Sunday Gazette-Mail back issues from May 2009:
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May 03, 2009 ... BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB-Fined New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel an undisclosedamount for failure to comply with MLB's pace of game regulationsduring an April 29 game against Florida. American League NEW YORK YANKEES-Agreed to terms with LHP Casey ...
INTO THE GARDEN: ; Down Memory Allee; First visit to Myrtle Beach sculpture garden was a gift
May 03, 2009 ... MURRELLS INLET, S.C. - Like so many other West Virginians, ourfamily trekked to Myrtle Beach when I was a youngster. My mom gaveme an appreciation for seashells, as we would walk for hours findingthe perfect one to bring back home to the mountains. My dad taughtme to love that ocean, and ...
SMELL THE COFFEE: ; Red Rover, Red Rover
May 03, 2009; ... Making the news this week was a story about South Koreanscientists who, through cloning, have produced four beagles thatappear normal in daylight, but put the pups in the dark or underultraviolet light and the Rovers glow red. Surprisingly, growing glowing cloned creatures isn't ...
Columnists books display storytelling: ; Pitts' novel is a compelling road trip
May 03, 2009; ... We all know newspaper columnists, although we don't actually knowthem. You know? They are like the friend who hears the good stufffirst and shares the details over a cup of coffee. Columnists helpus participate in the conversations of the day, sort our opinionsand reflect on our values ....
Rat Pack tribute act brings back early-'60s cool
May 03, 2009; ... WANT TO GO? The Rat Pack Is Back WHEN: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. WHERE:Maier Foundation Performance Hall, Clay Center CONTACT:www.theclaycenter.org or call 304-561-3570 TICKETS: $34.50 and$52.50 plus $2.50 service charge Sandy Hackett says there's no need to guess what people will ...
ART Notes
May 03, 2009 ... Sculpture award The sculpture "Annunciation," part of a contemplative garden atSacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Leon Sullivan Way and Virginia StreetEast, Charleston, received the Merit Award from the 2008 Faith andForm International Awards Program for Religious Art ...
Art takes up better part of Paula Clendenin's home
May 03, 2009; ... She resides in a four-level, late-19th-century townhouse, but sheadmits to "living" only in the space of a typical efficiencyapartment. That's because Paula Clendenin's art takes up much of the spaceshe calls "home." Start on the front porch, and a visitor findsClendenin brushing ...
Help Out
May 03, 2009 ... Respite benefit A gospel sing and bean dinner to benefit the Family CaregiverRespite Program will be held Saturday at the Hansford Senior Centerin St. Albans. The dinner of beans and corn bread will begin at 5:30 p.m. at thecenter, 500 Washington St. Price is $5. The ...
ASTRO-GRAPH
May 03, 2009; ... Sunday, May 3, 2009 YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY: This should be an exceptionally good yearahead for Taureans who possess special knowledge or expertise inselect areas. What you have to offer could be of immense value tothe world, and you could prove to be in great demand. TAURUS ...
HEALTHY BITES: ; Favorite made simply, less fattening
May 03, 2009; ... Pork barbecue sandwiches are what most of us can claim we grew upon here in West Virginia. It didn't matter how the tangy, sweet,smoky or spicy blend of meat and sauce met the bun - from a can(remember Vietti?) or slow-simmered in sauce for hours in thehomemade, ...
CINDY SAYS: ; Weight loss has a gender difference
May 03, 2009; ... Dear Cindy, Why is it that men can lose weight faster than women? When myhusband and I diet, we eat the same foods and it falls off of him.With me, I am lucky to lose half of what he does. We both exercise.I walk every evening (briskly) and he doesn't work out at all exceptthat ...
Poe and much mo': ; Ties to famed writer are just part of the rich history of Richmond
May 03, 2009; ... ONLINE: www.vmfa.museum www.poe200th.com www.poemuseum.orgwww.lindenrowinn.com www.historicstjohnchurch.org www.maymont.orgwww.visitrichmondva.com www.thetobaccocompany.com RICHMOND, Va. - When we planned our trip to Richmond, we didn'tknow that a former resident of Virginia's ...
DO IT YOURSELF: ; Water near foundation could be keeping basement damp
May 03, 2009; ... Q:We are remodeling our basement, which gets quite damp. We use adehumidifier and plan to coat the walls with waterproofing paint. Isthere a more efficient way to keep the space dry than adehumidifier? A:Dehumidifiers are standard equipment in many damp basements,but often ...
Suit creates super advantage - for those who can afford it
May 03, 2009; ... The most-sought-after swimsuit this season isn't the bikini,tankini or monokini. It's the skin-tight, super-fast, super-expensive suit worn bycompetitive swimmers. And they're creating more controversy than thedebut of the bikini half a century ago. Greg Olson, a Charleston ...
Corn wraps with chicken
May 03, 2009 ... To cut kernels from a husked ear of corn, stand it on its wideend, and run a knife downward. Salmon fillets also would work great in this wrap. - Renee Enna, Chicago Tribune Tomato-Corn Wraps with Chicken Preparation time: 15 minutes.Cooking time: 12 minutes. Makes 4 ...
Don't Say Diet: ; Shrimp enchiladas
May 03, 2009; ... For years, I avoided using cottage cheese in recipes because ittasted like such a "diet" food to me. But when I started experimenting with these shrimp enchiladas, Iwas pleasantly surprised to find that pureed cottage cheese mixedwith green chilies adds flavor to this dish while ...
Basic cheese quesadillas
May 03, 2009; ... Quesadillas can be as fancy as you want them to be, but thesimplest are often the best. For me, nothing beats two toasted flourtortillas sandwiching a filling of melted cheese and a little bowlof salsa on the side for occasional dipping. Mild asadero, a Mexican cow's milk cheese, ...
Mexican holiday: ; Mark Cinco de Mayo; in your cocina
May 03, 2009 ... On Tuesday, Cinco de Mayo will be observed by many people in theUnited States as a way to celebrate Mexican heritage. On May 5, 1862, the vastly outnumbered Mexican forces ...
HEALTH: ; Flu tapers off in Mexico, but officials urge caution
May 03, 2009; ... MEXICO CITY - Mexico said a swine flu epidemic appears to beeasing, but urged citizens Saturday not to let their guard downagainst a virus that has killed 17 people and is spreading acrossAsia and Europe. Experts warned the virus could mutate and come backwith a vengeance. With ...
MIC day tank poses threat: ; Valley escaped 'catastrophic' end to '08 fire
May 03, 2009; ... Over the last 25 years, Kanawha Valley residents have lived withand worried about the more than 200,000 pounds of deadly methylisocyanate stockpiled in an underground storage tank at theInstitute chemical plant. But now, a new threat has become clear: a much smaller MIC "daytank" ...
THE ECONOMY: ; Americans struggling in recession; Snapshots of a day record depth of country's woes
May 03, 2009; ... It's a rainy spring morning and Tamara Ogier plants herself at atable in a Spartan room in the Atlanta federal courthouse, computerand tape recorder at hand, ready to hear another day's stories offinancial ruin. Couples facing foreclosure. Down-and-out real estate ...
THE GREAT OUTDOORS: ; Zipping along; Cable access opens new views of New River Gorge
May 03, 2009; ... WANT TO GO? Cost for the TreeTops on the Gorge Canopy Tour is$89. For reservations, call Class VI Mountain River at 1-800-252-7784 or Rivermen at 1-800-545-7238. Cost for Ace Adventure Resortcanopy tour is $75 for adults and $69 for youth. For reservations,call 1-800-787-3982. The tour ...
IN SPORTS l Surprise
May 03, 2009 ... Mine That Bird flies away from the ...
SPECIAL SECTION
May 03, 2009 ... Asthma & Allergy A look at ...
IN LIFE & STYLE
May 03, 2009 ... Swimsuits One-piece ...
Woman battles gunshot to jaw
May 03, 2009; ... HUNTINGTON - Kelly Peet saw her shooter minutes before a bulletshattered her jaw. Last month, Peet was walking her dogs and taking photos of anabandoned log cabin about a mile outside of Pliny in Putnam County,when she was shot in the face. The bullet from a high-powered ...
TODAY'S News
May 03, 2009; ... Welcome aboard, pup Rapperswil, Switzerland - A 3-day-old femaleRothschild giraffe receives a lick from her mother Mar, at the KniesKinderzoo in Rapperswil, Switzerland. The pup, which hasn't beennamed so far, is the 12th birth of a Rothschild giraffe in KniesKinderzoo. The Rothschild ...
School numbers: transportation
May 03, 2009 ... Here is a list of contacts for problems or questions concerningstudent transportation in Kanawha County. Wade Carnell, Charleston and Elkview terminal supervisor, ...
Congressman, GOP VP candidate Kemp dead at 73, office reports
May 03, 2009 ... WASHINGTON - Jack Kemp, the ex-quarterback, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee and self-described "bleeding-heartconservative" died Saturday. His spokeswoman Bona Park and longtime friend and former campaignadviser Edwin J. Feulner confirmed that Kemp died after a ...
Flu response poses dilemma for Obama
May 03, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - There's a fine line at the White House between hand-washing and hand-wringing. When it comes to swine flu, President Barack Obama is trying tostrike the right balance between protecting public and economichealth. That's resulted in some doublespeak and spin, evidence ...
Buffett praises recent efforts to right economy
May 03, 2009; ... OMAHA, Neb. - Billionaire Warren Buffett spent Saturday praisingthe decisions U.S. officials made to right the economy in the midstof a "financial hurricane" and defending the ones he made to helphis company navigate the storm. The state of the economy and Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s ...
UAW's Chrysler deal could prove costly
May 03, 2009; ... DETROIT - The United Auto Workers union would appear to be thebig winner in the Chrysler bankruptcy saga, having exercised itsconsiderable political muscle to win a 55 percent stake in thecountry's third-largest automaker. But when you consider the 55 percent is in a company that ...
Lessons still being learned from tornado swarm
May 03, 2009; ... DEL CITY, Okla. - Chris Stiles' 8-year-old son met his dad at thedoor of their Oklahoma City home on May 3, 1999, pleading with hisfather for a plan as a tornado approached: "You need to do somethingabout it." Stiles, then the football coach at nearby Westmoore High School,had ...
Abstinence sex ed may lose funding
May 03, 2009; ... CHICAGO - The birds and the bees might be universal, but whatschoolchildren learn about their sexuality is not, and it mightagain be up for debate. This spring, Congress will consider whether to curtail itssupport of abstinence-only lessons. That, coupled with a recentuptick in ...
Despite some protests, donkey basketball is still kicking
May 03, 2009; ... MORAVIA, Iowa - It's a Monday night in this small south-centralIowa farm town, and the high school gym is full. There's a buzz inthe air. Before long, the stars amble in from a side door - on allfours. Donkey basketball is alive and well in rural America. Invented in the ...
Cancer-drug advances offer more hope: ; New chemotherapy targets specific cells; reduces side effects
May 03, 2009; ... CHICAGO - When Glen Farkas was diagnosed with late-stagecolorectal cancer in 2003, his chance of surviving five years wasalmost nil. Trying to beat the odds, he chose to undergo radiation, surgeryand painful five-hour-long infusions of a cocktail of chemotherapydrugs. The ...
Berlin May Day violence leaves 273 police hurt
May 03, 2009 ... BERLIN - More than 270 police officers were injured in thisyear's May Day riots in the German capital, prompting criticismSaturday of Berlin officials and calls for more officers. Though the majority of the 273 officers suffered only minorinjuries Friday, 14 were badly enough hurt ...
Both sides eye gay marriage future: ; While majority opposes marriage, polls show support for civil unions
May 03, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - Gay marriage legalization in several states and thepublic's growing acceptance of same-sex unions have Democratssensing political opportunity and some Republicans re-evaluatingtheir party's hard-line opposition to an issue that long has ralliedits base. In recent ...
Guardsmen train to notify families of soldiers' deaths
May 03, 2009; ... SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A few miles outside a small town in Illinois'farm country, the chaplain driving Capt. Jon Cape to one of thetoughest assignments of the young officer's career pulled the carover to pray. Cape made a simple request of God: to grant him courage as heknocked on ...
Mystery shrouds Bolivian raid that killed 3: ; Was it a foiled terror plot or a government smear of opponents?
May 03, 2009; ... SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia - Airlifted in from Bolivia's westernhighlands, two dozen officers in green helmets and flak jacketsentered the Las Americas Hotel just before 4 a.m., disabled itssurveillance cameras and stealthily made for the fourth floor. A bomb exploded. After 15 minutes ...
ESSAYS ON FAITH: ; Filling in the blanks
May 03, 2009; ... ON my ninth birthday in June 1938, Mom gave me a diary with apretty pink leather cover that closed with a metal clasp. One pagefor every day of the year. As I leafed through the empty book, Iknew it would take a lot of writing to fill those blank pages. I wasoverwhelmed when I realized ...
Churches urging caution during outbreak
May 03, 2009; ... SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In the midst of a swine flu scare, somereligious leaders are recommending caution when it comes to certainworship practices, including sharing Communion cups. The Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, Calif., is urgingparishioners to give "careful consideration" to ...
VOICES OF FAITH: ; What is your opinion about psychics and horoscopes?
May 03, 2009 ... No God but God The Rev. Pat Rush, pastor, Visitation Catholic Church, KansasCity, Mo.: Now and then I glance at my horoscope in the newspaper.For me, it's merely amusement and entertainment. Astrology,psychics, fortune-tellers and what is sometimes correctly orotherwise known as ...
European Union investigates organ trafficking: ; Official's memoir alleges ring operated after Balkan war
May 03, 2009; ... RRIPE, Albania - Europe's top human rights watchdog is launchingan inquiry into a bone-chilling allegation: That ethnic Albanianguerrillas might have kidnapped Serb civilians at the end ofKosovo's 1998-99 war, removed their organs and sold the body partson the black market. A ...
Gunman in Iraqi army uniform kills two U.S. soldiers
May 03, 2009; ... BAGHDAD - A gunman wearing an Iraqi army uniform opened fire on aU.S. military team Saturday, killing two American soldiers andwounding three, the U.S. military said, in an attack that couldsharpen worries about militant infiltration in Iraq's securityforces. Iraqi officials ...
Still coping with effects of Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar braces for monsoons
May 03, 2009 ... THA GYAR HIN OH, Myanmar - The monsoons are due any day now, andfor the hundreds of villagers with fresh memories of last year'sdeadly Cyclone Nargis, an emergency shelter that opened Saturday wasyet another reminder that their huts - and their lives - remainfragile. Nargis ...
Todays forecast around the country and Saturdays temperatures to 8 p.m.
May 03, 2009 ... Anchorage 66 42 PCldy Atlanta 77 64 Cldy Boston 68 48 Cldy Charlotte,N.C. 84 63 Cldy Chicago 65 44 PCldy Cincinnati 59 49 Rain Cleveland 63 44 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 75 61 Rain Denver 50 39 Cldy Detroit 64 44 ...
Solar and lunar stats
May 03, 2009 ... Today's sun RISE: ...
Today through Monday around the state
May 03, 2009 ... W.Va. Today - Monday Today, mostly cloudy with a 70 percentchance of rain. Highs in the mid-60s. Tonight, mostly cloudy with a70 percent chance of rain. Lows in the lower 50s. Monday, mostlycloudy with a 60 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid-60s. Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, ...
Saturday's weather in Charleston
May 03, 2009 ... Temperatures: High: 68 Low: 53 Record high: 90 set in 1944 Record low: 28 set in 1963 Precipitation: Midnight to 5 p.m.: ...
Around the world
May 03, 2009 ... Amsterdam 69 44 Clr Athens 68 55 Clr Baghdad 88 74 Clr Berlin 71 48 PCldy Bermuda 72 66 Rain Cairo 80 61 Clr Calgary 57 28 Clr Dublin 60 46 Rain Hong Kong 82 71 Clr Jerusalem 74 57 Clr London 68 49 Clr Madrid ...
Manchin schedules talks on mental-health funding bill
May 03, 2009; ... Gov. Joe Manchin plans to meet this week with behavioral healthorganizations to discuss legislation that would raise Medicaidpayments for community-based mental health services. On Monday, the governor plans an informational meeting with somemembers of the state's Comprehensive ...
COLLEGE TEXTBOOK PRICES: ; WVU students want rising costs bound Prices have risen at twice inflation rate over 2 decades, student body reps say - and its just getting worse
May 03, 2009; ... Student leaders at West Virginia University believe studentsshould get better deals when buying and selling textbooks back tothe WVU Bookstore, which is now operated by Barnes & Noble CollegeBooksellers. They say textbook costs have increased at twice the national rateof ...
A storm by any other name ...
May 03, 2009; ... Like legendary football stars whose jersey numbers are retired tohonor their ability to kick tail and persevere, the names of stormsare retired if they cause damage of a magnitude far beyond thatbrought on by their colleagues. Last week, the World Meteorological Organization ...
Galveston schools integrated, judge rules
May 03, 2009 ... GALVESTON, Texas - A federal judge has ruled that the Galvestonpublic school system is desegregated, ending a civil rights lawsuitthat was initiated in 1959. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake of Houston issued the ruling Friday,saying the district's history of compliance with a ...
THE WILD SIDE: ; Cheer up, cheer up: It's May
May 03, 2009; ... May brings the best transitions of the year. Neotropical migrantsreturn, wildflowers bloom, and butterflies emerge. It's my favoritemonth. I find it hard not to smile all month long. But each year also reminds me that we get only so many Mays. Theolder I get, the more precious ...
THE WAY IT WAS: ; Capitol Street stroll, 1954; By Richard Andre
May 03, 2009; ... Lowell Warner was the chief photographer for Union Carbide inSouth Charleston for years. His widow, Betty Warner, and son Brent Warner were kind to lend afew of Lowell's pictures that are of high quality and really bringback "the way it was." For the next three Sundays I ...
Police: Driver caused $26K in damages
May 03, 2009 ... FREMONT, Neb. - Police say a woman arrested in Nebraska onsuspicion of drunken driving hit fences, garages and a house as sheleft a $26,000 trail of destruction. Police say they ...
CRIME REPORT Charleston
May 03, 2009 ... The following crimes were reported to the Charleston PoliceDepartment between April 23 and 29: East District Smith Street 500 block, motor vehicle breaking and entering,April 23 at 9 a.m. Quarrier Street 200 block, shoplifting, April 23 at 4:17 p.m. Civic ...
THINGS TO DO Today
May 03, 2009 ... Music * ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET: 2 p.m. Tickets $17 adults, $5students 18 and under, free for children with paying adult. TheCharleston Chamber Music Society concludes its season with "anunusually fine group - musically, technically, in just about any wayone wants to view it," ...
ON FILE
May 03, 2009 ... Kanawha County Marriages The following people applied for marriage licenses in KanawhaCounty between April 24 and May 1: Joshua O'Brien King, 27, and Stephanie Renee Lloyd, 22, both ofSt. Albans. Benjamin Graham Campbell, 30, of South Charleston and ...
Obituaries: ; Obit
May 03, 2009 ... Today's Obituaries Allen, Mildred L. Blevins, William A. Brewster, Johnny R.Buckberry, Lil Butler, Dorothy M. Chambers, Georgia P. Cobb, E. C.Conrad, James E. Cottrell, Dewayne Dolan, Betty L. Harrison, Paul A.Hodges, Reba A. Holland, Kathryn J. Hughart, Edith Jackson, DanielL ....
Fire in hyperbaric chamber kills one
May 03, 2009 ... LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. - An Italian woman has died and her 4-year-old grandson is in critical condition after a hyberbaricchamber exploded at a South Florida clinic. The Broward Sheriff's Office says 62-year-old Vincenza Pesce diedearly Saturday, a day after a blast caused a ...
Spread of swine flu renews arguments over immigration
May 03, 2009; ... The swine flu virus has infected the immigration debate, withtalk show comments like "fajita flu" and "illegal aliens are thecarriers" drawing vehement protests from Hispanic advocates. The volatile immigration issue had cooled off on talk shows andin the blogosphere as the ...
Mexican drug traffickers not deterred by flu shutdown
May 03, 2009; ... MEXICO CITY - It seemed an odd precaution, given his risky way oflife: A man targeted by drug traffickers was wearing a germ-blocking surgical mask when his bullet-riddled body was found. Even people caught in Mexico's murderous drug war are heedingadvice to use face masks as ...