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• 2/8/10

 
A G E N D A
REVISED
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
February 8, 2010
7:30 p.m.

Old Dominion Gun Show Slated This Weekend in Charleston

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'When in Rome'
Despite Bell, Film Straight off Genre Assembly Line

MANN TALK: Recollections Evoked by Deathbed Reminiscences

ON NASCAR: Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA Race Breaks New Ground in Co-ed Sports

HPD Searching for Uno Tall, Thin Uno Robber

Kanawha County Health Department 'No Knowledge' of Any Bars Closing Due to Smoking Ban
Scientific Studies Conclude Smoke Eating Devices Do Not Significantly Reduce Odor and Carcinogens

Marshall Tennis Rolls Past WVU, 7-0
The Herd remains undefeated

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Speaking of Multiple Realities, Part Three

COMMENTARY: Spike Maynard's Candidacy: West Virginia Has Come of Age

COMMENTARY: We Won't Sentence a Corporation to the Death Penalty

GUEST EDITORIAL: Why a Middle-Class, College-Educated, Former-Republican-Current Independent White Christian Girl from the South Wants a Single-Payer Health Care System

COMMERCE DEPT.: Dec. 2009 Construction Spending 10% Below Dec. 2008 at $902.5 Billion Annual Rate

• 2/7/10

 
Uno at Pullman Robbed by Man with Knife

Top Five Snow Storm in History (Hopefully) Skirts Huntington

Mayor Wolfe Will Deliver State of the City Address on Feb. 13

MU Women's Basketball Falls at UCF, 56-47

Kanawha – Charleston Board of Health Responds to Capitol Smoking

Del. Don Perdue Asks Governor Manchin to Reconsider Opposition to Substance Abuse Funding or Support Beer Tax

• 2/6/10

 
Come Home. Love, Dad: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

Manchin Declares State of Emergency in WV Because of Approaching Winter Storm

Five DMV Regional Offices Closed this Afternoon Due to Inclement Weather

Toyota Ravaged by Recall Responsibilities
2009 Class Action and Investigations Surprisingly Accurate

Local 598 President Explains ‘Without a Contract’ City Not Bound Either Way
Wants Serious Negotiations Restarted

Independent USA Today Survey Ranked Tech Center, Enslow Middle and Highlawn Schools as 56th and 66th Worst Ranked in US
Nickel Emissions Were the Main Pollutant

Chad Pennington’s 1st and 10 Foundation Awards $70,000
In Grant Funds To Organizations in West Virginia

Marshall Falls 73-69 To Tulsa
Wilkerson scores career high 26 for Herd

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: What Goes Into The Making Of Renaissance

• 2/5/10

 
Mother, Daughter Stage Drama Friday, Saturday at Marshall; Free Admission

Dirtbusters Janitorial Services Honors Heidi Hudson

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Children's Bracelets, Children's Sweatshirts, and Other Product Recalls

Rahall Appoints Army Officer to Work with WV Vets and Service Personnel

Congress Must Act in Wake of Supreme Court Ruling on Campaign Financing, League of Women Voters Says

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'The Lovely Bones'
A Fantasy, but Why Did Susie Go Down in the Hole in the First Place?

UPDATE: Toyota Recalls

DEVOTION: Garbage

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: George Washington Slept in West Virginia

Huntington Uranium Burial Lost Worker Confidence with Portsmouth Contractor

Cabell County Clerk Certified Primary Candidates: Magistrate, Commissioner, County Clerk Contested Contests
Many Executive Committee Slots Have no Opposition

Local Productions To Air Thursdays On Huntington Public Access Television
“Back to Bottle” Airs Thursday Evening

Local 598 President Responds to Administration’s Comments

Cabell Board of Education Has Nine Candidates Challenging for Four Seats

Free Tax Preparation VITA Site at Goodwill Set to Open Saturday

• 2/4/10

 
REEL WEEK: What’s Happening at the Movies

Marshall Faculty Horn Recital Set for Feb. 10

Beth McVey, Clint McElroy, Bill Neal and Amy Knell Guest at Feb 13 HSO Performance

Piketon Waste, Future Land Use Committees Meeting Feb 9

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Dancing to Caribbean Drums: An Appreciation of the Life of Rex Nettleford

COMMENTARY: Rep. Conyers Aids CAIR in Plot Against FBI

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Favors Transparent Public Reporting of Healthcare Facility Infection Rates

COMMENTARY: Haiti Disaster Highlights Need for New International Convention on 'Looting'

President Cuts Border Security in Proposed Budget

AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Drop More Than Five Cents Per Gallon

MAYOR’S OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE

Want to Tee Off at Myrtle Beach for $50 one way? Allegiant Air Can Make It Happen

GIVE ME BACK MY LICENSE: Flamboyant Blackhawk Saloon Owner in Trouble with Liquor Commissioner
Restore Liquor License and He Will Be Good Boy

Ad Hoc Committee Chair Contacts Sanitary Board
Box of Records Had Many Months Missing

Administration Responds to AFSCME Letter

Greenup Locks Reopen to River Traffic

• 2/3/10

 
Huntington District 15 State Legislative Seats Fully Contested
Three Vie for State Senate

Delegates Miller, Sumner, and Sobonya Request Accounting of All Unfilled Jobs in State Government

82nd Academy Awards Announced Categories
"Avatar"," Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds" Lead 2010 Academy Award Nominations

Activist Group Disappointed About Nuclear Waste Panel Appointments

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Gays in the Military: Why Can't We Do As Other Countries Do?

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Marriage -- It’s Complicated

MANN TALK: The Sins of Success

Huntington Pilot Plant/ Reduction Pilot Plant Buried, Slurry Wall Leaking
Nickel Carbonyl Process Elements Have Exceptionally Long Half Lives; Worker Radiation Exposures Falsified; Sewage Sent to Scioto River

REALTYTRAC: Las Vegas, Cape Coral, Merced Foreclosure Rates Highest Among Major US Metro Areas in 2009; Huntington Metro Ranks 188, Charleston 200
Top 20 Cities are from California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona; Utah, Illinois, Oregon, Idaho Cities Indicate Foreclosure Problem is Spreading

REALTORS: Pending Home Sales Stabilize, Remain Above Year-Ago Levels

Picketing Resumes at City Hall

Rahall, Incumbent Congressional Challengers Line Up

Huntington to Take Steps to Collect Delinquent Payments

COMMENTARY: Howard Zinn and the State of the Union

MU's Kendra King Named C-USA Women's Player of the Week

• 2/2/10

 
WEEKEND FIRST: Weekly Movie Comings And Goings

Ramey/Peana Ticket for West Virginia GOP Executive Committee

DEVOTION: The Ability to Pass Through the Mist

Andy Dick Case Continued Until March 29
Mark Geragos Reportedly Hired to Defend Him

Greenup Locks Closed Again on Ohio River

MU College of Fine Arts presents ‘Evening of Art History’ Feb. 3

COMMENTARY: 'Hokey Pokey' Racist? Will Hate Crime Legislation Criminalize Our Kids?

Workers at Former Huntington Plants Exposed to Plutonium, Neptunium
Buried Slurry in Piketon Leaking

West Virginia Gasoline Prices Fall 3.2 Cents Per Gallon; State Prices Higher Than National Average

MU Women's Tennis Rallies for Victory Against Eastern Michigan
Herd dominates singles, improves to 4-0

THE MINDFUL FAMILY: Connecting with Nature: A Great Place to Start

• 2/1/10

 
COMMENTARY: Taxing the Rich

Vanderbilt Edges MU Swimming; Duo Qualifies for NCAA Diving Zones
Junior Haley Holmquist and senior Rachel Hannum qualify for Zones

Health Assessment for Portsmouth, Paducah Construction Workers Came After Apology by Secretary Richardson

Houston Defeats Marshall 81-66
Lutz Leads Four MU Players In Double Figures

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Alternatives to Smoking Bans

Ohio River Opens at Greenup Locks

Winter's Worth of Reading, Listtening, Viewing on Sale at Cabell County Public Library Book Sale

King's 36-point Effort Paces Herd To Double Overtime Win Over UAB

COMMENTARY: Of Howard Zinn and Other Heroes

• 1/31/10

 
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Speaking of Multiple Realities, Part Two

On NASCAR: Often Imitated; Never Duplicated

Marshall Tennis Sweeps Friday Matches at Eastern Kentucky
Herd rolls to a pair of 7-0 matches

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'An Education'
Excellent Film Tiptoes Around Romantic Age Difference

Kopp, Wolfe Ask Rahall for Grants to Fund Art Department Move to Downtown

Huntington’s Smoking Ain’t Allowed in Bars, Parlors Stirs Ballot Protest Threat(s)

Upcoming WV Related Film Events
Hillbilly Hot Dogs One of Tastiest Chow Down Places in America

Hats Off To Haiti’s Helpers

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Maintaining That New Year's Resolution

COMMENTARY: The John B. Gordon Story

• 1/30/10

 
COMMENTARY: Peacebuilding for Conservatives
Stop Preaching to the Liberal Choir

DEVOTION: Checkered Clutter

COMMERCE DEPARTMENT: New-Home Sales Decline in December to Lowest Level Since Statistics Were First Collected in 1963

Coast Guard responds to oil spill on Big Sandy River

King's Double-Double Not Enough As Herd Falls To Tigers, 57-50
King tallies career-high 17 points in the loss

Coal River Mountain Protestors Meet with Governor

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Caribbean Diplomacy: An Endangered Species

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Yamaha Snowmobiles, Boys' Santa Suits, Toy Horse Figures, Toy Helicopters

Come Home. Love, Dad
Love is Food. My father, Apples, and Oranges

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Making the Correct Decision

• 1/29/10

 
REEL WEEK: What’s Happening at the Movies

Cabell – Huntington Board of Health Passes Smoking Ban
One Smoker Analogies Clear Air to Factory Issued Boots, Helmets, Ear Plugs; Looks for Compromise

Toyota Recall May Have Federal Court Implications
Class Action Filed in November Asserting Defects in Many More Years and Models; Fatalities Recorded in Unrecalled Lexus Vehicle

Toyota Temporarily Suspends Sales of Selected Vehicles
Link for FAQ

COMMENTARY: Apple Introduces the iPad
Women Bloggers Cringe at Name; Detractors Knock Lack of Camera, Similarity to Amazon's Kindle

Councilman Caserta Files for County Clerk
Add Another Contested Primary Contest

Memphis Sneaks Past Marshall Men’s Basketball, 75-72
Whiteside and Pitts Lead Herd Offense

Teachers Teasing Long Haired Sixth Grader Lands in Federal Court

• 1/28/10

 
Governor Manchin Praises School Calendar Passage

ANALYSIS: Chemical That Killed DuPont Worker Used in Manufacture of Foods, Plastic Water Bottles

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Tooth Fairy'
See The Rock in Pink Tutu; See Billy Crystal Handing Out Fairy Equipment

Obama fighting 'Alice in Wonderland' Terrorism War: Sen. Joe Lieberman

AAA FUEL GAUGE: More Than a Nickel Drop in WV Gasoline Prices

Bill Bissett, Chief of Staff at Marshall Resigns
Heading for Private Sector

Disc Golf Ice Bowl Saturday Benefits Food Bank

Schedule Change for Cabell School Board Meeting Thursday

Brecht's 'Galileo' Opens Friday at Capitol Center Theatre

Man Arrested at Tree Sitter Protest

Rahall: House Cites Alarming Cancer Rates

• 1/27/10

 
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The FairTax and Why We Need It

COMMENTARY: Should We Be Compliant Lambs or Nonviolent Gadflies?

BOOK REVIEW: 'Buyology': Mad Scientists at Work or Rationalizing the Marketplace?

DEVOTION: Empty

S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices Send Mixed Signals for November
Broad improvement seen in home prices in many cities, but overall prices are at late 2003 levels

Zoning, Amended Property Use Regulations Sail Through First Reading
Letter Send to TTA About Potential Van Donation; Clements Compliments Chief on Helping with Meal Serving

CENSUS 'ROAD TOUR': Sign Up and Be Counted
Send Back your Form; Jobs Available, Too

ANALYSIS: ...And the Andy Dick Saga Continues

DuPont Statement on Workers Death
Byrd Urges Swift Action by Federal, State Agencies

No fire at DuPont; Electrical Arcing Tripped Breaker

New Middle School Mock Trial Schedule Released

Lucas to File for 3rd Congressional District Seat on Tuesday

• 1/26/10

 
WEEKEND FIRST: Weekly Movie Comings And Goings

COMMENTARY: Replacing International Oppression with International Aid

REALTORS: December Existing-Home Sales Down but Prices Rise
2009 Sales Up

DuPont Employee Dies from Phoegene Exposure

Statement By DuPont on Safety Pause Following Belle, WV Incidents

RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'LEGION'
Demonic Angels Stir Up an Apocalypse at a Dusty Desert Diner

Capito to Seek Re-election

Cindy Hall Files to Run in First Congress District, Challenging Mollohan

COMMENTARY: Obama Orders Terrorists Transferred from Gitmo to Algeria in Spite of Dangers

MANN TALK: Crusade of Secularism to Defeat Moslem Terrorism

• 1/25/10

 
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
January 25, 2010
7:30 p.m.

Arrested Comedian Claimed He’s a Victim
Released on $6,000 Cash Bond; Charged with First Degree Sexual Abuse on Bouncer(s)

Herd Tennis Rolls Past Morehead State 7-0
Marshall wins opening match of the season

Herd Women Down Tulsa 57-49
Kendra King tied career-high with 14 points in the win

UAB Defeats Marshall 61-59 In Battle Of First Place Conference USA Teams
Tyler Wilkerson scores 18 points in first C-USA loss for the Herd

MU’s Jazz Festival to feature Pianist Bob Thompson, Saxophonist Greg Abate

DuPont Voluntarily Shuts Plant Following More Emissions

Rahall Urges Veterans to Sign Up for New GI Bill Benefits

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Disaster in Haiti

• 1/24/10

 
Teacher of the Year Award is a Top Achievement

COMMENTARY: Ending Our Gun Culture

Cabell Huntington Hospital and SeniorWise Offer Free Heart Health Event
Heart Health: Fact & Fiction to be held February 6 at CHH

Comedian Andy Dick in Trouble; Arrested at Rum Runners

WORK SESSION: Precedent Cautious Council Seeks Best Public Notification

Renegotiation of Pullman Square Terms Allows More 'Cash Flow' for Seeking Additional Tenants
TTA Adds Security Cameras at TTA Center, Pullman, & Buses with Stimulus Funds

Marshall University Visiting Writers Series Sets Spring Readings

Alleged Cinema Bandits Face Two Counts Each of First-Degree Robbery, Kidnapping and Conspiracy

Homicide, Attempted Murder Among 81 Indictments Handed Down by Grand Jury

Belle Chemical Leak No Danger to Those Nearby, Workers, According to Plant Press Release

• 1/23/10

 
WorkForce West Virginia Receives $6 million Green Grant for Work Force Training

Napolitano: U.S. Knew 'Underwear Bomber' Was an Extremist

WSAZ Wrestling Invitational This Weekend

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Choppers, Strollers, Security Connector Kits, and Other Product Recalls

Virtual Worlds Await: Sign Up, Choose Your Avatar, Start New Life

No. 11 WVU Outlasts Marshall, 68-60
Thundering Herd takes Mountaineers to the wire

Haiti Relief Efforts Ongoing at Marshall University

Hundley Saturday Event Prompts Memories for Charleston Native

Magic, Mystery, Wonder, Tickets on Sale for Two Huntington 'Cats' Performances in February

Rahall Announces New Technology and Development Director

• 1/22/10

 
'Underwear Bomber' Case Mishandled by White House, Says Intel Chief

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Haiti’s Future Must Not Be More of the Same

Come Home. Love, Dad
Introducing the series…

School Board Assets 1990 Bond Funds Not Used in University Heights Property Purchase
Funds Not Enough to Cover Two of the Six Projects; Tax Payer’s Request for Referendum on Location Unavailable and/or Time Barred

Enslow Middle Closing Hearing: Modern Facility Conducive to 21st Century Learning Wanted Despite Location Issues

Marshall Women’s Basketball Falls to No. 13 WVU, 74-42
Veronica Ruiz scores 13 points for Herd

Census Road Tour to visit Marshall University on Jan. 25

COMMERCE DEPT.: Housing Starts Down 4% in December; NAHB: 2009 Was Worst Year Since Census Bureau Began Tallying Building Statistics
December permit issuance -- sign of future activity -- rose 10.9%

WorkForce West Virginia Recovers Money from Fraudulent Unemployment Benefit Claims

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Speaking of Multiple Realities, Part One

BOOK REVIEW: 'Crash Course' Takes Us Down the Auto Industry's Road from Glory to Disaster

• 1/21/10

 
REEL WEEK: What’s Happening at the Movies

COMMENTARY: What If The People Of Afghanistan Could Choose?

Ohio Downs Herd Swimming and Diving
Niemeyer and Ally Melinsky pick up wins as Marshall falls 165-104

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: We’re Giving Our Kids a Worse and Harder World

Taxpayer Representatives Ask to Enjoin University Heights Construction Pending Referendum
1990 Bond Funds Should Be Returned; Funds Inappropriately Utilized for Other Projects; University Heights Purchase Allegedly “Constitutionally Impermissible” Use of Bond Funds

It’s Official: Federal Perdue Probe Has Ended; No Indictment, No Findings of Wrong Doing

Thundering Herd Men's Basketball Takes On No. 11/12 West Virginia Wednesday Night
Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. for the Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic

AAA FUEL GAUGE: Gasoline Prices Decline Almost 6 Cents Per Gallon in WV

NAHB: Builder Confidence Declines in January
Builders gamble that recovery will begin this year as they meet in Las Vegas; but unemployment, decline in consumer confidence, competition from foreclosures, lack of financing continue to be 2010 wild cards

Jay Rockefeller Statement on US Airways Flight 2495 Incident at Yeager Airport

• 1/20/10

 
Tynikki Crook On Injury List; Expected to Return in About 3 Weeks

Marshall Swimming and Diving Faces Ohio on Tuesday
Herd treks to Athens to duel Bobcats

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CLASSIC: Marshall-WVU Game Rich in Mountain State's Sports History

Governor’s Spokesman Encourages Young Adults to Remain in WV; State Moving Up

Broadway Actor J. Mark McVey Returns to Roots with WV Symphony in February

RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'The Book of Eli'
Serious, Symbolic Bombed Out Civilizations Constitute Newly Copied Cinematic Genre

DEVOTION: God With Us

Herd Women Overcome 22-Point Deficit to Down Houston 66-61
Handy scored 18 in the victory

• 1/19/10

 
WEEKEND FIRST: Weekly Movie Comings And Goings

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Surgeon General Has Warned, But Smokers Still Light Up View Photos

Further Bayer, WV DEP Documents Show Follow Up Inspection of MIC Tank in July 2009 To Determine Impact of Steel Containment Wall on Initial Testing Results

Council Planning Committee Consensus

Haitian Violence Increasing Amidst Death and Suffering

THE MINDFUL FAMILY: Crystal Ball Thinking

MANN TALK: Jeremiah Might Have Been Mistaken

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'A Serious Man'
Coen Brothers Flick Asks You To Make Up Your Own Mind

Huntington Rules of City Council

• 1/18/10

 
Late Run Falls Short As Rice Edges Marshall Women, 63-61
Ruiz and Gray Have Career Nights in the Lost

Projected City Revenues Lagging; Fiscal 09-10 May See up to Five Percent Drop

MU Hosts Tulane University In C-USA Men’s Basketball Action Saturday Night
Herd Looks To Go To 4-0 In League Play

Herd Faces Akron and California, Pa. on Saturday
Marshall Swimming and Diving opens new year with home meet

Imams warn Obama: 'Stay out of Yemen or face Jihad'

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: A Boon for Clarksburg

• 1/16/10

 
COMMENTARY: The Herb Garden

NEWS ANALYSIS: WV-01 Update: Mollohan Facing Surprisingly Tough Race

Serious MIC Safety Warning Issues Were Cited by State Inspectors in June, Mailed in September

Huntington Man Calls Haiti Conditions 'Deplorable'
Suggests Alternative to Government Aid

Rockefeller Advises How West Virginians Can Help Victims of Haiti Earthquake

Cabell School Board Slates Series of Meetings

WV Hunters Harvest 154,524 Deer in 2009

Supreme Court Compliance Committee on Prisons and Jails Issues Interim Report

• 1/14/10

 
REEL WEEK: What’s Happening at the Movies

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: A ray of possibilities...

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Daybreakers': Can Humans and Vampires Co-Exist
How About During a Blood Shortage? Add a Blood Sucker Named Elvis and a Defibrillator For Originality Leap

THE MINDFUL FAMILY: What Is Ecotherapy?

DEVOTION: If I Should Die...

Getting’ It Off the Street: Law Enforcement Makes Colossal Drug Bust

Jamie Oliver Kickstarts Revolution in America
Huntington Series Debuts March 26

Audio Transcript From Two Minute Video Clip: JAMIE’S FOOD REVOLUTION

Public Safety Committee Meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m.

CONAN O'BRIEN OPEN LETTER
Conan Will Not Agree to Time Shift; Full Statement by Conan O’Brien

Damier Pitts Suspended for One Game
Slated to Return for Tulane Game

Computer Basics Course Starts Feb. 1 at Goodwill

BOOK REVIEW: David Walker, Who Reorganized the GAO, Offers Suggestions for Fixing Nation's Fiscal, Political Mess in 'Comeback America'

• 1/13/10

 
Central Park, Downtown Lights Lend Sparkle to Ashland's Holiday Season View Photos

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: What I Learned This Past Holiday Season

COMMENTARY: Time to Reaffirm the MLK Dream

COMMENTARY: Nuclear Terrorism: How It Can Be Prevented

DEVOTION: Run... Run Free!

Marshall Women Take Down Southern Miss, 58-56
Woods notches career-high in the win

Rahall Underscores Importance of University Transportation Centers

Council Conscious of Budget; Caserta Withdraws Cell Phone Stipend
Muth Asks for Tethering Tweaks

Confidential to Silence Anxiety?
People Concerned About MIC Suggests State Agency 'Covering' for Bayer

Mayor's Open House Schedule for January

Bayer Urged to Withdraw Worst Pesticides

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Youth in Revolt'
Boundless Potential, but Limited Execution

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Loyalty to Country Should Replace Partisan Palaver

BOOK REVIEW: 'The Male Factor': Exhaustive Nationwide Survey Confirms Attitudinal Differences Between Men, Women in the Workplace

• 1/12/10

 
WEEKEND FIRST: Weekly Movie Comings And Goings

Simon Cowell Leaving 'Idol' for US Version of 'The X Factor'

Marshall Men Defeat East Carolina 83-65
Thundering Herd 2-0 In C-USA Play For First Time Since Joining League In 2005

WVDOH Explains Snow and Ice Removal Policy

West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show Set for Jan. 22-24 in Charleston

MANN TALK: My Tobacco Addiction and Its Eviction

COLUMN: Star Struck Through a Blizzard … or, Busing Through the Snow to the Great Frozen, White Way

Screen Extra Jeremy Ambler Assembles Impressive Credits; Signs Autographs Wednesday at Cinema

State Inspectors Find Serious Corrosion Issue at MIC Tank in Institute

Herd Women Take Down C-USA Champs UCF 74-60

• 1/11/10

 
BAM! POW! KAZAAM!: Super Heroes Fly into Super Litigation

WORK SESSION: Council Could Extend Permit, Zoning Notifications from 200 to 400 Feet and include Renters
Council Rule Booklet Distributed

Wolfe and City Announce Employee Audit, Tightening of Collection Policies

Huntington Winter Series Moves Races to Ensure Runner Safety

Snow Doesn't Stop These Trucks! Monster Truck Nationals Shows Still on for Friday, Saturday

Goodwill to Help Mentor Teens in Tri-State
Justice Department Grant to Fight Juvenile Delinquency

Cabell School Board Slates Special Meeting for Tuesday

• 1/10/10

 
Academy Award Honors Developers of Light Stage Technologies Used on Avatar, Benjamin Button

DEVOTION: All That It's Cracked Up to be...

Herd Women Take Down C-USA Champs UCF 74-60

BAM! POW! KAZAAM!: Super Heroes Fly into Super Litigation

WORK SESSION: Council Could Extend Permit, Zoning Notifications from 200 to 400 Feet and include Renters
Council Rule Booklet Distributed

Wolfe and City Announce Employee Audit, Tightening of Collection Policies

Huntington Winter Series Moves Races to Ensure Runner Safety

Snow Doesn't Stop These Trucks! Monster Truck Nationals Shows Still on for Friday, Saturday

Goodwill to Help Mentor Teens in Tri-State
Justice Department Grant to Fight Juvenile Delinquency

Cabell School Board Slates Special Meeting for Tuesday

• 1/9/10

 
West Virginia to Join 'Real World Design Challenge'

Mountain State UFO Author Kyle Lovern to Appear on Coast to Coast AM on Jan. 14

DEVOTION: Letting Go...

Marshall Women to Face UCF and Southern Miss This Weekend

Marshall Announces Nation’s First Family Medicine+Health Policy Program

Fact Finding Ad Hoc Committee Questions Sanitary Board
Assistant City Attorney Asks Employees to Step Forward Citing Federal/State Protections Against Retaliatory Actions

DEVELOPING: A Real “We Are” Opponent for Rahall
Consider the Former Coach as Lawmaker

Westmoreland Woman Found Dead Following Fire

Judges and Journalists Regional Conference Postponed

Rahall Announces Service Academy Nominees

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Military Toys, Gas Grills, and Other Product Recalls

• 1/8/10

 
Intelligence, Armed Forces a Single Team, Say President and Military Chief

OP-ED: The Cost of Clean Indoor Air?

Touring Railroad Exhibit Coming to Huntington

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Hot Talk, But No Climate Change Help from Copenhagen

Day of Service Will Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Wolfe Orders Freeze on Non-Essential Purchases by City

Cabell Students to Make up Snow Days Beginning March 5

Judiciary to Cut $2 Million Out of Current Budget

West Virginia Law Adventure Mock Trials Rescheduled

THE MINDFUL FAMILY: The Fisherman and His Son

• 1/7/10

 
REEL WEEK: What’s Happening at the Movies

CAIR Condemns U.S. Airport Anti-terrorism Measures

New York Tourism International Film Festival 'Hippocrates Award'

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: A Different Set of New Year’s Resolutions

Mary Alice Freeman Fills Barr’s School Board Position

Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Crack Cocaine

Fred Tate Joins Marshall University Football Coaching Staff
Former UTC and Southern Miss Assistant Joins Thundering Herd

REALTORS: Pending Home Sales in November Down from Surge But 15.5% Higher Than November 2008

It’s Girl Scout Cookie Time!

• 1/6/10

 
Risky Verizon-Frontier Merger Hinges on Tax Break: Legislation Planned to Close Door

Chief Justice Davis, Dean to Announce New Law School Class

BOOK REVIEW: News Flash: Anne Boleyn Was Not Guilty as Charged

DEVOTION: Twelfth Night

At Last, Regular Art/Foreign/Indie Films

Marshall Women Fall to East Carolina 78-54 in C-USA Opener
Crook leads Herd with 16 tallies

Barr’s Replacement Expected to be Named Tuesday

Monster Truck Rally at BSSA This Weekend

MU Announces Additions to Football Coaching Staff
Doc Holliday adds Legg, Petersen, Selder and Smith

Manchin to Deliver a Keynote Address at Stewards of Change 5th Annual Conference
Conference held in cooperation with Yale School of Management

COMMENTARY: Remembering Robert E. Lee

Record Number of Endangered Florida Panthers Killed by Vehicles in 2009
More must be done to protect Florida’s native big cats

• 1/5/10

 
Jackson Avenue Water Expected to Be Restored Early Monday Evening

Holzer Clinic Sleep Center-Gallipolis Receives Program Re-Accreditation

Herd Men's Basketball Opens C-USA Play by Hosting Southern Miss Tuesday Evening

PART 2 OF A SERIES: Paducah, Piketon, Other Workers Deceived (Poisoned?) for Greater National Good

Early Morning Water Leak Bubbles Up from W. Tenth Street
Water Reflected by Repair Truck Light

On NASCAR: Drivers are Athletes

OPINION: Animal Activist Objects to 'Dogs Put
on Earth to Serve Man', Opposes Tethering Exemptions in Kanawha County

MANN TALK: Reading History Makes a Liberal

• 1/4/10

 
Whiteside’s Seventh Double-Double Leads Marshall Men Past St. Bonaventure
Four Herd Players Score In Double Figures in 80-61 win

ONE OF A SERIES: Paducah Nuclear Plant Clean Up Still Faces Significant Hurdles
What Can Piketon (Portsmouth) Expect?

Classic, Modern Classics Slated for Big Screen Projection

MU Women's Basketball to Open C-USA Play at E. Carolina
Game set for Monday at 7 p.m. on CBS College Sports

POLL: Sandra Bullock Top Money-Making Star of 2009

COMMENTARY: Good Intentions Got Us Into Our Housing Morass
When You're Deep in a Hole -- Stop Digging

COMMENTARY: Holocaust Survivor Sparks Fast for Human Rights in Gaza

Environmental Health Issues Under Consideration for INCO Site
Newly Added for Clean Up by 2020; Would You Build a New School Near by?

• 1/3/10

 
Ohio River Leads Nation in Toxic Waste, including Cancer Causing Contaminants

West Virginia Law Adventure Mock Trials Scheduled

LETTER TO THE WORLD: Climate Activists Remain Detained After Copenhagen Climate Conference

COMMENTARY: 2010: A Peace Odyssey?

COMMENTARY: Employers, Educators Need to Work Together

DEVOTION: Seek... and You Shall Find

• 1/2/10

 
BECK AT THE MOVIES: The Best & Worst Films of 2009

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: It's Not 'Twenty-Ten,' or 'Two Thousand and Ten' -- It's 'Two Thousand Ten'

Crook's Double-Double Leads Herd To 70-66 Win Over Radford
Win marks sixth-straight for Herd women

BOOK REVIEW: 'The Mayo Clinic Diet': The Best Diet Is the One That Works Best for You

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: What Does the First Year of Marriage Portend?

MU Women's Basketball Tops Murray State, 68-58, To Win Fifth Straight
Crook leads Herd with 18 points

Guyandotte Gears Up to Celebrate Its 200th Birthday With Planning Meeting Jan. 3

MOCU-MENTARY: Time for Flying Spas, Clothing Optional Flights?

S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices: Prices Still Improving But At a Moderating Pace Entering the Fourth Quarter of 2009
October average home prices are at similar levels to the autumn of 2003.

• 1/1/10

 
AAA FUEL GAUGE: West Virginia Gasoline Prices Up 2 Cents Per Gallon

RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Avatar'
Peeks into a Garden of Eden on a World Called Pandora

Census Bureau Projects U.S. Population of 308.4 Million on New Year’s Day

• 12/30/09

 
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: The Census: A Constitutional Requirement

Air Marshal Program Garners Renewed Interest

BOOK REVIEW: Dysfunctional Relationships with Money Probed in 'Mind Over Money'

Trans Energy Begins Drilling Fourth Horizontal Marcellus Well in Marshall County WV

DEVOTION: Angel on Duty

Flamboyant Bar Smoking Advocate Grabs Attention
Defiant Kanawha County Bar Owner Scolds Cabell County on its Consideration of Similar Smoking Ban Restrictions

Council Speeds Through Mostly Agreeable Session… Sorta

Marshall Rallies from 14 Down to Defeat Troy 78-75
Johnson hits gamewinner with 16 seconds to go

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'It's Complicated'
Delightful, hilarious comedy with Award Winning Cast

No Smoke, No Business Claim Bar Owners
Public Hearing Tonight

Multiple Stabbing Victims at Hospital(s)

Apartment Fire Rips Structure Sunday

Christians Terrorized on Christmas in Iraq

• 12/29/09

 
MOVIE REVIEW: Guy Ritchie's 'Sherlock Holmes' Brings New Life to Ancient Franchise

MANN TALK: Crystallized Opinion

DEVOTION: Finding the Baby King

• 12/28/09

 
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
December 28, 2009
7:30 p.m.

Nigerian Charged in Michigan Court with Attempted Terrorist Bombing

Marshall Edges Ohio University 21-17 in Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

Defendant in Securities Fraud Suit Judgment Debtor in $50 Million Florida Class Action
Con Man Allegedly Conned in Tennessee?

Marshall University Joins with Census Bureau to Urge People to Fill Out 2010 U.S. Census Questionnaires

• 12/27/09

 
Apolistic Life Church, Minister, Others Sued by Fifth Third
Defendant Mark Manuel Was Sued for Securities Fraud in Tennessee

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Polaris ATVs, Diving Equipment, Scuba Regulators, Relief Valves, and Other Product Recalls

DEVOTION: The Wonder of it All

• 12/26/09

 
Dying Youngster Would Like Cards, Cards, Cards

BOOK REVIEW: 'Children of the Great Depression' Gives Voice to Two Members of the 'Greatest Generation' Who Survived the Great Depression, World War II

COMMENTARY: The Hummingbird Lady

CENSUS BUREAU: Texas Gains the Most in Population
WV Adds About 5,000

DEVOTION: The Christ Candle

• 12/25/09

 
BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Up in the Air': Three in a Row for Reitman
Should Golden Globe Nominee Be Drama or Comedy?

MAYOR KIM WOLFE: Q and A Reflecting on Accomplishments, Challenges of 2009

Sixteen Shots; One Hits Man in Ankle; More Shots, Arrest Made

Stay Alert During Holidays; City Has Endured String of Apartment Fires

COMMERCE DEPT.: New Home Sales Decline Sharply in November

Rockefeller Supports Health Bill; Speaks on Senate Floor

CARIBBEAN VIEW: 2000-2009: A Decade of Caribbean Decline

BOOK REVIEW: Romantic Relationships Explained With Humor, Insight in 'Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid'

The Mindful Family: Observing & Describing

DEVOTION: Picture Perfect

• 12/24/09

 
COMMENTARY: Commercializing Welcome Centers, Rest Areas Could Ease WVDOH Financial Burden

Manchin Lifts State of Emergency for Northern WV

AAA FUEL GAUGE: West Virginia Gasoline Prices Up a Penny

Byrd Announces Almost $50 Million to Restore Abandoned Coal Mines in WV

Rahall Sees Boost for Construction Jobs and Families With $25 Million Housing Grant

Obama Names Howard A. Schmidt Cyber Security Czar

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Christmas Trees, Menorahs, and Being Apart (on Christmas)

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• 12/23/09

 
Oglebay Park Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Winter Festival of Lights View Photos

REALTORS: Existing Home Sales in November 44.1% Above Nov. 2008 Pace
Buyers respond to tax credit, affordable prices

Remembering Football Heroes and Home Town Movie Celebrations

Hundreds Attend Classic Film at Paramount
Mayor Has Party, Cinema in Huntington Showing 'Wonderful Life' Christmas Eve

Winners Announced in Marshall Design Contests

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Any Effort on Climate Change is Welcome

New Report Looks at Impact of the Great Recession on West Virginia Workers and Families

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Retaining 'Old Values' in a New Year and a New Epoch

• 12/22/09

 
Marshall Conducts Winter Commencement
Honors Churchill and Mary Hodges with Honorary Doctor Degrees View Photos

HOLIDAY FIRST TIMES: Starting Dec. 17 – Dec 22

Remember Best Friend's Skin, Health
Winter Skin-Care Tips for Dogs

MU Women's Basketball Wins Fourth Straight, Downs UT-Martin 65-48
Chantell Handy paces Herd with 14 points

COMMENTARY: The Christmas Truce of 1914

Huntington Avoids Snow Burial

LITIGATION ROUND UP: Police Car Photography Suit Filed
Santa’s Lap Picture Threatened; Cabell Board of Education Sued for Fatal School Bus Accident

Spring Hill Elementary Closed Monday and Tuesday due to Fire

All Five Starters Score in Double Figures For Marshall As Herd Rolls to 109-76 Victory Over High Point

From Russia with Love: Russian Organized Crime

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: A Man and His Dogs

• 12/21/09

 
MANN TALK: Harvesting and Harking at Year's End

DEVOTION: The Fourth Sunday of Advent

MU Women's Hoops Holds Off Morehead State, 73-71
Handy tallies 16 to lead the Herd

Marshall-High Point Men's Basketball Game Moved to 7 p.m. Due to Storm
Decision on whether game will be played to be made on Sunday a.m.

Cartmill is RCBI Employee of the Month for December

WV Turnpike Closed Between Charleston and Beckley

AirTran Airways Customers Affected by East Coast Storms May Change Travel Plans Without Penalty

NEWS ANALYSIS: New Climate Change Draft Proposals Subsidize Forest Destruction, Land Grabs

UN Climate Conference Closes Without Adopting 'Copenhagen Accord'

Manchin Cancels Governor's Mansion Dec. 19 Christmas Party

• 12/20/09

 
WINTER STORM: Manchin Declares State of Emergency

West Virginia America Water Hires Contractor to Repair Damaged 20th Street Underpass

Winter Storm Disrupts Huntington Shopping, Entertainment
Turnpike Closes Near Beckley; Virginia Declares State of Emergency

McVey Avenue Shooting Victim
Deputies Arrest Suspected Dealer Following Chase

Executive Session Called by Sanitary Board

OSHA Fines Huntington's Chapman Printing Nearly $160,000 for Serious Workplace Safety and Health Hazards

75 Bucks for Bus and Bowl Ticket

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Another Car Brand I Owned, Saab, Bites the Dust

• 12/19/09

 
Enjoy the Eclectic Sounds of the 1937 Flood

National Science Foundation Grant to Fund Scholarship Program for Nontraditional Students

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Dehumidifiers, Roman Shades and Blinds, Children's Boots, and Other Product Recalls

BOOK REVIEW: 'Going Rouge' Rounds Up the Usual Suspects to Demolish America's Sweetheart Sarah Palin

WV DOH Prepared for State’s First Winter Storm

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Jump starting Caribbean Economies: Lessons from Barbados

Serious Water Main Break Closes 20th Street Viaduct

Houck: What’s the Hurry With School Consolidation?

Marshall Names John 'Doc' Holliday Head Football Coach
Hurricane Native Becomes 29th Head Coach in Marshall Football History

Huntington Tri-State Airport Celebrates 100,000th Passenger
2009 posts highest boardings in 20 years

Boil Water Advisory Issued for Salt Rock District of Huntington

RAHALL: West Virginia Could Receive $243 Million for Infrastructure
Amtrak Gets $800 Million Boost; Senate Must Now Approve Bill

• 12/18/09

 
Timberline Ski Resort Slates Annual Winterfest Celebration Dec. 26-Jan. 3

Two Arrested Christians Report On Shameful Action By Denmark's Police

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Precious'
Performers So Absorbed in Acting, You Don't Know it's Not Reality

COMMENTARY: The Albedo Principle

The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards NOMINATIONS

BRINGING HOME MORE BACON: Byrd Announces Funding $4.575 Million for MU’s DNA Laboratory, Forensics Science Advancements

MU Volleyball Signee Lexy Kessel Named West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year
Kessel will join the Thundering Herd for the 2010 season

COMMENTARY: Danish Police Creating Disorder and Provoking Revolt in Copenhagen

New Provision Will Examine Designation of Corridor H As Major Evacuation Rout

Hearings Slated in January on Middle School Consolidation
Air Quality at School Near Site Cited by EPA

Whiteside's Triple Double Leads Marshall Past Brescia 105-54

Buckeye Brawl: Amateur Boxing Saturday in Ashland

• 12/17/09

 
West Virginia American Water Acquires Arbuckle PSD Water System in Fayette County

AAA Predicts Travel Increase For Christmas/New Year Holiday

COMMERCE DEPT.: Building Permits 6% Higher in November over October
7.3% Below November 2008 Numbers

COMMENTARY: Obama Ignores Brutality and Corruption in Kenya

Dominion to Build Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Project in West Virginia

The Mindful Family: Radical Acceptance

DEVOTION: Anticipated Devotion

COMMENTARY: A Soldier's Christmas Gift

Three TTA Routes Lead the Way to an 800,000 Plus Passenger Year
Three Hybrid Buses Running

Tri-State Airport Will Board 100,000th Passenger Thursday

Rahall Announces $930K in Recovery Act Grant for MU

NAHB: Builder Confidence Edges Down in December
Weakness in economy, job markets affected buying decisions

Do Your Part to Help Keep West Virginia Shining

BOOK REVIEW: 'Who Turned Out the Lights?' Makes Understanding Energy Matters Simple, Delightful

MSNBC's Keith Olbermann Names Attorney John W. Whitehead 'Worst Person in the World' for Defending Free Speech Rights of Political Protesters

• 12/16/09

 
COMMENTARY: Just Enough War

Rahall Seeks $665K for Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention in Cabell County
Measure passes House 221-202; Senate still must act

New Website for Kids at the Paramount

Insco Appoints Committee to Investigate Sanitary Board

Council Makes Participation in New Retirement System Official

Dogs Liberated from Bondage
Chained Without Supervision Banned by Council; Police, Animal Control Have Obligations to Enforce

River City Jazz Ensemble to Give Holiday Concert Tuesday

Lawrence County Young Professionals Shop for Secret Santa Gifts

RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'INVICTUS'
Freeman, Eastwood Deserve Award Mentions; Rugby Film Symbolizes National Team Work

• 12/15/09

 
Supreme Court Employees, Friends Donate to Toys for Tots

DEVOTION: Accountability

Council Plans to Act on WayFinder Project, Equipment Purchases, Sanitary Investigation

Mother of HNN Contributor Passes Away
Staff Extends Condolences

Five in Double Figures as Marshall Defeats Troy 99-70

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: When Did I Become the Senior Dad?

DEVOTION: Third Sunday of Advent

Trucking Firm Steps Up to Make a Difference to Crum, WV Area

Holiday Canned Foods Drive Conducted by Huntington Symphony Orchestra

Dress for Success River Cities Collecting Professional Clothes for Women

• 12/14/09

 
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
December 14, 2009
7:30 p.m.

The Saudi Connection to US Jihadists

BOOK REVIEW: New Book Explores Death of Meriwether Lewis 200 Years Later: Was It Suicide or Murder?

COMMENTARY: Dueling Realisms

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Protecting Against an Emerging Threat

EXCLUSIVE: Council Woman Asks for Investigation of Sanitary Board
Overall Agenda Determination Process May Be Tweaked After January

• 12/13/09

 
WORK SESSION: Tame Friday Gathering of Council Members

West Virginia American Water Offers Tips To Prevent Freezing Pipes

2010 WV Sport Fish Consumption Advisories Announced

American Jihad: FBI, Pakistani Agents Interrogate US Muslims

MANN TALK: Heavens

DEVOTION: But Why? God's Love Unconditionally

• 12/12/09

 
Herd Women Defeat George Washington 56-47

AAA Offers Drivers Mall Parking Lot Survival Tips

RECALLS THIS WEEK: JC Penney Grills, Snap Beads, Baby Beds, Other Product Recalls

Pension Gorilla Expected to Formally Snooze After Monday Vote
Chaining Man’s Best Friend Up for Vote Too

Rahall Secures $950K for Cabell Education and MU Healthcare in Final Appropriations Bill

Marshall Artists Series Offers Something for Everyone in Spring Season

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Everybody's Fine'
DeNiro Rebonding with Dysfunctional Adult Kids

BOOK REVIEW: World's Greatest City Deserves, Well Served by 'The Ultimate Book of New York Lists'

• 12/11/09

 
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Obama’s Wars and Peace

COMMENTARY: Earn This!

DEVOTION: Munchkinology

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Random Musings

National Report Ranks West Virginia 21st in Protecting Kids from Tobacco

UNFCCC, COP15: Indigenous Delegates at Climate Conference "REDD Not Fixable Nor Reformable - Don’t Greenwash REDD"

Premiere 'VAMP' Convention with Stars from 'Twilight,' 'True Blood' in Las Vegas in 2010

UPDATE: Wind Storm Disrupting Power
Nearly 8,000 Cabell County Customers Impacted; Twelve Percent of APP’s WV Customers Affected

Sanitary Board Outlines Long Term Projects, Rate Increases

Holley Replaces Barr as School Board President

One Man Dickens Reading at MU's Edwards Playhouse

• 12/10/09

 
Casto to Sign at Border’s Saturday

Coast Guard Responds to Vessel Sinking on the Ohio River

REALTYTRAC: Home Foreclosure Filings Decrease 8% in November
Activity Up 18 Percent From November 2008, But Down 15 Percent From July Peak

COMMENTARY: Human Rights Groups Condemn Criminal Repression Of Indigenous Community In Peru

The Mindful Family: Crystal Ball Thinking

RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'ARMORED'
A hint of War Heroism in Mostly Standard Crime/Action Drama

UNFCCC COP 15, Copenhagen: Police Raid Sleeping Quarters of Climate Activists in Middle of Night

DEVOTION: The Why of Love

Sanitary Board Incinerator Complicated Repair Issue
Damage Occurred Despite Detectors

Cabell Huntington Hospital Adds Neurologist Specializing in Movement Disorders

‘Wii are Marshall’ Raffle Tickets Available Through Dec. 15

AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Continue to Hold Steady

ZILLOW: U.S. Home Value Losses Stabilize in 2009 with Nearly $500 Billion in Losses -- Compared to $3.6 Trillion in 2008

Rosie the Riveters to be at Alyce Faye Bragg Book Signing In South Charleston

House of Representatives Honors National Guard

DEVOTION: Still a Mystery

• 12/9/09

 
Huntington Christmas Parade 2009 - View Photos

Herd and Colonials to square off at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Washington D.C.

Huntington Pilot (Reduction) Plant Post Decontamination Residual Radiation Contained at the Site Per Worker Exposure Audit from 2005

DuPont Sued for Toxic Pollution of Ohio River
Little Hocking Water Association Asserts Teflon Chemicals Harmful for 2,000 Years

Proposed Ban on Bar, Video Lottery Smoking Available
Public Hearing December 28

Former Marshall QB Chad Pennington Responds to Speculation Regarding Involvement in Marshall Football Head Coach Search

Our Lady of Fatima hosts Holiday Bazaar Saturday, December 12

Cabell County School Board Meeting Announcement

Marshall University Graduate Humanities program celebrates 30th anniversary with reception, release of anthology, ‘Constellations’

• 12/8/09

 
Wayne Football Defeats Frankfort - View Photos

CSG Holds Auditions for "Dead Man's Cell Phone" Dec. 13 & 14

The Tragic Costs of War

Ashley Dupre Offers Advice to Tiger Woods’ Wife

DEVOTION: Troubled Hearts... Fearful Spirits

RCBI schedules Lean Manufacturing seminars Dec. 15 and 16

Vets Stump for Clean Energy
Networks Ignore Alleged Evidence of Global Coaling

Football Accepts Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Invitation
Marshall plays Ohio, Dec. 26th at 1 p.m. on ESPN

Herd Track and Field Fairs Well at Oiler Open
Freshmen make noise at Findlay University

Thinking Outside the Box: What Obama Could Have Said

DEVOTION: Second Sunday of Advent

What Happened to Some Radioactive Nickel?
DOE Tried to Decontaminate and Recycle It for What Could Have Been Your New Spoon or Fork

Absorbing Liquid Nuclear Waste?

• 12/7/09

 
Thundering Herd Men's Basketball Travels To Binghamton Monday Night

Snowshoe Mountain Resort Opens With 4” of Fresh Snow, Powder Conditions and Some of the Most Extensive Open Terrain in the East
Mother Nature has finally cooperated and Snowshoe Mountain has started a new season with powder conditions and plenty of room to ski and ride!

Draft 2010-2015 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program Available

DEVOTION: Born Free

Officially Can Not Confirm, But Analysis Accurate

Wendy's thanks Goodwill

• 12/6/09

 
Rockefeller announces $334 million IN landmark FUNDING for the American Electric Power Company in New Haven, WV
Joins AEP Officials, Secretary of Energy Chu and Governor Manchin to Announce Funds Coming to West Virginia

Democratic Party Lauds Clean Coal Funding Announcement
Effort Highlights Responsible Leadership

December is the Month of Sharing and Giving

COMMENTARY: When 'Gone with the Wind' Came to Atlanta

Marshall Thunders Past Salem International 119-35

When a Secret is Partly No Longer A Secret, What Can Be Done
Exposure to Nickel Powder Deemed Toxic; Some Plants Vented Dusting into Air at Midnight

• 12/5/09

 
United Way Needs Community Support

Municipal Pension Bill Signed into Law

First Stage Theatre To Hold “Charlie Brown” Auditions

MU Women's Basketball Takes Dominant 75-61 Win Over Cleveland State
Alyssa Hammond Scores 21 points in the win

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Belonging

COMMENTARY: 'Johnny Come Lately'

• 12/4/09

 
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Strong Talk Too Late for the Caribbean

The Mindful Family: The Ideal Self

16,000 Wreaths Heading to Arlington for National Ceremony
Wreaths Across America convoy one of nation’s longest annual veterans’ celebrations

Informant Provides Peek Into the Hazards Up Close and Personal

No Indictment in Grade Change Gate at MU

AAA FUEL GAUGE: West Virginia Gasoline Prices Hold Steady

Somali Piracy and Counterfeiting Funding Al Qaeda

COMMENTARY: I Am Afraid

COMMENTARY: Obama’s Afghan 'Strategy' – Another American Tragedy

Marshall University Soccer Receives 2009 NSCAA Team Academic Awards
Men’s and women’s soccer recognized for academic excellence

At Least We Do Not Have Issues Like the Portsmouth Plant and Others
Low Waste Shipment From Ohio Avoided Vegas Yet Still Created a Leaking Controversy

• 12/3/09

 
TED BARR: Long Time Public Servant Dies at 81

Tiger Woods' 'Other Woman' 9/11 Video

Fire Truck Purchase Approved at Special Call

Little Princess Ball at North Bend State Park Jan. 2

Energy of Atom Harnessed for First Time 67 Years Ago Today in Chicago

COMMENTARY: Afghan Surge: British Troops Deploy, Obama Sermonizes

REALTORS: Nine Consecutive Monthly Gains for Pending Home Sales
Rise from a year ago is the biggest annual increase ever recorded for the index

West Virginia CAP Aircrew Locates Wreckage of Missing Plane Near Rainelle

BOOK REVIEW: Sacagawea's Son Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau's Early Life Explored in Historical Novel 'Across the Endless River'

DEVOTION: Cyber Space

Marshall University Soccer Receives 2009 NSCAA Team Academic Awards
Men’s and women’s soccer recognized for academic excellence

At Least We Do Not Have Issues Like the Portsmouth Plant and Others
Low Waste Shipment From Ohio Avoided Vegas Yet Still Created a Leaking Controversy

• 12/2/09

 
'Elf' Comes to Jeslyn

Computer Basics Class Offered by Goodwill

WV DOT to Launch New, Improved Web Site

Snowshoe Mountain Resort Delays Opening Day Until Saturday

Center for Public Integrity Uncovers Systematic Problems in High Education's Handling of Sexual Assault Cases

BOOK REVIEW: 'Hoodwinked' Author Says Yes We Can Remake America's Economy in a Socially Responsible, Environmentally Friendly Way

• 12/1/09

 
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings

COMMENTARY: Military Suicides: A Billion to Sell a War

On NASCAR: Hitting the Jackpot in Las Vegas

Trans Energy Secures 45,000 mmbtu Per Day Firm Marcellus Takeaway Capacity

No. 24 Pitt Defeats Marshall Women 80-58
Handy named to All-Tournament Team

DEMOLISHED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Are Radioactive Materials Still Affecting Huntington Workers Who in 2006 Alleged Cancer Clusters from 2004?

Bring Your Canned Goods to Ratpack Show at Keith-Albee 8 p.m. Monday Night

Marshall Men’s Basketball Takes Global Invitational Title
Thundering Herd Defeats Ohio 60-53; Hassan Whiteside Leads MU With Career Night

BOOK REVIEW: News Media Takes a Beating from Palin in 'Going Rogue'
Much of It Is On Target

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Raising Kids Takes a Lot of Luck

MANN TALK: 'Nothing Fails Like Success'

COMMENTARY: Shooting Back

• 11/30/09

 
DEVOTION: First Sunday of Advent

Marshall Head Football Coach Mark Snyder Resigns

Union Workers Alleged Use of Contaminated Materials Before DOE Plant Buried in Portsmouth, Ohio
Places Where Snow Does Not Stick Remain; Residual Radiation Claim Made Regarding Another Manufacturer; 73 Huntington Workers Filed Claims in 2006

Stimulus Dollars Start Shoveling

Do You Remember When…

FLASHBACK: Off to See a Wizard on a Big Theatre Screen

COMMENTARY: Health Care Crime: Phony Medications in Your Medicine Cabinet

COMMENTARY: New Graduates Should Consider Entrepreneurship

BOOK REVIEW: Christmas Is Just as Scary as Halloween in 'Appalachian Winter Hauntings'

• 11/28/09

 
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Stork Craft Cribs, Warm-Up Suits, Gas Ranges, and Other Product Recalls

Pension Thanksgiving; Asset Software Contemplation

Residents, Workers in 70s Unintended ‘Victims’ of Radiation Experiments
Remains of Classified Uranium Contaminated Nickel Facility Trucked to Portsmouth without Transportation Containment Protection

Marshall Ties Record for Blocks as Herd Defeats Lamar 87-74

• 11/27/09

 
COMMENTARY: A Thanksgiving Revival

COMMERCE DEPT.: Sales of New Single-Family Homes Rose 6.2% in October
Inventory of Unsold Houses Falls 46% from January Peak

Justice Robin Jean Davis to be 2010 Chief Justice of WV Supreme Court

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Planet 51': Humans Landing on Foreign Planet

BOOK REVIEW: Hooray for Johnny Mercer as Knopf Publishes His 'Complete Lyrics'

• 11/26/09

 
The Mindful Family: Achieving Wise Mind

COMMENTARY: Grassroots Domestic Violence Advocacy is Alive, Well and Essential!

Ohio University Defeats Herd Women, 63-48
Crook scores season high 18 in the loss

Badges for Charity to Support West Virginia Golf Foundation

REPORT: Nearly 23% of U.S. Mortgaged Properties 'Underwater' as of September
Negative equity is heavily concentrated in Nevada, Arizona, Florida, Michigan, California

Marshall Announces Thundering Herd/ISP Network TV for Men’s Basketball
Local TV broadcasts will give Marshall Basketball two additional televised games this season

Southwestern Community Action, Others Receive Stimulus Funding

AAA FUEL GAUGE: Gasoline Prices Dip Almost a Penny in West Virginia

S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices: Home Prices Show Sustained Improvement Through Q3 2009
Average home prices are at similar levels to what they were in autumn 2003

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Holiday Greetings for America's Heroes

• 11/25/09

 
Southern Miss Hands Marshall 27-20 Football Loss View Photos

Tolsia, Douglass Cammack and Ceredo-Kenova Are New 2009 Turf Bowl Champions View Photos

DEVOTION: A Table Spread for Me

Obama Justice Department Vendetta Against the CIA Suspected

COMMENTARY: Have We Forgotten God?

COUNCIL MEETING: Gorilla Leaves Room
Revitalization with Stimulus Passes

Dog Tethering Again Proposed
Council Members Do Not Haggle on First Reading; Committee Appointed

BOOK REVIEW: Wambaugh Continues Hollywood Station Novels with 'Hollywood Moon'

Authors of New Book at Borders Express in Charleston on Black Friday

Infant Entrapment and Suffocation Incidents Prompts Stork Craft to Recall More Than 2.1 Million Drop-Side Cribs

REALTORS: Existing-Home Sales Jump 10.1% in October; Inventories Continue to Shrink
Sales activity is at highest pace since February 2007 when it hit 6.55 million annual rate

• 11/24/09

 
NEWS ANALYSIS: Housing Affordability Record-High Level for Third Consecutive Quarter
Consumer Confidence Continues to Decline

ON NASCAR: Wrapping up the 2009 Season

Marshall Volleyball’s Elizabeth Fleming Named to Conference USA All-Academic Team
Fleming Garners Award Consecutive Seasons

Equipment Purchases, Zoning and Dog Part of Council’s Agenda

Marshall Football Upends SMU, 34-31
Herd Bowl Eligible For First Time Since 2004

16th Annual Silver Gloves a Success

BOOK REVIEW: 'Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy': A Moveable Feast from 12 Italian Regions

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Happy Thanksgiving

A DAD'S POINT-0F-VIEW: Can Families Avoid Playing Favorites?

Marshall Women Take Down Kent State, 57-50

• 11/23/09

 
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
November 23, 2009
7:30 p.m.

FINANCE COMMITTEE: City Slipping Behind in Tax, Fee Collections
Administration Alert for Possible Cuts

Mayor's Open House Scheduled for Dec. 22

Old Dominion Defeats Marshall Men's Basketball 70-62

Host Rice Sweeps Marshall in C-USA Volleyball Championship Quarterfinals
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH THREE: (4) Rice 3, (5) Marshall 0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-17)

BOOK REVIEW: 'JFK': Skyhorse Publishing Brings Back L. Fletcher Prouty's 'Secret History of U.S.', His Version of Who Really Murdered President Kennedy -- and Why

MANN TALK: Criticizing Religious Irrationality

COMMENTARY: What Have We Wrought?

• 11/22/09

 
COMMENTARY: Flying Blind

Every West Virginian Helps Showcase State’s Image on Film

West Virginia’s Film Image: Stereotypical Sensitivities Extend Beyond the Silver Screen

The Huntington Symphony Orchestra Seeking to raise Funding with Internet Search

MU History Professor Emeritus Publishes World War I Almanac

Snowshoe Mountain Resort to Delay Ski, Snowboard Opening Day
Mild fall forces opening day from Nov. 24 to Dec. 4

Four WV Resorts Honored by Golfweek

Rockefeller Highlights Importance of Adoption on 10th Anniversary of National Adoption Day

Celebrating a True West Virginia Living Legend: U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd

• 11/21/09

 
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Is Federal Government Creating Next Housing Meltdown With FHA Loans in High-Cost Areas?

BOOK REVIEW: 'Born to Run': Extreme Running Goes Beyond Fitness: It's a Compulsion

Next Stop for Herd Swimming: Hilltopper Invite
Marshall Swimming and Diving will finish fall portion of its schedule in Bowling Green, Ky.

MU Volleyball’s Sullivan and Fleming Earn All-Conference USA Recognition
Sullivan First Team; Fleming Second Team

BAR MORITORIUM?: Council Advised to Seek Other Night Spot Enforcement Options Due to Legal Issues
Owner Asks, ‘Where is the ABCC?’

Tri-State Area Radio Station to Play all Christmas Music Starting Friday

H1N1 Clinics Scheduled Dec. 1-2 at Marshall University

REALTORS: Commercial Real Estate Forecast Uncertain

RIGHT PLACE, WRONG PHOTO: Magazine Calls Huntington Best Place to Raise Kids in WV
Photo Pictures Charleston

16th Annual Silver Goves Boxing Tournament Set for Saturday at Greenup County High School

• 11/20/09

 
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings

'The Art of Childbirth' Exhibit on Display Friday at Cabell County Library

DOH Explains Snow and Ice Removal Policy

Small Wood-fired Power Plant Provides Service to the Community

Ron Paul’s Federal Reserve Audit Clears Financial Services Committee

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Baby Hammocks, Pacifiers, Hooded Jackets and Other Product Recalls

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Thanking God for Our Blessings

COMMENTARY: Terrorist Intimidation: Witnesses, Jurors Protection Overlooked in NYC Terrorist Trial

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Commonwealth in Danger: Action Needed in Trinidad

Pitts Leads Marshall Past Middle Tennessee 63-60

SKIP HOLBROOK: Police Chief Inviting of Dialogue Despite His Barring From “Private” Press Conference
Holbrook Confirms Peaceful Post-Vigil Gathering Occurred Friday, Nov. 13, Outside Police Department

RACIAL PROFILING: Local NAACP Alleges Racial Profiling
Police Chief Barred from News Conference

New Moon Sell Outs Spreading but Likely Specific Friday Showings Only … So Far!

TTA Food For Fares Drive Set for Saturday

COMMERCE DEPT.: Housing Starts Decline 10.6% in October
Multifamily starts drop to lowest pace on record

FREE Rascal Flats Concert Tickets

Nov. 24 Mayor's Open House Canceled

• 11/19/09

 
AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Drop More Than Three Cents

Old Brick Playhouse Program in Elkins Receives National Award
Youth arts program lauded by President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities

Remarks Of Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-w.Va) on Becoming the Longest Serving Member of Congress In History

BOOK REVIEW: Jean Carnahan Inspires, Educates With 'The Tide Always Comes Back'

The Mindful Family: Carving an Elephant

DEVOTION: Thanksgiving ... in Time

Municipal Pension Plan Pending During Special Session
Vote May Come Wednesday Morning

Auction of Ames/Hills Building Shaping Huntington’s Future

BB&T Foundation Pledges $75,000 to CHH Children's Hospital Project

Rat Pack Back at Keith Albee November 30

Flashback Monday Classic Films in High Definition at Cinema

Marshall Volleyball Signs Six Players for 2010 Season
Head Coach Mitch Jacobs Inks Five Top-250 Prep Volleyball Players

NAHB: Builder Confidence Unchanged in November

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH

• 11/18/09

 
Dancing with Local 'Stars' Raises Funds to Treat Uninsured, Under-insured in Huntington
Piketon Area May Have Permanent Environmental Scars View Photos

Seton Hall Edges Marshall Women's Basketball 53-52
Crook notches double-double in the loss

Steve Williams Elected M-Club President
Williams will begin term as Marshall’s M-Club President on December 1

Public Meeting on Nightclubs Scheduled Thursday
Strict Enforcement, Moratorium Possible Talking Points

Jamie’s Cooking GMA Tuesday Morning, WV Cuisine Saturday

Sanitary Board Meeting Rescheduled for Friday

Marshall Men's Soccer Falls to No. 12 Tulsa 3-0 in C-USA Finals
Early goals sink the Herd

Judicial Reform Final Report to Governor
Recommends Intermediate Appellate Court, Financing Alterations

2009 West Virginia Deer Gun Seasons Fact Sheet

• 11/17/09

 
Bottoms’ Scheduled Appearance at Museum of Art Postponed

On NASCAR: Home Track History

DEVOTION: Offering Sweet Smells of Home...

COMMENTARY: Who's Afraid of World Government?

Marshall Swimming and Diving Sweeps Radford and Campbell
Divers make strong showing as Herd takes 7-of-13 events

DEVELOPING NEWS: Special Metals Employees Exposed to Sulfuric Acid

Man Featured in 'On the River’s Edge' Found Dead
Director Calls Him 'a Friend'

Johnson Ties Career High With 22 To Lead Marshall Past N.C. A&T 79-63 In Men's Basketball Opener
Tyler Wilkerson Records 20 Rebounds; Most By A MU Player In A Game Since 1986

NAR Survey Shows First-Time Home Buyers Set Record in Past Year
'Tax incentives, record high affordability conditions and a pent-up demand brought a record share of first-time home buyers into the market'

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: My Son Has the Swine Flu: A Daily Journal

BOOK REVIEW: 'Decoding The Lost Symbol' Adds to Pleasure, Understanding of Dan Brown's Best-Selling Novel 'The Lost Symbol'

MANN TALK: Poets Have Seen and Said It All Best

• 11/16/09

 
Marshall Volleyball Defeats ECU in Regular Season Finale
Thundering Herd Sweeps Season Series Against Pirates

NEWS ANALYSIS: 'Cleaning' Formerly Secret Nuclear Weapon Material Manufacturing Facilities in Portsmouth, Paducah and Elsewhere (Huntington’s Buried Nickel Plant?) Prepares the Environment for the 22nd Century and Beyond

Huntington Police, Fire Pension Issue Included in Special Session

Canned Food Items Equals Discount on Huntington Symphony Tickets

Appy State Defeats Marshall Women's Basketball, 63-58
Hammond leads Herd with 15 points in season opener

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'A Christmas Carol': Unusual Animation and Voices by Jim Carrey Stand Out

Marshall Volleyball Falls at UAB
Blazers Sweep Thundering Herd

REMEMBERING… The Fallen Sons of Marshall Back When the City Awaited It’s Time in the Hollywood Spotlights

• 11/15/09

 
Nuclear Plant Promises Called Blank Sheet of Paper
Piketon Area May Have Permanent Environmental Scars View Photos

REALTORS: Forecast Hopeful with First-Time Home Buyers Leading the Way
Twenty-nine percent of recent buyers purchased a home in foreclosure or through a short sale

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Celebrating Adoptive Families

Tri-State Airport Boardings Continue to Climb

Marshall Soccer Advances to Conference USA Championship Match
MU tops UAB in penalty kicks, 4-3

Join Us for a Charity Basketball Game

BOOK REVIEW: 'Homebuyers Beware': You Can Take Carolyn Warren's Advice to the Bank -- Or Your Mortgage Broker
It's the One Real Estate Advice Book You MUST Read

• 11/14/09

 
Weekend First: Vampires Lusting Early for “New Moon” Tickets

Devotion: Visibly Protected...

2009-10 C-USA Women's Basketball Season Preview
Nine of 12 teams, including Marshall, tipoff the season on Friday Nov. 13th

Herd Men’s Soccer Well Represented on C-USA All-Conference Teams
Dawes and Withrow headline MU recipients

Weekly 2009 H1N1 Flu Media Briefing: Children’s Death Estimates Tripled Based on New Data

Site Classification Procedural Explanation Erupts in Wails of Disbelief
People Not Drinking On Site Ground Water Kept Location from Superfund Ranking

Pension Fund Special Call Likely Next Week

County Libraries and Logan County Commission Sponsor Book Fair

Dean of College of Fine Arts Recognized by Regional Academic Art Group

New Hybrid Buses Will Help Huntington, Charleston Area Public Transit Systems Go Green

• 11/13/09

 
REALTYTRAC: Foreclosure Filings Slowed in October for Third Straight Month, But They're Still Nearly 19% Higher Than October 2008
Activity Down 3% from September; Nevada, California, Florida top foreclosure states

West Virginian First Man from U.S. to Win Einstein Belt

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Maclaren Strollers, Bicycles, Power Adapters, and Other Product Recalls

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Dumped: A Blueprint for Caribbean Salvation

Marshall Volleyball Travels for Final Two Regular Season Matches
Thundering Herd Plays at UAB and East Carolina

What to Do About Radioactive Contamination: No More Nukes versus Possible Jobs Fuel Discontent, Outrage

One Shooting Victim in Nightclub Shooting Melee Charged with Attempted Murder
Marshall Denies 'Rumors' of Text Warning to Athletes

MU Men’s Basketball Signs 6-9 Forward Steadman Short
The Chipola College transfer becomes first recruit of 2010 class

The John Cowan Band Featured on Mountain Stage Nov. 29

Premier Financial Bancorp Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Earnings

Judge Holliday to Fill Vacancy in Kanawha County Until Manchin Makes Permanent Appointment

SPORTS NEWS ANALYSIS: 2009-10 Conference USA Men's Basketball Preview

• 11/12/09

 
Monday on the Town Follows Conference
Local Exhibit Opens at Gallery 842 View Photos

Hoekstra: Obama Not Forthcoming with Fort Hood Massacre Information

BOOK REVIEW: Five-Step Plan for Shedding Weight Safely Outlined in 'The Weight Loss Plan for Beating Diabetes'

COMMENTARY: Nuclear Medicine Causing 'Tens of Thousands' of Cancers

Marshall Defeats WV Wesleyan 108-64 in Home Exhibition Game

VETERANS DAY: Greatest Generation

Former Huntington Nickel Plant Building Buried in Piketon with Hazardous, Classified Materials

Additional Deer (RG & RRG) Stamps Must Be Purchased Prior to the November 23 Buck Firearms Season Opening Date

REALTORS: Existing-Home Sales Surge in Many States in Third Quarter, Metro Prices Moderating

'Second Saturday' at the West Virginia State Museum will be Nov. 14

NAHB: Multifamily Construction Activity Shows Improvement in Third Quarter

AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Drop More Than Four Cents

• 11/11/09

 
BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Waltz with Bashir': Chased by Dogs

BOOK REVIEW: Ethics, Schmethics: 'Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel' Helps You Survive Current Hard Times

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: A Brush With Destiny

COMMENTARY: A Nation at War: Where's the Music?

MU Seniors Lead Volleyball Past Memphis, 3-1
Marcum and Sullivan Shine on Senior Day

Finding Conciliatory Ground to Preserve Fire Apparatus Purchase Price(s)

Council Planning to Revive 'Bar Moratorium' Ordinance
Owner of Club Babylon Surrenders License, Closes Doors

Council Approves Police Department Purchases and Accompanying Grant Revisions

Sunday Shooting Victim Critical with Chest Wound

75 Crash Victims to be Remembered on 39th Anniversary of Tragedy

New Growth Opportunities on Facebook and Twitter

• 11/10/09

 
ON NASCAR: Danica Patrick's Coming to Nationwide, ARCA Series

DEVOTION: Mindful

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: We Are the Master Painters of Our 'Destiny'

One Dead, Three Injured in Fourth Avenue Bar Shooting
Insco Would 'Absolutely' Support Ordinance Clamping Down on Irresponsible Bars

Fourth Avenue Nightclub Violence Amps Up Again
Police Shooting Victim Had History of 20 plus Arrests; Previously Malicious Wounding Charges

Proposed Fire Truck Purchases Have Council Scrambling on Procedures and Policies
Intent May be Well Meant, but…

Fifth Avenue Taco Bell Shooting Sunday

Seniors Lift Herd Soccer to 3-2 Victory Against UAB
MU reaches 10-win plateau

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Stuck Between My Wife and the Kids

DEVELOPING: Shooting Outside 4th Avenue Bar; One Dead, Shot By Police

• 11/9/09

 
Performances on Fourth Liven Up Monday Night
Conference Concludes Tuesday View Photos

Marshall Swimming and Diving Edges Youngstown State, 133-105
Jenny Johnsson picks up two first-place finishes in the win

Transcript: H1N1 Briefing from Center for Disease Control

Marshall Volleyball Sweeps UAB, 3-0
Herd Notches 20th Win for 20-7 Overall Record

Herd Duo Falls at ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships
Kissell and Zaprazna suffer first doubles loss of season

Statement from Rahall Regarding the Passage of H.R. 3962: The Affordable Health Care for America Act

Mollohan Backs Affordable Health Care for America Act

Anti-Money Laundering Efforts Improving

• 11/8/09

 
MU Men’s Soccer to Host UAB in Regular-Season Finale
Seniors honored in final regular-season game at Sam Hood Field

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Flu Precautions

Seventy Nine Truckloads from Huntington’s Nickel Plant Buried
Once Radioactivity Released, You Can’t Put This 'Genie' Back in Bottle; Former Worker Alleges Plutonium Contamination

Federal Grand Jury To Hear Testimony on Marshall University Grade Change

‘Up Late’ Host Learns to Cook from Famous Star Chef
Jamie Oliver shares secrets to healthy food on Marshall University student show

MU P.R.O.S. to Hold Final Electronics Recycling Drive on Thursday
Recycling Drive Will Help Fund Student Activities and Educational Opportunities

Debate Tournament at Marshall University ‘A Huge Success’

Former NYC Top Cop Kerik Facing 61-Year Prison Sentence

• 11/7/09

 
Nina and Pinta in Huntington for Columbus Day View Photos

BECK AT THE MOVIES: Scathing Look at Processed Fast Food, Playing a Soccer Dream on Film Festivals Line Up

BOOK REVIEW: 'CIA World Factbook 2010' Is the Ultimate Reference Guide to Every Country

Government Officials, Consumer Advocates Oppose Verizon/Frontier Deal

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant': Spider Bite Leads to Blood Lust.....

November Is Prevention Month in West Virginia

MANN TALK: The Gulling of the Masses

MU Volleyball Hosts Final Two Home Matches
Parents Night Slated for Friday; Senior Night Scheduled for Sunday

Kissell and Zaprazna Reach Quarterfinals at ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships
MU tandem to face No. 4 ranked pairing from UCLA

Goodwill Offers Computer Basics Course

Financial Aid training for High School Counselors Slated for Nov. 13 at Marshall

Volleyball’s Fleming Named to ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic District II First Team
Setter Advances to National Ballot for Academic All-American

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: November 2009 Report

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Swing Sets, Travel Mugs, Samsung Microwave Ovens and Other Product Recalls

Builders Applaud Congress on Extending Home Buyer Tax Credit

• 11/6/09

 
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Migration: A Dirty Word or a Global Opportunity?

BOOK REVIEW: 'Shooter's Bible' Returns with All the Familiar Features, New Publisher

Weekly 2009 H1N1 Flu Media Briefing
Asthma, Obesity Apparently Have Flu Risk Complications; California Report Spread Beyond Target Priority Groups

MU's Kissell and Zaprazna at Yale for ITA National Indoor Championships
Pairing in search of doubles national championships

Report of District Court Settlement of Sexual Abuse by Former Assistant Warden at Anthony Correctional Center
21 More Women File Suit Claiming Widespread Abuse in State Prisons, Jails

Dancing with the Local 'Stars' Saturday at the Arena

Uptown Sounds in the Ballroom

South Point Veteran's Memorial Dedication Slated for Sunday

Wehner Named Associate Dean of Marshall's Medical School

Herd Women’s Soccer’s Snead, Duncan and Vinson Receive Conference USA Awards
First time in program history that three players earned postseason honors

• 11/5/09

 
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings

Rahall Votes for Measures to Protect Credit Card Holders

Byrd, Rockefeller, Rahall, Mollohan, Capito Join to Introduce National Miner’s Day Resolution

BOOK REVIEW: 'Muslim Mafia' Reveals Plans of Radical Islam Through CAIR, Other Groups, to Take Over 'North America' -- 'If It Takes 100 Years'

COMMENTARY: I Have No Time to 'Act My Age'

DEVOTION: Living Spirit

Marshall Women's Golf Places Sixth at UAB Blazer Fall Beach Blast
Lynch ties season low with 73 on day two

Layoffs, Closing Announcements Draw Fiscally Conservative Caution from Steve Williams, Brandi Jacobs-Jones
Williams Calls Recession Worst Since Great Depression

What’s that Long Orange Item? First Grader Had Not Held Carrot Nor Watch Bugs Bunny
Daughter of City VIP Gave Breakfast to Dog

Mayor Announces Event Procedures for City Services

Herd Women’s Golf Stands in Seventh Place After Day One of UAB Blazer Fall Beach Blast
Grier shoots 74 in round one

WV Amateur Championship Moving to June in 2010

West Virginia Juried Exhibition 2009 Winners Announced

AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Unchanged This Week

• 11/4/09

 
Rahall Announces Funding for West Virginia Energy Projects
Department of Energy Grants Will Support Statewide Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects

Pentagon Must Improve Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Efforts

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Questions to Ask About Afghanistan: Commentary by Dr. Robert Dodge

BOOK REVIEW: 'No Less Than Victory' Completes Shaara's WWII Trilogy
From The Battle of the Bulge to V-E Day

A Veterans Day Tribute and Remembrance

COMMENTARY: How Patriotism Can Save America

Marshall Men’s Golf Finishes Ninth At Renaissance Invitational
Kerns Posts 14th Place Finish in Florida Tournament

Planning Commission Recommends Adams Landing Floating Restaurant Zoning Change to Council

Mayor's Open House November, December Dates

TIPS to Host Tree-Planting Ceremony

Be Part of a Holiday Season Tradition

Appalachian Memoirist to Read from Her Work at Marshall University

Tri-State Youth Football League Results

Marshall Men’s Golf 10th After Day One Of Renaissance Invitational
Herd Posts Low Round Of Fall Season In Round Two

• 11/3/09

 
TMDL ‘Pollution Diet’ Meetings Set for West Virginia
Webinar Access at Martinsburg Session

REALTORS: Pending Home Sales Rise for Record Eight Straight Months

On NASCAR: Something Worth Fighting Over

BOOK REVIEW: 'The Pie Man' Captures the Essentials of Contemporary Rural West Virginia with Well-Drawn, Unforgettable Characters

COMMENTARY: Rethinking Afghanistan – Alternatives to War

Marshall Women’s Golf Concludes Fall Season at the UAB Blazer Fall Beach Blast
Two-day tournament set for Monday and Tuesday

Marshall Women's Basketball Defeats WV Wesleyan 73-41 in Exhibition Game

Police Make Bust on Fourth Avenue
Daugherty Arrested Again; Shooter Arrested

Safe Assumption Kanawha County Records First H1N1 Death
Governor Speaks Monday

Darius Marshall Hits 1000-yard Rushing Plateau for Second Straight Season as UCF Edges MU, 21-20

Income and Gender Earnings Gaps Shown Between Charleston, Huntington, Other WV Cities by American Community Survey 2006-2008
Morgantown Has Education/Gender Anomoly for Basic Education

Fall in love with Film at the Marshall Artists Series Fall International Film Festival

Fenton Art Glass Featured on 'Dirty Jobs' on Discovery Channel

• 11/2/09

 
Herd Men’s Cross Country Places Fourth at Conference USA Championships
Schiffbauer earns second-team C-USA honors

COMMENTARY: Obama Chooses Wrong Time for Economic Experimentation

BOOK REVIEW: 'The Whole-Food Guide to Strong Bones': Diet, Lifestyle Changes Can Improve Odds Against Osteoporosis Without Expensive Medication

West Virginia Dog Named ASPCA’s Dog of the Year
Veteran’s Service Dog to be Honored at the 2009 ASPCA Humane Awards Luncheon; Piano Playing Feline Honored Too

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: E-mail, Etiquette, and Friends

MANN TALK: Fruits from Nature

Herd Volleyball Frightened by Rice on Halloween Night
Kristin Marcum records double-double as Herd falters, 3-0

Council’s Completed Agenda

Former LeCook Store Sued by Zone Loan

MEN'S SOCCER: Withrow Saves PK and Scores Goal in 2-1 Victory at South Carolina
Herd clinches C-USA tournament appearance

Kathy Brown Considering Run for Kanawha County Judge

Former Democratic Party Leader in New Jersey Convicted of Fraud

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Astro Boy': Japanese Anime Goes on Big Screen

Financial Fear Is Very Real for Many This Halloween Season
Fear of Facing the Financial Facts Keeps Americans from Finding Relief

• 11/1/09

 
Marshall Men’s Golf Wraps Up Fall Schedule At Renaissance Invitational Monday And Tuesday
Herd Heads To Ft. Myers, Fla. For 54 Holes Of Competition

Herd Volleyball Falls at Houston, 3-1
Fleming, Herman and Schad Post Double-Doubles in Loss

CDC BRIEFING: 19 Pediatric Deaths Last Week, Some Lessening in South East

Herd Men's Soccer in Columbia for C-USA Clash with South Carolina
A win earns MU a spot in the C-USA tournament

Marshall Women’s Soccer Falls to East Carolina, 1-0
The Thundering Herd misses the Conference Tournament

Bobcats Mark the Lone Preseason Test for the Herd Women

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Recognizing the Last Remaining Veteran of the 'Great War'

TRANSCRIPT: October 29 CDC Press Briefing on H1N1 Flu; Additional Briefing Friday, October 30

• 10/31/09

 
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Snowmobiles, IKEA Blinds, and Other Product Recalls

Herd Volleyball Travels to Lone Star State for Two Conference Showdowns
Thundering Herd Battles Houston and Rice

Theatre Robbery Suspect Bound Over to Grand Jury
Second of Accused Has Hearing Postponed Until Next Week

Jamie Oliver Cook-a-Thon Tuesday at Pullman Square

Downtown Losing More Than 100 Jobs with Sitel Closing

Pruett, Reynolds, Sobonya, Wolfe Among Dancing Tri-State Stars Nov. 7

Cabell Board Meeting Set for Tuesday

• 10/30/09

 
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Abortion Funding in Health Care Reform

Just in Time for Halloween: 'Deadwood' on Registered Voter Rolls
WV high on list of more than 16,000,000 souls who moved or moved to the hereafter still eligible to vote

Town Hall Meetings on H1N1 Slated in Kanawha County Schools

Cops Kill Islamic Leader During Gun Battle

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Today’s World: An Ugly Place for CARICOM States

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: A Call for Strategic Action

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Saw VI': Rolling and Churning from Assembly Line
Shawnee Smith Agreed Many Shots in Place for ........

DEVOTION: Trick or Treat

HALLOWEEN IN HOUSTON: Cross Country Stampedes into Houston for Conference USA Championships
Schiffbauer contends for individual title in Houston

Who is the Opinionated Woman Labeled 'Ms. Smith Goes to Huntington City Council'?
She Has Strong Thoughts on Environmental Contamination and Animal Cruelty

Census Estimates: Cabell County Population Increases

TIPS to Host New Student Orientation Thursday

Rahall Discusses Coal Mine Permitting Process with Army Corps of Engineers

Melissa Ann Pollack Calendar Sales Benefit WV Veterans

COMMERCE DEPT.: New Home Sales Fall 3.6% in September

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'This Is It': Jackson Fans Clapping, Cheering After Every Song

• 10/29/09

 
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings

Transcript of CDC H1N1 Flu Briefing Held Tuesday, Oct. 27

BOOK REVIEW: Creator of Sherlock Holmes Also Wrote Vampire Stories
11 Collected in 'Vampire Stories: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle'

Mitchell is RCBI October Employee of the Month

AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Again Soar More Than 13 Cents

COMMENTARY: Put Greatness in Perspective

New Face Challenges Huntington City Council with Her Questions
Dialogue Reads Like Famed 'Who’s on First, What’s on Second,' Routine

Cabell County Schools Superintendent to be Friday Guest DJ on Magic 97.9

Safe Trick or Treat Sponsored by 93.7 The Dawg on Thursday

TIPS to Honor Certified Pharmacy Technicians

Children Invited to Trick-or-Treat Wednesday at the Marshall Recreation Center

• 10/28/09

 
Marshall University College Fair for High School Juniors and Seniors from Cabell and Wayne Counties is Thursday

WV GOP Chairman Blasts Public Option Decision by Majority Leader Reid

Raeses Host Second Conservative Women Conference

Pandemic Will Likely Slow Internet Traffic
Homeland Security Did not Assess Congestion

Census Bureau Releases 2006-2008 American Community Survey Data

REALTYTRAC: New Foreclosure Hot Spots Emerge in Q3 2009
Las Vegas, Merced and Cape Coral-Fort Myers Register Top Metro Foreclosure Rates

S&P/CASE-SHILLER: Home Prices Continue to Improve, But Are Still at 2003 Levels

COMMENTARY: The Case for Rush Limbaugh in the NFL

BOOK REVIEW: 'Legends of the Mountain State 3': Treat, Not Trick: 13 Haunting Tales Set in West Virginia

DEVOTION: Transforming Light...

Herd's Kissell and Zaprazna Claim Doubles Championship at Wilson/ITA Atlantic Regional
Onto the ITA Indoor Nationals at Yale for the MU pairing

Late Goal Lifts Tulsa Past Marshall 2-1
MU evens the game late but falls short

MU Women’s Soccer Tallies Highest Win Total in Program History With 1-0 Double Overtime Win
The Thundering Herd controls its postseason destiny

Accusations, Assertions, Reasoning Flies During Scorching Debate

Agree to Disagree and Move On, Residency Order Entered
Mayor Will Enforce From Monday Forward

2nd Annual Guyandotte Safe Trick or Treat Party Set for Thursday

'Octubafest' Returns to Marshall Monday, Wednesday

Tri State Youth Football League Quarter Final Results

• 10/27/09

 
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: EPA and Mountaintop Permits

BOOK REVIEW: Anne Rice's 'Angel Time' Gives a Contract Killer a Chance to Redeem Himself in 13th Century England

CARIBBEAN VIEW: New Study Says Whale Watching is a Boon to Caribbean Tourism

On NASCAR: Interesting Times

Chicken Soup for the Soul Book Looking for Submissions
Cathy Elliott writing an inside look at the family of NASCAR

COMMENTARY: What Savvy Leaders Could Do to Move Toward a Nuclear-Free World

Work Session Began and Ended with Upholding City Charter Issues, Concerns
Wolfe Encouraged by State Pension Proposal

Finance Committee Learns Revenues, Expenditures Near Target After One Quarter of Fiscal Year
Sanitary Board Shows $269,000 Net Operating Income

ANALYSIS: Did the Meeting(s) Under Attorney/Client Privilege Violate the State Law?

Kellner Reaches Semis at Wilson/ITA Atlantic Regional
MU completes Day 3 in Blacksburg

Candidates For Kanawha County Judicial Circuit Seat Presented To Governor

Former TV Anchor Brown on ‘Short List’ for Kanawha Judicial Appointment

Transcript of Weekly CDC Briefing on H1N1 Flu

BOOK REVIEW: 'Literary Hoaxes': Fakes, Forgeries, 'Enhanced' Memoirs Fool Publishers, Oprah

• 10/26/09

 
A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Who Said Marriage Should Be Work?

COMMENTARY: United Nations of Hypocrisy, Part II

MANN TALK: Half of What You Become Happens at Conception

Marshall Volleyball Sweeps UCF, 3-0
Thundering Herd Sweeps Season Series Against Knights

Marshall Football Takes Care of UAB, 27-7
Brian Anderson throws for 315 yards and two touchdowns

Work Session Agenda Overshadowed by Nose Counting Statements

Field Named in Honor of Officer, Magistrate Who Helped Provide Safe Entertainment to Kids

Mayor's Open House Set for Tuesday Afternoon

Hundreds to Rally and March for Green Jobs in Huntington

Marshall University Women’s Soccer Falls Short Against Memphis, 2-1
The Thundering Herd drops its fourth straight

Five Herd Tennis Players Advance in Singles at ITA Atlantic Regional
MU continues to play strong tennis

• 10/25/09

 
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Toro Mowers, Sport Lamps, Apple and Carrot Baby Food, and Other Product Recalls

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: The Health Care Debate

RUTHERFORD AT THE MOVIES: 'Paranormal Activity'
After Focusing on Demons Disrupting Sleep, You Might Be on a Couch for Days

DEVOTION: Blown Away...

Marshall Volleyball Knocks Off Southern Miss for Second Time this Season
Clutch Serving Leads to 3-0 Herd Victory

Obama Declares H1N1 Flu a National Emergency

Pendency Residency Settlement Divides Council During Work Session
Members Question Mind Changing Decision Without Open Vote

REALTORS: Big Rebound in Existing Home Sales Shows First-Time Buyer Momentum
Existing home sales jump 9.4% in September as tax credit deadline nears

Rockefeller: A Public Option 'Trigger' Will Not Work

City Holding Company Announces Third Quarter Earnings

Rockefeller Challenges CBO's Assertions about Cost Savings from Reductions in the Use of Health Care Services

Mother of All Dragnets: Hundreds of Mexican Drug Traffickers Busted in US

• 10/24/09

 
Sir Ronald Sanders Gives Unique Perspective on Caribbean, World Events

COMMENTARY: The United Nations of Hypocrisy

NEWS ANALYSIS: Uyghurs Call for Right of Residence in USA with Help from U.S. Lawyers
Guantanamo's indigenous Chinese Uyghurs not safe on Palau Islands in the north Pacific

BOOK REVIEW: 'Breakfast at Sally's': Sometimes You Have to Become Homeless to Find Out Who Your Real Friends Are

Marshall Basketball Debuts During Herd Madness
Whiteside wins dunk contest; Baines leads White to scrimmage victory

Marshall University Women’s Soccer Looks to Stay in the C-USA Playoff Race
The Thundering Herd concludes the season with a three-match home stand

McCall Gives Thumbs Up to HPD for Quick Armed Robbery Arrests

Pie in the Face Huntington Comic Icon Soupy Sales Dies in New York City at 83

Internet Security Bill Remains in Committee

H1N1 Vaccination Scheduled October 28 in Milton

Starlight Behavioral Health Owners Donate Space for MU Dept. of Psychology's Clinical Services

HHS Provides More Than $29 Million to West Virginia to Help Low-Income Households with Energy Costs

• 10/23/09

 
Peace Corps Announces Eighteen Percent Increase in Applications

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Curbing Racism in Britain: Censoring the BBC is Not the Answer

BOOK REVIEW: 'Miracle on the Hudson': Survivors of US Airways Flight 1549 Recount Their Stories of the Famous Crash

COMMENTARY: Can You Really Get the 'News' from Watching TV?
"All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree." —James Madison

COMMENTARY: Ballet Lessons

Herd Men’s Soccer Notches 2-1 Win Against Memphis
MU earns three crucial Conference USA points

Savvy, Sassy, Delicious Musical Comes to Keith Nov. 3

Two Arrests Made in Marquee Robberies
More Charges May Be Forthcoming; McCall Praises Police Work Following Earlier Criticism; Chief Holbrook Responds

High Risk Clinic Offers H1N1 Vaccinations Thursday

First Stage Theatre Company Receives $3,930 in WV Tax Credit Vouchers

Huntington Tea Party Group to Hold Anti-Health Care Reform Rally on Saturday

Marshall Medical Students: 1,661 -- Closest Competitors: 470

Bob Pruett to be Friday Guest DJ on Magic 97.9

• 10/22/09

 
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings

MCTC Announces Record Enrollment

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Medicare for All As a Public Option Gains Traction

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Law Abiding Citizen': Two out of Three Acts Fascinating

Watch Apple Butter Being Made at Kenova Church of God Fall Festival

Robberies at Pullman Theatre Prompt Request for Increased Security
Statement Coming from Marquee Cinemas President

Federal Reserve Accountability Act An Unacceptable Compromise

Interim Chief Makes Excellent Presentation
Fire Truck Purchase Back on Track; Incinerator Requires About $300,000 to Repair

STYX -- REO SPEEDWAGON Tickets Go on Sale Friday Morning at BSSA

COMMERCE DEPT.: Housing Permits for Sept. 28.9% Below Sept. 2008 Pace
Home builders call for continuation of tax credit for another year, expansion to all buyers

West Virginia gets “A” in National Report for Representing Children’s Interests

Chief Justice Benjamin Speaks to Regional Bar Meetings

• 10/21/09

 
AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Skyrocket More Than 13 Cents

Rockefeller Releases Health Care Position Paper Calling for Public Option, Other Changes

BOOK REVIEW: 'Tutankhamun' Shows 'Treasures' of Life at the Top Enjoyed by Teen King, Provides a Good Introduction to Egyptology

WV's First Batteries Plus Store Opening Monday in Cross Lanes
One-Stop shop for multiple battery products, services

MU Volleyball Bounces Back with Victory against UTEP, 3-1
Marcum tallies double-double in Herd victory

Pullman’s Marquee Cinemas Robbed Again

Wrights Calling It Quits After 98 Years
Only Men’s Apparel Store Downtown

State Supreme Court Swears in Sexual Offender Supervision Officers

Seven Coal River Supporters Arrested Following Sit-In at Governor Manchin's Office

NAHB: Builder Confidence Slips in October

NEWS ANALYSIS: 'America's Sheriff' Joe Arpaio Stands Up to Obama Administration

• 10/20/09

 
Marshall Wins Over 15th Ranked University of Charleston View Photos

Spring Valley Volleyball Holds On to 29 Wins Record View Photos

COMMENTARY: Will We Still Love Parades?

Customer in Convenience Store Reported 'Acting Strangely' with Weapon Lead to Scuffle
Officer Shot Man Outside Speedway

Marshall University’s Women’s Soccer Falls to Colorado College, 4-0
The Thundering Herd has dropped three straight

Weekly 2009 H1N1 Flu Media Briefing: Unprecedented Levels of Influenza; Vaccine Delays, More Pneumonia, Pediatric Deaths

Officer Fires on Suspect at Speedway
Wounded Suspect Transported to Hospital

Fire Truck Purchase Anxieties Have Roots in a Past Administration
Former Mayor Used Westmoreland Truck as Collateral on Election Equipment

State Police Search for Suspect in Two Robberies at Knife Point

Herd Soccer Drops First Conference Game of Season
Marshall falls to UCF 1-0; Faces Memphis on Wednesday

MU Swimming and Diving Falls at West Virginia
Mountaineers top Herd 126-105

• 10/19/09

 
On NASCAR: Decking the Hall

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Couples Retreat': Too Long, Romantic Comedy Formula Stretched Thin

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: In Sickness and In Health

MANN TALK: Fourscore Is Enough

DEVOTION: Lost and Found

Herd Men’s Cross Country Wins Second Meet in a Row
Schiffbauer is top finisher at Evansville Invitational

Jigsaw Protégé Scared of Horror Flicks
She’s a Real Single Mom Who Speaks of Parental Choices; Enjoyed Reality Show

Artist, Designer, MU Alum, Publicist Dies

Marshall Falls To West Virginia, 24-7, In Friends Of Coal Bowl
Tight End Cody Slate caught ten passes for 102 yards to lead all receivers

Rockefeller Condemns EPA Decision to Begin Veto Process on Spruce Mine Permit

Marshall University Women’s Soccer Falls to UTEP, 4-1
The Thundering Herd drops its second straight

Marshall Volleyball Falls to Tulane, 3-0
Herd Suffers First Home Loss of Season

Chemical Plant President Faces Federal Indictment

• 10/18/09

 
West Virginia Documentary on Blennerhassett Island Wins Transportation Film Award

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Thinking About Moving

Tri-State Youth Football League FIRST ROUND WRAP / SECOND ROUND ADVANCE

BOOK REVIEW: Goldhagen's 'Worse Than War' Shows 'Ordinary' People Participating Willingly, Eagerly in Eliminationism, Genocide

HARPERS FERRY: John Brown’s Raid at 150

• 10/17/09

 
COMMENTARY: Is Glenn Beck the Future of Television 'News'?

COMMENTARY: The Middle East: Victory is Obsolete

Council Postures, Learns Regarding Zoning, Fire Truck for Westmoreland

Rahall Questions EPA Administrator on Coal Mining

REALTYTRAC: U.S. Foreclosure Activity Sets New Quarterly Record, Up 23% from Q3 2008
Nevada tops the nation; West Virginia continues to be a very low foreclosure state

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Zero Electric Motorcycles, Bicycle Tires, Diving Suit Hoses, and Other Product Recalls

BOOK REVIEW: American Exceptionalism Is One of Many Roadblocks to Comprehensive Health Care Reform, T.R. Reid Says in 'The Healing of America'

COMMENTARY: The Fairy God Librarian

COMMENTARY: State Does Too Little To Help Smokers Quit

DEVOTION: Guiding Forces

• 10/16/09

 
East Carolina Wins 21-17 Over Mashall at Homecoming Football Game View Photos

Marching Thunder Complex Dedicated View Photos

McLeod’s Second Half Goal Lifts Herd Men’s Soccer to 1-0 Victory
Marshall Wins Fourth-Straight Match

GOLF: Harold Payne Cards Top Round at Senior Series

Nine Huntington Firefighters Applied for Chief, None Interviewed; Suit Likely

FIREFIGHTER UNION OFFICIAL: Pension 'House of Cards' in Need of Roof
We’re Down to Finer Parts

23rd Annual Yeager Symposium Lecture Series Starts Next Week at MU
Theme is ‘Redefining Tourism: Culture, History & Nature as Economic Assets’

AAA Says 'Don't Forget Auto Maintenance 'Extras'
There’s more to vehicle maintenance than what is under the hood

House Advances Rahall Bill to Help Complete Vietnam Veterans Education Center

Infectious Disease Experts Express Concern over N95 Recommendations
Support CDC’s Call for Multipronged Approach

• 10/15/09

 
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings

COMMENTARY: Obama to Retain 'Safe, Secure, Effective' Nuclear Overkill Capacity

COMMENTARY: Top Ten Reasons Why David Letterman Should Resign

Marshall Women’s Golf Finishes the Spider Invitational Tied for Fifth
The Thundering Herd improves by 12 strokes on day two

AAA FUEL GAUGE: Gasoline Prices Jump More Than a Nickel in WV

Council Approves New Fire Chief, But Squabbles Over Hiring Process

Fourth Cabell County H1N1 Death Reported
Woman Died Thursday Oct. 8 at Cabell-Huntington Hospital

Council Chair Chastises No-Show Huntington Sanitary Board Appointees
Insco Threatens Replacements; Reveals One Suit Filed, Another Anticipated

Mayor Kim Wolfe Tells Council State Help on Demolitions Might Be Available
Power Company will Fix Lights

Cabell Huntington Hospital Again Recognized for Joint Replacement Excellence in Huntington/Tri-State Area

Tri State Youth Football League Playoffs Announced

• 10/14/09

 
Thundering Men's Herd Soccer Looks for Fourth Consecutive Win Wednesday
Marshall and Charleston to meet for the first time since 2000

Rahall Continues Fight to Protect Coal Jobs

Rockefeller Votes 'Yes' on Health Care Bill in Senate Finance Committee
Pledges to keep up the fight for policies that work for all West Virginians

Byrd, Jay Support Extending Unemployment Benefits

BOOK REVIEW: World Trade Organization Dissected in Paul Blustein's 'Misadventures of the Most Favored Nations'

Marshall University Women's Soccer Falls to Tulsa, 4-1
The Thundering Herd goes 1-1 on the weekend

Marshall Women’s Golf Finishes Day One of the Spider Invitational in Fifth Place

Marshall Medical Conference Expert Predicts Annual Visitation of Strains of H1N1 Flu
Virus and Complications Attack the Young and Susceptible

Marshall Psychiatrist Publishes Paper on Children and Choking Game which Claimed Film Star David Carradine

Gospel Harmony Boys Cancel Huntington Reunion Concert

Harlem Globetrotters Come to Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Jan. 17, 2010

'MAN OF LA MANCHA': Musical Known for Its Haunting 'Impossible Dream' Opens Friday in Huntington

Former WV House Speaker Bob Kiss Joins West Virginia American Water Board of Directors

• 10/13/09

 
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
October 13, 2009
7:30 p.m.

Velocity Energy Buys WV Natural Gas Wells

BOOK REVIEW: Ted Kennedy's 'True Compass' Has Few Revelations But Is Engrossing Personal History

On NASCAR: No Guts, No Glory

BOOK REVIEW: 'Nine Dragons': Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch Finds Crime Getting a Little Too Personal

COMMENTARY: Another Nobel Controversy

DEVOTION: Cheese It

Marshall Volleyball Sweeps Memphis, 3-0
Thundering Herd Fought Through Adversity to Defeat Tigers

CITY COUNCIL: Community Gardens to Apply for $600,000 Grant; Insco Not Running for County Clerk

Internet 'Demands' That Paramount Grant Film Nationwide Release

Marshall Women’s Golf to Participate in Spider Invitational
Two-day tournament set for Monday and Tuesday

COMMENTARY: Obama Administration Investigates 'America's Sheriff'

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: My Son Has a Girlfriend; Now What Do I Do?

MANN TALK: Class Warfare

GOLF: South Wins 7-5 in North-South Junior Matches

• 10/12/09

 
Herd Men's Soccer Downs SMU 4-1
Marshall still unbeaten in Conference USA

Juggling the Numbers: CDC Does Not 'Rank' Cities or Metropolitan Areas
Huntington Fat of Fattest? Unhealthy or Unhealthiest? AP Comparisons Could be Flawed?

Herd Football Rolls Past Tulane, 31-10
Darius Marshall rushed for two touchdowns in the victory

Marshall Swimming and Diving Falls to Xavier
Trio of swimmers register first-place finishes

GOLF: Annual Challenge Cup Matches Results: Amateurs Beat Pros

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Teach More Darwin 'Scripture', Not Less

Bush's War on Terrorism Replaced by Obama's Overseas Contingency Operations

• 10/11/09

 
COMMENTARY: Nobels Are a Digital Cornerstone of Economic Innovation

Herd Softball to Finish Fall Schedule This Weekend
Saturday’s home tournament times have been changed due to weather

Marshall's Michaela Kissell Loses in Three Sets
No. 2 Gullickson takes the final two sets

Marshall University Women's Soccer Downs SMU, 1-0 to Stay On Top of Conference USA
Erika Duncan scores in fourth straight match

Open for Inspection, the MU Grade Controversy E-Mails
Grading Snafu Appears Complicated by Agreed Professor Change and Clerical Error That Did Not Record Change

Council Receives Update on Lingering Unfinished Business

Attendance Rebounds in Cabell County Schools
Dr. Tweel Stresses Most Cases Mild

Moore Appointed Fire Chief Pending Council Approval

City Annex Building Open House Slated for Oct. 20

• 10/10/09

 
Rahall's Mobile Office Schedule

Halloween Events at West Virginia State Parks Include Spooky Train Ride at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: A Boost to Our Economy

COMMENTARY: I Am in Bed Again…with John

COMMENTARY: National Brain Drain Shows it is Time to Overhaul the Way the U.S. Educates Talent

2009 H1N1 and Seasonal Flu: What You Should Know About Flu Antiviral Drugs

Herd Volleyball Match at UAB Postponed; Match Versus Memphis Moved to Sunday
Six Marshall players have flu-like symptoms

MU's Kissell Advances to Round of 16 in All-American Championships
Nation’s second ranked tennis player up next for Kissell

Streets Paved Data Now Posted on Huntington Website

More Over Jamie, Here Comes Matthew, But He Doesn’t Have Huntington on His Chart…

Local Business Man Speaks with World Leader about Furthering Investment Opportunities for a Green Future

Taniflu Liquid Shortage in Charleston

MU Conference to Update Health Providers on H1N1 flu, MRSA, Similar Problems

• 10/9/09

 
MU P.R.O.S. to Hold Electronics Recycling Drive

October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month

State Book Publisher Counts Down the Hours to WV Book Festival

Kanawha County Judge Rules West Virginia Domestic Violence Rules Discriminate Against Men

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Chairs Sold at Lowe's, Pressure Washers, and Other Product Recalls

H1N1 Study by CDC Showed 25% of Hospital Admissions Spent Time in ICU; 7% of Those Died

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Who’s Listening When the Caribbean Speaks?

DEVOTION: Black Beans

REMEMBRANCE: Death of General Robert E. Lee

Byrd Calls on Massey Energy to Act Responsibly in Marsh Fork

Finance Committee Recommends Passage of Municipal Fee Lien Ordinance

More Transparency Coming on Service Fee
First Quarter Fiscal Check Up Set Oct. 23

Former Wrongfully Imprisoned Marshall Student Did Not Allege Well-Established Constitutional Violations
Court Holds FBI Agent Immune From Suit

HSO: World Premiere Silly Symphonies: Puppets, Family Fun

Booker T. Washington Monument Dedication Set for Oct. 19 at WV State

BOOK REVIEW: 'We Saw Spain Die': Spanish Civil War Attracted Famous Writers, Activists, But Most of All Some of the World's Best Foreign Correspondents

• 10/8/09

 
Troy Brown Is Grand Marshall of Homecoming Parade View Photos

American Eagle Airlines Announces Schedule Between Charleston, WV and Chicago O'Hare
New Nonstop Service Begins April 6, 2010

Marshall Men’s Golf Finishes 11th At Xavier Invitational
Kerns Top Performer For The Thundering Herd

Transcript of CDC's Weekly Flu Briefing

Hospitals Set Up Designated Entrances for Flu Sufferers

Cabell School Attendance Plunges Again
Ripley High Also Hard Hit

Demonstration Planned at Cabell County Board Office by Parents

Unusual Fog Billows Into Huntington?

Leaf Disposal: Four Bags with Refuse, More Call Hotline; Never Leave in Street Gutter

• 10/7/09

 
GOLF: WV Senior Series at Sugarwood: Low Round Goes to Huntington's Mike Powers

AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Drop More Than a Nickel

Kevin Z. Smith Installed as President of the Society of Professional Journalists
Long time Mountain State journalist and educator is first West Virginian to head SPJ

Avoiding Swine Flu: Happy Breathing From An RN Friend

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Whip It'
Snappy Dialogue, Dramedy Remeniscent of 'Juno'

BOOK REVIEW: 'Searching for Whitopia': Post-Racial America....What Post-Racial America?

Federal Grand Jury Indicts 55 Members and Associates of the Pagans Motorcycle Club
Charges Include Racketeering, Kidnapping and Conspiracy to Commit Murder

Marshall Men’s Golf Sits In A Tie For 10th After Day 1 Of Xavier Invitational
22 Shots Separate Top 11 Teams; Kerns 14th for Marshall

Premier Financial Bancorp Announces Receipt of $22 Million From U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Program

Transparency As Promised; Huntington Service Fee Revenue, Expenses Released

HUNTINGTON’S MOST WANTED ‘ARTISTS:’ Help Identify the 'Artists' for Huntington Police

Fire Prevention Week Coincides with Great Chicago Fire Anniversary
O’Leary Legend Remains Theory Just Like Huntington’s Smoking Bird

Unusual Fog Billows Into Huntington?

ArtGawk Slated in Conjunction with Create WV Conference

Goodwill Industries’ Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Plans National Protect Your Identity Week Events in Tri-State Area

• 10/6/09

 
St. George Greek Festival Continues Tradition View Photos

Fourteen Inducted into West Virginia Broadcast Hall of Fame
Hustead Hosted one of First Daily Call In Talk Shows; Walters Played First Record by Loretta Lynn View Photos

Spring Valley Blanks St. Albans, Goes 5-0 View Photos

WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings

National Guard Members Sue Over Alleged Iraqi Chemical Exposure
WV Senators Demand Investigation

Driver's Licenses, Renewals, and Identification Cards Will Not be Issued Statewide on October 10
Social Security Administration’s National Computer Center will undergo annual facilities maintenance

GOLF: Duty, O'Dell Win 2-Man Scramble at Glade Springs

BOOK REVIEW: 'Racing Toward Armageddon'
Fundamentalists in the Three Abrahamic Religions are Working to Bring About the Battle of Armageddon

CDC FLU WEBCAST Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.

RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'THE INVENTION OF LYING'
British Premise Grasps Manna from Heaven… An Original Plot

On NASCAR: What Are They Thinking?

You Know You Are a Star … Now Show Us

DEVOTION: God So Loves the World

Marshall Softball Concludes Weekend with Pair of Wins
Herd tops Charleston and Shawnee State

Duncan’s 2 Goals Leads Marshall Women's Soccer to a 3-1 Victory Against Southern Miss

Herd Women's Tennis Sweeps Championships at Hokie Invitational
Marshall dominates the weekend in Blacksburg

Name Released of Student 'Highly Suspected' of Dying from Swine Flu

NEWS ANALYSIS: CLOSING SCHOOLS, YES OR NO?
Cabell County Open But Absentee Policy Liberalized; Academic Report Provides Economic Gut Check, But What Are Emotional Consequences?

EDITORIAL: Obama's Low Ebb Could Bring Out President's Pragmatic Streak

COMMENTARY: Chuck Grassley and the RINO Wing

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Echoes of Blair Mountain

• 10/5/09

 
NEWS ANALYSIS: Protecting Yourself from Cyber Crime

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: It's a Tech World, After All

Herd Soccer Comes From Behind to Earn 2-1 Victory Against FIU
Dawes nets third game winning goal of season

Marshall Volleyball Drops Match to SMU, 3-1
Elizabeth Fleming and Kristin Marcum Tally Double-Doubles

Third Possible H1N1 Death in Cabell
Second Victim Health Care Provider; American Federation of Teachers Urges CDC Consider Respirators, not Masks, for Health Care Workers

School Board Spokesman Confirms Cabell Midland Student “Strongly Suspected” H1N1 Victim
BOE Monitoring Flu Situation

Create WV Conference Features Kevin Stolarick
Chat Chew at MU Oct 8

East Carolina Downs Marshall Football, 21-17
Darius Marshall rushed for a game-high 141 yards in the loss

Six Herd Tennis Players Reach Singles Finals at Hokie Invitational
Kissell faces Raich, Bailey faces Koprcina

GOLF: WV 2-Man Scramble First Day Results from Glade Springs

• 10/4/09

 
COMMENTARY: Moving Beyond War in Afghanistan

Seven of Eight Herd Women’s Tennis Players Reach Semis at Hokie Fall Invitational

Marshall University Women's Soccer Falls to No. 21 UCF, 4-1
The Thundering Herd plays first ranked opponent since 2007

MU Volleyball Suffers First Conference Loss to Tulsa, 3-1

Marshall and Louisville Agree to Home and Home Football Series
Thundering Herd will travel to Louisville in 2011; Cardinals visit Huntington in 2014

Health Care Reform Groups to Honor Jay Rockefeller on Tuesday in Charleston
WV groups to also join in national 'it's a crime to deny care' protest

Rahall Secures Over $1.5 Million for Summers County Army Corps of Engineers Efforts
$81.9 Million Also Secured for Bluestone Lake Dam Stabilization

Terrorism Financier Pleads Guilty in New York Courtroom

October Is Time for Parental Involvement Month

• 10/3/09

 
A Hispanic Month Tribute to Moses Ezekiel

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Surrogates': Technology on Rampage in Thoughtful Science Fiction Action Film

Second Flu Death in Cabell County; OU Confirms First Case

Winter Season Tickets Now ‘On Sale’ for Huntington Symphony Orchestra

Financial Aid and College Admissions Presentation Slated by HHS Academic Boosters Club

Rahall Includes $1.5 Million for Army Corps of Engineer Projects in Cabell County

Rahall Secures More Than $3.4 Million for Army Corps Work in Wayne County

MU Homecoming Car Bash set for Friday at Buskirk Field

Rose Clippings Offered to Public

Comedy Central’s Mike Birbiglia Will Bring Humor to MU Homecoming Weekend

• 10/2/09

 
Marshall University Executive MBA Class Heads to Chile for International Residency

Byrd Announces MU Funds

Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy Orientation Set for Oct. 27, 28

West Virginia Declares Raoul Wallenberg Day
Governor Joe Manchin Officially Declares October 5th, 2009 Raoul Wallenberg Day in West Virginia

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Torch Fuel Containers, John Deere Tractors, and Other Product Recalls

REALTORS: Record Streak Continues for Pending Home Sales

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Can the Caribbean Rely on the G20?

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Zombieland': A 'Zom-Com' with Body Parts Flying Following Epidemic

COMMENTARY: P.T. Barnum Is Alive and Sick in the United Nations' Glass House

BOOK REVIEW: Small Events, Chance Occurrences Chronicled in 'Napoleon's Hemorrhoids'

COMMENTARY: Be Kind. Rewind.

DEVOTION: Lengthening the Line

Challenge Against Middle School Moves Forward, but Cabell County Board not Barred from Preparations

Mayor Honors Breast Cancer Awareness
Council Passes Second Phase of Old Main Corridor

Murder or Self Defense? Police Make Quick Arrest Following Shooting on 28th Street

Are You Ready for a Parade, Some Chicken, and a Football Game?

Walk ‘n’ Roll Parade, Disability Job Fair Scheduled for Thursday

More Layoffs at Special Metals

Goodwill, Weed and Seed Offer Free Life Skills Classes

Zombie-Walk Slated for Friday in Ashland Town Center

• 10/1/09

 
Two First Half Goals Carries the Herd Men's Soccer to Victory over VMI

'Turning Over a New Leaf: Faith Community Green Event'

Student Housing Project Breaks Ground at Mountain State University

Rahall Announces Funding for Recruiting Health Care Clinicians in WV

Byrd Secures Funding to Address Substance Abuse Problems

West Virginia WIC Program to Offer Healthier Food Choices

CDC: Majority of Americans Not Meeting Recommendations for Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
CDC Issues First State by State Report - West Virginia Ranks Among Lowest

Sheetz, Inc. Completes First Wave of New Stores in Southern West Virginia Market with Hurricane Store Opening

Bacterial Co–Infections Common In Fatal Cases of Influenza

COMMENTARY: Obama at the UN: Securing Our Future

Oxford Ohio Student May Have Died from H1N1
Hospitalization Rates Now Higher Than Expected

Huntington Police Nabs Two Graffiti Artists
Activity not Art, it’s Destruction of Property

Southside Rezoning Spurs Large Turnout Opposing Apartments, Storage Units

SCOOBY’S STILL MISSING: Lost Dog Loves Gino’s Pizza, Sam’s Frankfurters

Michael’s 'This Is It' Attracting Huge Advance Ticket Sales

After Defeat of Public Option by Senate Finance Committee, Rockefeller Vows to Continue Fight

Citizen Action, HCAN Applaud Rockefeller for His Championing Public Option Amendment

AAA FUEL GAUGE: Gasoline Prices Drop More Than a Nickel in WV

• 9/30/09

 
West Virginia WIC Program to Offer Healthier Food Choices

CDC: Majority of Americans Not Meeting Recommendations for Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
CDC Issues First State by State Report - West Virginia Ranks Among Lowest

Rahall Announces Signing of Griffithsville Water Distribution Agreement

Fed Proposes Tighter Rules for Credit Card Rate Increases, such as a Payment at least 60 Days Late to Increase Rate

S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices: Broad Improvement Seen in Home Prices
Home prices now at autumn 2003 levels

BOOK REVIEW: 'The Long Snapper': Remarkable Second Act for Retired NFL Player Brian Kinchen Changes His Life

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Beauty of Windmills Not Evident to All

Large Study Shows a Long-range Predictive View Can Provide an Early Warning of Domestic Abuse
Men Likely Suffer Mental Health Conditions, Women Abuse Alcohol, Poison

ICG Announces New Credit Facility Amendment

Two Finalists Named for Fire Chief; Fire Prevention Week Oct. 4-10

Council Wrestles with Westmoreland Pumper Fire Apparatus

Herd Men's Soccer to Host VMI on Wednesday
MU and VMI to meet for the 28th time

Marshall University Women's Golf Drops to Sixth in Day Two of the UNCG-Starmount Fall Classic
Lynch shot a team-low 74 on the day

GOLF: 92 Seniors Compete in WV Senior Series at Parkersburg CC

Rahall Urges Vets to Seek Education Benefits
Emergency Checks to Alleviate Student Financial Burden

NAHB: Survey Shows Credit Woes Threaten Housing Recovery

ON NASCAR: Juan Pablo Montoya: Santa Claus or Sandbagger?

• 9/29/09

 
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings

BOOK REVIEW: 'The White Garden': Searching for the Truth About Virginia Woolf's Death

Public, Council Has Right to Comment on Sanitary Board Bond Issuance Prior to Vote

VIDEO: Broadcasters Accept Awards in Hall of Fame

Advance Tickets Sales for 'This Is It,' 'Twilight Saga: New Moon'

Marshall University Earns Women's Soccer First-Ever Victory Against Rice University, 1-0
The Thundering Herd remains undefeated at home

BOOK REVIEW: 'The Bonfire': Finally! A Comprehensive Study of the Siege and Burning of Atlanta in 1864

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Male and Female Roles in Our Politically Correct Society

COMMENTARY: Will People Ever Trust Banks Again?

'Twin Towers II': The Beginning or the End?

• 9/28/09

 
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: I Fall for Colors: 'Turn! Turn! Turn!'

MANN TALK: Advice to the Unborn

DEVOTION: Brave Alternative

'Pizza & Politics' Slated by Cabell County GOP Executive Committee Tuesday

Campbellsville University Honors 'We Are Marshall' Coach

Herd Defeats Memphis 27-16
Darius Marshall rushed for career-high 203 yards and three scores in the victory

Marshall Men’s Soccer Falls to Xavier 2-0
Early goals sinks the Herd

Marshall Men’s Golf Finishes First Day in Ann Arbor
Bennett Boyer leads Herd at Wolverine at Radrick Farms

Marshall University Women’s Golf to Participate in UNCG-Starmount Fall Classic
Three day tournament starting Sunday

Herd Women Place First, Men Second at Greensboro Cross Country Invitational
Shiffbauer finishes second overall

Terrorist Bombing of Skyscraper in Dallas Thwarted by FBI, Local Cops

• 9/27/09

 
Marshall Volleyball Wins Over WVU View Photos

Marshall Defeats Bowling Green 17-10 View Photos

Fit Fest 09 Draws Big Crowd to Ritter Park View Photos

Several Huntington City Council Members Express Jamie Reality Gripes
Still Hope for ‘Positive’ Exposure for City; Insco Offers to Lose Weight in Exchange for Chef’s Donation to Local Charity

Questions Stir Curiosity at Mostly Routine Work Session
Fire Chief Finalists Announced Monday

Stationary Police Cruiser Damaged in Crash, Officer Taken to Hospital for Observation

Former TV Anchor, Now Lawyer Applies for Soon to Open Kanawha Judicial Position

Habitat for Humanity House to be Built in Memory of Rev. Mark McCalla

Marshall University Women's Soccer Defeats Houston 2-1 in the Conference USA Opener
Snead and Vinson score third goals of the season

Marshall Volleyball Edges Past Southern Miss
Thundering Herd Defeats Golden Eagles, 3-1

GOLF: Harold Payne Wins WV Senior Amateur at Guyan Golf & CC

• 9/26/09

 
Public Service Keeps Our State Running Efficiently

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Adopt a Wild Mustang or Burro Day

BOOK REVIEW: 'The Masonic Myth': A California Mason and Scholar Debunks Conspiracy Theories About Freemasonry

H1N1 Flu: Are Parents Underestimating Risk to Kids?

PJTV Debuts 'Medically Incorrect' Show, Puts Health Care Reform Under the Microscope
L.A.'s Famed Dr. Peter Weiss Delves Into the Health Care Debate with a Unique Behind-the-Scenes Look at Issues Impacting His Practice

Huntington Still Welcomes Jamie Oliver
Some Residents Express Skepticism and Openness; Mayor Wolfe Not Concerned

Statistics, Context, Research Base Frame Lists Such as 'Fattest…'

Video Celebrating Keith Albee Preservation

Mayor's Open House

Sale at Cabell Library Offers More Than Books
Magazines, audio books, cds, videos also on sale

GOLF: Harold Payne Advances to Finals in WV Senior Amateur

Flu Guidelines Released for Faith Organizations

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Big Lots Bunk Beds, Hammocks, and Other Product Recalls

• 9/25/09

 
REALTORS: August Existing-Home Sales Dip Following Four Monthly Gains

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Change the Failed Anti-Drugs Strategy

ReBuilder Medical Technologies, Inc. Announces Name of New York Distributor

COMMENTARY: The Awe (and Aaah) Factor

Encouraging HIV/AIDS Vaccine Trial Results Support GeoVax Labs, Inc. Strategy

Hyman Family Honored for Preserving, Intact, Operational Movie Palace
Family Used Other Business Profits to Underwrite Keith Albee

Jamie Tells England About Huntington, the World’s Fattest Town

Byrd Released from Hospital on Thursday

Museum of Radio and Technology Announces Fourth Class of Inductees into WV Broadcasting Hall of Fame

Veggie Tales Movie Screening Slated at Milton Baptist Church on Wednesday

EDITORIAL: How's That 'Hope and Change' Working Out For You?

Feature Film Version of La Bohème, Starring Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón, on September 24 at 7:00 pm and September 27 at 1:00 pm.

GOLF: Bibbee Advances to Quarterfinals at Guyan

• 9/24/09

 
Swinefest Gets Underway with Guyandotte Parade View Photos

Rahall Supports Extension of Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Rahall Announces $529K for Cardiovascular Research Funding at Marshall University

COMMENTARY: Manufacturing Vital to Nation’s Economic Health

BOOK REVIEW: 'The Barbaric Heart' Says Environmental Crisis Won't be Resolved by Capitalism That Created It in the First Place

DEVOTION: Transcendent

PART ONE: MEDIA REVOLUTION
What Does the Future Hold For Mainstream, On Line, Bloggers, and Citizen Journalists? What Are the First Amendment Implications As the Number of Journalists/Publishers Increase?

Create Huntington Seeks Input for Conversations on Community Safety and Crime in City

Crossover on I-64 Near Cannonsburg May Open Wednesday

GOLF: Scott Bibbee Wins Stroke Play for 2nd Year at WV Senior Amateur Championship

Rahall: Federal Reserve Should Not Fear Accountability Bill
Legislation May Pass House in October

'We Are Marshall' Coach Jack Lengyel to Speak at Campbellsville University

Arts Resources for the Tri-State (ARTS) Presents Neil Simon's 'I Ought to Be in Pictures'
The play will be staged Oct. 2, 3, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 4 and 11 at 3 p.m.

UPDATE: Sen. Byrd Expected to be Hospitalized for 'a Few Days'

• 9/23/09

 
Rahall Announces Signing of Mercer and Summers Waterline Extension Agreement

AAA FUEL GAUGE: Four Cent Drop Registered in WV Gasoline Prices

Census Bureau Releases 2008 American Community Survey Data
West Virginia and Mississippi Rank at Bottom of Medium Income Demographic

Charges Conditionally Dropped Against Juvenile If She Completes Ten Hours Community Service and Stays Out of Trouble

What a Mess; Massive Kentucky Slip Causes Emergency Detour Construction on I-64

Review Board to Look at Cruiser Crash

Elster and Augusta Systems Partner to Enhance Smart Grid Reliability and Management

Financial Services Committee to take up HR 1207, which would Audit the Federal Reserve

Best Bands to Compete at Cabell Midland's Marching Band Contest on Saturday

Marshall Women's Soccer Drops its First of the Season to Western Kentucky, 4-1
The Thundering Herd drops first-ever meeting with the Lady Toppers

Grave Creek Mound Celebrates Archaeology Month Oct. 3 - 4

• 9/22/09

 
OPINION: Bayer G-20 Presentation: Stop Corporate Greenwash!
“Global financial crisis requires limits to corporate power” / Bayer wants to “marginalize” critics / Company builds coal-fired power plants

On NASCAR: Wish Upon a Star

COMMENTARY: The Weakness of National Military Strength

DEVOTION: Tiny Hands

Police Officer Taken to Hospital After Accident

Another Police Officer Injured in Charleston?

Route 60 Middle School Court Decision May Come Wednesday
Citizens Want Voters to Decide

Newest Census Rules on Web Should Push Huntington Well Over 50,000
Group Residences Counted by Where You Sleep the Majority of the Time

Marshall Men's Soccer Upsets No. 22 Kentucky in Lexington
Dawes records his second game-winner of the season

MU's Catherine Kellner Captures Flight B Singles Title
Women’s tennis plays well at UVA Invitational

Three Herd Tennis Players Reach Finals at Virginia Invitational
Kissell makes Flight A finals

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Partnerships Between Counties Based on Issues

• 9/21/09

 
BOOK REVIEW: Benjamin Weaver Returns in 'The Devil's Company,' Historical Novel of 18th Century London by David Liss

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: In-Laws, Second Marriages, and Baggage

MANN TALK: Wisdom from a Fundamentalist

Youngster Hit by Train in Westmoreland

MU Theatre Slates Diverse 2009-10 Season

Darius Marshall Rushes For Career High 186 Yards as Herd Downs Bowling green 17-10

MU Volleyball Takes Conference Opener Against East Carolina In Four
Herd Trio Notches Double-Digit Kills

Independent Panel Commends the 2010 Census Paid Media Plan

Byrd Continues Corridor H Crusade

Jim Hightower Keynote Speaker at WVEC Conference

Pandemic Vaccine Donations for the Developing World
Millions Could Perish in Developing Nations without Anti Virals

• 9/20/09

 
GROWTH INDUSTRY: False Rape Accusers Earning Big Bucks And Book Deals

New Center Will Help With Youth Development

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Getting US Attention for the Caribbean: Must it be Chaos?

New Parthenon Web Site Debuts Monday

Free Pops in the Park Concert by Huntington Symphony Orchestra Sunday

Women's Soccer: Marshall University Defeats Tennessee Tech, 3-2
The Thundering Herd remains unbeaten

Herd Women’s Tennis Goes 13-3 on Day One in Singles at UVA Fall Invitational

Rahall Applauds Passage of Higher Education Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act

Rockefeller Applauds American Airlines Chicago Flights from Yeager

Culture Makers Take Over Morgantown's Downtown for Arts Walk 2009

NEWS ANALYSIS: Obama Cyber Czar to Regulate the Information Highway

• 9/19/09

 
COMMERCE DEPT.: Single-Family Starts Ease As Credit Deadline Looms
Builders, Realtors call for extension of first-time buyer tax credit

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'
Kids Thoroughly Enjoyed Movie Made Entirely for Kids

DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Every Harvest Deserves to be Savored

EU: 1.5 Million Votes Rigged Out of 5.5 Million Cast in Afghan Election

Jack Hyman’s Dedication to Family, Community Kept Keith Albee Doors Open After Huntington Mall Opened

Prestigious Security Firm Monitors Pullman Square
Remote Camera Monitoring Part of Company’s Synergy with Clients

Would Huntington Benefit from a Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative? Stimulus Grants Available

Seasonal Flu Vaccine Shot Clinics Announced

Historic Orphanage Preservation Meeting Sunday

Pep in Your Step 5-Mile Walk Benefits Dress for Success

TTA Elects Officers

81-Year Old Military Veteran Announces 25-Mile Senior Citizen's March to End Mountaintop Removal

• 9/18/09

 
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Garlic Slicers, Children's Shoes, Furnaces

REALTORS: Credit Crunch Constrains International Home Buyers in U.S. Market

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'Extract': Don't Call This a Comedy; Director Should Have Emphasized Oddball Drama

BOOK REVIEW: 'I'm Dying Up Here' Explores Beginnings of Standup Comedy in Mid-1970s Los Angeles; When Leno and Letterman Were Buddies

COMMENTARY: When the Band Played 'Dixie'

Demonstration Grants for the Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Alternatives to the Current Medical Liability System

DEVOTION: Straightway...

From a Mother’s Perspective… Mom Called EMS to Pullman Square After Asthmatic Juvenile Daughter Pepper Sprayed
Hearing Next Week at Cabell County Courthouse

Fox 40 Sonik Blast Whistle Debuts at MU-SIU Game

Marshall Campus Ministry Seeks Chances to Serve

HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces Medicare to Join State-Based Health Care Delivery System Reform Initiatives

WV Senators, Congressmen Rahall and Mollohan Applaud Announcement of Funding for Unemployment Insurance

BOOK REVIEW: Pynchon's 'Inherent Vice' Re-Imagines Psychedelic Los Angeles

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: 'A Factory Like a City: California's Last Auto Plant to Shut Down; 100,000 People Lose Their Livelihoods

Suspect Released; Shooting Charge Will Be Dismissed; Robbery Arrest Made
Occupants Duct Taped During Tuesday Afternoon Home Invasion Robbery

• 9/17/09

 
Marshall Volleyball Comes Back to Down Morehead State in Four
Fleming and Marcum each record double-doubles

A Troubling Process, a Shortage of Cash, and more “Bridges to Nowhere”

WV DOH Working to Alleviate I-70 Traffic in Ohio County

Indigenous Peoples and Activists Launching American Tour on Climate Change

Constitution Week Begins Today
West Virginia Supreme Court to sit at Marshall September 22; Charleston Mall’s Alleged Racial Profiling /Discrimination on Agenda

Boil Water Advisory Issued for Roland Park Area in Huntington

Herd Men's Soccer Falls to Elon 2-0
Marshall Leaves Greensboro with a loss and a tie

• 9/16/09

 
Marshall University Women’s Soccer Defeats Ohio University, 1-0

Koprcina and Lock Capture Doubles Championship
Marshall Tennis has a great showing at William and Mary

Marshall University Women’s Golf Finishes Second in the Lady Bison Fall Classic

WV COLD CASE FILES: Who Killed LaRoy Gorman?

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Not Too Old for Rock 'n' Roll

• 9/15/09

 
Police, Fire Guns and Hoses Benefit Thursday Night; Here’s Preview View Photos

HHS Awards $523,359 to West Virginia for Increasing Adoptions

New Circuit Judge to Take Oath in Morgantown

Rockefeller Announces Groundbreaking Alzheimer's Disease Partnership at BRNI
Outreach and Registry Program Will Help Combat and Treat Alzheimer's

BOOK NOTES: U.S. Schools to Receive Free Copy of Muslim Science Book

Constitution Week Begins Today
West Virginia Supreme Court to sit at Marshall September 22; Charleston Mall’s Alleged Racial Profiling /Discrimination on Agenda

Boil Water Advisory Issued for Roland Park Area in Huntington

Herd Men's Soccer Falls to Elon 2-0
Marshall Leaves Greensboro with a loss and a tie

Marshall University Women’s Soccer Defeats Ohio University, 1-0

Koprcina and Lock Capture Doubles Championship
Marshall Tennis has a great showing at William and Mary

Marshall University Women’s Golf Finishes Second in the Lady Bison Fall Classic

WV COLD CASE FILES: Who Killed LaRoy Gorman?

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Not Too Old for Rock 'n' Roll

• 9/14/09

 
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
September 14, 2009
7:30 p.m.

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: What Is Creativity?

MANN TALK: Progress: The What and How of It

Community Gardens Volunteers

No. 14 Virginia Tech Takes Down Herd Football, 52-10
Darius Marshall rushed for 109 yards in the loss

Marshall Volleyball Takes North Carolina in Three
Strong attack boosts Herd past Tar Heels in Chapel Hill

Herd Volleyball Falls in Three to Tennessee
Marshall goes 1-2 at Carolina Classic, Sullivan named to all-tournament team

RUTHERFORD AT THE MOVIES: 'Sorority Row': More Challenging Than Most College Co-Ed Slasher Flicks

BOOK REVIEW: 'Occult America' Shows What a Fertile Place This Nation Has Been for Homegrown Religious Movements

COMMENTARY: Cheney Is The Traitor to American Values

Zemeckis Dives Into Magical 3D Adaptation of the 1968 Classic Yellow Submarine

• 9/13/09

 
WORK SESSION: Some Stimulus Money Filtering Down

Marshall and UNC Greensboro Men's Soccer Teams Play to 1-1 Draw
Dickerson’s second goal of season preserves tie for MU

Herd Volleyball Suffers First Loss of Season
Marshall volleyball falls to Colorado State Friday afternoon

GOLF: Tom Foxworth Wins Low Round of Day at Lewisburg Elks

Secretary Sebelius Releases $33 Million in ARRA Funds to Train Health Professionals
Marshall University, WVU Receive Funds

September 11th Will Always Be Remembered

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Celebrate Our Constitution

BOOK REVIEW: 'The Library': Lavishly Illustrated, Very Accessible History of Books, Libraries Throughout the World

• 9/12/09

 
On NASCAR: The Story of the Year

CDC Media Briefing/Antiviral Guidance 9.8.09

IN MEMORIAM: The Place Where the Towers Were

Mayor Meets Fox News Icon, Legendary County Performer

Physically Challenged Woman Searching for Stolen Best Friend

'We Are Marshall' Scores as Second Best College Football Movie

Huntington Sanitary Meeting Changed to Sept. 30

CENSUS BUREAU: Income Falls, Poverty Up, Uninsured 15.4%

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Bandsaws, Hooded Sweatshirts, Masks and Pendants and Other Product Recalls

NYC Remembers September 11, 2001

• 9/11/09

 
REALTYTRAC: Foreclosure Activity Stays Near Record Level in August
Activity Up 18 Percent From August 2008 Despite Year-Over-Year Drop in REOs

BECK ON FILM: 'Gamer' Loud, Explosive, Incomprehensible at Times

BOOK REVIEW: Doctorow's 'Homer & Langley' Reinvents the Famous Collyer Brothers as Witnesses to, Participants in Major Happenings of 20th Century America

Alstom and Dow Dedicate New Pilot Plant to Capture CO2
Innovative Chemistry to Play Vital Role in Evolution of CO2 Capture Technology

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Writing Your Own Destiny: Obama’s Universal Message for Youth

DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Labor Day Labors for Meaning

COMMENTARY: The Island of Lost Books

DEVOTION: A Clear Picture

Dark Blue (WVU) Defeats Green (MU) for Color Choice of Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge in Charleston

UClimb Beginners Rock Climbing Clinic Provides Alternative Weekend Entertainment

Corps Begins Periodic Inspections of Levees

Pets and Things is First Winner of Marshall’s Green Fridays Business Contest

Marshall Volleyball Tops UNC Greensboro, 3-0
Herd Continues Strong Start, 9-0

H1N1 (Swine) Flu Continues Spreading to University Campuses, Including Some in Virginia

Report Predicts Sharp Increases in Poverty Due to Recession, Especially Among Children

Doug McKinney Responds to President Obama's Congressional Health Care Address

• 9/10/09

 
Spring Valley Wins Over Huntington High in Football View Photos

Wayne Wins Over Keyser 22-0 in Renovated Stadium View Photos

WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings

Rockefeller: Obama Outlines 'Clear Vision' for Health Reform

BECK AT THE MOVIES: 'The Hurt Locker' Explores Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit in Iraq

Fifth Avenue Reopens After Tuesday Morning Chemical Spill

Let’s Come on Out and Meet Chef Oliver Wednesday at 6:30 at City Hall

River Cities Alumni Election Nominations

EDITORIAL: 'He's as Healthy as You or Me'

Herd Tailgate Slated Prior to Bowling Green Contest on Sept. 19

Herd Volleyball Sweeps North Carolina A&T
Marshall Stays Undefeated at 8-0

Arch Coal Foundation Continues Support of Teacher Recognition Programs in 2009-2010 School Year

Doing Good Has Rewards at Elder-Beerman/Goodwill Sale Event Sept. 16-29

• 9/9/09

 
AAA FUEL GAUGE: More Than Two Cent Drop in WV Gasoline Prices

What Every Organization Needs to Know About H1N1 Flu

Girl Scout Preparedness Patch Announced

A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to a Romantic Comedy… Every Now and Then The Climax Isn’t a Predetermined 'Happily Ever After'

Government Corruption: Lawbreakers Aided by Federal Reserve Bank

DEVOTION: Positional Pain

Marshall Artists Series Tickets Go on Sale Tuesday

Wheeling’s Capitol Music Hall Reopening Sept 23, and Sept 25
Built, Opened Same Year as Keith Albee

Columbus Replica Ships on View in Huntington on Oct. 7

Getting College Students To Wash Hands, Halt Disease, Requires Giving Them Proper Tools and Spreading The Word In Ways That Get Attention, Say K-State Expert and Colleague

COMMENTARY: Nukes vs. Humanity

Devotion: Logical and believable...

No Changes Planned in H1N1 Flu Precautions
Flu Shot Clinic Friday

Downtown Disturbance Leads to Arrest of Teen

• 9/8/09

 
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Riding the Line in Arthurdale

COMMENTARY: Republicans Want Incremental Health Care Reform

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Best Friend or Best Parent?

MANN TALK: The Nature of Fundamentalism

COMMENTARY: Recovering to Death

GAME NOTES: Marshall vs. Southern Illinois

• 9/7/09

 
Marshall Volleyball Downs Davidson, 3-1
Head Coach Mitch Jacobs Earns 150th Victory at Marshall

September 2009 West Virginia Open for Business Report

COMMENTARY: Employer Based Health Insurance: Today's Version of the Company Store

On NASCAR: Bobby Labonte: A Class Act to Follow

St. Mary’s Health Care Worker Dies of Complications from H1N1 Flu
Victim a Gospel Harmony Boy; WVU Confirms Two Cases of Swine Flu

Public Meeting With Chef Oliver Wednesday Will Be Filmed
Wolfe Views Show As Positive National Level Showcase

Huntington Area Habitat for Humanity to Hold September Applicant Seminar

• 9/6/09

 
Marshall Marching Thunder Prepares for 2009 Season on New Practice Field View Photos

Twelve Marshall University Psychology Majors Spending a Year in Europe

Former Herd Pitcher Dan Straily Named Northwest League Pitcher of the Week
Straily Picks Up Two Victories for Vancouver Canadians

Dawes’ Second Half Hat Trick Leads the Herd to Victory Over Belmont
Marshall Men's Soccer Notches Its First Win of the Season

Marshall University Women’s Soccer Defeats Winthrop University, 1-0
The Thundering Herd ties its best start in school history

Point Pleasant Battle Monument 100th Anniversary Interpretive Walks

• 9/5/09

 
Recfest 09 Welcomes Back Marshall Students View Photos

America's Registered Nurses Applaud New Institute of Medicine H1N1/Swine Flu Safety Recommendations -- and Call on CDC to Maintain Stringent Safety Guidelines

STUDY: Yoga Benefits Back-Pain Patients

DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: If Unhealthy Food Is Bad for Us, Why Do We Eat It?

COMMENTARY: Japan's Election and Anti-Nuclear Momentum

DEVOTION: Searching...

Nashville’s Rick Huckaby Coming Back for Pre-Chilifest Benefit for His Dad's Fund

Ready, Set, Eat Healthily … Chef Jamie Oliver Coming Sept. 9 for Town Meeting

Goodwill Offers Microsoft Excel Classes

Marshall Research Community to Benefit From $2.6 Million Federal Stimulus Award to West Virginia

HHS Awards $70.9 Million to States to Expand Health Insurance Coverage
WV Receives Over $6 Million

Nicholas County Sheriff's Deputy D. Wayne Plummer Named Magistrate

Grandparents’ Rights Workshop in Charleston

RECALLS THIS WEEK: DVD Players at Wal-Mart, Office Chairs

• 9/4/09

 
MOTORCYCLE MOVIES: Last Weekend of Summer Remembered by These Open Rowdy, Open Road Flicks

REPORT: FHA Likely To Be The Next Shoe To Drop in Ongoing Real Estate Crisis

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: My Friend Ted

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Guyana: Economic Prospects and Political Uncertainties

COMMENTARY: When Butterball Turkeys Collide

Panther Band of Pride Partners with Soles4Souls

CLARIFICATION: Personnel Committee Forgoes Interviews
Thacker, Houck Recommended; Thacker Promised Seat in January at Conclusion of Neely’s Term

H1N1 Flu Emerges on U.S. Campuses
CDC Joins British in Issuing Precautionary Statements About Vaccine

Marshall University Creates Sustainability Department
Margie J. Phillips to Lead Environmental Efforts

WSAZ Broadcasts of Marshall Football Games to be Made Available via Satellite
Satellite Coordinates Will Be Made Available to Big Green and Alumni Clubs

GOLF: Huntington's Pat Carter Qualifies for US Mid-Amateur at Sleepy Hollow C.C.

Marshall Volleyball Sweeps Charleston in Home-Opener
Herd Continues Streak, 4-0 on the Season

Criminal Alien Removal from US Communities Modernized, Say Feds

BECK AT THE MOVIES: Halloween II (2009): Zombie Doesn't Give Suspense a Chance

• 9/3/09

 
NIAID Funds Clinical Trials That Address the Problem of Antimicrobial Resistance

Finance Committee Favorable with Progress on Sanitary Board Bonds
Votes to Grant Money for Handicap Accessible Rest Room at Keith Albee

Council Recommends Houck, Thacker to TTA Board

Where Is This County Headed? GOP Chair Asks

Public Works Director Leaving; Deputy Mayor Post Dissolved

NEWS ANALYSIS: Residency Requirement, Personal Matters Leaves City Again Without Public Works Director
Williams Praises Tom Bell as Complementing Mayor Wolfe

Shareholders Vote to Authorize Premier Financial - Abigail Adams Merger

Goodwill's Online Store Celebrates 10th Birthday

Mac-Reedo's Offers Free Shuttle to Herd Home Games

• 9/2/09

 
Marshall Men’s Soccer Drops 2009 Opener
Bowling Green Downs Marshall 2-0

GOLF: Harold Payne Wins Another WV Senior Series

AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Unchanged as Labor Day Holiday Nears

Rahall Issues Reminder for Town Hall Meeting Series
Meetings set for Wednesday in Lewisburg, Thursday in Mullens

Former Bank Executive, Counsel Arrested, Jailed on Drug Charges

REALTORS: Affordable Prices Put Pending Home Sales on a Record Roll

Studies in Animals Suggest 2009 H1N1 Virus May Have Biological Advantage Over Seasonal Influenza Viruses

Public Works Director Leaving; Deputy Mayor Abolished

Spirited Health Care Forum Attracts About 200 at Marshall
Rahall sees 'Middle Ground' Emerging from WV Discussions

Rahall Expresses Support for HR 1207
“I’m not for Granting the Federal Reserve Additional or Hidden Powers…”

Rockefeller’s Office Responds to Cyber Terrorism Bill
Legislation Does NOT Empower Governmental Takeover, Shut Down of Internet; Statement is False

White House Press Secretary Questioned that President Not Doing Enough to Support Health Care Reform

Dillon Hashman Named to RCBI Bridgeport Position

Free Madonna Download Tues and Wed

Presidential Advisory Group Forecasts Possible 'Serious Health Threat to Nation' this Fall with Hospitals Filled to Capacity

• 9/1/09

 
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Death of Conservatism' Isn't As Good an Idea As It Might Appear to Liberals, Says Sam Tanenhaus

On NASCAR: All Grown Up With Someplace To Go

COMMENTARY: When 'Public Options' Serve the Public — and When They Don't

Rahall Health Forum Monday at Marshall; Pick Up Tickets Beginning at Nine A.M.

Marshall University Women’s Soccer Defeats Manhattan College, 2-0
The Thundering Herd wins the Duquesne University Tournament

Marshall University Women’s Golf Finishes Second in Morehead State Tri-Match

Autobiography Details How Gambling Wrecked Family, Promising OSU Pro-Football Career

Nationally Known Authors Converge on Barboursville Borders Saturday
Braunbeck, Massie, Snyder, Waggoner, Sizemore and others to attend release of Writers Workshop of Horror

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Zenko's Off Base in Israel 'Unilateralism' Commentary

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Becky Thacker: 'We'll Do It Together'

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Persistence -- The Only Thing That Works

• 8/31/09

 
Georgia Defeats Virginia 6-3 in Little League Baseball Southeastern Regional View Photos

COMMENTARY: Putting the Lie to the Scare Propaganda

MANN TALK: Jeremiah Might Have Been Mistaken

COMMENTARY: State Political Leaders Must Support Coal

Viacom To Host Get Schooled Conference and Documentary Premiere at Paramount Pictures Lot
President Obama Appears on September 8 Broadcast

Catholic Health Association Reaffirms Long-Standing Commitment to Reform Health Care But Waits to Endorse Any Specific Bill

NEWS ANALYSIS: Senator Rockefeller’s Co-Sponsored Internet Bill Unleashing Cries from Big Brother to Biblical Last Days Prophesies

Herd Volleyball Defeats Rhode Island, 3-1
Marcum and Fleming Sport Double-Doubles Against the Rams

Rockefeller Was Instrumental in Securing FAA Funds to Make New Airport in Varney Possible

West Virginia’s Second Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday Scheduled for Sept. 1 Through Nov. 30

RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Final Destination' Grabs 3D for Intricate, Disaster Genre Flavored Action and Formula Flying Bits of Bodies

BOOK REVIEW: Real Estate Expert Robert Irwin Details Procedures for Short Sales, Other Means of Avoiding Credit-Rating-Killing Foreclosures in Easy-to-Read Book 'How to Use a Short Sale'

Rockefeller, Aides Draft Bill Allowing Emergency Presidential Powers to Disconnect Computers From Internet

Ex-Cheerleader Awarded $25,000 from MU Board of Governors for Emotional Distress
Determines MU Did Not Encourage Sexual Harassment

• 8/30/09

 
Local Bellacinos Rank Among Sales Leaders in Nationwide Chain

Premier Financial Bancorp Inc. Announces $0.11 Third Quarter Dividend

Huntington, Ebenezer Partnering to Bring 'Dancing' to Tri-State

Two Faculty Liaisons Appointed for MUOnLine Program by the Provost

MU Volleyball Sweeps Binghamton in Season Opener
Schad and Herman’s Double-Digit Kills Leads Herd to Victory

Marshall University Women’s Soccer Defeats Duquesne, 1-0
The Herd earns an overtime victory in the first game of the Duquesne Tournament

• 8/29/09

 
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Maytag Refrigerators, Pella Casement Windows, Entertainment Stands and Other Product Recalls

Festival of the Rivers 2009

COMMENTARY: Sitting Down With Our Enemies (Yes, Even al-Qaeda)

BOOK REVIEW: 'Complete Idiot's Guide to Greening Your Business' Is Smart Business Person's Green Owner's Manual

Life Expectancy at All Time High; Death Rates Reach New Low, New Report Shows

COMMENTARY: A Heroine for Our Times

DEVOTION: Labor

BNY Mellon Corporate Trust Appointed Trustee and Paying Agent for the West Virginia School Building Authority's $30 million Qualified School Construction Bond Issue
First QSCB issuance by a state authority

PART TWO: City of Huntington Audit Shows Extensive Long Term Indebtedness
Williams Believes Steps Made in Right Direction 'But We Aren’t Done Yet'

Luring the Community and Technical College Downtown
Resolution Passes Unanimously

Crowd Pleaser R&B Band City Heat to Play at Red Cross Benefit Saturday

Health, Fun Community Event Planned in November

Secretary Sebelius Releases New Report: America’s Seniors and Health Insurance Reform: Protecting Coverage and Strengthening Medicare

Herd Volleyball Opens Season at Hofstra/Asics Invitational
Marshall Plays Binghamton, Rhode Island and Hofstra in Weekend Tournament

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Freedom of Speech Requires Tolerance of the Views of Others

Despite H1N1 Flu Threat, Most Americans Haven't Increased Hand Washing

• 8/28/09

 
BOOK REVIEW: 'Fixing My Gaze': There's More to Vision Than the Snellen Eye Chart
'Stereo Sue' Barry Needed Specialist Optometrist for Her to Achieve Three-Dimensional Vision

CARIBBEAN VIEW: The UN: Small States Interests and Support for Finland

DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Rural America: Not Healthy, Wealthy or Wise

Fire Crews Have Busy Wednesday Night/ Thursday Morning
ACF Power Plant Burns; Jackson Avenue Residence Gutted

Cap and Trade Not Beneficial to Nation; Coal Should Offset Foreign Oil Imbalance
Electricity Blackouts Possible in US, Along with Higher Energy Costs, not Shared by China, Other Trading Partners

Tree Sit Deters Blasting, Enters 2nd Day at Massey Edwight Mine

Fire Hero Stabbed, Killed at Washington Arms Yields Murder Charge

Rahall Schedules Town Hall Monday in Huntington on Health Care
Other meetings slated in Glen Jean, Lewisburg and Mullens

Goodwill Receives Two Rehabilitation Grants

Wallace Circle Yard Sale Slated for Saturday

Reality Host, Producer Coming Soon to Huntington?

• 8/27/09

 
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WVU’s Nuclear Medicine Research Wins $2 Million Grant
PEM/PET System Offers 3D Look at breast Tumors

Rockefeller Praises Bayer's Reduction of MIC Inventory at CropScience in Institute

COMMERCE DEPT.: New Single-family Home Sales Jump Almost 10% in July

COMMENTARY: Farewell to Ted Kennedy (1932-2009) The 'Lion of the Senate'

MOVIE REVIEW: 'Inglourious Basterds' : World War II War Epic by Tarantino 'Masterpiece'

Ted Kennedy, the Final Three from Camelot, Dead

Experts Predict Cap and Trade Would Devastate West Virginia

Renowned Economist Speaking in Huntington Predicts Recession Not Yet Complete
Stimulus at least Partially Wrongly Handled

Ex-Cheerleader’s Sexual Harassment Case Goes to Trial
Alleges Inappropriate Actions by Male Cheerleaders, Female Coach

Our Friends & Neighbors: Shawn Stevens Extends Big 'Thank You' to Unsung Heroes in Law Enforcement, Emergency Services

Marshall Defeats IUPUI 3-1 in Final Exhibition Match
A pair of second half goals lifts the Herd to victory

S&P CASE-SHILLER: Home Prices Improve in the Second Quarter of 2009
Still Down 14.9% Over Q2 2008 and Are At Similar Levels to Early 2003

On NASCAR: Hail to the Chief Sport

• 8/26/09

 
Huntington Adult Soccer Team Places 2nd in Put-In-Bay (OH) Tournament View Photos

Fee Liens, Land Bank Pass Council Unanimously; TTA Appointments Referred to Personnel

PART ONE: Sullivan/Webb Audit Report for June 30, 2008 Puts Numbers on Paper
Voters Fired the CEO, Directors in 2008 Elections

Entries Open for October Downtown 'Light' Exhibition

'Herdfest' to Kick Off 2009 Season of Thundering Herd Football on Sept. 3

OP-ED: Ninety Seven Million Reasons Why Greyhound Racing In WV Will Continue

BOOK REVIEW: Barbara Hambly's 'Homeland' Explores Toll of Conflict on Civilians, Soldiers During Civil War Through Letters of Two Women

DEVOTION: Wistful Sounds...

Transparent Year End City of Huntington Financial Data (portions) Available at HNN

• 8/25/09

 
HERD MEDIA DAY: Snyder: Joan C. Edwards Stadium No. 1 in Home Field Advantage View Photos

Attorney General McGraw Sues Comcast Cable Over Premium Channel Box Rentals
Home Court Advantage Maneuvers Begin

Marshall University Women’s Soccer Defeats Cleveland State University 2-0

GOLF: Tony Sawczyszyn and Wife Nicolle Flood-Sawczyszyn Win Scratch Division of WV Mixed Championship at Canaan Valley Resort

COMMENTARY: Armey's Army of Liars and Phonies

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Back to School

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Diversity, Despair, Perseverance Revealed in WV Road Trip

MANN TALK: Is Gender Shaped by Nature or Nurture?

• 8/24/09

 
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
August 24, 2009
7:30 p.m.

A Case for Written Committee Procedures Goes Public
Transit Authority Appointees Lead to Competition, Consternation at Work Session

2009 WV 5K Championship Run/Walk Presents United Way with Check for $4,000

GOLF: Canaan Valley Day One WV Mixed Championship Results

COLLEGE FLICKS: Primer for University Students of Cinematic Depictions of Learning Environment From Beer and Blondes to Chasing Paper

RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Post Grad' Alumni Worry More than Laugh

BOOK REVIEW: Linwood Barclay's 'Fear the Worst' Delivers the Goods In a Thriller Mining a Parent's Worst Fears

DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Dearly Beloved: Have I got a deal for you!!!

WORK SESSION: Lengthy Agenda Facing City Council for Monday

• 8/23/09

 
Tri-State Airport Reports Another Banner Month for Boardings

Upward Flag Football League with Boys, Girls Cheerleading

Cabell School Board Meeting Set for Tuesday

Herd Volleyball Names New Assistant Coach
Texan Kimberly Martinez Named Top Assistant for Volleyball

Rockefeller Presses Health Insurance Industry for Answers

NAHB: Boomer Buyers Cautious About Returning to Housing Market
Single-Family Sales See Small Uptick; Future Expectations Stall

REALTORS: Existing Home Sales Increase for 4th Straight Month: First Time This Has Happened Since Mid-2004

• 8/22/09

 
CARIBBEAN VIEW: New Mega Cruise Ships Pose Challenges for the Caribbean

COMMENTARY: Nine Planets....Always Have Been, Always Will Be

DEVOTION: Mr. Mop

Addition of Multipurpose Field, Alumni Center/Foundation Hall Gives Different Look to Marshall University’s Huntington Campus

Paving Projects Begin Following Sixth Avenue Ceremony
Three New Police Hires Prepare for Academy

United Way Slates Application Training Workshop on Friday

Sheetz, Inc. Continues West Virginia Blitz, Opening Third Store in Three Months
Huntington, WV Welcomes New Convenience Location

Addition of Multipurpose Field, Alumni Center/Foundation Hall Gives Different Look to Marshall University’s Huntington Campus

Thundering Herd/ISP Sports Network Announces Partnership With WSAZ-TV
WSAZ to Broadcast Two Marshall Football Games This Season

Upgrades to Cam Henderson Center Include New Center Court Sanding, Refinishing

Northern Kentucky Blanks the Herd 3-0
Final Exhibition Men's Soccer Game on Tuesday in Cincinnati

Health Care Advocates to Rally Throughout WV on Saturday

• 8/21/09

 
MORTGAGE BANKERS: Q2 2009 Residential Loan Delinquency Rate Sets Record

Housing Affordability Continues to Hover Near Highest Level in 18 Years

RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'District 9'
Aliens and Humans Living Together Punctuates Racist, Discriminatory Repeated History

Duncan, Sebelius unveil new CDC H1N1 Guidance for Colleges, Universities, and Institutions of Higher Education

User Fee At Work Paving Begins Thursday on Sixth Avenue

HUNTINGTON ARTS BRIEFS: Pops Picnic, Uptown Big Band, McVey’s Broadway Dot Late August Cultural Calendar

Red Cross Fundraiser 'Thunder on the River' Set for Aug. 29

Cross Lanes Motel 6 May Be Contaminated with Meth; Dunbar Lab Raided

AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gas Prices Drop 2.3 Cents, After 3 Weeks of Hikes

REALTORS: Decline in Commercial Real Estate Sectors Appears to be Slowing
Commercial real estate, at lowest level since 1994, will remain weak well into mid-2010

Afghanistan Elections to Move Forward In Spite of Terror Threats

NAHB: Apartment Market Stalls, While Condos Show Movement
'Shadow market' of foreclosed homes, condos depresses rental market

• 8/20/09

 
BOOK REVIEW: 'Godfather of Night': Greek Gangsters, Jehovah's Witnesses, Drug Runners...and Redemption

Federal Guidelines Encourage Employers to Plan Now for Upcoming Influenza Season
Recommendations Range from Encouraging Hand Washing to Allowing Some Employees to Stay Home

COMMENTARY: Citizen Stimulus

Girl Scouts is a Good Deal: World’s Best Leadership Development Program Offers Recession Proof Fun

DEVOTION: Cracked

Jessica Lynch Coming Aug 20 to Pullman

One Jackson Avenue Burglary Suspect Caught on Tape Turns Himself In to Huntington Police

Racetrack Wins Smoking Exemption from Nitro
But, It’s Likely Headed into LItigation

PICNIC WITH THE POPS: Rockin’ Down the Highway; NASCAR at the Finish Line

FOR THE RECORD: Marshall Green/White Volleyball Game Saturday, Aug. 22, Not Wed. Aug. 19

'Godspell' Auditions Slated Aug. 30-31 in Parkersburg

Rotary Lombardi Award Announces Watch List
Marshall's Albert McClellan and Mario Harvey Listed Among the Nation's Best

WV Division of Highways to Build 1.7 Miles of Coalfields Expressway

• 8/19/09

 
COMMERCE DEPT.: July Building Permits, Housing Starts Below June Mark
More Than 30% Below July 2008 Pace

BOOK REVIEW: 'Why Is My Mother Getting a Tattoo?': Hilarious Look at Grown Children, Quirky Parents, Family Decisions and Staying a Teen Forever

U.S., West Virginia Sue Town of Fort Gay for Violations of Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Acts

AUDIT RESPONSE: Council Finance Chair Says All Departments, Services Must Be Examined
Could Huntington Go Into Receivership or Contract Mass Privatizations with only Police and Fire Services Available?

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Motorist Thanked for 'Getting Involved' in Drunk Driver Arrest

Marshall Volleyball Announces Dates for Green/White Games
First Green/White Game Slated for Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.

Computer Basics Class Slated to Begin Aug. 31 at Goodwill

Marshall University Announces New Class of Erma Byrd Scholars

Marshall Announces 2009-2010 Men’s Basketball Tickets To Be Put On-Sale
Defending C-USA Champion Memphis Heading To Henderson Center

G.I. Jobs Recognizes Mountain State University as Military Friendly School for 2010

NAHB: Builder Confidence Edges Upward In August

• 8/18/09

 
Georgia Edges Florida 9-8 to Win Little League Softball Tournament View Photos

WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings

MOVIE REVIEW: 'G. I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra': More Coherent Than Other Summer Action Blockbusters, But....

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Don't Wimp Out, President Obama! We Need a 'Public Option' in Health Care Reform

On NASCAR: Racing’s Strong Backbone

Audit Reveals Bleak City Financial Outlook; Analysis Reveals Apparently Unexpected Losses by Huntington Sanitary Board, General Fund Carryovers… and the Pension Gorilla

West Virginia Republican Party Chairman McKinney Names Troy Berman Executive Director
Berman Brings Wealth of Republican Party Knowledge and Experience to WV GOP

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: One Week Before the Students Return to Marshall

MANN TALK: 'Hardwired to Connect'

First West Virginia Bancorp Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2009 Earnings

Audit, Fiscal 2008-2009 Closure, TTA Appointments Likely Items Coming to Next Council Agenda

Meet and Greet Reality Food Show Casting Sunday, Monday

Garden Volunteers Sought for Sunday Perennials Project

• 8/17/09

 
Kopp Unveils Conceptual Drawings of Proposed Applied Engineering Complex

Governor Manchin Announces Nearly $6 Million in Transportation Enhancement Grants
Huntington/Cabell County Receives $250,000 for Fourth Avenue Streetscape Project

GOLF: Jim Carpenter Wins Little General Low Round of Day at Greenhills C.C.

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Wii Recharge Stations, Generators, Exercise Units, Little Tikes Toys

BOOK REVIEW: 'Family of Secrets': Everything You Thought You Knew About the Bush Dynasty Is Wrong

• 8/16/09

 
COMMENTARY: Shave and a Haircut

DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Will Economic Weeds Produce the Wave of the Future?

Bishop T.D. Jakes Inspires Audience in West Virginia Hometown
Internationally-Known Pastor Leaves Thousands Encouraged to Pursue Their Dreams

'We Are Marshall' Debuts on Basic Cable
Frederick Scene Left Out

Visiting Composer to Present New Works at Marshall Aug. 31

Tabler’s Overtime Goal Lifts Marshall Past Morehead State
The Herd Triumphant in Their Exhibition Game

Workshop to Educate Baby Boomers on Social Security
A New Generation of Retirees Prepares to Collect Benefits

COMMENTARY: Union Intimidates House of Worship

Father Emmeran Bliemel--Honoring a True American Hero
A German-American who saw to the spiritual needs of his fellow soldiers

Enjoy the Outdoors With a Long Drive Before Summer Ends

Byrd’s-Eye View: A Supreme Choice

• 8/15/09

 
'We Are Marshall' Debuts on Basic Cable
Frederick Scene Left Out

Garden Volunteers Sought for Sunday Perennials Project

Visiting Composer to Present New Works at Marshall Aug. 31

Tabler’s Overtime Goal Lifts Marshall Past Morehead State
The Herd Triumphant in Their Exhibition Game

Workshop to Educate Baby Boomers on Social Security
A New Generation of Retirees Prepares to Collect Benefits

COMMENTARY: Union Intimidates House of Worship

Father Emmeran Bliemel--Honoring a True American Hero
A German-American who saw to the spiritual needs of his fellow soldiers

Enjoy the Outdoors With a Long Drive Before Summer Ends

Byrd’s-Eye View: A Supreme Choice

• 8/14/09

 
COMMENTARY: Hot Muggy Afternoon Suddenly Turns Invasive
Heroes Active in the Alleys and Streets of the City

Potential Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Concern at Piedmont Lake in Ohio

Auditions This Weekend for Musical Production of 'Into the Woods'

MU Announces 2009-10 Men’s Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
Herd To Play 9 Non-Conference Games At Home; MU Heads To UNC Dec. 22

EDITORIAL: West Virginia Young Republicans Miss Chance to Grow

Rahall Announces $1.5 Million from U.S. DOT to Tri-State Transit Authority

West Virginian Elected Executive Vice President of the Young Democrats of America

Long Island Horror: Sex Traffickers Enslave Teen-Age Women

REALTYTRAC: Home Foreclosure Activity Jumps Nearly 7% in July, 32% Over July 2008
More Than 360,000 Households Receive Foreclosure Filings, Setting New Record

CARIBBEAN VIEW: No Fiji in Trinidad for Commonwealth Conference

COMMENTARY: A View of the Economy from the Interstate Rest Areas

BOOK REVIEW: Genre-Bending Debut Novel 'Of Bees and Mist' Creates a World of Wonder, Evil, Love

Last Film Footage of Stan Laurel Discovered
Rare Home Movie Holds Final Images of Laurel & Hardy Comic

Members of Over 71 Million U.S. Households Ignored by Universal Health Care
Vet Treatment Costs $12.2 Billion Annually; Free Pet Meds Discount Card Comes with No Pre-Existing Exclusions or Deductibles

ANALYSIS: Building Falling Down Example of Debris Removal Ordinance Usefulness, but Enforcement Blocked by Injunction

Readers’ Choice 2009 Best City Voting Continues; Huntington Third

EDITORIAL: Brain Dead On Arrival: Dems' Health Care Plan

RecFest ’09, ‘Late Night at the Rec,’ New Features of Welcome Weekend

Honor Flight Network Seeks Volunteers to Assist WWII Vets on Trip to DC Memorials Aug. 19

Celiac Awareness Walk August 30 at Ritter Park

United Way Application Training Workshop Set for Aug. 31

Marshall Women’s Soccer 2009 Outlook
Thundering Herd Welcome Back 13 Letterwinners

• 8/13/09

 
GOLF: Harold Payne Posts Low Round of Day at WV Senior Series

Rahall Schedules Health Care Town Hall Meetings

Supreme Court Receives $30,000 for Juvenile Justice Database

Park Place Screens Free Holocaust Survivor Film Thursday Night

REALTORS: 2nd Quarter Existing-Home Sales Rise in Most States, Helped by Affordable Metro Prices, U.S. Tax Credit

Florida Bank Taken over by FDIC Had West Virginians on Board of Directors

DEVOTION: Never Before...

Poll Indicates Twin Towers Belong in America's Skyline; Kitchen Table Summit Planned

Survey Links Crime and Bars Geographically
Two Clusters of Huntington Violent Crime Intersect High Bar Concentrations

Cabell Huntington Hospital Welcomes Tina Goss, RN, BSN, MS, as Director of Clinical Resource Management

Summer Bar Olympics Slated at Mac-Reedo's Aug. 18-26

Put Some Pep in Your Step in September! – 5-Mile Charity Benefit Run/Walk

Marshall University Announces Healthy Lifestyles Camp for Children

Shanghai Teachers Learn About American Education at Marshall

First West Virginia Bancorp Inc. Announces Cash Dividend

State Film Office Heads to Morgantown and Fairmont with Community-Oriented Workshops

• 8/12/09

 
AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Soar More than a Dime Per Gallon

FESTIVAL OF THE RIVERS: Taylor Made to Perform in Hinton

Builders Call On Congress To Extend And Enhance Home Buyer Tax Credit

BOOK REVIEW: Abysmal Level of Economics Education Is One of the Biggest Causes of Economic Meltdown, Allen W. Smith Asserts in 'The Big Lie'

BOOK REVIEW: 'Writers Workshop of Horror': A Must-Have Handbook for Horror Writers of All Skill Levels

Council Honors Mack and Dave, Firefighters for Helping in MDA Drive
Approves $800,000 for Street Resurfacing; Hears Readings of Proposed Home Rule Ordinances

Proposed Settlement Rejected by Council
Upholding City Charter Strictly Tipped Decision; Two Thirds of City Employees Live Outside City

Deluge Monday Night Causes Traffic Issues
Hal Greer Blvd Closed Tuesday Between 7th and 8th Avenues

SWINE FEST 2009: Confederate Railroad in Concert Thursday, Sept. 10

Goodwill Offers New Medical Office Training Classes

President Stephen J. Kopp’s statement regarding the announcement of $25 million for an Applied Engineering Complex at Marshall University’s Huntington Campus

OP-ED: Rahall Holds Town Hall Meeting on Saipan
West Virginians Do Without; Rahall Gets About As Far Away from WV As He Can

DEVOTION: Batty Bird

• 8/11/09

 
Manchin Encourages Parties in Home Rule Suit to Work it Out
Insurance Commissioner Brings Alternative to Meeting

Season Ticket Marshall Artists Series Renewal Start
Two Payment Option Now Available; 2009-2010 Has Only One Belanger Show

Artist Series Film Festivals Shortened Due to Economics

MU Volleyball Set to Start Preseason Practices
Team Opens Practice on Monday, Aug. 10

Herd Volleyball Hires New Assistant Coach
Kariny Ritter joins the Marshall staff

Mike Howerton Re-Elected WV YR Chair

Homeland Security: Bio-Surveillance Strategy Report Released

NEWS ANALYSIS: Rand Paul, Son of Texas Congressman, Former Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Officially Enters Kentucky Senate Race

• 8/10/09

 
Virginia Comes from Behind to Defeat WV 2-1 in Regional Softball Tournament View Photos

A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
August 10, 2009
7:30 p.m.

Season Ticket Marshall Artists Series Renewal Start
Two Payment Option Now Available; 2009-2010 Has Only One Belanger Show

Artist Series Film Festivals Shortened Due to Economics

MU Volleyball Set to Start Preseason Practices
Team Opens Practice on Monday, Aug. 10

Herd Volleyball Hires New Assistant Coach
Kariny Ritter joins the Marshall staff

Mike Howerton Re-Elected WV YR Chair

Homeland Security: Bio-Surveillance Strategy Report Released

NEWS ANALYSIS: Rand Paul, Son of Texas Congressman, Former Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Officially Enters Kentucky Senate Race

• 8/9/09

 
Proposed Residency Settlement Added to Monday Night’s Council Agenda
Agreement Would Grandfather all Current Employees

Marshall Football Opens Two Practices to the Public
Fans Can Attend Open Practices on Sunday and Tuesday

Updated Federal Guidelines for 2009 H1N1 Influenza in Schools Offer Many Options
Guidance Says Officials Should Consider Local Needs in Making Decisions

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: You Don't Have Health Insurance; You Just Think You Do

August is 'Girls' Night Out' Month

BOOK REVIEW: 'Breadline USA' Explores the 'Hidden Scandal' of Hunger in a Nation of Plenty

COMMENTARY: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembered... and a Prescription for Peace

U.S. Census Housing Estimates Predict Housing Growth for Cabell, Wayne Counties

• 8/8/09

 
West Virginia Tops South Carolina 7-6 in Tournament of Champions View Photos

Webcast on Swine Flu Vaccination, School Guidance

Both of West Virginia's Senators Vote to Confirm Sonia Sotomayor as 111th Supreme Court Justice

BOOK REVIEW: 'A Safe Haven' Explores the Complex Negotiations That Led to President Harry Truman's Recognition of the Fledgling State of Israel in 1948

COMMENTARY: Character Sketches

Wheeling Jesuit University Fires President Fr. Julio Giulietti

Market Street Bridge to Close for Repairs

WVU Researchers Produce First Study of Homeless Patients in Hospital Emergency Rooms Nationwide

• 8/7/09

 
GOLF: Tim Fisher Wins 2009 WV State Amateur Tournament at The Greenbrier

Rush the Bill, Wait for Treatment
Rockefeller doesn't want to listen to the people

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Baby Hammocks, Plant Stands, Edge Trimmers and Other Product Recalls

Sex Crime: Man Nabbed for Engaging in Sexually Explicit Conduct with 5-year-old for Porn Film

CARIBBEAN VIEW: New Book Validates Cricket's Role in West Indian Identity

DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: What’s the Difference Between Speculating and Investing?

COMMENTARY: A Little Rebellion Now and Then Is a Good Thing

Drinko Library Preparing for Fall Semester
First Floor Adds Comfortable Furniture, Chairs for Discovery Center

Christian/ Country Music Artist Kellye Cash Performing with Huntington Symphony Orchestra

WHITE COAT CEREMONY: A Rite of Passage for Diverse Class of Entering MU Medical Students

EDITORIAL: Persuasion is the Core of Politics

Cabell Huntington Hospital Foundation Welcomes Terresa Pratt as Senior Development Officer to Assist with Fund Raising for Children's Hospital

GOLF: Pat Carter Tops Leaderboard in 3rd Round of WV Amateur

West Virginia Federal Prison Once Housed Two Would Be Presidential Assassins
Both Escaped; Both Now Paroled

Health Care Reform: The People Need to be Heard

• 8/6/09

 
Wayne County Fair Concludes with Car Show, Entertainment View Photos

MORTGAGE BANKERS: Loan Applications Up 4.4% Over Last Week; Up 18% Year on Year
Fixed-rate interest rates continue to decrease

BOOK REVIEW: 'Tattoo Machine': Everything You've Wanted to Know About Tattooing -- and Some Things You Don't

Former Vice President Al Gore, Speaker Nancy Pelosi Comment on Release of Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee

Cabell County Board of Education Allocates Nearly $7 Million in Stimulus Funds
How Much Funding Does County Receive from State Lottery to be Researched

CLARIFICATION: $39.5 Million in HUD Funding, Not From the Stimulus

Bobby Vee & Friends Adds Fabian to Ashland Show<

AZZ incorporated Acquires West Virginia, Virginia Galvanizing Facilities
Acquisition will facilitate growth of AZZ strategic geographic area, increases network to 22 facilities in 13 states

AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Up More Than A Penny Per Gallon

GOLF: Pat Carter, Michael Veres Share Leaderboard in 2nd Round of WV Amateur

Rahall Urges Post 9/11 Veterans to Seek New Benefits

NAR: Pending Home Sales Up for 5th Consecutive Month
Economist Yun: 'Activity has been consistently much stronger for lower priced homes'

• 8/5/09

 
BOOK REVIEW: 'War on the Run': Robert Rogers, Godfather of Rangers, Special Forces Military Units, Finally Gets a Good Biography

DEVOTION: Adventure

Cabell County Has More Than 13,000 Without Health Insurance
Kanawha, Monongalia Lead State in Numbers, but not Percentages; Texas Leads Nation in Percentage of Uninsured

Census Bureau Releases Comprehensive Health Insurance Coverage Estimates by County

Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Good News Mountaineer Garage Provides Vehicles for Families Needing Transport to Work

Eight Swine Flu Cases Confirmed in Kentucky Prison
Inmates Recovered; Visitation Halted

2008 Sinkhole Injured Two Women; Suit Filed

ARTS Organization Collecting, Holding Rummage Sale

Beginning Ballroom Dance Classes Underway

Workshop to Educate Baby Boomers on Social Security
A New Generation of Retirees Prepares to Collect Benefits

• 8/4/09

 
Mountaineer Gas Petitions PSC to Lower Bills; Average Bill Would Drop 25%

Obama Stimulus Not Working
"Unsafe Bridges Not Being Replaced"

U.S. Troops Fight for Country and Invest in Feature Film While Still in Baghdad

COMMENTARY: The Ongoing Danger of Nuclear War

Patriot Coal Announces Closing of Southern WV Surface Mine

On NASCAR: Closing In

DEVOTION: Maternal Instinct

Majority of Congress Have Co-Sponsored Bill to Audit Federal Reserve
Neither Rahall or Mollohan Yet on Board

Finance Committee Awaits Final Fiscal 08-09 Numbers
Tweaks Municipal Fee Referral from Council

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Envisioning Huntington's Future

High School Exchange Student Program Brings Cultural Diversity, Understanding

COMMENTARY: The Disloyal Opposition

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Summer Vacations Are for Parents, Too

Finance Committee Unanimously Recommends Land Bank Home Rule Ordinance to Full City Council

Exploratory Multiple Jurisdictional Committee Meets, Plans to Gather Data on Governmental Resource Pooling

• 8/3/09

 
Dr. Jason S. Reaves Joins Holzer Clinic Staff

SADDLE UP: A Weekend of Rides, Music, Food and Beverage at Timberline

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: AMOVE@-ING To Increase Voter Participation for Members of Armed Services

Jessica Byington, Miss Ohio Teen International, Crowned Miss Teen International 2009 in Chicago

Premium Parking Spaces Available for Marshall Football Home Games
Limited Number of Parking Spots Available in Prime Lots

Herd Fans Can Meet New Athletic Director During Paint the Capital City Green Event

Snead and Campbell First Inductees for WV Golf Foundation’s West Virginia Golf Hall of Fame

BOOK REVIEW: 'Transforming Body, Mind & Spirit': A Compact, No-Frills Lifestyle User Manual

Marshall Men’s Soccer Makes Schedule Additions
Oct. 18 game at UCF to be televised on CBS College Sports

GOLF: WV Amateur Groupings Announced

GOLF: Nicolle Flood-Sawczynszyn Wins 2009 WV Women's Amateur

• 8/1/09

 
NEWS ANALYSIS: Terrorism: A Kinder, Gentler Taliban?

DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Classifieds Raise Questions, Issues and Eyebrows

DEVOTION: Gentle

Preliminary Injunction Delays Threat to State’s Pilot Home Rule Program
But the Bulldozers at Burned Out Houses Will Halt

Mayor Wolfe’s Open House Schedule

Painter Named Director of Communications for MU Research Corporation

Rahall Secures Department of Defense Appropriations Funds for Huntington Firm

Auditions Scheduled for 'Man of La Mancha'

Cabell School Board Meeting Tuesday

MU Volleyball’s Patrick Nicholas Named Head Coach at UNC Greensboro
Marshall and UNC Greensboro square off on Sept. 9

Warren 'Ed' Goodson Named 2009 WV Conservation Officer of the Year

• 7/31/09

 
U.S. Business Employers Add 100,000 Establishments in 2007

Federal Air Marshal Service: Study conducted to monitor effectiveness

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Bouncer Chairs, Fuel Containers, Clothes Washers and Other Product Recalls

COMMENTARY: Socialism in America

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Handling of Honduras Crisis Flawed from the Start

COMMENTARY: Not Exactly Lassie

NEWS ANALYSIS: City’s Second 2009 Homicide Leaves Questions, Loss Despite Quick Arrest

Free Trip to World War II Memorial on Deck for Greatest Generation Veterans

Cabell County Schools Boosting Communication Efforts with 21st Century Website

Rockefeller Issues First Subpoena as Chairman of Senate Commerce Committee

Senate Democratic Policy Committee to Examine Army's Response to Exposure of Troops in Iraq to Deadly Chemicals

STS FOUNDATION: Exchange Program for International High School Students in Huntington, Bluefield

John Marshall Fife and Drum Corps to perform at Big Apple Convention

MU Alumni Association, Travel Doctors sponsoring bus trip to Memphis for Herd's C-USA Game

• 7/30/09

 
Marshall’s Cody Slate, Albert McClellan and Mario Harvey Named Preseason All-Conference USA

GOLF: Nicolle Flood-Sawczyszyn Leads WV Women's Amateur

GOLF: Field Set For The Top Flite Junior Tour At The Greenbrier

Six Appalachian Communities to Benefit from EPA Grant

OP-ED: I Signed the Physicians' Declaration of Independence -- Will You?

CNX Gas Leases 40,000 Acres with Marcellus Shale Potential
Total Increases to 230,000 Acres

David Rotenizer Named Site Manager for Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex

Book Release Party, Writer’s Contest Slated Saturday at Borders

Woman Murdered on Jackson Avenue; Arrest Made
Victim Had Been Jailed for Battery on Police Officer

Car accident on 7th Ave near 8th Street

Ohio Man Arrested in CVS Robbery

Buildings Come Down, Others Renovating in Downtown Huntington

David Rotenizer Named Site Manager for Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex

Book Release Party, Writer’s Contest Slated Saturday at Borders

Marshall Has Representation In The United States Youth Women's Soccer Regionals
Three players make it to regional championships

COMMENTARY: The Public Finally Meets a Science Version of 'American Idol'

• 7/29/09

 
Childless Men Spends Year Jailed for Non-Payment of Child Support

City Councilman Guest Hosting Dean’s Talk Show Friday
Coach Snyder Drops by Magic 97.9

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: This Week in Huntington

Corps Waives Day-Use Recreation Fees Aug. 1-9

AAA FUEL GAUGE: Mountain State Gasoline Prices Jump Nearly Eight Cents

WV Colleges Ready for New GI Bill

Six Appalachian Communities to Benefit from EPA Grant

West Virginia Colleges Welcome 'Yellow Ribbon' Veterans

'Old Baldy' Now Nickname for Mountain State

First Annual Brew HA HA slated for Aug. 8 in Downtown Morgantown

S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices: Home Prices Continue to Decline -- at a Lesser Pace
After peaking in second quarter of 2006, home prices are at mid-2003 levels

MANN TALK: Home to the Mother

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Obama Shows His Illinois Common Sense at AARP Town Hall

DEVOTION: Doll Like

BOOK NOTES: 'Deomans in the Afterglow' Will Appeal to Fantasy Fans

Caserta, Morgan, Council, City Stand Firm on Debris Removal Ordinance
Premature to Worry About Endangerment to Pilot Home Rule Statute

West End CVS Robbed Late Monday Evening

Piggybacking with State Asphalt Contracts Means More Paved City Roads
Proposed Order Made in Residency Case

Rahall Announces $165K to Prevent Veterans’ Homelessness in Huntington

CSS to Broadcast Marshall at Memphis Football Game
Game Moved to 1 p.m. ET to Accommodate TV Broadcast

Marshall-Virginia Tech Football Tickets Available For a Limited Time Only
Any Unsold Tickets from Marshall’s Allotment Will Be Returned to Virginia Tech on August 2nd

West Virginia's Biomedical Researchers Meet at MU on Thursday

WorkForce West Virginia Recovers Fraudulent Unemployment Benefits

• 7/28/09

 
Rockefeller, Rahall, Mollohan Announce $39.5 Million in HUD Funding

COMMERCE DEPARTMENT: June New Home Sales 11% Above May Pace, But 21.3% Below June 2008

On NASCAR: Party Like It’s 2009

BOOK REVIEW: 'The Last Bridge': A Stunning Debut Novel of the Year

Council’s Work Session Preps for Paving, Fee Modifications

West Virginia Actress/Filmmaker Dani Englander Shoots Promo for 'Deadly Women,' 'Two Fireflies' Chosen for Baltimore Women's Film Festival

Free Tennis Clinic Slated for Saturday Aug. 8 at Ritter Park Tennis Center

Crime Victim Advocacy Training Begins at West Virginia State University

Forest City Announces $325 Million in New Financings and Extensions, Including Charleston Town Center Marriott

Clark Kent Arrives at Comic Con Pop Culture Convention for First Time

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Children's Shoes, Thermostats, Gas Grills and Other Product Recalls

COMMENTARY: 'Obamacare' Is Wrong for America

• 7/27/09

 
Mike Hamrick Named New Athletic Director of Marshall View Photos

A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
July 27, 2009
7:30 p.m.

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Is Envy a Good Thing?

Caserta Reaffirms That Del. Morgan Supports Rescinding Insurance Debris Ordinance
Morgan Will Try to Attend Monday’s Council Meeting

MU Volleyball’s Schad and Jacobs a part of USA/BIP Development Team Championship
USA/BIP Development Team Wins Global Challenge Cup

Have You Ever Played Golf Over a Gorge?
Woodhaven Golf Course Nears Completion Southeast of Beckley in Raleigh County

COMMENTARY: Remembering the Battle of Atlanta

CDC Briefing on Investigation of Human Cases of H1N1 Flu
Recommends all Children be Vaccinated for Seasonal Flu

Cabell County Suit Could Jeopardize Pilot Home Rule Program Statewide

Mayor's Open House Schedule

Funding Secured for Cabell Huntington Hospital

• 7/26/09

 
Marshall Announces 2010 Spring Men's Golf Schedule

Rahall Obtains $2.1 Million Appropriation to Support Flight Service at Raleigh County Airport

Rockefeller Calls for Audit of GM, Chrysler Dealership Terminations

Rahall Secures Appropriations Funds for Rahall Transportation Institute’s Maritime Institute’s Inland Waterways Academy

Mountain State Gun Owners Renew Call for Improved State Concealed Handgun Reciprocity Law
West Virginia Reciprocity Law Remains one of Nation’s Most Restrictive

• 7/25/09

 
Parade in Milton Signals Start of Cabell County Fair View Photos

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Smokey Bear's Old Enough for Medicare

Statewide Effort Unites Cancer Doctors, Hospitals and Patients

Complete Count Committees are Forming Nationwide
Local volunteer committees driving Census participation in their communities

COMMENTARY: You Be the Fire Investigator

Hot Dogs (Both Canines and Frankfurters) Coming Saturday to Pullman Square

Jamie Takes on Huntington’s Big Appetites
British Chef’s Reality Series Hopes to Alter Junk Food Habit

Life, Job Skills Workshops by Goodwill, Barnett Center Begin Aug. 10

Music Program for Young Children Registering for Fall

Printing of 2010 Census Questionnaires Under Way
New 10-Question Survey Among Shortest Since First Census in 1790

Feds Round Up New Jersey Officials, NY, NJ Rabbis on Corruption Charges

Appraisal And AD&C Problems Hampering Housing Recovery, Builders Tell Congress

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Music is Brain Food

• 7/24/09

 
REALTORS: Existing-Home Sales Rise for 3rd Straight Month
Home Prices Declining Less Sharply

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Facing Financial Challenges in the Caribbean’s Smaller States

DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Road Rocks Don’t Rock and Are Hard to Remove

DEVOTION: Just In Case...

Cabell Board of Education Memorandum insists on 'Surplus' Funds, Yet Not Every Voted Upon Project Had Been Completed

Fast Work, Drills Pay Dividends in Prichard High-Rise Apartment Fire
On Scene One Minute Following Alarm

Fourth Avenue Block Party Set for Saturday

Boone County Residents Access to Family Cemetery Blocked
Mining Operation Creeping Closer

EDITORIAL: Time For Some Serious Reflection for West Virginia's Future

Kentucky State Parks Celebrate 85th Anniversary With Passport

A Call for Peaceful Dialogue in the Coal Fields

Family Court Judge and His Staff Ride the Circuit Via Amtrak

• 7/23/09

 
GOLF: Justin Pugh Was Medalist at WV Amateur Qualifier

Rahall Encourages Participation at Mine Safety Technology Consortium Conference

Federal Domestic Spending Increases 9.3 Percent in FY ’08

BOOK REVIEW: 'Eat-Clean Diet for Men': Guys, It's Your Turn to Lose Weight the Clean Way

Truck Driver Rescues Sleeping Man from Burning Apartment Building
Occupant Would Have Burned to Death

Thomas Olivier Appointed MU Men's Assistant Soccer Coach

Trial Date Set for Lewis County Hunting Death Case

Sen. Byrd Returns to Senate

AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Drop Almost a Nickel

Archives and History Library to present Genealogy for Beginners Workshop Beginning on Aug. 4

BOOK NOTES: Do Errors in Nonfiction Books Destroy Their Credibility? The Case of 'The Big Rich'

GOLF: Local Golfer Nick Huggins Tops Field at Top Flite Junior Tour at Marietta C.C.

• 7/22/09

 
COMMENTARY: 'Amos & Andrew' in Liberal Cambridge, Mass.?

BOOK REVIEW: 'Europe Beyond Your Means: The Paris Edition'
Not for the Backpack and 'Rough Guide' Crowd

Northwestern Mutual Recognizes Thomas R. Wilmink as One of Company's 20 Finest

Citizens Suit Against Board of Education Apparently Has Sound Legal Precedent
708 Signature Petition Part of Suit Exhibits

EXCLUSIVE: Group of Taxpayers File to Block Development of Middle School at Prestera
Allege Tax Refunds Due If Bonds Paid Off Early

Food Service Department Mailing Free/Reduced Meal Applications

Cabell Drug Testing Orientation Sessions Set for Aug. 6 and Aug. 18

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rahall: Think About Constituents, Not Wild Horses

Apollo Veterans Recall Moon Landing at WJU Celebration

COMMENTARY: Mitt Romney, the GOP’s Bridge to Oblivion

COMMENTARY: President Obama’s Health Care Plan Push

• 7/21/09

 
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings

COMMENTARY: Stop! The UNFCCC is Going Off the Rails!
Don't trade off Peasants agriculture for rights to pollute - Via Campesina Call to Mobilise

GUEST EDITORIAL: Finding a New Friend

MANN TALK: Jesus and Diogenes on Enough

DEVOTION: Knee-Bent on Listening

Fighting Crime: Huntington Police Department Releases 2008 Report
NYC Now Facing Heroin Crisis Analogous to Huntington’s Infamous 2007 ‘Black Tar’ Invasion

Marshall Expected to Name AD at Monday News Conference

Doing Your Own Legal Case? State Law Library Basic Legal Research Workshop

'HARRY POTTER': Grown Up Wizard’s Adventure Now Loosely Reminds of Luke Skywalker
Good Versus Evil Theme Broadens Scope Beyond Youthful Potter Junkies

COMMENTARY: Reactionary Muslims Declare Jihad in Chicago
Obama, Lawmakers Prefer Targeting Americans

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

City Loses Kind, Caring Physician Dr. Louis R. Molina

CSX Crossing on Fifth Avenue Hopefully Opening at Noon Sunday

• 7/20/09

 
'Twistin in the 50s' Features Local Young Talent View Photos

Huntington Council Honors City Workers View Photos

'Harvey' Auditions on Monday and Tuesday

COMMERCE DEPT.: Housing Starts and Permits Up Strongly In June

COMMENTARY: Remembering the Gettysburg Reunion of 1913

GUEST COMMENTARY: President Obama Disses DAR Continental Congress Meeting in DC

On NASCAR: In the Loop

WVRx Drug Program Continues to Deliver Quality to Health Care

• 7/19/09

 
Veteran Newsman Walter Cronkite Dead at 92

Local Radio Pioneer Member of 2009 WV Broadcasting Hall of Fame Selections

Erin Grizzle Crowned Miss U.S. 2009
Huntington's Brittani Chase Mills Second Runner-Up

Rahall Secures $1.6 Million for Summers County Army Corps of Engineers Efforts
$86.7 Million Also Secured By President Obama for Bluestone Lake Dam Stabilization

NAHB: Builder Confidence Rises Two Points In July
Improvement limited by foreclosure crisis, appraisals, builders say

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Healthcare for Chemically Exposed Soldiers

COMMENTARY: A Tale of Two Friendships

Major City Artery Closed This Weekend for Upgrades

POLICE BLOTTER: Police Make Arrest in Connection with July 7 Murder, Armed Robbery Charges
Death Marked Huntington’s First Homicide of 2009; Copper Taken from Marshall Construction Sites

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Latvian IMF Lessons for the Caribbean

Ron White Behavioral Problems Tour 2009 Slated for Oct. 10 at BSSA

All Aboard, Take a Sentimental Train Ride

MU Golfer Nathan Kinker Named All-America Scholar by Golf Coaches Association

Eighth Graders Are Learning and Earning at Environmental Camp

Allbreed Cat Show Slated for July 25 in Charleston

• 7/18/09

 
COMMENTARY: A Tale of Two Friendships

Major City Artery Closed This Weekend for Upgrades

POLICE BLOTTER: Police Make Arrest in Connection with July 7 Murder, Armed Robbery Charges
Death Marked Huntington’s First Homicide of 2009; Copper Taken from Marshall Construction Sites

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Latvian IMF Lessons for the Caribbean

Ron White Behavioral Problems Tour 2009 Slated for Oct. 10 at BSSA

All Aboard, Take a Sentimental Train Ride

MU Golfer Nathan Kinker Named All-America Scholar by Golf Coaches Association

Eighth Graders Are Learning and Earning at Environmental Camp

Allbreed Cat Show Slated for July 25 in Charleston

• 7/17/09

 
WHO Recommendations on Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Vaccines

REALTYTRAC: Foreclosures Set Record with 1.9 Million Foreclosure Filings Reported on More Than 1.5 Million U.S. Properties in First Half of 2009
U.S. Foreclosure Activity Up 11 Percent in Q2 to Highest Quarterly Total on Record; June Marks Fourth Straight Month with More Than 300,000 Properties with Filings

Rahall Plans Jump with U.S. Army’s Golden Knights Parachute Team Saturday in Beckley

BOOK REVIEW: Kelp, Murch's Mom, Murch...the Gang's All Here for Westlake's Last Dortmunder Thriller 'Get Real'

Public Overwhelmingly Rejects Genetically Engineered Trees

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Local Forester Agrees with Ban on Invasive Species

Tethering Tabled … For Now
Ritter Pledges to Bring Workable, Broadened Ordinance Back

'Average Joe' Continues Trying to Go to Washington
Describes Community Physician Volunteers Dedicating Hours for Uninsured Care in Michigan; Major Surgery for Five Dollars in Colorado

Starlight Cinema Announces Movies for July 31, Aug. 1

Old Tire Drop Off Scheduled for Saturday

Classic Cartoon Festival at the Paramount Arts Center July 26

Marshall to participate in MAGNETS program

State Historic Preservation Office to Award Scholarships to Historic Preservation Conference and Cemetery Workshops

BOOK REVIEW: 'Morning Joe' Scarborough Says Restoring Conservatism is 'The Last Best Hope' for GOP, America

• 7/16/09

 
City Streets Again Flood
Downed Tree Temporarily Closes Interstate View Photos

WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings

DEVOTION: A Platterful of Heresy...

Council Approves Assistant Public Works Director After Grappling with Job Description

Rahall Secures Nearly $5 Million for Huntington VA Medical Center

AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Register 8.6 Cents Price Drop

GOLF: Top Flite Junior Tour at Edgewood Sees Ace by Kyle Bird; Josh Bumgarner of Winfield Scores Low Round with Even Par 71

H1N1 Virus Deemed 'unstoppable'
New Network to Combat Noncommunicable Diseases in Developing Countries

MovieTickets.com Reports ‘Half-Blood Prince’ Has Sold Out Almost 1,500 Midnight Screenings

COMMENTARY: European Thieves Have New Scam for Travelers

Mayor Agrees to Talk Contract with Members of AFSCME Local

• 7/15/09

 
Potter Sold Out in Many Midnight Cinema Venues
Marquee Pullman, Cinemark Huntington Mall Sold Out; Seats Available for Wednesday; Teays Valley, Kyova 10 Have Seats Available

Two Houses Lost in Fire on Ridgewood Road

Rahall Announces $854K for Huntington to Prevent Homelessness
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to help prevent homelessness by assisting families facing financial crisis

WV Delegation Returns from Young Republicans National Federation Convention
National Committeeman Kevin Noe Elected to Regional Position

COMMENTARY: It’s Time for Prison Reform

COMMENTARY: Afghanistan Forever...Or So It Would Seem

UPDATED: Cinema, Restaurant Robbery Details Still Sketchy

• 7/14/09

 
Champions Crowned for U.S. Youth Soccer Eastern Championships View Photos

Lengthy Agenda Awaits Huntington City Council
Dog Tethering, Equipment Purchase, Distinguished Honorees

Huntington Symphony Orchestra Opening Downtown Offices

New Version of 'The Aracoma Story' (Spirits & Legends) Opening Next Week

'BETH COOPER': Average Dude's Dream Comes True
Filmmakers Bobble the Opportunities Through an Epidemic of What Next, Resolution Writer’s Block

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: Can a Relationship Survive This Much Stress?

MANN TALK: Death Turns Bane to Antidote

EXCLUSIVE: Mayor ‘Uncomfortable’ Signing Long Term Contract Due to Financial Uncertainties
Short Term Status Quo Protects City Finances; Two Layoffs, Job Consolidation Save Taxpayer’s Money

• 7/13/09

 
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
July 13, 2009
7:30 p.m.

COMMENTARY: Librarians Fold Under Islamic Pressure

Corps Employee Selected for International 'Smart Rivers' Meeting in Austria

Marshall Announces Home Football Kickoff Times
Thundering Herd football team will play 6 home games all on Saturdays this fall

Hinton Gets $1.4 million ARRA Grant to Build New Fire Station

Telemarketer, City of Huntington Announce Layoffs

Employee Free Choice Act Seminar Saturday

Holzer Clinic Welcomes Board Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist Charles L. DeMario, M.D.

• 7/12/09

 
Miss WV US Britanni Chase Mills Gets Best Wishes from Friends at Reception View Photos

Drizzle Doesn't Dampen Spirits of Fireworks Watchers View Photos

Herd's Chantelle Handy on Team to Face Poland in Playoff for 5th Place

Marshall University, in Partnership with West Virginia University, to Develop Student Summer Research Opportunities

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Help for Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

Child Abuse and Neglect Cross-Training Seminars in Wheeling, Beckley

DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Rattlesnakes and Kim Jong-il Make My Fourth of July

• 7/9/09

 
COMMENTARY: Stop the Stimulus; I Want to Get Off!

MORTGAGE BANKERS: Mortgage Applications Increase 10.9% in Holiday-Shortened Week

Bloody Disturbances in Xinjiang/East Turkistan -- 2,100 Monitoring Cameras Installed
Rights group: Beijing intends to tear down the traditional city of Kashgar

BOOK REVIEW: 'Busted': Owning a Home Can Be Hazardous to Your Marriage, Financial Health

Giant Bottle of 'Bloody Syrup' to Be Smashed Outside Pennsylvania Capitol
PETA Urges Consumers to Boycott Canadian Maple Syrup in Hopes of Stopping Annual Seal Slaughter

DEVOTION: 04:05:06:07:08:09:

Man Murdered at East Huntington Intersection, Found Lying in the Street Shot in Back

Charged with Driving Under Influence of Prescription Drugs

Future Herd Swimmer Vera Niemeyer Takes Championship in 200 Meter Backstroke

Wednesday's Presidential Elections in Indonesia Bring No Joy to Indigenous People
Violations of human rights threaten to escalate in West Papua/West New Guinea

Marshall University’s Society of Yeager Scholars Alumni Announces $75,000 Greatest Needs Campaign

Rockefeller Urges Organizations to Attend High-Speed Internet Workshop on Friday

WJU Center Expands Missions to India, Argentina, South Africa

Fundraiser Concert Slated Aug. 1 for WV Music Hall of Fame

• 7/8/09

 
AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Drop More than Two Cents

“RUMORS” AUDITIONS JULY 19 & 20, 2009: Actors Guild of Parkersburg Rehearsal Hall

COMMENTARY: What Has Prevented Nuclear War?

Insurance Organization Challenges Huntington Ordinance, State's Pilot Home Rule Program as Unconstitutional

Marquee Southridge Only WV Theatre for Free Live Showing of Jackson Memorial
Limited Free Tickets Available, http://www.cinedigm.com

Rich Mountain Reenactment Slated for July 10-11

Cabell Board, Prestera Settle Suit Regarding Former University Heights Property
New Litigation on Horizon

Castleberry Appointed Associate Dean of College of Fine Arts at Marshall

Nation’s $300 Million Dollar Powerball Winner Endures More Tragedy
Daughter Found Dead Near Beckley

Third Member of Cabell Huntington Hospital Balance Center Team Completes
Course Called 'Gold Standard' in Balance Therapy

Machinist Instructor Joins RCBI Rocket Center Staff

• 7/7/09

 
Updated Times: WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: July Report from Gov. Joe Manchin

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Child Abuse Story Ignores Catholic Priest Molestation Cases

FOR THE RECORD: 'Crossings' Available at All Libraries in WV

BOOK NOTES: Muslim Books Spotlighted at Book Expo America 2009

Two Die in Private Plane Crash Near Tri State Airport

Cabell Board Meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday
Action Possible on Real Estate Acquisition

ALL SHOOK UP: Elvis Song Inspired Musical Opens Friday
Pay as You Can Preview Thursday

Duke University Official Arrested for Sexually Abusing and Pimping 5-Year Old Adopted Son

A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW: 'Summertime and the Livin’ Is Easy'

MANN TALK: I Am One of the Impercipients

COMMENTARY: Just the Same Ole News Like a 'Groundhog Day' Spool

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Dismantling of PEIA Continues

• 7/6/09

 
Thousands of Fans Attend Youth Soccer Regional Championship Opening Ceremony View Photos

Meth and Cocaine Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled
31 arrested in 'Operation Arctic Chill' in Washington state

BOOK NOTES: 'Crossings' WV Bridge Book Deserves Wider Circulation; Tamarack, Anyone?

DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Here’s a Simple Approach to Determining Market Value: TAV Analysis

'United for Neda' -- Mams Taylor Brings Together Iran's Superstars to Protest Iranian Crackdown

Insco Predicted Complaint Challenging Insurance Provision of Home Rule in 2008
Suit Filed July 2 Challenging Constitutionality

Veteran H-D Sportswriter Ernie Salvatore Dies at 87

• 7/5/09

 
Soccer Fans and Players Welcomed by Concerts at Pullman, on Fourth Avenue & Showing of We Are Marshall View Photos

WV Motorcycle and Safety Awareness Program Showcases New Mobile Training Unit

Timberline Resort to Host Free Celtic Music Festival

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Polaris Snowmobiles, Rope Cutters and Other Product Recalls

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: 'The Day the Music Died' 50 Years Ago and 'The Roots of Texas Music'

COMMENTARY: A Slight Case of Misperception

COMMENTARY: Activism, Discrimination and the Job of a Justice

• 7/4/09

 
Manchin Dedicates Altizer Park View Photos

Americans Say Jackson's Death is Receiving Too Much Media Coverage
Fawcett’s Death Not Publicized Enough

Mayor Kim Wolfe’s Statement Regarding Informational Picket by City Employees

School Board Levy Money Specifically Designated Location(s) for Consolidated Schools
Judge in 90s Tossed Location Change at New HHS Unless Voter Approval Obtained

Ohio Fire Marshal Investigating Chesapeake House Fire

Mayor's Open House July Schedule

Huntington Symphony Orchestra Announces Special Guest Artists for the July 25th Picnic with the Pops

Chief Justice Benjamin Awards $100,000 in IOLTA Funds

State Archives Library Announces New Hours

Annual Appalachian String Band Music Festival comes to Fayette County July 29-Aug. 2

Anti-Gang Operation Nabs Close to 200 Aiien Gang Leaders, Associates

• 7/3/09

 
Farmers’ Market Now Open Six Days a Week View Photos

Enjoy Photos from the Heiner’s Summer Concert Series View Photos

Cinemark Returns Movies to Huntington Mall
One Auditorium Utilizes 3D Chain Experimenting with Extreme Digital (XD) Auditorium(s) View Photos

REALTORS: Pending Home Sales Show Fourth Straight Monthly Gain

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Opportunities to Strengthen Canada-Caricom Relations

On NASCAR: Chase is on for Montoya

COMMENTARY: Where's Hillary?

Ohio Supreme Court Strikes a Blow to Planned Parenthood in Upholding Regulation of 'Abortion Pill'
Case Now Returns to Federal Appeals Court for Constitutional Ruling

COMMENTARY: U. S. Income Inequality Continues to Grow

City Union Employees Working Under Expired Contracts
Administration 'Has Not Determined' Collective Bargaining in 'Best Interest' of Citizens; Picketing Planned Indefinitely at Huntington City Hall

Marshall Associate Athletic Director for Compliance to Conduct Informational Meeting Open to the General Public Thursday

Steele named interim athletic director at Marshall University

Maine’s Nadeau Named Deputy Administrator of Federal Highway Administration

One-Man Show at Greenbrier Valley Theatre

Public Input on Water Quality Standards Accepted Until August 14

IntelliPoint Technologies Announces Employee Expansion

CENSUS BUREAU: New Orleans was Nation’s Fastest-Growing City in 2008
Population Getting Closer to Pre-Katrina Levels; WV Cities Continue to Lose population -- Except for Morgantown, Martinsburg

• 7/2/09

 
BOOK REVIEW: Reporter Jack McAvoy Joins the 'Thirty' Club in Michael Connelly's 'The Scarecrow' and a Serial Killer Wants Him Really Dead

COMMENTARY: Our Fragile Economy

On Wisconsin! Badger State Becomes 30th to Enact Critical Seat Belt Law
New Text Message Bans Also Taking Effect

Board of Education Holds Executive Session
No Votes Taken on Property, Litigation Matters; Amended Agenda for July 6 Meeting

Rahall Tours Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Cabell-Huntington Hospital

Marshall Jazz Ensemble Leaves for Europe July 4
Will Perform at Festivals in Switzerland, France

Michael Jackson’s Final Rehearsal Taped by State of the Art Cameras
Will Theatrical, Cable or Broadcast Special Occur?

Senator Byrd Released from Hospital, Now at Home

WVU Team Develops Anti-Infection Technology
Microcapsules Could Have Potential For Use On Battlefields

WV Film Office Heads to Huntington with Community-Oriented Workshop July 10

S&P/CASE-SHILLER INDICES: Home Price Declines Ease Slightly in April; Prices Sink to Mid-2003 Levels

• 7/1/09

 
PART TWO: Councilwoman Thacker Tells How Petting an Animal Helped with Healing Past Abusive Circumstances in Her Life

Governor Joe Manchin to Serve as Keynote Speaker for Cancer Survivor Build
Dedicates Altizer Playground, Too

Marshall Jazz Ensemble Leaves for Europe July 4
Will Perform at Festivals in Switzerland, France

United Way of the River Cities Announces Web-Based Common Good Forecaster

High Hazard Ratings on Four Area Coal Combustion Residues Surface Impoundments

Computer Basics Course Offered by Goodwill

Chief Justice to present Bar Foundation grants to Legal Aid, Others

Denmark Had Case of Drug Resistant H1N1 Flu

• 6/29/09

 
Huntington Celebrates West Virginia's 146th Birthday View Photos

Council, Media, Administrators Share Enlightening, We’re in This Together Bus Tour of City View Photos

COMMENTARY: Do the Republicans Have an Agenda?

MANN TALK: Moral Equivalency Is Eye for an Eye?

IMAX Theatres Generate $18.3 Million of Film's Worldwide Total
'Transformers' Reaches Biggest June Opening

Clay Center Announces Six Production Broadway Series

Water Restored to 60,000 Huntington Customers
Boil Advisory Until Further Notice; Water May Be Milky After Boil Advisory Removed

More Arrests Made in Violent Drug Ring That Spanned Huntington, Proctorville, and Chesapeake
Investigation Had Been On Going for 1½ Years

Back on the Big Screen
'We Are Marshall' Showing at Keith Albee Part of July 2 Fourth Avenue Soccer Welcome Celebration

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Michael Jackson: An Example to Be Singled Out by President Obama?

'WV MAIL POUCH BARNS': From Promoting Tobacco to Tobacco Prevention

GUEST COMMENTARY: How Do Higher Energy Costs Help Open Idle Steel Mills or Struggling Auto Makers?

RIDING THE PALE POOCH: Greyhound Lines Marks 95th Anniversary

TWEET, TWEET, TWEET: Associated Press Cites Don Blankenship's Twitter Profile
Massey Energy's Chairman and CEO Communicates Broadly

• 6/28/09

 
Service Restored to West Virginia American Water Customers in Huntington
Boil water advisory remains in effect until further notice

Lawrence County Added to Boil Advisory By EPA....

Main Water Line Ruptures; Precautionary Boil Water Advisory in Huntington

One Dead After West Huntington Car Crash; SUV Flipped Over on Monroe Avenue

BOOK NOTES: Saturday Writers Coffeehouse at Borders at Huntington Mall

House Passes Energy Act 219 to 212; 44 Democrats Vote Against It

Companies Continue to Have Faith in the Mountain State

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: July 4th: Reason for the Season

• 6/27/09

 
COMMENTARY: Kicking the Nuclear Habit: Why We Need a World Free of Nuclear Weapons

DEVOTION: Overtired

Surfing USA: Drug Smuggling Ring Uses Surfboards

COMMENTARY: Now We See You, Now We Don’t

West Virginia’s Top Cop Credits not Himself, but 'Absolutely a Department Wide Award'

Sony Chairman Comments on the Passing of Michael Jackson, 1958-2009

Former 'Angel' Farrah Fawcett Joins the Choir of Real Ones

Starlight Cinema Announces July Movies

Cabell School Board to Elect a Vice President Monday, July 6

Marshall Golf Recruit Wins Ohio Junior Amateur
Nathan Kerns will be a freshman at Marshall University this Fall

I-64 Eastbound MacCorkle Avenue Temporary Exit Ramp to Have Sharper Curve

Rahall Announces $437,192 for Huntington YouthBuild Program

• 6/26/09

 
RICO Case: Mexican Mafia 'Shot Caller' Nabbed for Murder of 3-Week-Old Baby
Indictment of 8 includes money laundering, narcotics trafficking, kidnapping and violence

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Black & Decker Spacemaker Coffeemakers, Whirlpool Baths and Other Product Recalls

BOOK REVIEW: 'Seneca Wood': Mayhem, Mishaps, Murder and Mirth in the Mountain State

CARIBBEAN VIEW: Caricom Leaders Must Move the Region Forward or Pay the Price

COMMENTARY: Where Are the Smith Brothers When We Need Them?

MANN TALK: Disease and Symptoms

DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Digging a Grave Fills a Hole with a Hole

Paramount Pictures Release Grosses $60.6 Million Wednesday
Close to 'Dark Knight'

DEVOTION: Overwhelmed

Annual Quilt and Wall Hanging Exhibition on Display at the Culture Center

EPA to Award $10 Million in New Climate Change Grants to Communities

West Virginia Now Has 77 Probable or Confirmed H1N1 Flu Cases
Kanawha Camp Shuts Following Outbreak

Volunteers Needed for U.S. Youth Soccer Tourney

John Callaway, Chicago Broadcasting Legend, Native of New Martinsville, WV, Dies at 72

Animal Advocates to Chain Themselves to Doghouses

One Night Only: 'The Back Nine' Depicts One Man’s Effort to Take Golf Seriously

Temporary Exit Ramp Work of New I-64 Bridge to Affect Traffic

Kanawha State Forest Swimming Pool is Repaired and Reopened

Rahall Helps Find Funds to Extend Disabled Veterans' Benefits

• 6/25/09

 
New-Home Sales Virtually Flat In May; Down 32.8% from May 2008

GUEST COMMENTARY: Cap and Trade Floor Vote Friday
Tell Your Legislators You Want Them to Vote 'No'

Non-Tethering Ordinance Has First Reading
Council Members Pass and Turn Down Numerous Amendments; Enforceability Questioned

Local Volunteers Work to Help Ronald McDonald House, Promote Healthcare Reform

Spectacular Opening Ceremony for Youth Soccer Tournament Planned July 2 at MU

GOLF: Thadd Obecny Claims Low Round in Top Flite Junior Tour Oglebay

Rockefeller Points to Yeager Airport Improvements as Key Example of Economic Recovery Dollars at Work

AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Down 2.4 Cents from Last Week

Goldman Prize Award Winner Attacked During Rally
Ken Hechler, Daryl Hannah Arrested

WVU Research Examines Health Impact of Mining
Illness, Premature Deaths Cost Appalachia Billions

• 6/24/09

 
Old Central City Days Celebration Ends Sunday View Photos

REALTORS: May Existing-Home Sales Continue to Increase
Distressed sales help drive U.S. median home price 16.8% below May 2008

DEVOTION: Oversight

Re-Creation of Assistant Public Works Director Sent to Personnel Committee

Chronic Nuisance Property Ordinance Unanimously Passes Council

Telemarketing Firm May Bring 200 Jobs to City

Herd Coach Chadwick Named Seventh Best Mid-Major Coach

WV State National Guard Adjutant General Allen Tackett Participates in Iraq Re-enlistment Ceremony

GOLF: Ryan Moore Earns Round of Day Award at Top Flite Junior Tour Event Monday

New Laws for Young Drivers Go Into Effect July 10, 2009

Byrd Still Hospitalized, Undergoing Physical Therapy

• 6/23/09

 
END OF AN ERA: Kodak Retires Kodachrome Film; Big Yellow Celebrates Its Oldest Film
Newer Kodak Films and Digital Cameras are Preferred Choice for Today’s Photographers

COMMENTARY: Know Your Rights or You Will Lose Them

DEVOTION: Overheated

Long Council Pre-Meetings Monday
Property Nuisance Ordinance, Assistant Public Works Director Hiring on Agenda

Rahall includes $665,000 for Cabell County, Huntington Law Enforcement, Crime Prevention

COMMENTARY: Operation Barbarossa 68 Years Ago Today Was History Pivot Point

On NASCAR: Simply Awesome?

Jon Bon Jovi and Matthew (WAM's Jack Lengyel) McConaughey Represent the Entertainment Industry Foundation at the National Conference for Service and Volunteering

A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Patience Is My Middle Name

Dreyer's, Edy's and Nestle Ice Cream Products NOT Involved in Cookie Dough Recall

DEVOTION: Glitter & Grime

• 6/22/09

 
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
June 22, 2009
7:30 p.m.

WVU School of Dentistry Studies Link Between Oral Health and Memory

BOOK REVIEW: 'The Thing Around Your Neck': Short Stories by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Brilliantly Illuminate Cultural Gap Between Her Native Nigeria and U.S.

Red Lion Theatre Company Presents 'The Wiz' Starting Thursday, June 25

High On-Line Ticket Sales for 'Transformers'

Former WSAZ Anchor Kathy Brown Starts Own Law Practice

House Impeaches Federal Judge in Sex Crimes Case
First Since Bill Clinton Impeachment

Postal Service Salutes 'G.I. Bob' With First-Class Stamp
Bob Hope Stamp Issued on What Would Have Been Entertainer's 106th Birthday

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: There's a Crying (and I Mean Bawling Like an Infant) Need for Shorter Golf Courses

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: The Beauties of Vacationing at Home

Nestle U.S.A. Recalls Nestle Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough

• 6/21/09

 
Children's Home Society of WV Celebrates Founders Day View Photos

West Virginia Division of Culture and History to Open 'Thorney Lieberman: Honoring America’s Coal Miners' Exhibit at Culture Center on Monday

Public Shooting Range on Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area to Reopen June 29 with Restricted Use

REALTORS: FHA's Expanded Market Share Must Be Supported

COMMENTARY: Chicago’s Grant Park Concerts Enter 75th Season

Local Radio, TV celebrity Tim Throckmorton to Hold Book Launch Party

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Built-In Refrigerators, Starbucks Coffee Grinders...and Other Product Recalls

CARIBBEAN VIEW: What did Bermuda Get for Taking Guantanamo Detainees?

Time Limited Tethering Faces Enforcement Problems, But Would Raise Public Awareness

Cabell Huntington Hospital Auxiliary Sponsors Cash for Kids Raffle to Support Children’s Hospital Project
One $20 chip comes with 14 chances to win between July and September

CASTING CALL: Are you Hispanic? Do You Want to be in a Flick?

Rockefeller, Byrd, Rahall Announce $15 Million for WV Home Weatherization

Activists Risk Arrest to Stop Mountaintop Removal
Ken Hechler, Actress Darryl Hannah to Join Protest

RESPECTABLE RADICALS: The Men Who Created West Virginia 146 Years Ago Saturday

'Come Home for the Reunion and Stay for a Lifetime' Extension

'Juneteenth' Marks Liberation of Slaves in Texas Following Civil War

• 6/19/09

 
COMMENTARY: The Cookie Made Me Do It

Couples Tying the Knot Should Address Financial Compatibility
Today’s Economic Environment Makes Pre-Nuptial Financial Discussions More Critical Than Ever

DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: What Makes Land Valuable?

Nuclear Power Plant Planned 60 Miles from Huntington

Special Metals Announcing Furloughs

Woman’s Body Found in Barboursville

Guyandotte Community Yard Sale, July 4th Celebration Set

Forest Stewardship Program to hold a ‘Walk in the Woods’ at Buck and Nancy Chestnut’s property in Kanawha County on June 27

Starlight Cinema Presented This Weekend

City Hall Finance Office to Maintain Regular Hours Friday

Cabell Huntington Hospital and SeniorWise Offer Free Brain Fitness and Health Presentation June 25

• 6/18/09

 
Corps Awards Contract for Parkersburg Riverfront Park

West Virginia Day Celebration Slated Saturday at Heritage Village

Cabell School Board Meeting Set for Thursday

Letter to the United Nations
Exclude MIC Producing Bayer from Global Compact

Rockefeller and Rahall Announce $6.5 Million for FY 2009 State Homeland Security Program (SHSP)

MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease Almost 16% Over Previous Week

'Still Moving Mountains' CD Celebrates Coalfield Resistance to Mountaintop Removal

BUILDER SURVEY: New Home Construction Indicators Show Slight Uptick

COMMENTARY: Is the Welfare State Fault of Christians?

DEVOTION: Pretend to Be...

Tethering Still Under Discussion
Full Council Work Session Monday Evening

Marshall University’s Society of Yeager Scholars Program Receives $15,000 Grant from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

In the Cat Byrd's Seat: Who Wants It?

Rockefeller Introduces Bill to Protect Public Access to Key Information During Emergencies
He seeks to prevent future scenarios similar to Bayer CropScience's Attempted concealment of information about last year's explosion

Rahall: Senator Byrd 'Itching to Get Back to Work' for WV

Rockefeller, Senate Commerce Committee Receive Requested Responses from GM, Chrysler

AAA: Gasoline Price Increases Slow to a Penny a Gallon for Mountain State

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• 6/17/09

 
Family Fun at YMCA Kennedy Center View Photos

COMMERCE DEPT.: Housing Starts And Building Permits Post Gains In May
Builders still cautious, but they believe the light at the end of the tunnel isn't attached to a locomotive

BOOK REVIEW: German Comedian Hape Kerkeling Goes on a 475-Mile Pilgrimage -- and Produces a Funny, Insightful Book About His Experiences in 'I'm Off Then'

NEWS ANALYSIS: Bermuda has granted entry to four Guantanamo Uighurs
Human Rights Groups Welcome New Development in Refugee Drama

COMMENTARY: Apple's iPhone Bait Caught 20 Million Buyers Left Holding the Bag

Local Man Part of Yom Kippur Renewal of Greek Shul

Former Press Officer of Carla del Ponte in Court
STPI: No deal with proofs of genocide in Bosnia! War Crimes Tribunal must not keep documents from Serbia secret any longer!

MANN TALK: The Growth of Good and the Evolution of God

HUMAN RIGHTS: Continuing Exodus of Refugees from Burma
Rohingya Muslim political refugees refused asylum

DEVOTION: In the Beauty

Neely To Be Sworn as Cabell County School Board Member
Board Facing State Mandated Liability

NEWS ANALYSIS: Byrd Sent to Physical Therapy, May Go Home Soon
Senator Asks Colleague to Oversee Homeland Security Bill Mark Up

Infection Prevention Departments are Under-financed, Under-staffed
Patient Safety Weakened

COMMENTARY: Too Much Personal Information on the Internet Could Lead to Identity Theft

HNN SPORTS: Top Flite Junior Tour Results from Lewisburg Elks

Rockefeller, Rahall Announce $225M in Stimulus Recovery Bonds for WV

EPA Announces $15.6 Million in West Virginia to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health

Sandra Day O’Connor to serve as Honorary Chairwoman on WV Judicial Reform

• 6/16/09

 
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings

DOH to Close Fort Hill I-64 Bridge Exits Tuesday Evening

BOOK REVIEW: 'We Plan, God Laughs' Offers 10-Step Spiritual Improvement Plan Grounded on Jewish Theology But Applicable to Those of All Faiths

COMMENTARY: Military Suicides: A Billion to Sell a War

DEVOTION: Buried in Goodness

WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings

Low Fitness Rating Aside, Charleston and Huntington Both Experiencing Significant Violent Crime
Charleston Real Estate Still an Appreciation Boon

Manchin Calls Second Special Legislative Session

Manchin Extends State of Emergency Declaration to Assist Flood Victims

Dominion, Shell to Hold NedPower Wind Farm Dedication Ceremony Thursday in Mt. Storm

Branches, Contact Receive Additional Grant Funding

Preparing for Summer’s Biggest Tentpole, Hype High for Second Transformers

A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Memories Are Made of This

Eastern Panhandle Showcases Republican Ideas This Weekend

• 6/15/09

 
Britanni Chase Mills to Seek Miss United States Crown in Las Vegas View Photos

'Dulcimer Dave' To Perform at Festival of the Rivers in Hinton, WV

RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3'
Action Grabber Sacrifices Intimate Tension; Travolta Tries a Heath Ledger Imitation That Mostly Does Not Work

On NASCAR: A Piece of the Rock and Roll

Reagan's Eldest Son, Michael Reagan, Announces New Exhibit Dedicated to Reagan Legacy to Open in Berlin

GUEST COMMENTARY: Promote the Real Needs of Women, Not Abortion

Hospital Shooting Claims Life of Man in CAMC I.C.U.

Burned Ironton Teacher Dies in Cincinnati Hospital
Death Penalty May Be Option for Prosecutors

• 6/14/09

 
Children's Art Festival Extravanganza Exposes Younger Generation to Many Art Forms