: ; BIG EAST/C-USA
Sep 07, 2008 ... LeSean McCoy scored on three short runs and Pittsburgh managed toavoid losing at home to a Mid-American Conference school for thesecond week in a row, driving for two touchdowns in the second halfto hold off Buffalo 27-16 on Saturday night in Pittsburgh. McCoy, limited to 71 yards ...
Ramirez, Dodgers rough up D'backs: ; Cubs end six-game skid; Rays beaten again; NL
Sep 07, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES - The Arizona Diamondbacks gave Manny Ramirez threechances to hurt them Saturday. He came through twice, and that wasenough for the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers. Ramirez hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to break ascoreless tie and added a two-run double in ...
Baseball today
Sep 07, 2008 ... Saturday boxscores National League Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 2 ARIZONA LOS ANGELES ab r h bi ab r h bi Eckstin 2b 4 0 0 0 Martin c 2 1 0 1 Ojeda 3b 4 0 0 0 Ardoin c 0 0 0 0 SDrew ss 3 0 1 0 Ethier rf 2 1 0 1 CBurke ph 0 1 0 0 MRmrz ...
Baseball today
Sep 07, 2008 ... East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr Tampa Bay 85 55 .607 - z-6-4 L-2 53-21 32-34 12-6 Boston 83 58 .589 21/2 z-7-3 L-1 48-19 35-39 11-7 New York 75 66 .532 101/2 5-5 L-2 40-31 35-35 10-8 Toronto 75 66 .532 101/2 7-3 W-7 42-29 33-37 ...
BASEBALL BATTING, PITCHING STATISTICS
Sep 07, 2008 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAM BATTING AB R H HR RBI Avg Boston 4849 742 1377 151 706 .283 Texas 5014 770 1404 170 741 .280 Minnesota 4877 717 1355 100 684 .277 Detroit 4928 707 1348 167 670 .273 New York 4865 685 1325 153 662 .272 Baltimore ...
PARKERSBURG CATHOLIC: ; 26, BUFFALO; 0; PC cashes in on Buffalo miscues
Sep 07, 2008; ... PARKERSBURG - Mistakes led to regrets for Buffalo's football teamSaturday evening. Parkersburg Catholic capitalized on several of the Bison'smiscues and opened its season with a 26-0 victory on the artificialturf of Stadium Field. Tommy Brunoni carried 21 times for 103 yards ...
PREP FOOTBALL - FRIDAY'S LATE GAMES: ; Chapmanville blanks Herbert Hoover; Scott, Wayne post victories
Sep 07, 2008 ... Fullback Joey Stevens carried 16 times for 123 yards and twotouchdowns Friday night as host Chapmanville blanked Herbert Hoover24-0 in prep football. David Wiley (18 carries, 98 yards) also ran for a pair of TDs forthe Tigers (2-0), who finished with 271 yards on the ...
Bibbee, Fox advance to Senior Am finals: ; ROUNDUP
Sep 07, 2008 ... Scott Bibbee and Steve Fox of Huntington will meet in the finalsof the West Virginia Senior Amateur at 8:30 a.m. today at EdgewoodCountry Club. Bibbee defeated Harold Payne 2 up in the quarterfinals and downedCharles Persinger by the same score in the semifinals Saturday ....
From Amma to Australia: ; W.Va. fishing lures make splash Down Under
Sep 07, 2008; ... AMMA - When Bill Looney designed his Amma Bama fishing lures, heintended for them to catch the biggest, toothiest fish in WestVirginia. They did. While they were at it, they caught the biggest,toothiest fish in Wisconsin, Minnesota and the rest of NorthAmerica. And now they're ...
CALENDAR
Sep 07, 2008 ... Today * The Putnam County Gun Club will hold a USPSA pistol shoot atthe club's range near Eleanor. Call 757-6061. Sept. 8 * The Almost Heaven Archers will hold their monthly meeting atthe Gander Mountain store in Southridge Centre. Call 744-2455. Sept ....
U.S. OPEN TENNIS: ; Federer advances to final; Heavy rains delay second men's semifinal, women's championship
Sep 07, 2008; ... NEW YORK - As the losses piled up and titles escaped him, RogerFederer insisted he felt fine, he wasn't washed up and his gamewould come around. Oh, did Federer look good against Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Opensemifinals. Buoyed by a stellar start and a fantastic finish in a ...
SPORTS Briefs
Sep 07, 2008 ... Golf:Furyk leads after three rounds at BMW Jim Furyk only wanted to give himself a chance in the BMWChampionship, and it took 36 holes to do it on a marathon Saturdayat Bellerive that put him atop the leaderboard for the first timeall year. Whether he stays there when ...
Buck video stirs chatter among hunters
Sep 07, 2008; ... There's nothing like the sight of a jaw-droppingly humongouswhite-tailed buck to turn a fellow's thoughts toward deer season. A Wisconsin hunting outfitter, Scott Kirkpatrick, recentlyvideotaped a free-roaming whitetail that might just eclipse MiloHansen's world record - if, that ...
NASCAR: ; Gordon eager to end streak
Sep 07, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va. - He's the most accomplished driver in the NASCARgarage, and by a wide margin, but changes in the Sprint Cup Serieshave not been very kind to Jeff Gordon. The four-time champion hasn't won a title since NASCAR went tothe 10-race playoff format five years ago, and he ...
GW, Morgantown play to scoreless tie
Sep 07, 2008 ... George Washington and Morgantown played to a scoreless tie inboys soccer Saturday at Schoenbaum Soccer Stadium. Connell Green turned in five saves for the defending statechampion Patriots (4-1-1). "We're struggling to score," said GW coach Tom Hopper. "I'mafraid we've got ...
THE REBIRTH: ; Former Boll Furniture building has new tenants, name
Sep 07, 2008; ... The former Boll Furniture has been reborn, complete with newtenants and a new name. Now called The Equities House, the building is no longer home tofurniture, but to the University of Charleston's graduate school ofbusiness and multiple private businesses hoping to bring wealth ...
New HR director returns home after work with NBA, State Department
Sep 07, 2008; ... After a decade of fast-paced work in New York City, Kelly Turnerdecided to bring her human resources career experience back home toWest Virginia. Turner, a Charleston native, began work Tuesday as the newdirector of human resources for Charleston Newspapers. Turner, 34, is ...
Slaughterhouse on wheels saves money: ; Roving butchers reducing hassles
Sep 07, 2008; ... LOPEZ ISLAND, Wash. - To have his hogs butchered legally, farmerBruce Dunlop could haul his animals by ferry and truck 150 miles tothe nearest federally sanctioned slaughterhouse. Instead, he just calls on his friendly roving neighborhoodslaughterhouse. Up rolls a diesel ...
CEO has recipe for fresh ideas: ; Teaching laboratory buzzing with ideas
Sep 07, 2008; ... SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Hungry visitors to Memorial Hospital heresometimes cross the street to its Innovation Cafe, lured by theoutdoor patio with white metal tables and chairs. Inside, however,all they find is fake food and a blackboard listing "recipes" suchas "Basic Ingredients for ...
More seniors find Internet compelling
Sep 07, 2008; ... CHICAGO - Dr. Manus Kraff's iMac and MacBook Pro are hooked up toa home wireless network. He recently replaced his old iPhone withthe latest version and downloads podcasts of scientific lectures sohe can listen to them while jogging. In his downtime at the office,he signs onto Google ...
Mormon says she lost job because of faith
Sep 07, 2008 ... DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. - A woman who said she lost her jobbecause she is Mormon is suing three Coachella Valley mobile-homeparks. Judy Clark of Thermal said she was suspended and never asked toreturn to her job as a mobile-home saleswoman in 2003. She said thatjust a few ...
Details on Palin's faith are still emerging
Sep 07, 2008; ... ST. PAUL, Minn. - Sarah Palin often identifies herself simply asChristian. Yet John McCain's running mate has deep roots inPentecostalism, a spirit- filled Christian tradition that is one ofthe fastest-growing in the world. It's often derided by outsidersand Bible-believers ...
ESSAYS ON FAITH: ; Family touched by a canine angel
Sep 07, 2008; ... A dirty, homeless puppy, about eight weeks old, came into mydaughter Amy's life when she was about 10. Amy named her Sheba, andSheba grew to be a 40-pound, slender, blue-eyed, mostly black dog ofindiscernible breed. As Amy grew up, Sheba was her constant companion. At the age ...
Plans underway to help Fannie, Freddie
Sep 07, 2008 ... WASHINGTON - A top House Democrat confirmed Saturday that thegovernment is planning to intervene to stabilize troubled mortgagefinance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the chairman of the House FinancialServices Committee, said in a statement that ...
BUSINESS Faces
Sep 07, 2008 ... Engineering The Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers haswelcomed back John Jaeger as the chief of the engineering andconstruction division after a lengthy assignment at corpsheadquarters in Washington. He has a master of science in civilengineering/structural ...
TODAY'S News
Sep 07, 2008 ... Along came a spider La Princesse, a giant metal spider, makes itsway through the streets of Liverpool, England, on Saturday. The 37-ton La Princesse is the creation of French street theater artists LaMachine and forms part of Liverpools European Capital of Culturecelebrations. Despite ...
DRIVE IN: ; A fast-food vestige of summers past is still part of our summers today
Sep 07, 2008; ... g ONLINE wvgazette.com Get a West Virginia drive-in experiencewith our audio slideshow Summers not officially over until Sept. 21. Have you eaten at adrive-in yet? You remember: You cruise in, honk your horn, and waitfor a carhop to hook a tray full of burgers and shakes onto ...
LOTTERY: ; LOTTERIES
Sep 07, 2008 ... Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 West Virginia: Daily 3 834 Daily 4 5915Ohio: Night Pick 3 193 Night Pick 4 1375 Day Pick 3 749 ...
EYEWITNESS NEWS: ; STORMTEAM WEATHER; WCHS/FOX 11; Steve Borecky's Outlook
Sep 07, 2008 ... Today will be pleasant under partly cloudy skies. High 84. Mostlyclear tonight, with areas of patchy fog ....
IN MONDAY'S GAZETTE
Sep 07, 2008 ... Legendary restaurateur ...
College football
Sep 07, 2008 ... BIG EAST CONFERENCEConf. OverallW L PF PA W L PF PA Connecticut 0 0 0 0 2 0 47 12So. Florida 0 0 0 0 2 0 87 31 West Virginia 0 0 0 0 1 1 51 43 Louisville 0 0 0 0 1 1 53 37Cincinnati 0 0 ...
NASCAR
Sep 07, 2008 ... Sprint Cup Chevy Rock & Roll 400 lineup After Fridays qualifying;race today At Richmond International Raceway Richmond, Va. Laplength: 0.75 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (18) Kyle Busch,Toyota, 2008 owner points, 1st. 2. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 2008owner points, 2nd. 3. (48) ...
Area schedule
Sep 07, 2008 ... COLLEGE Mens soccer West Virginia vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay atUniversity of Akron Classic, noon Womens soccer ...
Sports history
Sep 07, 2008 ... Sept. 7 1970 Jockey Willie Shoemaker breaks Johnny ...
U.S. Open Results
Sep 07, 2008; ... Saturday At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center ...
Major League Soccer
Sep 07, 2008; ... At A Glance All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCEW L T Pts GF GAColumbus 12 6 4 40 36 29 New England 11 6 5 38 31 29 Chicago 10 7 5 35 29 18 D.C. United 10 10 2 32 36 34 New York 8 6 8 32 28 28 Toronto FC 7 10 ...
THE WAY IT WAS: ; Railroad Hotel, 1880; By Richard Andre
Sep 14, 2008 ... Some years ago, I was browsing through the photo collection leftto the state archives by U.S. Sen. John Kenna (1848-1893) and I cameacross a group of pictures taken in Arkansas when the Kenna familywas on holiday. I was surprised to see a photo that looked exactly like a pen ...
Racism conference to be held Saturday
Sep 14, 2008 ... WANT TO GO? Race, Politics and Stereotypes in West VirginiaKeynote speaker will be Carnegie Mellon Universitys Joe TrotterWHEN: Saturday afternoon WHERE: Marshall University Student CenterCOST: Free INFO: E-mail Marybeth Beller, associate dean of liberalarts, at beller@marshall.edu by ...
THE WILD SIDE: ; Rails need to be protected
Sep 14, 2008; ... Most birders keep a life list, a list of all the species of birdsthey've seen. Thanks to backyard birds and common species nearwaterways, parks, fields and forests, the first hundred species comequickly. Soon, though, the challenges of birding become apparent. Among the most ...
McCain's approach to faith leaves some people puzzled
Sep 14, 2008; ... CHICAGO - On the presidential campaign trail, John McCain shiesaway from pious prose. He is a man for whom the terms "publicdeclaration" and "faith" do not go together, the product of anEpiscopalian upbringing who treats religion as a private matter. YetMcCain identifies himself as a ...
ESSAYS ON FAITH: ; Let stress go, and give thanks
Sep 14, 2008; ... I'm stressed. How about you? The experts say that stress can bebrought on by a feeling of helplessness, even a loss of control.After all, there are so many things we don't have control over inour daily lives, isn't there? The cost of heating our homes is going up over 40 percent ...
Tax expert Rangel mangles facts in his own ethics mess
Sep 14, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - Even when Rep. Charles Rangel tries to explain howhe got into his tax mess, he mangles the facts so much that it'seasy to see how his accounts - and accountants - are muddled, andthis from the Democratic lawmaker who has such a big say indetermining who pays taxes and how ...
N.O. mayor makes up hotel discount
Sep 14, 2008 ... NEW ORLEANS - Mayor Ray Nagin says he was only joking when hesuggested that Hurricane Ike evacuees should request a discount -the "Nagin special" - when they stay at New Orleans hotels. But when evacuees got baffled looks from reservation clerks, somedidn't find it ...
Rahall, Mollohan vote to keep Mexican trucks off U.S. roads
Sep 14, 2008; ... Reps. Nick J. Rahall and Alan B. Mollohan, both D-W.Va., areworking to prevent uninspected Mexican trucks from crossing theborder into the United States to deliver goods anywhere across thenation. Last week, the House of Representatives voted to immediately enda pilot program, ...
Mall glut to clog market for years
Sep 14, 2008; ... Shopping-mall owners have struggled this year with a darkeningeconomy, slowing consumer spending and store closings by retailers.But they face another problem that may persist long after theeconomy bounces back: a decade of overbuilding. Developers have built one billion square ...
Take the money and run?: ; Weigh your options carefully before taking a buyout
Sep 14, 2008; ... Voluntary buyout packages seem to be commonplace in corporateAmerica during troubled times. Deciding whether to accept or rejectthat offer is never easy. There are a few things to consider as youdecide. Most important is to realize that you have "some leverage inthe negotiation process," ...
Sale of companies not all bad
Sep 14, 2008; ... In the months since a unit of the big New York City-basedinvestment firm Goldman Sachs acquired a majority stake in McJunkinCorp. and McJunkin subsequently merged with Tulsa, Okla.-based RedMan Pipe & Supply Co., I've been urged to write about West Virginiabusinesses that have sold out ....
The third generation: ; Pugh Furniture remains a family business
Sep 14, 2008; ... As a child, Steve Pugh had a stake in his family's furniturebusiness, Pugh Furniture Co.. He would sweep the floor for 25 centsper hour. At 16, he spent a summer as a driver's helper for the store'sdelivery truck, loading and unloading furniture and reading ...
Natural gas for cars popular in Argentina
Sep 14, 2008; ... BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Jorge Noguero pulled his black-and-yellow taxi up to the Shell fueling pump and then watched as anattendant attached a thin tube to his engine to fill his tank - withnatural gas. "I get a good performance, and it's 70 percent cheaper thangasoline," ...
Grass-feeding of cattle ending in Argentina
Sep 14, 2008; ... TRENQUE LAUQUEN, Argentina - For 100 years, cattle breedersrefined their beef on the vast Argentine grasslands. With the help of mild winters, regular rainfall and fertile soil,ranchers grazed top-notch British breeds like Hereford and Angus onrich grasses, producing meat with a ...
BUSINESS Faces
Sep 14, 2008 ... Faces -- Law Bailey & Glasser LLP in Charleston has hired Jonathan D. Boggs. Agraduate of Harvard Law School, he has a master's degree in publicpolicy from Harvard's JFK School of Government. Boggs will focus hispractice on energy and health care. *** Spilman ...
Vaccines could be delivered by pill instead of inoculation
Sep 14, 2008; ... ORLANDO, Fla. - It started more than 200 years ago with cowpox, aweak cousin to the deadly smallpox virus. Doctors purposely infected people with the cow disease to protectthem from the scourge. Centuries later, the basic concept behindvaccines has not changed. Most are versions ...
Electrodes to brain may help with depression, Alzheimer's
Sep 14, 2008; ... CHICAGO - Every day during a four-year deep depression, SeanMiller thought of ending his life. Nothing relieved the emotionaldarkness - not therapy, not medication, not loving attention fromfamily and friends. Then doctors in Toronto implanted electrodes in his brain,switched on ...
Lightning wraps up undefeated season
Sep 14, 2008; ... The West Virginia Lightning has struck again. Lucas Wright threw four touchdowns in the second half to lead theLightning to a come-from-behind 28-20 victory Saturday over theGrand Rapids (Mich.) Thunder in the championship game of the UnitedStates Football Alliance. A crowd of ...