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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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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
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
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
Children's Art Festival Extravanganza Exposes Younger Generation to Many Art Forms View Photos
Huntington High Graduates 339 at BSSA View Photos
Ironton Receives Stimulus Bucks for Sewer, Persistence Pays Off
Third Annual New Works Festival begins June 18th at Marshall University
BB Riverboats’ Belle of Cincinnati to go on Summer Cruise Tour
DOH to Open Section of U.S. 35 on Monday
BSC Students Take Part in Philadelphia Microbiology Conference
Joint Efforts Keep the Appalachian Trail Attractive
Wayne High School Holds 85th Annual Commencement View Photos
COMMENTARY: Czars Here, There and Everywhere
Rahall Joins Members of Congress Urging Obama to Intervene on Behalf of Auto Dealers
GUEST COMMENTARY: Promote the Real Needs of Women, Not Abortion
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: What This Country Needs is a High-Quality $20 Grease Gun
H1N1 State Cases Double, Wood County Now at 35 Cases
CDC Asks Communities to Prepare as if No Effective Vaccine Available
WHO: World Now at the Start of 2009 Influenza Pandemic
Father of Murder Victim Asks for Law Changes in Oregon
Undetermined If Fetus Could Breathe On It’s Own
U.S. Youth Soccer Region I Championships Coming to Barboursville in July
WVU Doctor Works to Reduce Cancer Burden in Africa
Cancer Will be Leading Cause of Death Worldwide in 2010
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Two Cribs Recalled
REALTYTRAC: U.S. Foreclosure Activity Decreases 6% in May; Up Nearly 18% from Last May
Foreclosure Total Tops 300,000 for 3rd Straight Month
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Making Caricom Less 'At Risk'e
CD REVIEW: Anais's 'Love Album': A Winner Even If You Don't Understand French
COMMENTARY: Romance (Sigh) at the Movies
Americans Postponing Marriage, Divorce, Children Because of Economy
Nearly One in Five Delaying Major Life Decision, Says FindLaw.com Survey
Muslim Group Condemns Shooting at D.C. Holocaust Museum
Dog Chaining Issue Dominates Council Good & Welfare Period
WV Already Prohibits 'Cruelly… Chaining'
Selected Questions/Answers Humane Society of U.S. on Chaining Dogs
Dog Ownership Organization Favors Chaining, Stresses Animals not Human
Ohio Supreme Court Nixes Residency Requirements
State Diminishes Cities Home Rule Powers
Rain, Storms Possibility Postpones Pullman Concert
EDITORIAL: Starved for Cash: WV GOP's Party Finances Sagging
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rockefeller Reminds West Virginians of DTV Deadline
BSC 'Employee Appreciation Program' Recognizes Performance and Service
Blankenship Statement on United States Supreme Court Decision
RIGHTS GROUP: Number Of Executions In Iran Increased Before June 12 Election
DEVOTION: The Spirit of Forgiveness
WHO Likely to Declare World H1N1 Flu Pandemic Thursday
W.Va. Bureau of Public Health Revises Screening / Laboratory Guidelines
Your Sewer Rates Go Up; Hopefully, Some Overflow Flooding To Be Abated
Free Summer Heiner’s Concert Series at Pullman Square, Summer Night Jamboree Too
AAA: Gasoline Prices in West Virginia Climb Nearly 11 Cents in a Week
Iranian Presence in Latin America Disturbs Pentagon
COMMENTARY: Visitors and Hosts in Pakistan
Deloitte Consumer Spending Index Continues Downward
Six Area Artists to Exhibit During Festivall Charleston 2009
City Workers Object to Any Contracted Work on Public Property, No Objection to Private Property
Frostop Drive Inn Honored on 50th Anniversary
Sanitary Rate Special Council Meeting and Public Response, Tuesday, June 9
Incinerator Broken, Board Paid $422,000 to Haul Sludge to Landfill; Rates Likely to Increase Annually
EDITORIAL: Odd Man Out: McKinney Faces Restive GOP State Executive Committee
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Justice Benjamin Should Be Disqualified in Massey
U.S. Supreme Court Delays Chrysler Case
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: The Simple Way to Solve Our Health Care Crisis: Make Medicare Available to All
COMMENTARY: China Moves to Tighten up Internet Censorship -- With the Help of Unethical Computer Manufacturers
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Pretend Wife': A Second Chance at Marital Bliss? Or Just a Weekend Lark?
Council Considers Nuisance Ordinance at Tonight’s Meeting
Special Council Meeting June 9 on 23% Sanitary Board Increase
Alternatives to Full Loans Could be Available; EPA Obtains $121.6 Million Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects in Maryland
UPDATE: Sen. Robert C. Byrd Still Hospitalized, Recovering from Staph Infection
Miley Cyrus / Hanna Montana Tour Tickets Go on Sale; Nearest Venues Columbus, Lexington and Louisville
Digital Television Countdown to June 12
Off Air Signal Might Decrease
Volunteers Needed at Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
LETTER TO EDITOR: United States Junior Hockey League Team in Huntington
Murdered Pregnant Woman Had West Virginia Roots
Found in Crawlspace at Oregon Dwelling
Spring Valley Graduates 234 in 11th Commencement View Photos
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
June 8, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Obama and ACORN Officials Set Sights on Gun Owners
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Do Men Have Strong Emotional Support in Their Lives?
BOOK REVIEW: 'Stealing MySpace': A 'Place for Friends' Brings Out the Enemies and Frenemies
MANN TALK: Justice Void of Empathy Is Indubitably Blind Justice
DEVOTION: The Void
Sleep Inn & Suites Hotel in Cross Lanes, W. Va. Honored as Inn of the Year
NYPD Intelligence Issues Update on Jihad at Army Recruiting Station
June Is Kick-Off Summer Reading Month
TV REVIEW: 'Royal Pains': Another Winner from USA
COMMENTARY: When Do We Simply Nominate Americans to SCOTUS?
COMMENTARY: Microsoft's 'Bing' Goes Beyond Search
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'The Hangover': Laughing Harder Than Almost Any Movie?
Marshall Was One of 6 C-USA Schools in ITA 2009 Rankings
Dan Goheen Appointed to Fill Don Maynard's Magistrate Seat
Board Mulling Additional Personnel Compensation
Marshall Announces Eight New Members of Athletic Hall of Fame
PSC Denies AEP Interim Rate Increase Due to Unnecessary Hardships
West Virginia Supreme Court Voids Infant Removal from Same Sex Home
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Child Safety Belts = Summer Fun
COMMENTARY: Islamic Terrorism: A Brief History Lesson for President Barack Obama
On NASCAR: Knaus’ Questions Result in Winning Answers
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: When Sellers Need to Sell Fast, They Need to do the Buyer's Due Diligence
Real Life Heroes Don Costumes Across the U.S.
Nominate A Real Life Huntington 'Superhero', Too
WV Supreme Court Overturns Harden Case
Tanya Harden Ordered Released
UniCare to Hold Three Summer Expos Aimed at Helping Families Make Good Health Care Decisions
First 'Your Family's Health Expo' to be held Saturday in Beckley
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Bugaboo Bee Strollers, REI Bicycles, Hair Dryers and Other Product Recalls
Terror Threat Continues at US Borders
BOOK REVIEW: Veteran Crime Novelist Joe Gores Channels Dashiell Hammett in 'Spade & Archer' Prequel to 'The Maltese Falcon'
COMMENTARY: Fire Safety Will Improve Your Sex Life
DEVOTIONAL: Patiently Waiting
Flu Cases Confirmed in Cabell County & West Virginia
10 in State; Three in Cabell; Cable News Nets Accused of Blowing Up Severity
SEWER COUNTDOWN: Special Session on Rates Set for June 9
Caserta Want Second Opinion and Developers to 'Pony Up' on Kinetic Park Sewer Expansion
The Lonely H play Huntington on July 17th at V-Club
Nancy Pelosi: 'The Spirit of Tiananmen Lives in the Hearts and Minds of Those Continuing to Work for Freedom in China'
More than 100 motorcyclists expected for Ride for the Children
EDITORIAL: McKinney: The Incredible Shrinking WV GOP Chairman
Huntington Symphony Orchestra's 'Picnic with the Pops' Set for June 13
GM, Chrysler Dealership Closures: Protecting Dealers and Consumers
Opening Statement for Senate Commerce Committee Hearing, Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV, D-WV
BREAKING: W.Va. Supreme Court Overturns Harden Case
Tanya Harden Ordered Released
Governor Manchin Speaks at WVSOM Commencement Ceremony
WV Statewide Independent Living Council Slates Series of Public Forums
Poll Shows Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Closing Guantanamo Bay
SECRECY 101: College Athletic Departments Use Vague Law to Keep Public Records From Being Seen
Neely Chosen to Fill Vacant Board of Education Seat
Oxley, Thomas Called Excellent Role Models
West Virginia Pandemic Would Include Long Term School Closures
Public Comment Asked on Plan
Verizon Expands Fast, Affordable DSL-Enabled High Speed Internet Service to More Than 250 Additional Residents in Monongalia County
Comcast of West Virginia Issues Statement on West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Jennings Pleads Guilty in Shooting of Officer Ryan Bentley
Keramos Potters to Exhibit at Renaissance Gallery Starting Sunday
Longtime Administrator, Professor Dr. Donna J. Spindel Named Dean of Graduate College at Marshall University
AAA: Gasoline Prices Soar More Than 12 Cents in West Virginia
Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade Draws Thousands View Photos
NC Concert Headlined by WV Native Kathy Mattea Funds Campaign for Replacement of WV School Below Coal Sludge Dam, Promotes Clean Energy
One Dead, One Wounded During Jihad at Army Recruiting Station in Little Rock
REALTORS: Pending Home Sales Up for Three Months in a Row
COMMENTARY: A Weaver’s Welcome
MORTGAGE BANKERS: Commercial/Multifamily Loan Delinquencies at 2001 Recession Levels
National Auto Dealers Hope GM Bankruptcy is Short
Angry Residents Oppose Housing Complex
Cluster Housing Called Fifties Dinosaur
To Tether or not to Tether
Committee Wrestles With Dog and Cat Ordinance
In One Era and Out the Other
Historic Bluefield Chrysler/Jeep Dealership Closes
BOOKWORM ALERT: Cabell County Library Used Book Sale Thursday-Saturday
Verizon Expands Fast, Affordable DSL-Enabled High Speed Internet Service to More Than 300 Additional Residents in Eleanor, W. Va.
June Events at Cabell Huntington Hospital
Marshall University Doctoral Student’s Award-Winning Research Explores ‘College-to-University’ Name Changes
Rockefeller Slates Wednesday Hearing on GM, Chrysler Dealer Closings
Urges Action to Protect West Virginia families, dealerships
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and GoingsPart 2: Summer Movies
West Virginia Equine Association to Offer Large Animal Emergency Response Training
FHFA: Home Prices Fall in First Quarter; Down 7.1% from Q1 2008
On NASCAR: Blasts from the Past?
DAILY DEVOTION: June Bug
Byrd Has Staph Infection; No Further Details Released
Rockefeller, Byrd Get Water, Wastewater Infrastructure Funding for Mountain State
Power Outage in Cabell, Wayne Counties
All Around Great Guy Don Maynard Dies of Massive Heart Attack
Census Rep Urges Council to Promote Being Counted
Free One Day Suicide Prevention Workshop Slated for Fairmont
Advocacy Group Praises Nancy Swan Over MIC Storage
BOOK REVIEW: Gillian Gill's 'We Two' Reassesses the Marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and the 'Victorian' Era
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Don't Take It Personally
MANN TALK: The Far Right's Relativism
MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE: Dad and Greatest Generation Keeping Memories Alive View Photos
Three More Possible Swine Flu Cases
Now Two In Cabell County
Alzheimer's Disease Workshop Slated for June 12 at Underwood Senior Center
WV School of Osteopathic Medicine Offers Free Clinic in Mingo County
Rockefeller Cautions About Administrative Cyber Security Paranoia
DOIN’ THERAPY: Indie Puts ScrewBall Twist on HBO Series
Stage Frights Meets Panic Attacks in Steel City
Apparent Fingernail Destroyed Man’s Taste for Mochas
Suit Filed in Kanawha County
Make the Mountain State Your Vacation Destination
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Terminator: Salvation'
A Hellish, Rusting Scorched Planet Still Has Humans Wanting to Survive; McG Continually Challenges the Will of Resisting Oblivion with Dark, Hellish Imagery
COMMENTARY: MIC storage at Institute, WV: A Ticking Bomb
DAILY DEVOTION: Angel on Duty
Stalemate Options Few Based on Initial Legal Research
Cabell Huntington Hospital Names Rick Ross Nurse Manager for Pediatrics and Pediatric Intensive Care
Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center hosts Cancer Survivors Day event June 7
'Life is a Gift' theme to celebrate people living with and beyond cancer
Marshall University Hires Search Firm for Marcum's Successor
Geology! Rocks at West Virginia State Parks This Summer
Obama Cyber Security Czar: Protection or Intrusion
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: An Educational Visit
US EPA Provided for Negative Interest Loans on Water Projects
Project Would 'forgive' 50 to 100% of Loan; Disadvantaged Status Necessary for Community
Four 'Possible' Swine Flu Cases Circulating in West Virginia
EDITORIAL: Ron Paul's Audit of the Fed: Capito's In, Why Not Mollohan and Rahall?
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Trampolines, Outdoor Play Sets and Patio Umbrellas
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: After Memorial Day, What Should Be Remembered?
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. Announces $0.11 Second Quarter Dividend
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 'Dog Drowns in Spring Rains...'
Final Four of the Coal River 17 Released Minutes After Press Conference
State Law Library Presents Resume Writing Workshop
Union Coalition Calls on America's Workers to Tell The Red Cross: Donor Safety Comes First
NAHB: New Home Inventories Continue to Shrink in April to Lowest Level in 8 Years
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Africa Right to Hold Out for Better European Deal
MORTGAGE BANKERS: U.S. Mortgage Delinquency Rate Sets Record at 12.07%
COMMENTARY: Gambling Is 'Play Money' for Politicians
Table game fees good for W.Va. seniors, Commissioner (Sandra Vanin) says in an AP story last week.
COMMENTARY: Flight Plan
SCHOOL BOARD STALEMATE: Candidates Narrowed, But No Winner
Audience, Board Exchange Heated Words; 20 Minutes of Silence Precedes Adjournment
Infrastructure and Job Development Board Does not Always Make Municipalities Repay Loans for Sewage Projects
Huntington Using Surveillance Cameras
West Virginia Harley-Davidson Rally Slated for July 15-18 in Davis
Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute and Inverness Medical Innovations to Develop Commercial Test to Detect Early Alzheimer's Disease
BSC Baccalaureate Nursing Program Receives Maximum Continuing Accreditation
New Passport Regulations Take Effect June 1
AAA Advises 'Get Your Passport Now'
NAR: Existing-Home Sales Rise in April As Buyers Snap Up Lower Priced Houses
BOOK REVIEW: Camelot Chronicler Edward Klein Takes On the Curious Case of Ted Kennedy
COMMENTARY: Dog Drowns in Spring Rains, Owners Sleeping Nearby
DAILY DEVOTION
CITY COUNCIL: Raising Fees to Qualify for Stimulus?
Money for Infrastructure? Attorney Responded Board Has to Cover its Costs, Such as Electricity Increases?
Mr. Florida Football Arrested; More Trouble for MU Football Program?
City Hired Pollard as Public Works Director; Council Withdraws Charter Amendment
Starlight Behavioral Health Respite Site, First of Kind in State
AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Jump 10.8 Cents
FOLLOWUP COMMENTARY: Reporter Edmund Andrews Left Out His New Wife's Two Bankruptcies
Museum of Art, Marquee Team for Interactive Children’s Education View Photos
WV Family Leadership First Slates Training Session in Fairmont on June 10
Home Prices Began 2009 with Record Declines: S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices
National Prices Sink to Q4 2002 Levels
Consumer Confidence Index Increases to Highest Level Since Sept. 2008
CITY COUNCIL: Possible Public Works Director New Hire Would Avert Charter Crisis … for Now
Conservative Radio Host Takes a Waterboarding Challenge: It’s Torture
Agriculture Commissioner Delivers $50,000 for Flatwoods Farmers' Market Construction
Press Conference Slated Tuesday for Mountain Justice and Climate Ground Zero’s Anti-Mountaintop Removal Actions
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'
Pandemonium in the Archives, Laughs, Excitement on Screen, Except for Exterior Escapes That Scream, Homeland Security Where Are You?
On NASCAR: Fiery, Fast and Fearless
BOOK REVIEWS: Woodland Press Publishes 'The Blair Mountain War,' and 'Princess Aracoma,' Standalone Books from G.T. Swain's 'The History of Logan County'
DAILY DEVOTION: E-Joy...
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
May 26, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Pullman Legal Fees More Than Not Paying Rent and Contractor Suits
Trail Goes Back to Chi Chi’s
Junior Hockey League Presentation Planned Before Council Meeting
UPSET*? “Museum” Out Paces PG-13 “Terminator” … or Will it?
Original Bested McG’s “We Are Marshall”
FREE Summer Kid’s Movie Series at Marquee, GHTC, KYOVA Locations
MOUNTAINTOP MINING PROTEST: Seventeen Arrested Saturday
Six Remain in Jail for Opposition to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining and Coal Sludge Impoundments; $2000 Cash Bail ‘Unprecedented
BOOK REVIEW: 'A. Lincoln': An Outstanding Biography for 16th President's Bicentennial Year
DAILY DEVOTION: Memorials...
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Will the Kids Ever Leave?
Officers Honored for Life on Line Bravery Following Law Enforcement Memorial View Photos
MANN TALK: Conspicuous Discrepancies in the New Testament
WORK SESSION: Rainy Spring, Sanitary Board Warns of Enforcement Action Unless City Acts
Rahall Announces $35K for Marshall University
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Electricity Rate Increase Would Seriously Impact WV Families
Byrd, Rockefeller, Rahall Announce $485K for Protection Against Child Predators
Seventy Five Protest in Coal River Valley
At Least 11 Arrests on Coal River Valley as Actions Against Mountaintop Removal and Coal Sludge Dams Continue
Let us Remember What Memorial Day is All About
Herald Dispatch Lays Off 15% of Workers
SEC Filings Suggest Interest Increase on Loan
Delta Air Lines Adds Third Roundtrip Flight Daily from Tri-State Airport
New Weed and Seed Office and Huntington Police Department Field Office Cut Ribbon to Officially Open View Photos
State of Fear Exists in Hinton After Six Fires in Eight Days
Cabela’s King Kat Tournament Trail Comes to Morgantown
Two Cabell Board of Education Meetings Set for Next Week
Cabell Huntington Hospital Offers Free Stroke Screening May 27
RITTER PARK TENNIS CENTER: 2009 Tennis/Sports Camp
Statement by WV Democratic Party Chair Nick Casey on Credit Card Reform Legislation
Casey Thanks Democratic Congress for Passing Important Legislation
Wayne Wins Sectional with Win Over Tolsia, 11-0 View Photos
Urban Land Institute Calls for More 'Green' Developments That Don't Need Cars
Bill Will Allow Five Pre-Trial Release Pilot Projects
Islamic Terrorists Receiving U.S. Aid Earmarked for Palestinians
COMMENTARY: Aung San Suu Kyi: Courage in the Face of Tyranny
MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE: Dad and Greatest Generation Keeping Memories Alive
Goodwill Honors Its Veterans
Mary Louise Caserta Funeral Saturday
HERD SWIMMING: Arlie Rykosky to Begin at Marshall Next Season
Manchin Unveils Newly Redesigned Air and Army National Guard License Plates
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Bicycle Frames, Trek Bicycles, Cannondale Bicycles and Other Product Recalls
West Virginia Golf Hall of Fame Announces First inductees
Huntington’s Bill Campbell and golf legend Sam Snead chosen
Wolfe to Name Interim Fire Chief
Pullman’s Marquee Plans a Saturday Lobby Museum
Proceeds to Huntington Museum of Art
Public Safety Committee Meets Friday May 22
Council Meets Tuesday; Hockey Team Presentation Proceeds Session
Corps of Engineers Urges Water Safety at Start of Summer Season
MAYOR’S OPEN HOUSE: Schedule Through June Announced
Discount X-Fest Ticket Pre Sale Friday at X1063.com
Ballroom Dance Class Begins June 1 at Renaissance Center
No. 3 Houston Eliminates Seventh-Seeded Marshall, 4-1
The Cougars scored three in the eighth to pull away to the victory
20 Confirmed Kentucky H1B1 Flu Cases Include Madison County Cluster
Institute Explosion: Bayer CEO Disputes Congress Findings
State Reminds Flood Victims About Contractor Vigilance
Form Traveler to be Removed from I-64 Bridge
Charleston/Wheeling Firm Expands into Pittsburgh Market
Rahall Submits Testimony in Support of WV Auto and Truck Dealers
Terrorism Plot Uncovered in New York City; Four Suspects Arrested
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Congratulations to The Class of 2009
CARIBBEAN VIEW: CARICOM: Lost Within a Widened Caribbean Community?
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: What Does a National Real-Estate Bottom Really Mean?
COMMENTARY: The Museum of the Mind
Lack of Vote Sends Frustration Levels High at School Board Meeting
COA Renews Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA Accreditation
Attorney General Holder Announces Recovery Act Grant to Save or Create Justice Related West Virginia Jobs
$8.1 Million Recovery Act Grant Addresses Public Safety in the State
Michael Reagan Says California Voters Sent Message to Sacramento and Washington, D.C.: 'No Way to 1A and No New Taxes'
YMCA Youth Soccer Scores
Safety Patrol Recognition Luncheon Held Near DC Honors Lesage Student
Rockefeller Stands Up for Chrysler, GM Auto Dealers
WV Rural Water Association, Putnam Public Service District, Lavalette PSD Assist in Gilbert Flood Relief
New Online Boating and Hunting Safety Courses Available June 1
Judge Aboulhosn to Lead Bridge Dedication
Rockefeller Applauds Obama for Signing Foreclosure Relief, Fraud Enforcement Bills into Law
Stinnett to Kick Off 'Defend America Rally' in DC
NAR: Commercial Real Estate Hurt by Credit Crunch and Weak Economy
COMMENTARY: Federal Investigation of ACORN Slow Going
COMMENTARY: How the World Bank explains REDD to Indigenous Peoples
DAILY DEVOTION: Error in communication...
Rahall Announces $3M for Marshall University
Charleston-Huntington Not Ready to Go to All Digital TV Per FCC
Stations Must Maintain Emergency Services, Transition Announcements
DTV TRANSITION: Thursday 'Soft Test' Is Wake-Up Call for DTV Readiness
Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD Announces: Vets' Sudden Cardiac Deaths Are Not Suicides or Overdoses
COMMENTARY: Cairo and Our Relationships
Herd Baseball’s Gomez, Straily Earn All-Conference USA Honors
Victor Gomez named First Team All-C-USA while Dan Straily earned second team honors
AAA: Gasoline Prices Jump Almost a Nickel in West Virginia
West Virginian Graduates from St. John’s College in Annapolis
BSC Announces Outstanding Faculty Award
'Liberty City Six' al Qaeda Cell Convicted for Conspiracy to Kill Americans
COMMERCE DEPT.: Overall April Housing Starts Decline 12.8% to Record Low Pace
Single-Family Starts, Permits Edge Higher In April; Multifamily Starts Fall 46%
COMMENTARY: Even the Smartest Guys in the Room Can Slip and Fall in Today's Mortgage Morass
DAILY DEVOTION: Intimidation...
Anti-Trust Class Action Filed by Huntington Subscriber Against Comcast Cable
Judge Chambers Steps Aside as He Subscribes to Comcast
Cabell, Wayne Counties Awarded $29, 051 for Emergency Food and Shelter Program
ANDREW FU: Ultimate Road Tripping Across United States for Silicon Valley Software Engineer
Verizon Employees at Five Locations in West Virginia Donate Nearly $7,000 Worth of Household Items to Local Domestic Violence Shelters
Huntington Symphony Orchestra Lowers Pops Summer Series Ticket Prices
Hollis, Epling Take First Place in Professional Competition at NBS Convention
Byrd, Rockefeller, Rahall Announce $2M for Flood Damaged Roads
St. Albans Man Challenges Council Ordinance on Limiting Bar Locations
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
Geologic Mysteries of West Virginia State Parks Solved
Country Music Pioneer Everett Lilly of Clear Creek to Receive 2009 Vandalia Award on May 23
High Ranking Pentagon Official Charged with Espionage
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Confederate Flag No Longer Flies Over S.C. State Capitol Building
MBA: First Quarter Commercial, Multifamily Loans 70% Below Q1 2008
NAHB: Builder Confidence Continues To Rise In May
COMMENTARY: Renting vs. Homeownership Battle Joined Once Again
DAILY DEVOTION: The Press
Felon Holds Police at Bay for Five Hours
Centers for Disease Control Lifts Travel Health Warning for Mexico
Touring Pianafiddle Comes Home to Mountain State
On NASCAR: Jewel in the Crown
BOOK REVIEW: Predators and Child Molesters
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Paving the Way
MANN TALK: The Why of the American Civil War
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Glory Land
Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service Remembers Survivors Too View Photos
Wayne Wins Baseball Game Over Tolsia, 13-0 View Photos
172nd Commencement Sees 800 Marshall Students Getting Diplomas View Photos
Huntington Rib & Music Fest Announces Mascot Naming Contest
Weed and Seed Aims for Crime Cutting Home Run
Tulane Holds Off Marshall Baseball in Rain-Shortened Game, 5-3
Nate Lape blasted his 11th homer of the season in the loss
West Virginians Stepped Up to Assist With Flood Relief
King Coal Highway Discussed at Bluefield Lions Club
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Memorial Day 2009: Remembering the Four Chaplains
COMMON CENTS: GSA Preserves America’s Legacy of Historic Buildings
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Multiple Myeloma
Swashbuckling, Brain Challenging 'Star Trek' Aims for the Stratosphere View Photos
Fuller Retiring; Wolfe Adds Council Members Insco, Caserta to Search Committee
REMEMBRANCE: Let’s Not Forget Monday May 25 is Memorial Day
Tulane Swings Past Herd Baseball, 11-2
Gomez drilled his 18th home run of the season in Friday’s loss to the Green Wave
Rockefeller, Rahall Commend Obama for Major Disaster Declaration for WV
Rockefeller, Byrd Fight to Retain Chrysler, GM Auto Dealership Jobs
They call for comprehensive plan for communities impacted by restructuring
West Virginia House Delegation Appeals to Auto Task Force
COMMENTARY: Whatever Happened to the Public Works?
COMMENTARY: Return Every Call, Answer Every Letter
Energy Services of America Corporation Announces Results for the Three Months and Six Months Ended March 31, 2009
Tribute to Fallen Officers: When I Was the First to Arrive…
Law Enforcement Memorial Friday 5 p.m.
Saturday Service Remembers Victims of Violent Crime
Harbinger for Huntington Regarding Sewer Issues: EPA Seeks $165,000 from Jeffersonville, Ind. For Violations of Clean Water Act
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Botanika Candles, Dahon, REI Folding Bicycles, Water-Based Face Paints...and Other Product Recalls
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Farm Hands Tell Tales
New Jazz Trio, Picnic, Dedication Saturday for Weed & Seed Program
Meeting Monday Will Tell Tupelo and Oxford, Miss. Success Stories
Dumped by Chrysler, Spurlock Plans to Capitalize on Strengths: Service, Pre-Owned
Seventeen WV Chrysler Dealers Among 789 Slated for Elimination
Heritage Farm Spring Festival Attracts Big Crowd View Photos
Logan Banner Newspaper Drops Monday Issue
'Daniel Boone in Kentucky' shooting at Fort Boonesborough
'The Odd Couple,' 'The Wiz,' Planned at Greenbo Amphitheatre in June
Early Offense Lifts Marshall Baseball to 9-2 Win Over Tulane
West Virginia Division of Culture and History to Launch New Logo Identifier and Name for its Charleston Location
H1N1 Update: Kentucky Confirms Two More Cases to CDC
Still None in WV
NEWS ANALYSIS: Iraqi Police Protect Christians from Muslim Attacks
CARIBBEAN VIEW: The Big Three and Little CARICOM in the Caribbean
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Confessions of a Band Geek, Orch Dork
COMMENTARY: Mr. Biggie
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Remembering the lessons...
Body Found During Execution of Search Warrant
Huntington Fire Chief Greg Fuller to Retire May 22
Medical Bills of $34,000 After Dodging Restaurant Dishware
Two Wayne County Physicians Honored by Marshall's Medical School
HUD OKs Use of $8,000 First-Time Buyer Tax Credit for Down Payment, Closing Costs
Verizon to Divest Wireline Businesses in 14 States, Including West Virginia
Frontier to Provide Seamless Transition for Customers and Employees, and Target Increased Broadband Penetration
Kanawha County Drug Court Opening
West Virginia Gains 4,600 in Population Per Census Estimates
Berkeley one of Nation’s Fastest Growing Counties
Memorial Service Held Honoring Fallen FBI Agents
REALTYTRAC: U.S. Foreclosure Activity Up 32% from April 2008
Second Straight Month with Record High Foreclosure Activity Total
CENSUS BUREAU: West Virginia Has Second Highest Senior Population
Florida is First and Pennsylvania is Third
RNC Chair Michael Steele Set for WVGOP Charleston Event May 22
U.S. Open Local Qualifier at Edgewood C.C.
BOOK NOTES: 'Legends of the Mountain State' Volume 3 to be released at WV Book Festival
Statement by Michael Reagan on Miss California, Carrie Prejean
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Time to keep on keeping on...
Rahall, Byrd, Rockefeller Call for Federal Disaster Declaration for Southern WV Counties
Former HHS Star O.J. Mayo Allegedly Given 'Benefits' to Play at USC
NCAA Probe Underway
Huntington House Fire Kills Woman
Former Marshall Coach Jim Donnan Named to College Football Hall of Fame
Despite Recession, Marquee Pullman Still Pulls No. 1 Numbers in Chain
McCall Predicts It Will Maintain Greater Market Share Than New Screens at Huntington Mall
Beckley Big Green Golf Tournament To Take Place On June 22
Event to take place at Grandview Country Club
Mary Ellen Heuton Named New Controller at Marshall
Marshall Baseball Falls Short as Miami (Ohio) Wins 8-7
Nate Lape blasted a solo homer in the bottom of the 10th but the Herd fell a run short
AAA: WV Gasoline Prices Skyrocket 18 Cents
Rockefeller Reminds Consumers of the Digital Television (DTV) June 12 Transition
NYC Director to Lead 'Willy Wonka' Production at Chief Logan Park
Congressman: Release CIA Briefing Notes on Interrogations
REALTORS: Foreclosures, Short Sale Discounts Drive Median Single-Family Home Prices 13.8% Below Q1 2008 Levels
Home Sales Remain 'Sluggish'
Council Turns Harris Riverfront Park Back to Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation Commission
Public Works Director Interviews Could Moot Charter Amendment Urgency; Insco Still Plans Charter Review Board
MU Football Players Plead Conditionally Guilty to Possession of Marijuana
Councilwoman’s Cat Trips Emergency Cord
Huntington Fire Department, Others Find Key Labeling Issue
800 Block of Fourth Avenue Closed for Mid Block Crossing Creation
State Democratic Party Chair Nick Casey Statement in Support of President Obama’s Agreement With Health Care Industry Groups to Reduce Health Care Costs
Historic Deal Would Save $2 Trillion in Health Care Costs Over Next 10 Years, Provides Significant Momentum to Passing Health Care Reform in Congress This Year
Trans Energy Announces Marcellus Shale Management Addition
Corps Sets Temporary Fence for Building Demolition
Best Western Huntington Mall Inn Receives Director's Award for Quality
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
Casting for Live Action/Animated Children’s Show
Rockefeller Response To Obama's Health Care Plan
GSC’s Director of Financial Aid Appointed to HEPC Board
BOOK REVIEW: Newt Gingrich and His Daughter Assemble Comments from Liberals, Conservatives from Many Professions in '5 Principles for a Successful Life'
COMMENTARY: Welcome to the New Total Security State
GUEST COMMENTARY: What You Know About E-mail Probably is Wrong
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: The Press
Runaway Reaction at Bayer Narrowly Avoided Near Miss on Major Catastrophe
Quandary at Council Meeting May Be an Item NOT on Agenda
Rahall Works with Federal and State Officials to Assess Area Needs and Expedite Relief Efforts
Willie Nelson Headlines 5th Annual Nelsonville Music Festival This Weekend
Manchin, Rahall Tour Flood-Damaged Areas in Mingo County
Drug Busts and Weapons Seizures Increase at US-Mexico Border
On NASCAR: Simply the Best
MANN TALK: A Day to Live for and Die After
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
May 11, 2009
7:30 p.m.
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Diversity is a Nine Letter Word
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Under the sun...
Tethering Group Holds Organizational Meeting
NEWS ANALYSIS: Disagree With the Issue, Respect the Person
ACTC Invites Alumni to Group Photo Friday
Commencement set for Saturday, May 16
Yeager’s Ninth-Inning Homer Powers Herd Baseball Past Radford, 8-7
Manchin Declares State of Emergency in Six Southern WV Counties
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'NEXT DAY AIR'
Drug Comedy Blows Potential, Hits New Lows
National Safety Council Praises West Virginia for New Teen Driving Law
Calling All Golden Horseshoe Winners…
EPA Announces $1 Million for Brownfields Projects in West Virginia
Trout Stocked the Week of May 4 – 8, 2009 by the WV Division of Natural Resources
WORK SESSION: Resolution Attempts to Demonstrate Fiscal Responsibility to State, Yet Add Police on the Streets
First Quarter City Crime Down Approximately 10%
Board of Education Approves Synthetic Turf for Huntington High to Serve Middle Schools
Burnsville Lake Flooding Impacts Campgrounds and Launch Ramps
MU School of Journalism Earns National Re-accreditation
Marshall Softball Rally Falls Short against Tulsa in C-USA Semifinals, 6-4
Mitchell strikes out 11 in 5.2 innings of relief
BATTLE OF LEWISBURG: Virginia, et al v. United States
BOOK REVIEW: Dark Side of Parenting, American Family Life Plumbed in 'Dear Husband' by Oates
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Failure in the Walnuts Did Not Build Character
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Struggling with our identity...
Crime Scene Nuisance Ordinance Delayed for Possible Amendment
Mother's Financial Common Sense May Be More Relevant Today Than Ever
Mother’s Day Provides Opportunity to Reflect on What Mom Taught
Murphree Strikeouts 11 as Marshall Defeats UCF, 2-1
Schmidt’s two RBI double lifts Thundering Herd
MU Announces 2009 Fall Women's Soccer Schedule
Rahall Votes for Mortgage & Predatory Loan Reform
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Wagner Paint Sprayers, Children's Hats, Torque Wrenches, KTM Off-Road Motorcycles and Other Product Recalls
NAHB: Spring Thaw In Prices and Rates, Plus Incentives Draw Home Buyers
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Caribbean Crisis: No Time to Spare
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Mother’s Day and the Women in Our Lives
COMMENTARY: Designated Self-Pity Day
Administration Adopting Zero Tolerance and Top Ten List for Property Neglect
Shots Ring Again, Suspect Turns Self on Wednesday
Two Stabbings Occur Too
Funeral Arrangements Thursday, Friday for Huntington Band Director Bob Tweel
West Virginia, Huntington Still No Lab Confirmed H1N1 Flu
WVDNR Tags Crappie in Stonewall Jackson Reservoir
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Remembering Mom
Local Recycling Firm Helps Community Go Green and Get Green
RJ Recycling continues work to help the economy and the environment
Four MU Softball Players Honored with Postseason Awards
Katie Murphree named Co-Newcomer of the Year
Marshall Athletics Recognizes 2009 Graduates
Sixty-six graduating student-athletes honored at annual brunch
Rahall Celebrates National Train Day
Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Cow Creek Road in Salt Rock Area
Swine Flu/H1N1 Contained With Emergency Restoration and MDF200
BOOK REVIEW: 'Shooting for Tiger': Tiger Mania Behind Ambitious, Hard-Driving Golf Parents
Scottish Man Sues for Right to Wear Skirt in New Orleans Court
Previously Won Settlement with Georgetown College
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Beyond Comprehension...
Two Wounded Tuesday in Separate Incidents; Third Incident Apparent Suicide
Charges Reduced Against Two Starting MU Football Players
Adios to Another Mexican Restaurant at Pullman
Dargusch Working on Replacement; Metropolitan Defers Rent to Transit Authority Too
Goodwill Bins, Truck on MU Campus to Collect Unwanted Items from Departing Students
Ashland Community and Technical College News
Visioning Effort for 30 Counties in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland Announced
Allen G. Kukovich Named as Executive Director
Gasoline Prices Climb More Than Six Cents in WV
Cabell School Board Meeting Set for Thursday
Corps Delays Campground Opening at East Lynn Lake
Corps Names Czewski Deputy for Small Business
Order Forms For Marshall University Commencement DVD Available Saturday
Boil Water Advisory Issued for Salt Rock Residents
The advisory affects Cow Creek Road and surrounding areas
Registered Sex Offender Involved in International Child Exploitation Sentenced to Life
ZILLOW: Home Values Down 14.2% in Q1 2009 from Last Year
More Than a Fifth of all homeowners underwater (negative equity)
30-Year Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall Across the Board
FIGHTING BACK: Does the Media Have a Double Standard?
Third in a three-part series
KELLY PEET Q&A: Shot in Head While Taking Photos, Victim Still Has Long Path to Recovery
'Freak Accident' or 'Criminal Matter' Still Under Investigation
FIRST PERSON: I Was Shot in the Face While Taking Photos of an Old Log Cabin
Public Safety Committee Takes Up Nuisance Property
Two Council Members Consider Public Works Charter Amendment As Mostly a Common Sense Decision
Farrell, Farrell & Farrell Pledges $25,000 to Proposed Cabell Huntington Children's Hospital
Bridge to be Repainted White May 9
EXPLAINER: 'Pandemic' Doesn't Mean a Lot of Cases or Deaths
It DOES Mean A(H1N1) Flu is Widespread
Comic Book Heroes Dominate MTV Movie Awards Nominations
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
Our Classrooms Are Different
Goodrich Engine Inlet Ice Protection System Passes Rigorous AH-64 Apache Tests
House and Senate Committees Request Full Review of Bayer's Continued Use of Toxic Chemical
Capito Statement from Congressional Hearing Investigating Bayer CropScience Explosion
US Military Officials Concerned Over Pakistani Terrorists and Nukes
REALTORS: Pending Home Sales Rise, Housing Affordability Near Record Level
FIGHTING BACK: Libel: It's What You Say and When and Where You Say It
Second in a three-part series
FOR THE RECORD: Rene Henry Series
DAILY DEVOTION: Not Now!
Council Chair May Appoint Charter Committee This Week
Caserta To Substitute for Jean Dean on Radio
UCF Plates Winning Run In Bottom Of The 11th To Secure 8-7 Victory Over Herd Baseball
Marshall’s four-run comeback in the top of the ninth sent Sunday’s game to extra innings
Marshall Rally Falls Short Against Houston, 3-2
Thundering Herd will be the four seed in the Conference USA tournament
Homeland Security Department to Enter Drug War
FIGHTING BACK: When Wronged or Defamed, Get An Immediate Correction
First in a three-part series
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: The World Is a Scary Place
On NASCAR: Southern 500 More Than a Date
MANN TALK: The Drama of a Spring Day
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Time for passion and pain...
Par Roofing Building Damaged by Fire
Two Starting MU Football Players Suspended Following Arrest
No Confirmed Swine (H1N1) Flu West Virginia Cases … Yet!
Herd Baseball Scores A Combined 14 Runs In Final Two Innings To Fuel 18-8 Victory Over UCF
For the second game in a row, Marshall uses a big eighth inning to secure its victory
Thundering Herd, Cougars Split Twin Bill Saturday
Rubber match Sunday on CBS College Sports at 2 p.m. EST
Timberline to Open an Expanded Mountain Biking Program
Fallen Heroes Honored by US Border Patrol
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST'
Charleston’s Garner, McConaughey Spark Sarcastic Chemistry
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Aftermath
Birds Do It … Again
May Events at Cabell Huntington Hospital
'Wedding Singer' HOTS Summer Attraction
Herd Baseball’s Five-Run Eighth Sparks 10-8 Comeback Win Over UCF
Meeks belted his ninth homer of the season Friday night against the Knights
MU Softball to be Televised Nationally Sunday
WVU Epilepsy Unit Offers Hope
Regional Summits on Domestic Violence and Firearms Held at Four Locations
May Is the Month of Motherhood
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Childlike…
COMMENTARY: Torture, Bad Apples and Good Citizens
Are We Ignoring H2N3 at Our Peril?
Minister’s Suit Against HPD Dismissed
Officer Used Firm, But Not Deadly or Excessive Force
Cabell County Schools Taking Proactive Measures to Monitor Swine Flu Spread
Bayer Chemical Tank That Exploded Lacked Required Hazardous Waste Permit
Follow Up on Leaked Chemicals Not Submitted
Nearly 2,600 Students to Graduate from Marshall University
Air Transport Association CEO Blasts Biden's Suggestion to Avoid Air Travel
Remarks Made This Morning on the NBC Today Show
Chrysler LLC and Fiat Group Announce Global Strategic Alliance
NFL Network Remains on Comcast Digital Cable
Cabell School Board Meeting Set for Monday
What’s an Integrator Differential Analyzer? See One Saturday at MU
Schmitt Garners Third Consecutive C-USA Player of the Year Honor
Soor and Schmitt earn all-conference selections
National Organization for Marriages Launches New Ad Featuring Prejean
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Fitness Machines, Athletic Cups, Floor Cleaners and Other Product Recalls
COMMENTARY: New Hate Crimes Bill Unconstitutional and Threat to Religious Freedom?
CARIBBEAN VIEW: The Commonwealth at 60: Who Should be Its Next Head?
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Loss of Farmland: What Does It Mean?
COMMENTARY: Knock Out Drops
DAILY DEVOTIONAL; Pandemic Goodness…
Pajamas TV Final Estimate: April 15 Tea Party Attendance Exceeded One Million
Outspoken Government Critic Says He Received Visit from FBI, Secret Service
Employees, Customers of Huntington Company Returned Wednesday from Mexico
McCallister Challenges Council’s Unanimous Charter Amendment to Drop Civil Engineer Requirement from Public Works Position
Proposed Nuisance Property Ordinance Referred to Committee
Barbour County Men Charged with Wildlife and Marijuana Law Violations
AT&T Extends Wireless Network in Roane County
Four New Cell Sites Enhance Coverage along 25 mile stretch of Route 119
COMMENTARY: Snarlin’ Arlen Goes Home
MU Baseball Captures 8-6 Extra-Inning Victory Over Youngstown State in Game One
Meeks' solo shot in the 10th proved to be game-winning run in First Game
MU Baseball Falls To Youngstown State In Game Two, 8-5
Four Herd players smacked two-baggers in the losing effort
91 Co-Sponsors Ask for Federal Reserve Transparency
Manchin Declares May Motorcycle Safety Month
Continuing an April tradition, Huntington News Network is celebrating April -- National Poetry Month -- with a poem a day from Knopf
SWINE FLU: 63% of General Public and Physicians Believe There is Some Risk for a Catastrophic Pandemic
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Caught in a Bag
Second Annual Putt & Play for United Way Set for Saturday
AAA EAST CENTRAL: WV Gasoline Price Stay the Same
$1.55 Less Per Gallon Than This Time in 2008
Augusta Systems Signs Up The Mariner Group as Reseller
The Mariner Group to Offer Augusta Systems EdgeFrontier Middleware as Component of Comprehensive Security Solution for Ports and Critical Infrastructure
S&P CASE-SHILLER: Pace of Decline in Home Prices Slowed in February; Home Prices Now at Levels of Q3 2003
WVU Study Finds Controversial Medicaid Program Results in Less Medical Care
COMMENTARY: Value of Higher Education a Bargain for West Virginians
COMMENTARY: Swine Flu Pandemic: Silent Invasions and Deadly Consequences
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Galveston's Learning from Cuba About Hurricanes -- Finally!
FOR THE RECORD: It's Sgt. Joe Troopo, Not Troops
Transportation Security a Highly Difficult Task
Continuing an April tradition, Huntington News Network is celebrating April -- National Poetry Month -- with a poem a day from Knopf
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Checkered Clutter
User Fee, Dog Tethering Stirs at Times Dicey Council Meeting
Press Conference/Celebration of Allegiant’s Inaugural Flight to Myrtle Beach, SC
Meeting on High School Curriculum Changes Slated for Tuesday
U.S. Dept. of Interior Vacates Bush-era Stream Buffer Zone Rule Change
Construction Will Not Impede MAS Event Tuesday Evening
Huntington Symphony Orchestra Announces POPS 2009 Season
Donning of Kente celebration is Thursday, April 30, at Marshall University
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Let's Pray the Government Doesn't Repeat 1976 Swine Flu Vaccine Fiasco
SPECIAL WEEKEND FIRST: Mutants, Festivals, and Workshops
COMMENTARY: Sen. Patrick 'Leaky' Leahy to Investigate Top Secret Interrogations
On NASCAR: My Favorite Martin
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Match King' Revives an Almost Forgotten Financial Figure Who Outdid Ponzi, Madoff, Standford
Continuing an April tradition, Huntington News Network is celebrating April -- National Poetry Month -- with a poem a day from Knopf
Swine Flu: Infection Control in Hospitals Will Be Critical
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Pandemic...
WORK SESSION: User Fee Increase, Charter Revision, Chronic Nuisance Property on Full Agenda
Public Meeting Reveals Monitors Not Working, Explosion Close to MIC
WVSU Professor Tells HNN MIC Must Go
A DAD’S POINT OF VIEW: Lessons of a Big Brother and Mentor
Public Health Emergency Warning Declared over Swine Flu
WSAZ Meteorologist Cast in 'South Pacific'
PETE SEEGER, SEATTLE FOLK FESTIVAL, STEVE GOODMAN: The Train is Back on the Track!
RSS Feeds Introduced by Grafitz’s Website Tonight
Houston Escapes With 9-8 Win Over MU Baseball In Extras
Shackelford’s RBI triple tied the game at 7-7 in the ninth inning
Manchin, Wolfe, Kopp, Miss WV USA Plant Tree on Earth Day to Dedicate New Community Gardens View Photos
HUNTINGTON TEA PARTY: Residents Gather at City Hall Protesting Government Waste
User Fee Opposition Surfaces View Photos
Easter Egg Hunt in Ritter Park Draws Big Crowd View Photos
SPAMALOT: Hawaii Celebrates Waikiki SPAM JAM Festival
World's Largest SPAM Event Honors Enthusiasts, Collects Cans for Hawaii Food Bank, Waikiki Community Center
Carbon Arcs, Oil, Cans Give Way to 'Green' Digital
MANN TALK: The Dinky Insect That Helps Demonstrate Darwin's Theory
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Battle of Lewisburg – The Photography of Matthew Brady
May 16-17, 2009 in Downtown Lewisburg, WV
First West Virginia Bancorp, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2009 Earnings
Resettlement of 158 Hmong Lao Refugees in Thailand Leaves Thousands More in Despair
Unique Avant-Garde Horror Film Wraps Appy Festival
Respect Safety on the Road March Held Saturday
Delicate and Beautiful Balances Make Up Planet Earth
Staying Aggressive to Improve West Virginia
Goodwill Recognizes School Recycling Winners
Mayor's Open House Slated for Central City Cafe on Tuesday Afternoon
Golden Girl Group Home to hold 25th Anniversary Open House
Marshall General Faculty Meeting Set for Tuesday
Awards of Distinction to be Presented, Retiring Faculty to be Honored
White Downs Green, 31-8, In Annual Spring Game
Marshall Baseball Falls to Houston, 12-4
Lape notched three of Herd's 12 hits in Saturday's game
Thundering Herd Splits Softball Doubleheader against Pirates
Rachael Sofie hits walk off home run in game one
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Ray Pitches Houston Cougars Past Marshall Baseball, 7-0
Valle totaled two hits for the Herd in Friday’s loss
Calls for Homeland Security Chief to Resign Increasing
'Paint Your Wagon' Audition Slated for May 3, 4 at Actors Guild of Parkersburg Rehearsal Hall
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: New Happenings in West Virginia
BOOK REVIEW: Kids Write the Darndest Things to President Obama
DIRT SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Adventures in Moving: Country Roads Were Never Like This
COMMENTARY: Love Letters: A Cautionary Tale
Operation Cookie Drop Sends Girl Scout Cookies to Soldiers
Cabell County Sets Dates for Mandatory Middle School Drug Testing Orientations
HERD SOFTBALL: Murphree and Mitchell Throw Complete Game Shutouts in Morehead State Sweep
Both pitchers only gave up one hit apiece in midweek wins
Afghan War Vet Demands Answers from Congress
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Specialized Bicycle Components, 2009, 2004 and Other Product Recalls
REALTORS: March Existing-Home Sales Fall 7.1% Year on Year; First-Time Buyers 'Drive' the Market
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Time to Care again for CARICOM
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Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. Selected to Participate in U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Plan
FDA Gives Clinical Trial Green Light on Drug to Treat Alzheimer's Disease
Previous Studies Show Bryostatin Protects Against Alzheimer's Protein, Rewires and Repairs Brain Damage
THE GOVERNOR SPEAKS: Work Together… Or Go Bankrupt?
Healing Place, Community Gardening Dedications
Fire Fatality Near South Point
Appy Features Screening Range from Grappling with Back Woods Terrorist Trainees to Teen Age Transformations…
Gallery 842 on Fourth Opens April 24
Cabell Board of Education Establishes Guidelines to Fill Vacated Position
Teen Turns Adult in Musical Adaptation of Tom Hanks Flick
MU theatre spoofs Biblical Epic
Free Legal Aid Workshop at State Law Library
BETHLEHEM FARMS: In Tough Economic Times, More People Turn Towards Volunteerism
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Am I A Selfish Parent?
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Peoples Bancorp Inc. Announces First Quarter Results: Net Income of $4.2 Million, Compared to $5.6 Million in Q1 2008
COMMENTARY: Obama Needs to Address Domestic Violence
Official Statement – Rumors of Violence at Huntington High School
St Joe Spaghetti Dinner Slated for Friday April 24
MU Receives $245,000 from HUD for Advanced Engineering and Applied Technology Complex
AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Hold Steady
OVEC organizer Maria Gunnoe Wins Goldman Environmental Prize
Second Former Southern WV Waitress to Win Environmental 'Nobel'
Byrd Statement on Congressional Hearing on Bayer Chemical Explosion in Institute, WV
Open Letter to Congressman Henry Waxman and Congressman Bart Stupak from Coalition Against Bayer Dangers
Launch of the Indigenous Peoples' Guide: 'False Solutions to Climate Change'
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Store Pays City Fees -- Robber Cleans Out the Register, Too
Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing on “Secrecy in the Response to Bayer’s Fatal Chemical Plant Explosion
DuPont and Lucite International Agree to Pay $2 Million for Clean Air Act Violations
COMMENTARY: How Feasible Is Obama's Nuclear Disarmament Agenda?
MAS: How do you spell … A Perfect Play?
Transparency for WV Stimulus Dollars
Parkersburg Down to One Newspaper When Sentinel Ceases Publication Friday
THE NEW CANADA?: West Virginia Locations in National Spotlight
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
Extras Recruited for Pittsburgh Studio Production
BOOK REVIEW: Fear and Fantasy Fuel Many of Today's 'Epidemics,' Author Says in 'Dread'
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On NASCAR: By the Numbers
World Record Sale of Action Comics #1 Uncovers 2nd Copy of 1st Superman
NEWS ANALYSIS: U.S. Supreme Court Argument
Is It Constitutional to Strip Search Teen for Allegedly Dispensing Over the Counter Pain Medication?
Gomez Powers Herd Baseball to Upset No. 1 Rice, 11-7
The Marshall pitching staff held the Owls to seven runs on just five hits on Sunday
Boone County Woman Wins 'Green Nobel'
HNN Contributor Honick Sends Letter on 'Racism' Conference to Rep. Barbara Lee of Congressional Black Caucus
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: African Reflections, Part Two: The Cat and the Hat
COMMENTARY: Is Cigarette Control Turning Citizens into Criminals?
BOOK REVIEW: Mark Arax's 'West of the West' Explores the Other California -- Beyond Hollywood and Celebrity Gossip
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MANN TALK: Past is Prologue or Yesterday Is Today
Dispatchers, Police Report Shooting, Stabbing
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Some Links to Polaroid Film Resources
Second Annual Putt & Play for United Way
No. 1 Rice Swings Past Herd Baseball, 10-3
The Owls blasted a season-high six home runs in Saturday night’s win
Marshall Women’s Tennis Upset Bid Falls Short Saturday
The Thundering Herd loses 4-3 to Tulsa in semifinals
CSB to Hold Public Meeting in Institute, West Virginia on April 23
Investigators will Present Preliminary Findings and Board will Hear Public Comments on the Fatal Explosion at Bayer CropScience
Feds Nab Rogue Mexican Police Commander in New Orleans
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'STATE OF PLAY'
Conspiracy Par Excellence; Let Your Extremist Imagination Flow
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STUDY: Ford Surpasses Honda in Initial Quality
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Promises to Keep
Huntington Bancshares Grants Shares To Stickler
12 Receive Prestigious Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards in West Virginia
'They are our stars of the teaching profession,' said Arch Coal Chairman and CEO
COMMENTARY: What I Saw at the Revolt
Finance Committee Recommends to Full Council Passage of Both Transfer of Harris Riverfront Park to GHPRC and One Dollar User Fee Increase
Dr. Borowski Resigns from Cabell School Board
Army Corps of Engineers Removes Coffin from Ohio's Alum Creek Lake
Tractor Show, Concert Scheduled At Greenbo Lake In May
No. 1 Rice Outlasts Herd Baseball, 7-5
Gomez’s two-run homer in the eighth was his 12th of the season
Marshall Women’s Tennis Defeats ECU, 4-0
The Thundering Herd advances to semifinal round Saturday
Second DOH Recovery and Reinvestment Contracts Awarded
Rahall Working to Maintain Six-Day Mail Service
Rahall’s Stimulus Workshop Online Access
WVGOP Ad-Hoc Committee Will Recommend Leaving Primaries Open to Non-Affiliated Voters
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Memo to New Polaroid Owners: Start Making Film for Our Hungry Cameras!
Polaroid Acquired by Hilco Consumer Capital, L.P. and Gordon Brothers Brands, LLC
Multi-channel Global Licensing Strategy Planned to Expand 72-year-old Brand
Our Troops Continue to Answer the Call to Serve
American Heroes Not Forgotten at Arlington National Cemetery
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Sandra Chapman to Assume Presidency of West Virginia State Bar
Marshall Scientist Receives National Award for Lung Cancer Research
Finance Committee Meets Today on User Fee, Harris Riverfront Park
REALTYTRAC: Foreclosures Increase 9% in First Quarter of 2009
Foreclosure activity up nearly 24% from first quarter 2008
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT: March Housing Starts 48.4% Below March 2008 Levels
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Senseo Coffeemakers, Off-Road Vehicles...and Other Product Recalls
COMMENTARY: Are We All Enemies of the State?
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Caribbean Cannot Base Tourism on US Embargo Against Cuba
Ex-smoker Finds New Purpose After Laryngectomy
COMMENTARY: Young at Heart
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Diagnostic Imaging Center receives Mammography Modality Accreditation
Herd's Kellie Schmitt Earns Third Season Tennis Player of the Week Honor
This marks the senior’s tenth C-USA career accolade
GRO Announces the 'We Gro Skateboarding Tour'
Girls Skate Session and Workshop Series Slated this week in Princeton, Fayetteville, WV
NEWS ANALYSIS: Nationwide Tax Day Tea Parties Often Have Similar Mantra to Campaign for Liberty
Homeland Security Memo Raises Red Flags --- Loyalty to Leader or Nation?
Campaign for Liberty Tea Parties Rally Citizens Across WV and the Nation
900 Attend Parkersburg Rally
Campaign for Liberty President John Tate's Official Statement on Tax Day Tea Parties
Byrd Guest of Honor at Dedication of Teaching & Clinical Center
Shane Farrell's Complete-Game Effort Guides Herd Baseball Past Eastern Kentucky, 5-1
Byrd, Rockefeller Spearheading Senate Effort For Air Service to Rural Communities
Retailers, Business Groups Ask Capito to Take Action on Hidden Credit Card Fees
Home Builder Confidence Posts Biggest Gain in 5 Years
April data suggests market at or near bottom
Survey Shows Rise in New Home Sales, Traffic and Optimism
Consumer Groups Applaud Plan to Close Off-shore Tax Havens
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: The Only Tax Dodge You Will Ever Need
COMMENTARY: Maybe the Conspiracy Cynics Are Not Nuts After All!
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Earth Day Reminder: We All Share One Planet
COMMENTARY: RCBI Brings ‘Green’ Touch to Regional Manufacturing
Trans Energy Completes First Horizontal Well in Marcellus Shale
Former Young Republican President Helped Organize Huntington Tea Party
Fed Up Now Looking for Guy Like Ron Paul…
AirTran Airways Announces New Service Between Charleston, W.Va., and Orlando
Airline Offers Low Fares to Sunshine State for West Virginia Residents beginning June 25
Casto to Sign Books at C&O Credit Union Friday
Marshall Softball Team Splits Doubleheader with Miami (OH)
WVU Team Uncovers Discrepancies in Death Certificates Listing Suicide
Mental Problems Aren’t Recorded, Especially for Blacks and Hispanics
Rahall: Are You Ready To Travel?
30-Year Mortgage Rates Remain Steady
Rates Edge Downward on Monday, According to Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor
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ROCKY HORROR: Downhome Decadence Continues Entertaining Fans Weekly at 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' View Photos
USER FEE VOTE DELAYED AGAIN: Majority of Council Wants Full Break Down of Projected User Fee Proceeds for Fiscal 09-10 Before Voting
Council Hopes to Amend Charter Allowing Public Works Manager
Dog and Cat Tethering Has First Reading
Council Honors St. Joe Girls Basketball Champions
Let’s Clean Up West Virginia!
COFA’s Griffis receives CASE Quarter Century Award
Marshall Women's Golf In Ninth At C-USA Championship
Riders of the Flood Outdoor Drama Hires Manager
RAHALL: Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program Taking Applications
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
NAHB: Home Buyers Could Miss $8,000 Tax Credit If They Don't Buy Before Dec. 1
'Dracula' Bandit Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Prison
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Tea Party Day Coming to Huntington April 14; Protesting Bailouts
User Fee Vote Set for Tonight
Previous Budgetary Approvals Signals Passage
Armed Robberies Follow Prostitution Sting
K-9 Unit Attacked by Neighboring Dog
'Hannah', 'Fast' Top Rentrak Theatrical Box Office Numbers for Weekend of April 10, 2009
COMMENTARY: The Cassandra Syndrome
Members of Deaf Community Socialize Happily at Starbucks for First Time
UAB Swings Past Herd Baseball, 13-6
Nate Lape drilled a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning
Thundering Herd Hit to 9-6 Win over UCF Knights
Team hit a season high 13-hits and first game with no strikeouts
Herd Softball Wins Two Games Over Visiting Memphis, 6-2, 3-2 View Photos
MU Women's Tennis Closes Its Regular Season Victorious
The Thundering Herd’s Schmitt stands as the career doubles victories leader
Marshall Women’s Track Completes Sea Ray Relays
EKU Open on slate for Thundering Herd
C-USA Women's Golf Championship Suspended Sunday Due to Inclement Weather
Criminal Alien Wanted in Mexico for Organized Crime Deported
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A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: African Reflections, Part One: The Lion Mates Tonight
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On NASCAR: Don’t Judge Joey Just Yet
MANN TALK: The Certain Glories of April Days
British Cops Bust Obama's Kenyan Half-Brother for Child Sex Assault
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
April 13, 2009
7:30 p.m.
ANALYSIS: Has the WV Legislature Decided to Follow Huntington?
Cabell Career and Education Fair to Help Area Adults and Students Identify Opportunities
Herd Baseball Falls to UAB, 6-4
Nate Lape blasted his 7th homer of season in losing effort
Thundering Herd Hit to 9-6 Win over UCF Knights
Team hit a season high 13-hits and first game with no strikeouts
LIVING HISTORY: Battle of Lewisburg Explores Opposing Views of Civil War
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Census Bureau Submits to Congress Proposed Recovery Plan to Help Create
Jobs, Ensure Group Living Quarters Counted
COMMENTARY: Pennsylvania Leads the Way with STEM Education
COMMENTARY: Rethinking Afghanistan
FBI Responds to Pirate Attack off Somali Coast
Hyundai Nuvis Concept Hybrid Car Makes World Debut at New York Auto Show
Miley Cyrus and Youth Service America Join Forces to Ask Kids to Change the World
Miley.YSA.org website encourages youth volunteerism on Global Youth Service Day
Rahall Announces $161K for Huntington Housing Authority
First State Bank Names Two Vice Presidents
Would You Like to Play a Gangster?
Feuding Ranchers Similar to Early Roots of U.S. Supreme Court Case
Partially Exposed Caskets Discovered Near Alum Creek
West Virginia Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
Clean diesel projects reduce early deaths, asthma attacks, other health problems
Rahall Hosts Workshop to Address Stimulus Funding Opportunities
Showing at MU Scheduled
Homeland Security, Justice Departments Assist Local Cops to ID Criminal Aliens
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Coffeemakers Sold at Walgreens, Stud Sensors...and Other Product Recalls
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CARIBBEAN VIEW: G20 Summit Did Nothing for the Caribbean: Developing Countries Failed to Act Collectively
COMMENTARY: Remembering the Great Locomotive Chase
COMMENTARY: Picture This -- Before It's Too Late!
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Building a Green Trophy House: A Memoir
NEWS ANALYSIS: Somali Pirates Tied to Jihad
MU's Schmitt, Soor Defeat Ranked Opponent in 4-3 Loss
Thundering Herd finishes its regular season at home Saturday
Council chair Once Again Speaks Mind; Negative Vote Against Budget Put Him Outside the Communication Box
User Fee Increase Will 'Hurt People'; Receivership an Option, but Premature
Texas Motel’s Alleged Failure to Change Bedding Has Huntington Resident at Risk for HIV
Work Session Moved Due to Good Friday
Cartoon Headquarters Returns to the Ariel Stage
Herd Baseball Downed by Kent State 13-2
Gomez and Stafford go deep in Wednesday's losing effort
Corps of Engineers Federal Building Receiving Nearly $17 Million in Renovations to High Performance 'Green' Buildings
COMMENTARY: Fight Against Cancer Unites West Virginians
BSC Nursing Students Provide Pet Therapy to Seniors
Marquee, Pullman Whip Up Kids, Furry Friend Party View Photos
COMMENTARY: Obama, Congress Again Push Amnesty for Illegal Aliens
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BOOK REVIEW: Sense of Place Explored in Amanda Eyre Ward's 'Love Stories in This Town'
SWAT Team, Police Standoff at CVS Store on Fifth Avenue Ends as Suspect Surrenders
The 5 Browns at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 7:30 P.M.
AAA EAST CENTRAL: WV Gasoline Prices Drop Three Cents
Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. Clarifies States and Codes for Pistachio Recall for Costco and Wal-Mart in South East
Celebrate National Train Day May 9 with Amtrak and Discover the Rail Way
Randy Jackson to join nationwide celebration of rail travel
Marshall's Karolina Soor Honored as C-USA's Tennis Player of the Week
Rockefeller, Byrd Call for Reconsideration of Remote Encoding Center Closing
COMMENTARY: Obama Imitates Clinton with Major Defense Budget Cuts
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Huntington Appoints Thompson as Director of Strategy and Business Segment Performance
Moody Downgrades Banks Debt, Strength
MU Junior Katie Murphree Named C-USA Pitcher of the Week
Great Backyard Bird Count Highlights Dynamic Changes in Where the Birds Are
Bird watchers break record for fifth straight year
City Now Acknowledging the 800 Pound Gorilla
Williams Encouraged by Legislative Talking
Tucker Delmar Named As Victim of Shooting
Tickets Go On Sale Friday for 3 Doors Down and Hinder at BSSA
Cabell Huntington Hospital and Hospice of Huntington to Offer Free Help with Preparing Advance Directives for Medical Decisions
Herd Women's Golf In 14th Following Opening Day Of IU Invitational
WV Born Author John Michael Cummings Kicks Off 'Panhandle-to-Panhandle' Book tour
Information Systems Specialist Tony Stark Joins RCBI Staff
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Bill Black: Madoff Was a Piker When It Comes to Ponzi Schemes
America's Big Banks Are the Ponzi Champs
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
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NEWSWEEK Cover: The Decline and Fall of Christian America
America Has Moved Into A 'Post-Christian' Phase; '[God] Is Less Of A Force In American Politics And Culture Than At Any Other Time In Recent Memory'
COMMENTARY: Do the Right Thing
Funeral Liturgy Wednesday for Two Accident Victims
Gigantic Boulder Lands on Route 10 in Mercer County
Marshall Baseball Falls To Southern Miss In The Ninth, 8-7
Gomez’s heroic homer in the ninth not enough in Sunday’s loss to Southern Miss
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A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Rock 'n' Roll Forever
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'ADVENTURELAND'
Take a Spin on the Dodge ‘Em Cars Scrambling for a Life Time Love Amidst the Obstacle Course Called Adulthood
On NASCAR: Here We Go Again?
MANN TALK: The Bible Didn't Descend; It Was Created Here
Seven-Run Ninth Inning Powers Xavier Past Herd Baseball, 13-6 View Photos
Celebrating the Lives of Three Now Happy With Jesus Christ
MU Baseball Wins Thriller Over Southern Miss, 7-6
Gomez blasted a two-run homer and added a double in the Herd’s win, Saturday
MU Women's Tennis Defeats Middle Tennessee State, 6-1
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World Renowned Dyslexia Expert Visits Charleston in May on Nationwide Tour
Statement on the March Employment Report by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
April Is the Month of Arbor Day and Eggs
Del. Pat McGeehan to Sponsor Energy Independence Summit
Marshall Softball Drops 3-0 Decision to Southern Miss
Tulsa Golden Hurricane up next for Thundering Herd View Photos
Shooting at 8th Avenue Bar
SKINNY MOLLY: Skynyrd, .38 Special Alums Playing April 11 at Tequila Rocks
Chad Pennington to Deliver Keynote Address at Marshall's 172nd Commencement
Southern Miss Outlasts Herd Baseball, 4-2
Arik Sikula pitched 4.1 innings of scoreless relief with five strikeouts
Women's Golf to Play Monday, Tuesday in Indiana Invitational Tournament
EPA Announces $48.8 Million for Projects in West Virginia
Rockefeller Urges Immediate Action on Bayer Chemical Explosion
Sends letter to Coast Guard Commandant asking for key findings to be released
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Fighting Global Crime and Terrorism
BOOK REVIEW: Private Eye Michael Kelly Stirs Up Firestorm Investigating Chicago's 1871 Blaze in 'The Fifth Floor'
Social Networking: A New Paradigm for Conservatives
Memorial Services Friday to Honor Three Killed in Car Accident
Pennington's guest DJ Appearance Rescheduled Due to Bad Flying Weather
Forest Campaigners Reject Rain Forest Speculation Plans of Prince Charles
COMMENTARY: Crunching the Numbers Before the Numbers Crunch Us
Rockefeller Praises Resignation of NASA Inspector General Cobb
DIRT-SMART BUYER: Vacation-home Sales Down; Land Values Up
Rahall Announces $20M for Veterans Health Care at Beckley, Huntington VA Centers
Animal Advocates Rally at Charleston
'Dangerous' Dog Bills Before Legislative Committee
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Conair Irons, Log Splitters, Toy Boxes, High Chairs...and Other Product Recalls
Mexican Pleads Guilty to Asaulting US Law Enforcement Officers
REALTORS: Pending Home Sales Index Improves; Affordability Index Sets New Record
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COMMENTARY: Let's Make Sure We Understand What 'Hate Crimes' Involve
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Castro Could Help Obama to End Cuba Embargo
COMMENTARY: Dangerous Toys .... Dangerous Joys
Spotlight on Cell Phone Recycling April 6-12
Former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich, His Brother, Two Former Top Aides and Two Businessmen Indicted
Pit Bulls Return to 15th Street Neighborhood
Meadows School Reminds Parents; Councilman Suggests Photographic Evidence
Councilman Could Support Skateboard Park at Imperial Lanes
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: You can be sure American families make difficult decisions about where to cut costs
Congress and the President should as well
50th Day Gets Lawmakers All Fired Up
Rahall Announces $90M for Housing Assistance
Rahall Announces Make Work Pay Tax Cuts
S&P/Case-Shiller Indices Show Record Housing Price Declines Through January
As of January 2009, U.S. housing prices are at levels set late in 2003
Teaching School Children to Live in a Totalitarian Society
Pistachio Growers and Processors Provide Important Facts About Recall
Pullman Remaining With Metropolitan Properties in Columbus
Cabell County Governor’s Honors Academy Participants Announced
EPA to Monitor Air Quality in Cabell County
Little Victories to Host First Saturday Sale at Thrift Shop
Breathing the Air: Air Quality Study Initiated Surrounding Five Tri-State Schools
Past and/or Present Industrial Activity at Issue
2009 Charleston Volleyball Club (CVC) Spikefest Tournament
EPA Names Priority Schools for Monitoring Toxic Outdoor Air Pollution
Major Underground Coal Mine Buys Activemine™ System
Purchase order marks first commercial installation in Illinois of an ActiveMine wireless voice communications and tracking system
WVU Can’t Back Up Credits for 118 Awarded Degrees
Consult Concluded “Impossible to Determine Why [These] Students Certified to Graduate”
“All Aboard” WV State Park Promotion Stretches Vacation Budget
Buy a $100 WV State Park Gift Card in April; Get a ticket to Whittaker Station at Cass Scenic Railroad
Cabell Huntington Hospital Epilepsy Center Offers Treatment from Experienced Specialists Who are Nationally Known in Their Field
Mark Stecker, MD, directs Neurophysiology Lab and Epilepsy Center
Huntington Law Firm Announces New Attorney
Intelligence Committee Chairman Rockefeller Disputes Al Qa’ida is on the Run
NFL Charities Recognizes 89 Player Foundations And Awards $1 Million in Grants During Inaugural NFL Charities Week
Stressed Out in Hard Times? Government Launches Website Offering Suggestions for Help including Suicide Prevention
State's Science, Technology and Research Communities to Hold Symposium
Senator Rockefeller to give keynote address
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Coming Back to Reading in a High-Tech World
Planned water outage for West Virginia American Water customers in Ona
West Virginia American Water replacing valves
Arguments Done; Justices Ponder; Litigants Still Maneuvering
Women’s Tennis Slips By Hawai’i, 4-3
The Thundering Herd finishes perfect in Hawaii
The Battle of Lewisburg Living History and Reenactment (Battleoflewisburg.org) presents Music of the Civil War during weekend of May 16-17, 2009 in Lewisburg, WV
On NASCAR: Kyle just the latest to rile up fans
International Brain Awareness Campaign Coming to MU on Friday
'Brain Expo' features hands-on science stations about the brain and more
West Virginia Poet Laureate Irene McKinney to Read from Her Work at MU
MU Women's Golf Finishes UC Spring Intercollegiate
Huntington St. Joe Wins Their First Girl's Basketball State Championship View Photos
Marshall Softball Saturday Doubleheader with Tulsa Canceled Because of Weather
Mixture of rain, hail and snow halt three-game series
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Shut Mouth Society' Brings Mystery of 'The Da Vinci Code' to Civil War Era History, Today's Events
COMMENTARY: Tobacco Tax a Good Idea for Your Health -- and Your Children's
Budget Changes Posted
Dolphins QB Chad Pennington becomes Magic 97.9 Guest DJ Friday April 3
No. 19 East Carolina Outlasts MU Baseball, 7-6
Gomez and Casamassima each went deep in the game one loss
Marshall Women’s Tennis Successful Over Hawaii Opponents
The Thundering Herd ends its four-match losing streak with wins over Hawaii Pacific, Univrsity of Hawaii at Hilo
Time Running Out for Nominations for WV Golf Foundation’s West Virginia Golf Hall of Fame
Rahall Announces $6.6M for Community Health Centers
Reforming Unfair Credit Card Fees
Thomas L. Krepel Named President of Fairmont State University
West Virginia’s Young Talent Continues to Shine
COMMENTARY: Cruise Lines Discriminate Against Single Travelers
COMMENTARY: DumPatriot
Obama Budget Proposes Direct College Aid For 1,782 More Students in West Virginia
President's Budget Proposals Would Transform Federal Financial Aid System So More Families In West Virginia Can Afford College
Cautious City Council Passes 2009-2010 Budget by 9-2 Margin
Vote Means $1.00 User Fee Must Pass
Hand Surgeon and Physician Assistant Join Cabell Huntington Hospital and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Senator and Mrs. Rockefeller Honored at National Alzheimer's Gala
Second Round of Recovery and Reinvestment Contracts Advertised for DOH April Bidding
Rahall Receives Patriot Award from Actor Tom Selleck
Rahall: DTV Converter Box Wait List Eliminated
Incentive brings new movies to WV
RECALLS THIS WEEK: High Chairs, Pacifiers, Trampolines and Other Product Recalls
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Dominica: A Whale of A Pride
COMMENTARY: Costumes from Film and Television / Reject Bayer Endowment
COMMENTARY: Mexican Violence: Secretary Clinton Plays Blame Game
DIRT-SMART BUYER: We Walk and Talk: A Bub in the Woods
COMMENTARY: My Father’s Books
COMMENTARY: Torturing the Law
BLOWBACK: Missouri Officials Take Action on 'Missouri Documents' Targeting 3rd Party Candidates
State Department Celebrates Passport Day in The USA on Saturday
CiCi's Pizza Scores Top Marks on Men's Health 'Eat This, Not That!' Report Card
Healthier Pies on the Buffet Line Given Praise Including Zesty Vegetable, Alfredo, Ole and One Point Measured Weight Watcher Pizza Available by Request at All CiCi's Locations
Revised Budget No Show; Finance Director Fails to Provide Revisions
Council Prepares to Make Cuts at Thursday Nights Special Call; “We’ve Got to Begin Again…”
Semi Finalists, Finalists Slated for Appalachian Film Festival Screenings
Cabell School Board Meeting Slated for Tuesday
Senator Rockefeller's Response to EPA Comment on Mountaintop Mining
Rahall Statement on Mountaintop Mining
Prescription Drug Abuse in West Virginia: A Silent Epidemic
VIP Cards Give Golfers the Opportunity to Play throughout West Virginia and Virginia
MORTGAGE BANKERS: Record Low Interest Rates Spur Refi Frenzy
Refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 78.5 percent of total applications
COMMENTARY: The Schools Are Destroying Freedom of Speech
More Good News on Housing Front as New Home Sales Rise 4.7% in February
Hearing For 25% Sanitary Fee Increase
$3.1 Million Dollars for 18-Inch Sewer Upgrade at Kinetic Park/ Route 10/ Hal Greer Blvd.
EPA Sends Letters to Army Corps of Engineers on Mountaintop Mining
Hope is alive in the mountains and valleys of Appalachia Obama
Administration halts mountaintop removal permits for further review
Marshall Men's Golf Finishes 10th at First Market Bank Intercollegiate
Christian Brand Finishes Tied for 12th
Locker Room Club Announces Celebrity Chef Auction on April 30 to Benefit MU Women's Basketball
AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Rise 6.5 Cents a Gallon
Rahall to Receive Patriot Award from Tom Selleck on Thursday
Rahall Announces $60M in Funding for Autism Research
Summers County Wins Third Girl's Basketball State Championship, Sets State Record with 28-0 Mark View Photos
Maryland Senator Proposes Non-Profit Status for Newspapers
Hoppers Gospel Group to Perform in Charleston on Thursday
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: WV Women Make History
Undercover Op: Terrorists, Criminals Can Easily Steal Americans' Identities
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Tattoos, Rap and Saggy Pants
COUNCIL MEETING: User Fee Survives First Reading Unaltered
Charter Amendment Withdrawn
CITY COUNCIL: Clarifying the Proposed Budget
New Proposal Due Wednesday; Special Meeting Thursday Evening; Across the Board Cuts not Ordered by Council, But, Adjustments Requested
Alcon Research Plant in Huntington Volunteers to Reduce Mercury
SUPREME COURT: Dockets for Wednesday Rescheduled Because of Albright Funeral
BSC Rad Tech Student to Receive Scholarship
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Role of Fed Questioned by Economics Journalist William Greider
Bayer Institute: Flawed Emergency Systems
Congress and Chemical Safety Board investigate fatal explosion at Bhopal 'sister plant' / Countermotion to Bayer shareholder meeting
REALTORS: Existing-Home Sales Rise 5.1% in February
First-Time Buyers, Bargain Hunters Boost Sales Pace; Median Price Drops 15% Year on Year
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
COMMENTARY: Innovation is Name of the Game in Today’s Manufacturing
NEWS ANALYSIS: Is There a Federal Attack on Organic Food Production?
COMMENTARY: Navy Wages War on Land and Sea
BOOK REVIEW: 'Etta' Gives Sundance Kid's Girlfriend a Place in the Sun
NEWS ANALYSIS: Council Meeting Monday Night Now Warm Up for Thursday and …
Historic Challenge to Destruction of African-American Orphanage Might Endlessly Delay Board of Education Activity on Preferred Site of New School
Casamassima’s Two-Run Double In The Ninth Pushes MU Baseball Past Memphis, 8-7
Nate Lape blasted a three-run homer to help spark the Herd rally in the seventh inning
Herd Women's Golf Improves In Day Two Of First Market Bank Intercollegiate
MU Women's Tennis Falls 7-0 to Auburn
The Thundering Herd travels to Hawaii for a three-match road trip
Forcibly Trafficked Women to Staff Sex-for-Hire Businesses Across the Nation
On NASCAR: Let the Juniors Joke
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'I Love You, Man'
Hysterical, Gentle Mockery of the 'Chick' Culture by Examining a Mandate
North Marion Wins Class AAA State Girl's Basketball Championship Over Huntington with Last Second Shot View Photos
MANN TALK: An Appraisal of Rural and Urban Life
BOOK REVIEW: 'Meltdown' Author: It's Time to Scrap 'Mainstream' Economics That Won't Work in Favor of Austrian School, Free-Market Approaches
COMMENTARY: Three Mile Island at 30: Reactors and Infant Health
WORK SESSION: User Fee Increase and Transparency Remain Touchy Topics, Request for Repeated Specifics
WV Supreme Court Justice Joseph P. Albright Dies at Age 70
Thundering Herd, Golden Eagles Split Saturday Doubleheader
Rubber match of the softball series set for 12 p.m. EST Sunday
Herd Women’s Track Opens Outdoor Season at Miami
Marshall earned 17 top ten finishes at the Hurricane Invitational
Herd Women's Golf Tied For 15th Following Day One Of First Market Bank Intercollegiate
Lincoln Celebrated on His Birth Bicentennial at Reenactment of Battle of Lewisburg May 14-17
U.S. Citizen Who Aided in Massacre of 8,000
Jews Deported to Austria
POSSIBLE CHARTER AMENDMENT: Ordinance Would Modify Civil Engineer Requirement for Public Works Director
Beverly Hills Middle School to Reopen Monday
Capstone Team Donates $55,000 to MU Foundation for MIIR
Gretchen Oley Named Interim Dean of MU College of Health Professions
Herd Baseball Outlasts Memphis Rally, 6-4
Dan Straily pitched seven brilliant innings with six strikeouts in the winning effort
Marshall Women’s Tennis Upset Bid Falls Short Friday
The Thundering Herd falls 4-3 to William and Mary
Herd Women's Golf Returns To Action At First Market Bank Intercollegiate
Tournament to take place Saturday and Sunday
West Virginia Kids 'Kick Butts' on March 25
Health Advocates Urge Congress to Crack Down on Tobacco Marketing to Kids
Byrd Announces Stimulus Funding for WV's VA Medical Centers
More than $20 million for repairs and upgrades to VA Medical Centers
Keeping Our Young People Safe on the Internet is Vital
Camp HemoVon to Host Kids With Blood Disorders
To be Held in July at Camp Happy Valley in Scott Depot
COMMENTARY: It's Time to Join the Resistance
GUEST COLUMN: April is Also Confederate History Month
COMMENTARY: Freedom to Choose
Postal Service Continues Aggressive Steps to Cut Costs
Closing administrative offices, eliminating positions, offering early retirements
TIGHTENING THE BELT: Gov. Manchin Ups Cuts from 2% to 4.5%
Dr. Kent Opines Strong Lobbying Necessary for Pension Passage
Mayor Wolfe’s Mother Passes Following Long Illness
Funeral Friday at Reger Chapel
BB&T Ceredo Bank Branch Robbed; Police, FBI Search for Suspect
Mayor Kim Wolfe's Open House Locations, Dates
Beverly Hills Middle School Closed Friday as Precaution after Possible Asbestos Release
The Greenbrier Files Chapter 11, Signs Agreement With Marriott Hotel Services
Rahall Statement on The Greenbrier Chapter 11, Change in Ownership
Underground Injection of Coal Slurry Not Meeting Public Health Standards
Local, National and International Conservation Groups File Notice of Intent to Sue Mercury-Based Chlorine Plant for Dumping More than Legal Mercury Limit
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Riding Mowers, Road Bicycles, State Farm Bears...and Other Product Recalls
COMMENTARY: Pelosi Calls Immigration Laws and Enforcement 'Un-American'
CARIBBEAN VIEW: OECS Should Establish Joint Regulator: G20 Should Help
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Kindly Ones': An Acquired Taste But a Powerful Tour de Force for Those with Strong Stomachs
COMMENTARY: Helping Us Pull Our Ox Cart: The Holy Spirit
DIRT-SMART BUYER: Why Do We Buy Property?
COMMENTARY: Excuse me ... Diversity?
Aggressive Pit Bulls Lead to Drug Crime Arrest
Man Former Huntington Hero
Soothing Delilah Comes to Magic 97.9
Domestic Violence Registry Started
Rahall Goes 'All In' for Veterans, People with Disabilities
NAHB: Builder Market Confidence Unchanged In March: It's Still at or Near Record Low Levels
Iranian Influence and Terrorist Links in South America Threaten Security
COMMERCE DEPT.: Housing Starts Regain Some Ground In February
Builders: Still a Great Deal of Inventory to be Absorbed
COMMENTARY: Hold All Bailout Firms to Federal Pay Scales
MANN TALK: Determinism Is Common Sense and Free Will Is Illusion
Raleigh and Austin are Fastest-Growing Metro Areas
Complex Unfunded Pension Bill Endorsed by Legislature’s Finance Committee
Marshall Slates Wednesday Vaccination Clinic for Students
Huntington Native Philip L. Hinerman of Fox Rothschild Elected Chair of the PBA’s Environment and Energy Law Section
New Manager Named at Oaklawn Memorial Park
No. 7 Virginia Rallies to Beat Herd Baseball, 5-4
Marshall Men's Golf Team Concludes Play at Pinehurst
Junior Christian Brand Leads Thundering Herd
'Riders of the Flood' Outdoor Drama Returns for Sixth Season
Rockefeller's Statement on AIG Executive Bonuses
Indie Rock–Driven Web Series from Executive Producers Josh Schwartz (“Gossip Girl”) and Alexandra Patsavas (“Twilight”) Features 20 Buzz-Worthy Bands, Hot Ensemble Cast
Bulldozers, Explosives Raze Mountains as West Virginia Groups Ask Obama Administration for Relief
COMMENTARY: They Still Don’t Get It
FEE HEARING: Citizens Speak 2-1 in Favor of User Fee with Transparency Stipulation
Committee Recommends Passage
Rahall: COPS Program Taking Grant Applications
Marshall University Student Dedicated to Fighting Hunger
Ceramics graduate student volunteers for sixth year
Rifle Team Captures National Championship
Tri-State Idol Competition at Paramount Arts Center
DMV Offers Driver’s License Status Checks Online
COMMENTARY: Is the National Guard Prepared for Border Security?
COMMON CENTS: Team Usa Readies for Challenge of a Lifetime
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
COMMENTARY: Peace Vision to Help Guide Our Changing System
Hearing Tonight on User Fee Increase
Unfunded Pension Liabilities in Back of Council Member’s Minds
Another Huntington Icon Closes; Shoney’s West Huntington Stays Open
“Two Fireflies” Accepted by Arizona International Film Festival
DOT to Hold Meetings on Statewide Multi-Modal Long Range Transportation Plan
Media Trashes Breadwinning Dads over Parenting Magazine's 'Mad at Dad' Survey
Russian Mobsters Consort with Terrorists, Slave Traders
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Bonanza, Rawhide and the Zen of Being Male
COMMENTARY: A Nation of Tax-Evaders
Huntington St. Joe Girls Defeat Parkersburg Catholic, 54-30, Advance to Class A Final View Photos
Huntington High Girls Defeat Beckley's Woodrow Wilson 59-41 in AAA First Round Game View Photos
Huntington St. Joe Girls Defeat Fayetteville, 91-60, Advance to Semis View Photos
BUDGET DISCUSSION: Planning Praised for Bringing Dollars from Pennies; Public Hearing Monday on User Fee
Church, Two Other Buildings Damaged by Major Fire on Artisan Avenue
ST. WHO DAY?: 2.7 & 98.5 the Planet’s St. Panty’s Day Returns Tuesday
Marshall Softball Battles Back from Six Runs Down to Defeat UTEP, 7-6
Bitner led the Thundering Herd with three hits
Schuurman Wraps Up Marshall Diving Career at NCAA Zones
COMMENTARY: Obama Ignores the Madness of Fighting a Politically Correct Terrorism War
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Last House on the Left'
Craven’s Remake Does Not Push Torture/Slashing Limits, Fairly Mainstream for the Genre
BOOK REVIEW: Debut Novel 'Precious' Explores Complex Issues of Marriage, Children, Friends and Neighbors
Senator Chuck Grassley Delivers Weekly Republican Address
Voith Siemens Hydro to Manufacture Turbines and Generators for Meldahl Hydroelectric Project
Magistrate Finds Probable Cause to Continue Holding Jennings
Get To Know Neighbor Music, Networking Saturday
Milton Baptist Church Names Four President's Volunteer Service Award Winners
Marshall Med Students to Host Fund-raiser for Ebenezer Clinic
John S. Cunningham Named COO of Holzer Clinic
Gomez, Blain Power MU Baseball Past Youngstown State, 4-0
Rockefeller Joins Biden to Announce Amtrak Funding
Remarks of U. S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV
AMTRAK Funding Announcement Union Station Washington, DC, March 13, 2009
Winfield Defeats Spring Valley, 68-49, Advances to State Tournament View Photos
CSB to Hold Public Meeting in Institute, West Virginia on April 23
Investigators will Present Preliminary Findings and Board will Hear Public Comments on the Fatal Explosion at Bayer CropScience
WV League of Women Voters Supports Two Election Law Reforms
BUDGET SESSION: Insco Announced As Proposed Will Not Pass Council
Williams Predicts Full House Objecting to User Fee Increase; Thus Budget Has $2.5 Million Hole
Rahall Announces $70M for Weatherization and Energy Efficiency in West Virginia
Byrd Directs More Than $10 Million to Key Projects at WVU
Byrd Directs More than $12.5 Million to Marshall University
West Virginia Conference to Foster a ‘Green Generation’
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Maytag Refrigerators, Hair Dryers, Ice Skates...and Other Product Recalls
REALTYTRAC: Foreclosures Up Nearly 6% in February, Almost 30% Year on Year -- Despite Moratoriums
Border War: National Guard May Be Deployed to US-Mexico Border
COMMENTARY: 'Burying the Lede' in Congressional Housing Testimony
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Establish a Caribbean wide Financial Services Regulator
DIRT SMART: Outbuildings Are Always Good for Something
UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia Providing Assistance for Asthma Education Training
Constituent Liaison Named
Mayor’s Office Will Implement Complaint Tracking Program
Bailey Daughters Face Six Count Federal Grand Jury Indictment
Sheila Harmon named RCBI Employee of the Month
Morehead State Defeats Herd Baseball, 16-6
Marshall wins resumption of March 4 contest
Two Coalfield Authors Discuss Their Nonfiction Works at Taylor Books March 22
Manchin Signs Executive Order Creating Western Potomac Economic Partnership
City Kids May Breathe Easier in the Country, WVU Researcher Finds
Cleaner Air May Mean Children With Asthma Need Less Medication
HSO Announces T-Shirts Sale in Honor of Special Event Saturday
Huntingotn St. Joe Girls Win Region Advance to State Basketball Tournament View Photos
Spring Valley Defeats Cabell Midland in Three Overtime Game, 74-66 View Photos
Engineer Corps Names Wayne Budrus Operations Chief
Greyhound Cuts Columbus to Charleston Route
Will It Disrupt any Drug Transportation?
Cornerstone Hospital Settles with Government for Improper Medicaid Billing
Obama's Intelligence Chairman Nominee Charles W. Freeman Jr. Withdraws Name
Major Baby Bottle Manufacturers Agree to Ban BPA
Casting for ABC's SUPER-MANNY Wraps Up This Week: Families Must Apply NOW for ABC's New Parenting Show
Gay in West Virginia: Fairness WV Launches to Ensure Fair Treatment of Everyone Regardless of Sexual Orientation
All American Centerfold Felt Comfortable at Playboy Shoot View Photos
Council Sends User Fee Increase to Finance Committee
Williams Plans Public Hearing
Pass Through Grants, Human Relations Audit Approved by Council
Arena Contract Referred Back to Finance for Acceptable Language
Catherine Pancake to speak Wednesday at MU Graduate College
Rahall Statement on EPA Coal Ash Regulation Framework
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Substance Abuse Among Our Youth Cause for Alarm
BOOK REVIEWS: 'Joker One,' 'The Strongest Tribe' Provide Readable, Vivid Accounts of War in Iraq -- Mistakes and All
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: They're Growing Up
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index Shows the Fastest Decline in its 35-year History
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
CITY COUNCIL: Old Main Corridor Landscaping, Fire Department Turnout Gear Among First Readings
User Fee First Reading Too
Former Employee Allegedly Stole Steel in Plain Sight of Employer
Herd's Tynikki Crook Named To 2009 All-Tournament Team
Sophomore receives honor for second consecutive tournament
Eleven-Run Fifth Inning Lifts USF Past Herd Baseball, 14-5
Ben Jurevicius went 4-for-4 at the dish in the losing effort
Postseason Run Ends As Herd Women Fall To USM, 64-56
Marshall Softball Picks up Win over Canisius, 5-1
Jackson picks up victory allowing two hits with eight K’s
Virginia Commonwealth Tops MU Women’s Tennis 5-2
The Thundering Herd concludes seven match road trip Saturday
WVU Stein Exclusive for Friends Gift Shop Customers
Charleston Catholic Defeats Huntington St. Joe to Win Regional View Photos
PREVIEW: Tequila Rocks VIP Party with Playboy Model View Photos
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
March 9, 2009
7:30 p.m.
COMMENTARY: Political Leaders Ignore Illegal Alien Killers, Rapists and Assorted Thugs
MANN TALK: A March Walk to Remember
On NASCAR: Racing’s State Fair Flair
'America's Wallet' Released as First Comprehensive Study on Consumer Impact of the Current Economic Crisis
Qualitative Study Reveals New Rules of Consumption: From "Why Not" to "Why" and 'Me' to 'We'
NEWSWEEK Cover: Enough! A Conservative's Case Against Limbaugh
David Frum on the GOP and Impact of Rush Limbaugh: 'From a political point of view, Limbaugh is kryptonite, weakening the GOP nationally'
Refreshing to Hear from Complete Strangers
Recovering Officer Ryan Bentley in 'a Lot of Pain'
WORK SESSION: User Fee Increase First Reading Debated
Insco Says May Not Be Necessary; Administration Promises Transparency
Affrilachian Poets to Appear at Marshall March 13
USF Uses Eight-Run Fourth To Get By Marshall, 13-1
Kenny Socorro drilled an RBI single in the seventh
MU Women’s Tennis Falls 4-3 to Old Dominion
The Thundering Herd plays host to ranked opponents
House Passes Sweeping Appropriations Bill
Rahall Secures Funds for Army Corps of Engineers
West Virginia House of Delegates Report
One Bill passed, Three Presented, Eleven Introduced
Rahall Announces $13M for Crime Fighting Grants in West Virginia
MU Baseball Game Against Morehead State Suspended at 4-4 Deadlock in 12th Inning View Photos
Highlander Girls Defeat Nitro, 75-67 View Photos
WV Groups initiate Efforts to Protect Family Cemeteries
Support encouraged for state legislation
Iraqi-Born Dutch Citizen Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Conspiracy Against Americans
BANNING BARBIE: It’s Only a Doll; Shrink Considers Legislating Dolls 'Insane'
Computer Basics Course Offered by Goodwill
Huntington Introduces Text Banking for Customers
Marshall Softball Team Blasts Past Canisius, 10-1
Thundering Herd hits three home runs in five innings
Seven Run Third Inning Pushes Marshall Softball Past Buffalo, 11-1
Thundering Herd scores all 11 runs in third and fourth innings
MU President Stephen Kopp's Statement on Selection of WVU President
Colombian Paramilitary Leader Extradited to The United States to Face Drug Charges
COMMENTARY: Tilting at Windmills: Mission Control: We’ve got an ... issue?
Governor Manchin, President Kopp Sign Bowls to Help Fight Hunger
Marshall Tops UCF 67-62 View Photos
University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra to Perform at Paramount Arts Center
U.S. Deports Convicted Terrorist to Sudan
MORTGAGE BANKERS: Home Loan Delinquency Rate Sets Record
Job Losses Remain a Driving Factor
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Wall-Mounted Radiators, Off-Road Bike Engine Parts...and Other Product Recalls
BOOK REVIEW: Alan Wolfe Wants Liberals to Take Pride in the 'L Word,' Defend Their Faith Against Conservative Onslaughts, Eschew 'Progressive' Moniker
CARIBBEAN VIEW: 'Tax Haven' Jurisdictions – Sitting Ducks and Scapegoats
First West Virginia Bancorp, Inc. Announces Year End and Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings
UPDATED: Officer Bentley Upgraded to Fair Condition
Anthony Jenkins Held on $2 Million Bond; Department Scores West Fifth Avenue Bust
NEWS ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY: Officer Down … Manhunt in Progress
Quick Assembly of Officers and Holbrook's Experience Helps Nets Arrest, Reinforces Drug, Gun Crime Issues in City
CHAT AND CHEW: Mayor’s Office Asks Group to Brainstorm Destination Anchor for City
Elder-Beerman Encourages Customers to Perform a Million Acts of Goodwill®
Semi-Annual Goodwill Sale Helps People Go to Work
Concert to Blend Klezmer, Bluegrass Musical Traditions
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: German Bayer Danger Coalition Responds to HNN Coverage of Institute Accident
Open Letter to President Obama
Academic credit approved for CNC machining course at RCBI
Chaos in Mexico: U.S. Military May Help Mexico Fight Drug Cartels
CONSUMER ALERT: Debt Settlement May Be Too Good to Be True
Goodwill’s Consumer Credit Counseling Service Offers Consumers Tips on Evaluating Debt Settlement Companies
Patriot Coal Recognized With Safety, Reclamation Awards
VFW Against VA Collection Increase Proposal
Stand Off: One Arrest, Two Let Go, One At Large and Lots of Bucks and Drugs
The Beach Now Closer by Air, Introductory Fares $39 Per Person
House Passes Sweeping Appropriations Bill
Rahall Secures Funds for Cabell County Emergency Response Center
Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Institute Sponsors Student GIS Project Competition With $500 Prize for Winner
EDITORIAL: The Results Are In: GOP Legislators Want Independents Included in Republican Primaries
An Open Letter to U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Remembering Women Who Served on the Home Front
Group Seeks to Interview 'Rosie the Riveter'
Bill Would Outlaw Beautiful? Legislator Wants to Ban Barbie; Is Ken Next?
Volunteers Needed to Make Beech Fork State Park Shine in 2009 Clean-up Scheduled April 5
US Federal Agent Cautions Travelers Headed to Mexico
NAR: Pending Home Sales Down 7.7%
Housing Affordability at Record High as Prices Tumble
Should We Give GM and Chrysler Another Chance?
'Bailout billions' could be much more effective with less public risk, expert advises
Apple Updates Consumer Desktop Line
24-inch iMac Starts at $1,499
WELFARE STATE?: Lou Dobbs, CNN Ran West Virginia State Workers Story
Huntington Symphony's 'Economic Stimulus Package' Concert Includes Free Tickets for Laid-Off Worker Families, Canned Food Drive and VIPs
Broadway’s Tovah Feldshuh Brings the Legendary Golda Meir to Life at Huntington’s Keith- Albee’s Performing Arts Center Saturday, March 7, 2009
Marshall’s Humphrey Named C-usa Co-player Of The Week
Senior Forward Led Marshall to a pair of victories while averaging a double-double
Tuesday's Baseball Game at Miami (Ohio) Canceled due to Weather
U.S. Supreme Court Case Won't Resemble Trial of Century
Oral Arguments Tuesday Follow Lengthy Paper Trail
Summary of Chief Justice Benjamin's Dispositive Voting Record Regarding Massey Energy Cases from 01/01/2005 to 12/31/2008
'Safe Water' May Have Been Contaminated; Suit Alleges Military Contractor
Supplied Toxic Water; Certain WV Guardsmen Asked to Get Medical Screenings
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: A Hamster and Some Dead Birds
COMMENTARY: Stimulating Peace
Sony Presents First Cyber-Shot Camera With Sweep Panorama Technology
Three Hour Police Standoff Ends with Three Arrests; Investigation Ongoing
MAS: Take a 'Blues Journey' Through History at the K-A
Jack Hyman Service at 3 o’clock Sunday; Family Preserved Keith for Future Generations
Marshall Women's Basketball Draws Memphis In Opening Round Of C-USA Championship
Herd and Tigers to face off on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET
MU Women’s Tennis Blanks Michigan State, 4-3
Another pair of top ranked opponents up next for Marshall next weekend
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: A Random Walk Through Warren Buffett's Brain
March Madness, No ... 80-Year-Olds Playing Basketball? Yes!
MANN TALK: The Moral Contrariety of Christ and State
BOOK REVIEW: 'Dirt-Smart' Guide to Buying Country Property is Encyclopedic in Scope, Vital to Protect Your Wallet, Delightful to Read
Delta Offers Travel Assistance to Customers Affected by Winter Weather Across U.S. East Coast
Winter Storm Will Affect Flights in the Northeast Through Tuesday
Customers traveling to impacted cities may reschedule without penalty; continental.com provides latest flight information and operations summary
NEWSWEEK Cover: Radical Islam Is A Fact Of Life. How To Live With It
Fareed Zakaria Writes, "It is crucial that we adopt a more sophisticated strategy toward radical Islam" Not All Islamic Fundamentalists Support Jihad or are Potential Terrorists
Council Chair Wants to Find $$$ for More Police on the City Streets
Williams Warns About Recessionary Surprises
MU Women’s Tennis Ends Three Match Losing Streak
The Thundering Herd challenges Big Ten opponent Sunday
Chinese Spies Infiltrating US Businesses
COMMENTARY: Stop the Stimulus; I Want to Get Off!
On NASCAR: Atlanta Old School Cool, Fast and Fun
State Farm Net Worth Drops 16 Percent to $53.3 Billion Largely Due to Stock Market Losses
$6.3 Billion in Catastrophe Losses Well Above Expected Levels
Jack Hyman, Son of Keith Albee Developers; CEO GHTC, Dies at 79
Theater Family's Gift to Huntington
Secrecy of Plant Authorities Has Residents Questioning Was It Almost an India Déjà Vu at Institute Plant in August?
Tolsia Wins Over Wayne 68-62
Wayne's Dillon Surpasses 1,000 Point Mark View Photos
Marshall's Kristin Smith Wins C-USA Women's Indoor Pentathlon
Sophomore Becomes MU Track's First C-USA Champion
West Virginia Golf Association Announces WV Golf Hall of Fame
WV House of Delegates Weekly Wrap Up
OPEN FOR BUSINESS?: WV Young Republicans React to Chesapeake Energy Layoffs
WV Cave Bats Being Tested for White-Nose Syndrome
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Era of Big Government is Back
Obama's Speech Filled with Rhetoric, Wishful Thinking, Says Fitzgerald Griffin Foundation Columnist Robert Hale
State and Federal Family Tax Credits Available for Families
NEWS ANALYSIS: Combating Organized Crime Taking Backseat
COMMENTARY: Looking Back to Go Forward
WesBanco Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend to Its Shareholders
Peoples Bancorp Inc. Declares First Quarter 2009 Dividend
Sanitation Workers Find Fetus in Huntington Plant
Huntington Police Searching for Mother; Criminal Charges Not Pending
Rahall Announces $2.9M 2009 Recovery Act Funding for Huntington Area
Bayer Plant Cited for 13 Serious Violations Including Safety Issues
What Impact on MIC Unit?
MU Women's Tennis Slates Pair of Michigan Matches
Thundering Herd challenges MAC, Big Ten Opponents
Byrd Announces Infusion of Funds to WV as Part of Stimulus Bill
$6.6 Million in Federal Funds Awarded for Community Development Block Grant Programs
Want Abortion? View Fetus First
Realtors Oppose Obama Budget Proposal That Would Limit Mortgage Interest Deduction
COMMENTARY: Engaging Canada
New Home Sales Plunge 10.2% in January to Record Low Levels
'Old Ballgame' Never Looked So Good for Phoenix; Reds Moving There Next Year
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Texas Monthly Profiles 30 Stylish Texans, but Leaves Off Lois Chiles, One of My Favorites
COLUMN: Trees and Loggers: TV's Stab at Reality
New Nationwide Survey Shows Only 22% of Small Business Owners Approve of New $787B Stimulus Bill
More Than 44% Say Their Business is 'Unhealthy' or in 'Danger of Closing'
Rocky Mountain News, Colorado's Oldest Newspaper, to Close
Final edition will be published Feb. 27
ANALYSIS: Post 9/11 Law Used by Institute Plant to Stop Revelation of MIC Dangers by US Chemical Safety Board at Public Forum
Similar Delay Tactics Stalled Litigation Over Terrorist Attacks
Organizational Dinner for Swinefest 2009 Saturday Feb 28
Casting Call for Cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model
Michelle Hannah, Women's Health Activist, to Speak at Marshall Thursday
Two Circuit Judges to Appear Thursday on Public Television Discussing Drug Courts
Byrd Questions Obama’s Executive Appointments
Cites Similarities to Nixon, Bush Administrations Regarding Executive Privilege
Arms-Trafficker Monzer Al Kassar, Associate Imprisoned for Terrorism
REALTORS: January Existing-Home Sales Fall, Inventory Down; Median Home Price Drops 14.8% Year on Year
Protesters Arrested On Eve of Anniversary of Buffalo Creek Disaster
Three arrested at protest above Shumate Dam on the Edwhite Mountain Top Removal Mine owned by Performance Coal
American Med Tech, Inc. Merger or Acquisition?
Invasion USA: Congressman Calls for Hearing on Border Violence
Waste Management, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Plummets in February to All-Time Low
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. Announces $0.11 First Quarter Dividend
Kroger To Webcast Fourth Quarter Conference Call With Investors
World's Most Adaptable, Versatile Workbench Now Available at Woodcraft
Prepared text of Obama's address to Congress
Republican Response to President Obama's Speech, Delivered by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal
Let the Mini Trucks Roll Legally?
Skateboarding Park Options Still on the Table; New Preference Mentioned
Huntington’s Other Woodson Focus of First Sarah Denman Faces of Appalachia Symposium
Rahall Announces $1.6 Million Funding to Combat Homelessness in Huntington Area
Rockefeller Response to Obama's Address to Joint Session of Congress
Statement of Rahall in Response to President Obama's Address to Joint Session of Congress
First Tournament Complete For Herd Women's Golf
Promise Scholarship Could be Promise Forgivable Loan Program
Bill Introduced Feb. 18 in House
WVU STUDY: Many Pharmacists Give Bad Advice to People Experiencing Stroke Symptoms
DMV to Begin Check Conversion in March
College Courses Above 16 Full Time Hours Per Term Could Be Assessed Additional Tuition Fees
Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Evidence of misuse of US-weapons reinforces need for arms embargo
COMMENTARY: Looking for Land Up in Michigan
Nationally, Home Price Declines Closed Out 2008 with Record Lows, According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices Indices
Constituent Services Liaison Passes 10-1
Weed and Seed Receives Community Donations; McAllister Interjects City Charter Grievances
CHEF OVERBOARD: A Sinking Feeling and Water Covered…
Sheetz, Inc. Celebrates Groundbreaking for New Store in Milton, WV
BOOK SIGNING: Casto, Withers to Sign Their New Books at Borders
Evans Retires at First State Bank
Marshall Women's Golf Completes Round Two Of Spring Opener
Free Tax Preparation Offered by State Law Library
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Stimulating Our Economy
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
COMMENTARY: The Two Faces of DHS Secretary Napolitano
COMMENTARY: WV GOP'S Leadership Has A Tin Ear for Politics
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: A Spoiled Generation?
International Coal Group Operations Receive Six Safety and Reclamation Awards
60 Minutes Story on College Binge Drinking Highlights Importance of Limiting Access to Alcohol Among Youth
Girl Scout Cookies Have Arrived
High Tech Law Enforcement Gains Set for Council Passage
Dog/Cat Ordinance May Be Redundant
Bailey Sisters Released Each on $10,000 Bond
OBITUARY: George C. Edmonds, 1909-2009, Founder of LeJohn Manufacturing Co.
OSCAR: 'Slumdog' Had the Karma to Awaken the World to the Horrors and Love in Overcrowded, Uncaring Conditions for Kids and Adults
Chicago Bluegrass Group Cornmeal at V Club March 13
MU Thespians Tackle Farce That Has Coaxed Laughs for More Than a Century
HHR, WV Medicaid Subjects of Two Unrelated Court Cases
Overcrowding Evidence at Mildred Bateman Hospital on Kanawha Court Active Docket
Botched Ad, Pay or Have Botched Credit
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
February 23, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Herd Baseball Falls To Wake Forest In 10 Innings, 7-6
Gomez and Casamassima go deep in losing effort
SOFTBALL: Tennessee State’s Late Rally Beats Marshall, 9-8
Thundering Herd finished 7-for-7 in stolen bases
MU Women's Golf Finishes Day One Of Kiawah Island Intercollegiate
Lynch leads Herd in day one
COMMENTARY: Chandra Levy Murdered by Illegal Alien?
COMMENTARY: Ceremony Steers the Ship That's All Sail and No Ballast
NEWSWEEK Cover: The Confidence Game: Obama Has the Confidence to Restore Hope to the American People
Obama Has a 'Firm Grasp of the Psychological and Substantive Challenges of the Presidency
Cabell Kindergarten Enrollment and Pre-K Application Day Slated for March 6
Herd Women’s Track Breaks Two School Records at Virginia Tech Challenge
Maybrin, Bruce enter Marshall record books
Old Dominion Uses Five-Run Fourth Inning To Get Past MU Baseball, 9-5
Lape and Meeks each blasted their second home runs of the season in the loss
No. 16/17 Georgia Hands Marshall 9-1 Loss
Bitner, Stoehr finish game with two hits apiece
State Park Cabins Offer Affordable Spring Vacation Options -- Including $100 Discounts
Spring Cleaning Your House? Don’t Forget the Medicine Cabinet
State Senate Memorializes Former Senator Sharpe
Anti-Terrorism: Evaluating Federal Air Marshal Service Difficult
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'The International'
Selling Ideals for Money and Power; Film Demonstrates Puppets at Debt’s Mercy
ON NASCAR: Let the 'Real Season' Commence
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: The Movies, Reevaluated by an Ex-Showbiz Professional
Jim Limber Davis — Black History Month’s Forgotten Story
COMMENTARY: Climate Lectures Don’t Make Lessons
New Works by Veteran Indie Filmmakers Share Top Honors at 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards
'The Wrestler,' 'Milk' Receive Honors
WORK SESSION: Police Computers Appear Headed for Favorable Vote
Questions Surround Constituent Hire, Dog Ordinance
MU Baseball Survives Ninth-Inning Rally To Post 3-2 Win Over Old Dominion
Austin Coan earned his first save of the season to help lift the Herd to its second straight victory
Herd Women End Streak, Top UAB 67-50
Handy leads Herd with 14 points
WV ON TRAC Program Helps Communities Grow
Arch Coal Subsidiaries Earn Highest Safety Honor and Two Mountaineer Guardian Awards in West Virginia
Hoffa Denounces Hershey for Exporting American Jobs to Mexico
Pennsylvania Peppermint Patty Plant Closes as Production Moves Across Border; 300 Workers in Reading, PA are Latest Victims of NAFTA Race to the Bottom
ICG Announces Credit Facility Amendment
Moviegoers to Pick Favorite Film of Year with ShoWest/Fandango Fan Choice Award
American Men Selected Their Favorite Film Heroes From the Past 25 Years
Huntington Chamber Supports User Fee Increase if Exclusively for Police, Streets
Stimulus May Assist with More Officers for Huntington
Chief Holbrook Has Yet to See 'Fine Print' Conditions
BOOK NOTES: Author Event/Book Signings At Huntington Mall Borders
MU Men's Golf Opens Spring Season This Weekend
Thundering Herd Faces Ohio in a Duel Saturday
Rahall: COPS Program Picks Up Beat with Stimulus Funding
RECALLS THIS WEEK: True Value Wheelbarrows, Compound Bows...and Other Product Recalls
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Beware of One-Man Financial Bands
COMMENTARY: The Commonwealth Summit: A Caribbean Opportunity
REALTORS: Commercial Real Estate Activity Continues To Decline
Rental Housing Market Only Bright Spot
Precautionary Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk Protein in Expired Codes of Broughton Foods' Pints of Orange Juice, Citrus Punch, Fruit Punch and Iced Tea Products
COMMENTARY: Back to 1900 Is Not the Way Back to the Land
NAHB: Housing Affordability Surges At Year-End 2008 -- Thanks to Falling Home Prices in Many Markets
National Population Group Calls for 2010 Census to Be Free of Political Interference
Negative Population Growth President Don Mann demands White House let experts carry out "honest and fair" count
British Columbia Indians Accuse Canada of Racial Discrimination
Arch Coal Declares Quarterly Dividend
Bailey Sisters Considered Risk to Others in Community
Public Defender Appointed
Drug Raid on Monroe Avenue; Anonymous Tip Brings Arrests
Allegiant Air Announces New Base in L.A.
Airline to Launch Low-Cost Service May 1, Fares as Low as $39* One-way
MAS: Film Post Discussion on Katrina Devastation Saturday Following 'Trouble the Water'
Rahall Recognizes Outstanding Youth Volunteer
January Housing Starts 16.8% Below December, 56.2% Below Jan. 2008
NAHB: Tax Credits Boost Incentive for Greening American Homes
First Sexually Dangerous Individual Committed Under New Adam Walsh Law
Marshall Men Down Rio Grande 92-59 View Photos
Realtors Support Obama's Plan to Aid Troubled Homeowners
Massey Energy Declares Dividend and Announces Date of Annual Meeting
BOOK REVIEW: A Medical Crisis Reveals Family Dynamics in Barbara Delinsky's 'While My Sister Sleeps'
COMMENTARY: Stimulate Peace, Human Services, Not War
Getting Down to the Budget; Chairman Discusses First Impression of Budget Presented by Mayor
Charges Unsealed Against Commissioner Bailey’s Daughters
Corps of Engineers to Host Public Meeting In Eleanor, WV to Discuss Bluestone Dam Repairs
Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra To Perform at Paramount Arts Center
Spears Named RCBI Employee of the Month for January
Rockefeller Projections for WV from Economic Recovery Bill
NAHB: Builder Sentiment Remains At Historic Lows In February
COMMON CENTS: GSA Ready to Assist in Economic Recovery
Energy Services of America Company Announces Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2008
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Forget All Those Fiat Jokes: Potential Italian Partner of Chrysler Could Rejuvenate the Company
STUDY: Risk of Stroke, Heart Disease in Women Lowered by Mediterranean Diet
West Huntington Drug Raid Nets Four Arrests
TV Reports Two Believed Adult Daughters of Cabell Commissioner
DTV Better or Worse? It Depends on Your Location and Method of Reception
Goodwill Offers Home Buyer Education Classes
Marshall and West Virginia Universities Build Endowment Fund With $500,000 Grant from Verizon West Virginia
Grant to Support Schools' 'Bucks for Brains' Programs Designed to Hire Faculty to Conduct Scientific Research That Will Attract Businesses to the State
Protesters Again Arrested at Massey Energy Owned WV Site
Football Can be a Key to Balancing Budgets
Part Two of a two-part series
Ongoing Issues Regarding Peanut Corporation of America Result in Scotts Voluntarily Recalling Five Wild Bird Food Suet Products that may Contain PCA Peanut Meal
COMMENTARY: Godspeak
Marshall Wins Against Tulane in Overtime with Chris Lutz Scoring 37 View Photos
Swarovski Partners with David Rockwell to Unveil the First Glimpse of the Oscar
Set Design Swarovski Crystal helps bring a new and fresh look to the 81st Annual Academy Awards
From the Director of Spider-Man and Drag Me to Hell Comes One of the Most Popular Horror Comedies Ever, Now With an Alternate Ending, Army Of Darkness Screwhead Edition
The World's Strictest Parents Casting Teens and Parents:
Brand new website launches with more details about the show
Southern Miss Overcomes Nine-Point Deficit To Top Herd Women, 69-61
Barnette leads Herd in scoring for third straight contest
Barge as Recreational Devices Set for West Virginia Supreme Court Argument
Local DAR members urge flying flags on President's Day
4 National Merit Finalists from Huntington High School
YPC hosting Wine and Food Pairing at Frankie D's Feb. 24
RSVP’s Due Tuesday
Marshall Softball Team Takes Lead and Never Looks Back Against Illinois, 3-1
Thundering Herd finished weekend, 1-3; 4-4 overall
Mexican Mafia Members Charged With Racketeering Conspiracy, Firearms and Drug Offenses
COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS: Psychoanalysts Laud Members of Congress for Inclusion of Privacy Protections in Stimulus Bill
Stimulus Strengthens West Virginia’s Weak Psychotherapy Privacy Protections
Master Kim's School of Traditional Tae Kwon Do Performs at Half-Time View Photos
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: There's No Such Thing as Quality Time
Another Financial Crisis for Higher Education
Part One of a two-part series
MANN TALK: 'The Poet Is Always Our Contemporary'
WSAZ Goes DTV Day Early
WOWK Had Prior Transition Due to Transmitter Failure
Get to Know Your Neighbor Event at Galleria March 14
Inspired by Create Huntington
Tri-State Capital Investment Club Luncheon Slated for Tuesday
Marshall Softball Team Falls to South Florida, 5-4
Thundering Herd wrap up play Sunday against Illinois
UCF Deals Herd Women 68-50 Loss
Barnette leads Herd with season-high 17 points
University of Washington Downs Marshall Women’s Tennis, 4-3
The Thundering Herd’s Raich and Schmitt defeats ranked singles players
Arizona Softball Team Defeats Marshall, 10-4
Thundering Herd faces Hofstra and USF Saturday
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Happy 200th Birthday, President Lincoln
Lincoln Bicentennial is Special to the Mountain State
Author of ‘The Covered Smile’ Speaks at WVU Health Sciences Center
Health Care Workers Call on ARH Board Members to Meet, Develop Real Strategy to Deal With Hospitals' Bottom Line
Statement by Former Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Alliance for Climate Protection, on Final Congressional Passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Civil Rights Group and Ethnic Media Organization Say Delay in Digital
Conversion is a 'Call to Action' for Communities Across the Nation
State of the City – Mayor Kim Wolfe
Mayor Asks for Service Fee Increase to Fund Officers, Cruiser
Promises to Polish the Jewel
Marshall University Sports Medicine Hall of Fame to Induct 3 Members on Feb. 28
MU Men's Basketball Set for Road Contest at UTEP Saturday
MU Women’s Tennis Falls 4-3 to Minnesota
The Thundering Herd challenges Washington Saturday
Court Sides with Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Industry
Conservationists urging Obama administration to stop mountaintop removal mining
WVU Research Finds Healthy Lifestyles Act Helps Children
New state law targets obesity, mandates changes at schools
U.S. Government Dedicates Web Site to Teen Smoking-Cessation Program Created at WVU
WCHS, WVAH to Delay DTV Transition
Help Center Open at 206 Capitol Street
Spiritual Adviser to Mother Teresa Gets 25-Year Sentence for Sex Crimes
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Instant Coffee from Starbucks? The End of the World As We Know It?
Rockefeller Votes with Majority in Passage of Economic Stimulus Measure
Senate Votes 60-38 in Favor of Measure; Previously, House Passed it 246-183
Which Tax Breaks Survived the Negotiations in the Final Version of American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009?
After Numerous Versions Went Through Negotiations, Analysts from the Tax & Accounting Business of Thomson Reuters Point out Highlights of the Final Version
Pelosi Statement on Tragic Plane Crash Outside Buffalo Last Night
FCC Imposes Conditions for Digital TV Switch in Charleston-Huntington
Corps Names Stephen Porter New Project Manager
Huntington's Society of American Military Engineers to Host 16th Annual Engineering Career Day at Marshall University
Chad Pennington’s 1st and 10 Foundation Celebrity Bowl Set For May 9
Annual Blues Competition Set For Marietta Feb. 20-21
WV State And Municipal Employees Rally For Fairness on Monday
Americans Capture More Pirates in Gulf of Aden
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Halogen Lamps, ATVs, Golfer's Billiard Balls...and Other Product Recalls
REALTYTRAC: Foreclosure Activity Declines 10% in January from December, But Still Up 18% from Jan. 2008
37th Consecutive Month with Year-over-Year Increase; Nev. No. 1, WV 48th
REALTORS: 4th Quarter Metro Area Home Prices Down as Buyers Flock to Foreclosed Houses
National median existing single-family price drops to $180,100 -- 12.4 percent below Q4 2007
COMMENTARY: Guyana and Brazil – Bridging for Good Times
COMMENTARY: Birth of Corporate Socialism: The Bailouts
COMMENTARY: You Need a Farm Truck on Your Farm Team
Winds, Thunderstorms Cut Power in Cabell, Surrounding Counties Wednesday
State of the City Address Hopefully Will Continue the ‘We’re All in This Together’ Solution Seeking, Out of Box Thinking
Bobby Pruett Retires, Coming Home to Huntington, Wants to Help Snyder Win Championship
Author of WV Based Novel Visits Creative Writing Students in Brooklyn, NY
Russian, United States Satellites Collide
NASA Weighs Risk to Space Station; Private Intelligence Source Questions ‘Accidental’ Classification
NAHB: Builder Confidence in Multifamily Market Remains Low
Continuing Recession Bumps Vacancy Rates Up, Sales Down
Both House and Senate Versions of the Economic Stimulus Bill Fail to Ensure Patient Consent for Health Privacy
BOOK NOTES: It's Turning Out to Be An Awful Year for Publishing -- and It Will Probably Get Worse
Updike Dies Shortly After Publishing 'The Widows of Eastwick'
Innovative Webmasters Thrive During Financial Crisis
Jetta TDI Named 'Best Of The Year' in MotorWeek's Drivers' Choice Award Competition
Jetta TDI also takes 'Best Eco Friendly Vehicle' honors too
CSX Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend
Parents of Dead MU Student Have Been Notified
Police Arrest One Man in Two Unrelated Stabbing Incidents
Wal Mart, Netflix Class Action Filed in Charleston Federal Court
Complaint Alleges DVD Rentals, Sales Fixed
REPORT: Americans Consider Television Their Primary Source for Economic News
Obama Administration Urged to 'Seize North American Opportunities' on Security and Competitiveness
AEP Operating Units Add Another 250 MW of Renewable Energy to Serve Customers in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia
AEP achieves more than 90 percent of 1,000-megawatt wind energy goal
Relive Oscar's Greatest Moments on VH1 Before the Stars Hit the Red Carpet on Movie's Biggest Night
VH1's 20 Greatest Oscar Moments' Premieres Wednesday, February 11 at 7PM
Hurley Bikini Bombshell Bar Refaeli Scores Sports Illustrated 2009 Swimsuit Issue Cover
Male Student Found Dead in Marshall Dormitory
State of the City Address Friday; Council Prepares for Hard Decisions
FIRST STAGE THEATRE COMPANY: Leslie McElroy Memorial Scholarship Applications Being Accepted
Great Backyard Bird Count Slated for Feb. 13-16
EDITORIAL: The Heather Manchin Bresch Affair: The Gift that Keeps on Giving to WVU
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Toxic 'Stimulus Package' Will Do More Harm Than Good
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Star Parker's Column Whine About Socializing America Is So Far Out of Joint with Facts, History
World Court Judge -- Holocaust Survivor -- to Speak at WVU on International Law, Human Rights
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: A Healthy Resolution
COUNTERPOINT: West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Responds to 'Legislators Perception of Fairness'
COMMENTARY: Nation's Pols Continue to Lie About Immigration Enforcement
COMMENTARY: Military Families Still Pay The Price
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) Continues to Decline Sharply
Rapid Pace of Declines Last Seen During 1974 Recession
New Orleans Doctor Seeking Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan for Free Pilot Trial of Treatment of Brain Injuries
Late Rally Gives UTEP 72-61 Win Over Herd Women
Marshall Softball Sweeps Doubleheader Against UIC
Herd finishes opening week with 3-1 record
WVU Board to Receive Presidential Candidates' Names by Mid-February
Legislative Interim Meetings Lead Into 2009 Regular Session
Chief Justices Organization Requests U.S. Supreme Court to Set Standards for Recusal
Brief Supports Neither Party, Asks for Guidance
Accused Murderer of Mexican Police Officer and His Wife Is Deported
MANN TALK: America's Absurdities
Nevadans Launch In-State 'Dump Reid' Effort
Group Seeks Ouster of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2010
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
February 9, 2009
7:30 p.m.
NEWSWEEK Cover: We Are All Socialists Now: Jon Meacham and Evan Thomas on Why 'We Are All Socialists Now'
'Can America Adopt a More European Model, Only With a Faster Rate of Growth?'
Lutz Rallies MU Past Tulane in Overtime
Chris Lutz Scores 37 Points to Help Herd in 89-86 O.T. Win
Spring International Film Festival Graces the Silver Screen of Huntington’s
Keith Albee Performing Art Center February 20th-February 26th, 2009
All Former MU Women's Basketball Players:
Bring on the Alumni Herd!
NAR: More Liquidity Needed to Avoid Crisis in Commercial Real Estate
Taut, Explosive Film Puts Human Trafficking in Mainstream
Uranium Enrichment Facility Employee Pleads Guilty to Espionage
Tentpoles Posturing for Position, Publicity… One Has MU Film Connections
RNC Statement On Obama's Pro-Union Executive Order
VA Suicide Prevention Hotline Credited with 2,600 'Saves'
On NASCAR: Are We There Yet?
Midwest Ice Cream Announces Recall of 56 Ounce Cartons of Giant Eagle Monkey Business Ice Cream Due to Expanded Recall by Peanut Corporation of America
Online Scam Affecting E-card Recipients
Egreetings.com Offers Advice to Ensure Safety
WORK SESSION: Fine Tuning BSSA Contract Renewal; Police Laptop and Grants
Prestera Contemplating Legal Challenge of Board of Education Eminent Domain Use on University Heights
Layoffs Hit Special Metals
Free Tax preparation to those who qualify; Tri-State Sites, Hours
MU Women’s Tennis Downs South Alabama, 5-2
The Thundering Herd hosts Penn State, Sunday
UNLV Softball Hands Marshall 8-0 Loss
Herd split opening day games 1-1
NAHB: Economic Woes Freeze Remodeling Market; Indices Fall to Historic Lows
February Is Heart Healthy Month -- Go Red!
COMMENTARY: Speculating on the Future
ReBuilder Medical Technologies Inc. to Change Name to American Med Tech
It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's an Undiscovered Copy of the First Superman Comic Book!
ON DISPLAY AT NEW YORK COMIC CON FEB. 6-8 - BOOTH 2109 - Javits Center
National Job Losses Up in January and Unemployment Claims Rise in Pennsylvania
Morpace Reports: Restaurant Dining Declines
Legislative Panel Visits Marshall
Forecasts Tight Budget; No Promise Scholarship Increases
Mini-Fair of Vocational, Technical and Trade School Opportunities
Second Half Run Pushes Tulane To 58-45 Win Over Herd Women
Crook notches 13 points in the loss
OBITUARY: Henry T. Elden, Architect and Structural Engineer, 1914-2009
Legislators Concerned About Perception of Fairness of West Virginia Judiciary
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Safety Gates, Swing Sets and Other Product Recalls
BOOK NOTES: Author and 'Ufologist' Kyle Lovern Reports Increased UFO Sightings Across Tri-State Since His Book Was Published
COMMENTARY: Is the Caribbean Financial Services Sector Asleep?
Chesapeake Defeats Fairland 47-44 to Win Blue Division of St. Joseph Invitational View Photos
AT&T Mobility Sets Its Sites Across West Virginia in 2009
Expansion of Nation's Fastest 3G Network, New Cell Sites Planned
COMMENTARY: The Lunatics Are Running the Asylum
Two Councilmen Say Route 60 School Location Puts Money, Not Children First
Pullman Plaza Hotel, Kinetic Park Offered to Community College
Auto Dealer Employee: 'Come Back in 30 Days'
Marshall's Dr. Jennifer Y. Mak to be Inducted as a Fellow in the AAHPERD Research Consortium
DTV Delay Passes House; Awaits President Obama’s Signature
Byrd Statement on Plant Closure Announcement by Century Aluminum
Rahall Praises Passage of State Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization
Dutch FARC Guerrillas in the Colombian Jungle
COMMENTARY: When Does Payback Come from Iraq?
FDA Urges Consumers Not to Eat Hundreds of Products Recalled Because of Contaminated Peanuts and Peanut Ingredients
CNN Sharing More Than Video With PC Viewers, Says Windows Secrets
CNN Using Viewers' Bandwidth to Stream Live Video
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Launches Major Exhibition State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda
Ho, Ho, Ho … Huntington Gets More Snow
Macy’s, Huntington Banks Announce Cuts
Cabell Huntington Hospital President & CEO Marsteller Elected Chairman of HADCO Executive Committee
MU Students Invited to Participate in National Survey
Green Collar Jobs Panel Highlight of MU's Global Warming Event Thursday
Eight More Arrested Following Second Wave of Citizen Protest at Toxic Coal Sludge Lake, Mountaintop Removal Site
Massey Energy blasting would endanger community, destroy permanent renewable energy potential
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Party's Over ...
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Why Doesn't Obama REALLY Ask His Nominees About Their Taxes?
Consumers Union Calls for Annual Inspection of Food Plants in Wake of Peanut Butter Recalls
CU Says President Obama's Call for FDA Review 'Good News' for Consumers
NAR: Pending Home Sales Show Healthy Gain in Wake of Price Deflation
Affordability Index Best on Record
Dogpile.com Helps Soldiers Bring Rescued Puppies Home from Afghanistan
Search & Rescue Program Helps Provide Warm Welcome Home for Soldiers
BOOK REVIEW: 'Mistress of the Monarchy' Tells Story of One of England's Most Famous -- and Notorious -- Relationships
Council Chair Gives Thumbs Up to Administration on Storm Issues
‘Honeymoon’ Phase Likely Will Ends as Budget Process Begins
Marshall Slates Public Athletics Gear Sale on Saturday
Paramount Arts Center to Offer Free Matinee Screening of 'Big'
Great Winter Reading on Sale at the Library
Carter Seaton to Teach Sculpture Class at Huntington Museum of Art
Free Workshop on Legal Name Change in Wayne, WV
High Flying Arenacross Indoor Motocross Racing Returns to Huntington's BSSA Friday, Saturday
Marshall Recreation Center Open House Set for Thursday
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
Georgia Blanks MU Women’s Tennis, 5-0
The Thundering Herd plays host to South Alabama and Penn State this weekend
West Virginia Residents Rally at Massey Energy Coal Sludge Dam
Imprisoned Spy, Son Indicted for Acting as Russian Agents and Money Laundering
COMMENTARY: The Danger of Obama
COMMENTARY: Hollywood Comes to North Georgia
Paul Deluca of Portsmouth, NH Wins Woodcraft & JET Anniversary Sweepstakes
Brothers Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Steal Military Optics From U.S. Marine Corps and Export Them Overseas
Eminent Domain Decision Came As Surprise for Highlawn Area Supporters
Councilman Houck Disappointed Like Other HIghlawn Residents; “Tough Sell” for School Board
Route 60 Speedway at Eastern Heights Robbed
Marshall Women’s Tennis Defeats Florida International, 5-1
The Thundering Herd will either face nationally-ranked Ole Miss or Georgia, Monday
Members of Chicago Polish Aero Club, Others Died in Plane Crash Near Tri State Airport
U.S. Navy Claims Decrease in Somali Piracy
ON NASCAR: Speedweeks the Light at Tunnel’s End
MANN TALK: The Costs of Consistency
COMMENTARY: Stop Human Trafficking to Prevent HIV/AIDS
Danny Boyle Wins DGA Feature Film Award for 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Herd Women Tripped Up By Knights, 75-67
Hammond notches career high 25 points in the loss
Crash Victims Unidentified; Piper Seneca Had 'Icing' Warning Issued in 2000
Amtrak Board Names Thomas Carper of Illinois as Chairman
Former Chairman Donna McLean Becomes Vice Chairman
MotorcycleUSA.com Backs Snowshoe GNCC, Offering Up $50,000 Purse
MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC will offer $10,000 to event winners, gather over 1200 competitors
NEWS ANALYSIS: Obama Presidency: Terrorism, Organized Crime and International Affairs
University of Kentucky K-9 team works with security team in Tampa for Super Bowl
Kroger Recalls Peanut Butter Bakery Cookies and Select Cakes Due to Possible Health Risk
Surprise Snowfall Keeps Area Cold, Iced … and Awaiting Another Storm
32nd Annual Saint Josepeh Invitational Basketball Championships Set View Photos
School Board to Take University Heights by Eminent Domain
Decision Will be Subject to Legal Challenges
Blenko Glass Calls it Quits
Judgment Cited
Private Plane Crashes Near Tri State Airport
People Worried it Was Commercial Plane
Sergio Mendes Will Lead Special Master Class Saturday Afternoon Prior to MAS Performance
Corps of Engineers to Host Public Meeting in Charleston to Discuss Bluestone Dam Repairs
WVU Wins $1.47 Million Grant to Study Stem Cell Role in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Feds Capture International Fugitive Wanted for Two Murders in Colombia
Milwaukee Was Only Metro Area Tracked by Radar Logic with Home Price Increase
Charlotte, Denver, San Jose, Tampa Post Large Monthly Price Declines Year Over Year
COMMENTARY: CEOs, PR Disconnect: 'Old School' vs 'Don't Call Us, We'll Call You' -- Maybe
MANN TALK: A Walk in the Dead of Winter
'Kung Fu Panda' Big Winner on Animation's Most Prestigious Night
There’s a New Administration in Town
It’s Pro Active Now
Cabell Huntington Hospital Laboratory Receives Accreditation from College of American Pathologists
'Sweeney Todd' Slices His Way into the KEITH—ALBEE Performing Arts Center
Herd Edged By Golden Eagles, 70-64
Crook notches 20 points in the loss
Economic Stimulus Package Passes House
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Lane Recliners, TV Wall Mounts, Jesus Fish Beads...and Other Product Recalls
REALTORS: Existing-Home Sales Show Strong Gain In December, Driven by Falling Prices, But 2008 Pace Slowest Since 1997
COMMENTARY: The Urgency of Now – Need for a Joint Response to Regional Crisis
COMMERCE DEPT.: New Single-Family Housing Sales Slide 14.7% to Lowest Monthly Pace on Record
A Signal of Economic Woes to Come? Growth in Beverage Alcohol Consumption in Restaurant and Bars Ebbed in 2007
COMMENTARY: A Modest Proposal for Wall Street Bonus Recipients: Turn Them Into Soylent Green
COMMENTARY: Basic Research Can Pull America Out of Economic Quagmire
Pooling Resources to Work Through Storm Emergency
Emergency Operations Center Activated
Corps of Engineers to Host Public Meeting to Discuss Bluestone Dam repairs
Garrison Keillor Will Return to the Paramount Arts Center
Baseball’s Lape Named 2009 C-USA Preseason Player of the Year
The Thundering Herd opens the 2009 campaign, Feb. 20.
Cabell County School Board Meeting Announcement
Rockefeller Announces Billions for Broadband in Senate Stimulus Bill
Senator adds broadband tax incentives to economic recovery legislation
Red Cross Offers Warmth, Shelter as Storm Cuts Power Across the Country
Call for Blood Donors
It's A Boy! The 22nd Calf Born into the Ringling Bros.(R) Conservation and Breeding Program
25% of Cabell County Has No Electrical Power
Snow, Freezing Rain, Wrecks Havoc; D.C. Trip Postponed; Comcast Cable Disruptions too
DAWG Publicizes Free Announcements of Businesses Open in Bad Weather
Students Lead Clothing Giveaway to Help Area Residents
Rockefeller Calls for Swift Passage of Children’s Health Insurance Bill
Urges Colleagues to Put Partisanship Aside and Focus on Providing Nearly 11 Million of the Neediest Children with the Health Care They Deserve
Rahall Resumes Vice Chairman Role for House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
A critical time for important programs to West Virginia
Staff Resignation Announced for WV Democrats
What Super Bowl?
AARP The Magazine Honors the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience With Movies for Grownups Awards
Short Council Meeting; Mayor Determined to Brave Storm to D.C.
Residency Requirement Enforcement Enjoined Until February by Court
Convenience Store Employee Apparently Grazed by Bullets
Cabell Students to Make Up Snow Days on March 13th, March 27th and May 1st
Super Kids, Super Families, Super Saturday
Barboursville Middle School Ribbon Cutting Rescheduled for Monday, February 2nd
Annual Soul Food Feast takes place Sunday, Feb. 1 at Marshall University
BOOK REVIEW: 'Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet' Explores Family, Cultural Tensions in WWII Seattle
Council Meeting Tonight at City Hall
Pump Station Design Tops Agenda
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
Alleged Robber Apologizes, Loses Back Pack with Mail
Police Make Arrest
Spring Valley Wins SJI Gold Championship Over Cabell Midland in Two Overtimes
2009 Saint Jospeh Invitational Spirit Awards Presented and All-Tournament Cheerleading Team Named
Awards Shows Lend Hints of the Big One --- Oscar Night 2009
West Virginia Basketball Legend Jerry West to Publish His Autobiography
Mexican Government Corruption Hampers Anti-Drug Operations
Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Indicted for Scheme to Defraud Citizens of His Honest Services
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
January 26, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Arena Contract for Renewal
Finance Committee Referral Expected
Marcus Goode Leaves MU Basketball Team
MU Women Rally Past Memphis For Best Conference Start In 20 Years
Crook notched 19 points in 72-57 victory
MU Women’s Tennis Defeats In-State Rival West Virginia, 7-0
The Thundering Herd faces the University of Cincinnati, Sunday
WVU Experts Say Beware of Carbon Monoxide Hazards at Home
Los Angeles-area Alien Gang Arrests Reach Nearly 2,000 in 2008
On NASCAR: Rolex 24 Breaks Racing Fast
Peoples Bancorp Inc. Shareholders Authorize Issuance of Preferred Shares
Date of Annual Meeting Set for April 23, 2009
Huntington News Game of the Week
WesBanco Inc. Announces Columbus Expansion
WORK SESSION: Posturing for Shovel Ready Sanitary Project Leads to Probable Postponement
Wolfe Administration Planning D.C. Lobbying Effort Next Week
INSCO INTERVIEW: Stimulus for Infrastructure Likely Loans, not Blank Checks
Council Should Not Approve Unfunded Project(s)
Barboursville Middle School Ribbon Cutting Set for Monday
Mike Cassity Joins Herd Football Coaching Staff
Veteran to Oversee Marshall's Defensive Secondary
Workforce West Virginia Recovers Money from Fraudulent Unemployment Benefit Claims
Rockefeller Announces Compromise on DTV Delay Bill
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: A Half Century of Senate Service
West Virginia is Prepared to Face New Challenges
MLK/OBAMA: Two Celebrations Equate Dream Partly Fulfilled, High Expectations, Coming Together, Abundance of Hope View Photos
NAHB SURVEY: Inability To Sell Existing Homes And Employment, Economy Concerns Keeping Buyers Out Of Market
The Counterfeit Medication Epidemic
Eye Doctors Offer Advice for Viewers on Super Bowl 3D Ads
Kroger Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS: 'Curious Case' Receives 13 Nominations
Four Acting Nominees from 'Doubt'
CSX Presents Gift of $50,000 to Marshall University for ‘Bucks for Brains’
Funds will further transportation research by RTI
Beth Wolfe Named MU Director of Recruitment
Marshall Women Down UAB 64-53
Bizarre Video Arrangement Reveals Inmate’s Concern Over Nails, Pens and Socks and Medication
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Boys' Pajamas, Oil-Fired Furnaces, Stationary Bicycles
Photography Workshop at Cass Scenic Railroad Slated for Sept. 11 - 13
COMMERCE DEPT.: Housing Starts in December Fall to Lowest Pace Since 1959
COMMENTARY: Time for Caribbean Aggression
COMMENTARY: Inauguration Preliminaries: An Indonesian View
Class Action Suit Filed Against Bank of America by Institutional Investors including Fort Worth, Miami Retirement Funds
Writing Center expands its services on Marshall University’s Huntington campus
MU's Shannon Morrison Accepts Co-Defensive Coordinator Post at Bowling Green
West Virginia Hunters Harvest Record 2,064 Black Bears in 2008
Closing Dates for Fisher, Fox, Raccoon and Bobcat Seasons
Supreme Court Law Library Presents DTV Workshop
Bill Pending to Delay Switch
Web Comics, Web Shorts, Web Publishing Opening New Creative and Less Expensive Opportunities to Bring Work to an Audience
NAHB: Builder Confidence Edges Down to Record Low In January
NEWS ANALYSIS: The Transformation of Organized Crime
MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3-D: Despite Opportunities to Duck Body Count, Film Tosses You Down a Bottomless Mine Shaft
BOOK REVIEW: Politics Gets Bloody in 'The Rules of the Game' Newspaper/Political Thriller
American Eagle Airlines to Launch Its First Nonstop Jet Service Between Charleston, WV and New York's LaGuardia Airport Beginning April 7
A National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation
College Goal Sunday at ACTC on Jan. 25
Marshall Professor Writes book on Evolution of U.S. history Departments
Schmitt Earns Eighth Career C-USA Player of the Week Honor
The Thundering Herd’s first accolade of the 2009 season
DAR Project Patriot Seeks Support for Wounded Military Personnel
Chief Justice to speak at Drug Court graduation in Ohio County
Cabell, Kanawha Adult Drug Courts Expected in 2009
Tax Credits Reward Supporters of West Virginia Dance Company
American Peanut Council Working with FDA to Protect Consumer Safety
Retail peanut butter on grocery shelves not affected by FDA advisory; Girl Scout Cookies Not Affected
Barrett-Jackson Records Strong Sales
Exceeds Expectations at 2009 Scottsdale Auction
Fiat Group, Chrysler LLC and Cerberus Capital Management L.P. Announce Plans for a Global Strategic Alliance
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program Applications Now Being Accepted
Brazilian Music Legend Sergio Mendes as part of Marshall University's 40th Annual Jazz Festival
Chantelle Handy Named Conference USA Co-Player Of The Week
Handy set a career high with 25 points in Sunday's win over East Carolina
NEWS ANALYSIS: Bush Commutes Sentences of Former Border Agents Ramos, Compeon
Covert Operations Used to Identify U.S. Security Vulnerabilities Leaked to TSA
USA Today Rejects Christian Group's Message to President Obama
BOOK REVIEW: Violence, Race Relations Explored in Depression Era North Carolina in 'Foy's World'
Three New Comedy Series and One Dramatic Series Launch Today on Broadband Network
Programming Available to TiVo Subscribers
Huntington St. Joe Girls Defeat Greenup County 89-24 View Photos
Birds in Art/Art in Birds Challenge
COMMENTARY: PTSD Nation
Fire at Business Closed for Non Payment of Taxes
Fire Marshal Concludes it Was Intentionally Set, Per Owner Statement
Little Debbie Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers Added to Recall
See the Movie. Help a Dog; Studios, Pedigree Join to Raise Awareness
Wildlife Charity Auction Slated for January 31
Lawn Mower Engine Misrepresentation Leads to Federal Class Action Suit
You Could Get $200 for Your Mower Returned
Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips Gang Member Found Guilty in Federal Trial
COMMENTARY: Obama Stimulus Could Expedite Road to Huntington
Record Volunteer Turnout Expected for King Day of Service
Obama's Call to Service Generates Huge Response with 12,000 Projects Nationwide
Huntington High Girls Defeat Greenbrier East, 89-63 View Photos
MANN TALK: 'The Fierce Urgency of Now'
COMMENTARY: Time to Get Over Fear
Firefighters Put Out Blaze on Roof of Fraternity
Fourth Avenue Floods After Cold Snap Bursts Peanut Shoppe Sprinkler
Salmonella Outbreak Expands Peanut Butter Warnings
Some Sold in West Virginia
City Councilman Picked for Local Televised Biggest Loser Contest
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: WVU'S Merlin System Does Not Protect Privacy
Tulsa Rolls Past Marshall, 69-50
MU Women’s Tennis Upset Bid Falls Short against Kentucky Saturday
Schmitt stands as leader in career overall victories
New Jersey Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Child Porn
PART TWO OF TWO PARTS - HUNTINGTON’S FIRST LADY: Marrying Kim Best Decision She Ever Made View Photos
Ford Airplane Fetches $1.1 Million at Barrett-Jackson Auction
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Language of Liberty': Perhaps the Best One-Volume Collection of Lincoln's Writings
CEO Confidence Hits All-Time Low, The Conference Board Reports
DTV TRANSITION: To Delay or Not to Delay, That is The Question
Sen. Rockefeller Introduces Postponement Bill to Preserve Right of Elderly, Poor
WVU’s $90 million Merlin Electronic Medical Records Project Rolls Out
New system will benefit patients and providers
Circuit City Can’t Find Buyer, Remaining Stores to Close; 30,000 Jobs Gone
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: From Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to President Barack Obama
GRAN TORINO: Man With No Name Bridges Multicultural Gaps, Agenda
COMMENTARY: Are We Losing a Generation of Young Americans
Edgar Allan Poe Stamp Available Now
Revered Poet, Father of Mystery Novel, commemorated on 200th Birthday
Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Immediate investigation needed into Israeli shelling of UN compound in Gaza
Ashland Mayor Guests on Magic 97.9 Friday A.M.
Soup Suit Filed Against Area Restaurant
Claims Plastic Stuck in infant’s Mouth
Cabell School Board Meets Tuesday
West Virginia Musicians to Perform at Huntington's V Club
Marshall's SAPB Sponsoring Inauguration Party Tuesday
Women’s Tennis Set to Open Regular Season Saturday
The Thundering Herd hosts nationally-ranked Kentucky
Bad News Coming to West Virginia?
International Herald Tribune Details Toyota Cutbacks; WV, Other US Plants Included
Wheeling Jesuit University's Coal Impoundment Project Leading the Way for Safer Communities
Rahall Announces $273K for Wayne Firefighters
Supports Children’s Health Insurance Bill
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Infant Garments, Circular Saws, Flashing Pacifiers...and Other Product Recalls
Business, Health Care Leaders Join Together to Improve Patient Safety, Reduce Costs in Ohio Hospitals
Border Enforcement Security Task Force Issues Report
REALTYTRAC: Foreclosure Activity Increases 81% in 2008
Nearly 3.2 Million Foreclosure Filings on More Than 2.3 Million Properties Reported; WV Ranked 49th, Kentucky 42nd
PMI Winter 2009 Risk Index Indicates Broader Risk of Home Price Declines
100 of 381 MSAs now in elevated or high risk categories
REALTORS: Many Home Buyers Need Higher Loan Limits, Upper-End Market Stalled
COMMENTARY: European Shadow Dims Canada-Caribbean Trade Talks
COMMENTARY: Will W Set EWE Free?
U.S. Consumer Confidence Sinks to Six Year Low: Canada Bank Survey
Mountaineer Men Defeat Marshall 87-76 in Capital Classic
LETTER FROM 'OLD HUNTINGTON GIRL': Doretta McComas: Judy Biggs Wants to Talk to You!
Get Your Hands Bloody Thursday Evening
Glasses Keep Corpuscles out of Eyes
Search for WVU Health Sciences Chancellor Proceeding
Web Chart From Homelessness Alliance Does Not Rank WV as Homelessness Leader
WV Is Home of First Autism Approach Facilitator on East Coast
Tennessee Spill Prompts Rahall to Submit Coal Ash Regulation Bill
Border War: The Shadow Wolves 'Cutting for Sign' in Arizona
COMMON CENTS: GSA Takes Great Pride in Local Presence
National Museum of American History to Open 'Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life'
POWER OUTAGE: Electricity, Fire… Birds Do It
154 Fighters Entered in 21st Annual Original Toughman Contest at BSSA
Goodwill Participating in Inaugural Day of Service
Supreme Court Opens January Term preview of 2009, John Marshall Fife and Drum Corps memorializes Judges, Attorneys Who Died
Citizens to DEP: Prove That Sludge is Safe
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: The Blessings of Democracy
Fannie Mae Announces National REO Rental PolicyRenters in Fannie Mae-Owned Foreclosed Properties Eligible to Stay in Their Homes
GUEST COMMENTARY: To Buy or Not to Buy
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
Peanut Corporation of America Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Peanut Butter
COMMENTARY: Peace is the New War
Police Chief Holbrook Clarifies Concerns About Fairfield Office
Mayor Fielding Complaint Calls
Two Murder Trials Delayed
WOUB-TV to Give Viewers Opportunity to Test Their Digital TV Signal
RCBI names Arley Carpenter Employee of the Month
Trace Adkins Live in Concert at BSSA Feb. 12
Featuring Country Stars Jason Michael Carroll and Craig Morgan
Israel: End Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis at Once
UN Secretary-General Should Push for Investigation During Visit to Region
MU Women's Tennis Earns Top-50 Preseason Ranking
Rockefeller Awarded National Intelligence Distinguished Public Service Medal
COMMENTARY: Legislature Must Pass ATV Lifesaving Measures
Discounters on the Rise as Downturn Leads to Consumer Cutbacks: Deloitte Study
Schwarz Climbs Three Places; Aldi Enters Top 10 Emerging Market Retailers Continue Rapid Growth
Verizon Wireless Completes Purchase of Alltel
Creates Nation's Largest Wireless Carrier
National Safety Council Calls for Nationwide Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving
Bold Plan Seeks to Involve Law Makers, Businesses and Public
Council Meeting Monday Night Likely Brings Approval of Police Field Office and Budget Revisions
Federal Court Finds Teachers Not Safety Sensitive Positions
Random Drug Tests Violate Fourth Amendment
Shirley Morrison Gilkeson, State DAR Past Regent, Commends Local DAR for Project Patriot
MS-13 Houston Gang Members Extradited for a South Carolina Murder
Globe Winners Enhance Chances for a Film to Play our Region for at Least a Week
MANN TALK: The Beginning of Wisdom
Gaza: Israeli Attack on School Needs Full UN Investigation
Security Council Should Order International Inquiry into Violations by All Sides
Tunnel Vision
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
January 12, 2009
7:30 p.m.
WORK SESSION: Agenda Adjustments, First Readings Dominate
Wilkerson Leads Marshall Past East Carolina 72-64
Marshall Swimming and Diving Loses to Akron, 145-90
COMMENTARY: The Obama Presidency: China Continues Huge Military Build Up
COMMENTARY: Losses from 401(k) Plans Make Bernie Madoff Look Like a Piker
Cities Advised from D.C. to Have Projects ‘Shovel Ready’ for Federal Funding Consideration
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 'Pay It Forward' Students Seeking Donated Housing, Service Projects
Pedestrians Should Be Able to Cross Fourth Avenue and Eighth Street Intersection Soon
Sidewalk Installation High Priority
West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show to Begin Jan. 30
DMV Commissioner Resigns
Safety and Caution are Key While Driving WV Roads in the Winter
Resolution 1860 (2009) Adopted by 14 in Favour, Abstention by United States
Also Calls for Unimpeded Humanitarian Assistance, Welcomes Egyptian Initiative
Six Balloons and a Coffeepot: Tales of the Absurd from West Virginia Politics
COMMENTARY: Developing an Even-Handed Approach to Israel-Palestine Conflict
'We Are Marshall' Exhibit Opens at Marshall Hall of Fame Cafe View Photos
COMMENTARY: Blago May be Impeached, But He Still Loves His Poetry
COMMENTARY: Stop Bombing Afghan Villages
Computer Basics Class Offered by Goodwill Industries
Herd Women Down SMU 70-63
Wheeling Students Take on City of the Future
Builders Converge On Capitol Hill To Urge Housing Stimulus
Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency
COMMENTARY: The Politics of Oil and Gas … and People’s Lives
Cabell Huntington, Dr. Denning, Dr. Arya Named in Federal Suit
Mother Accuses Central City Teacher of Tipping Son’s Desk
Incident Under Investigation
WOLFE ERA BEGINS: Coming Together to Polish a Once Jeweled City View Photos
Herd Madness at the Marriott Slated for Wednesday, Jan. 14
Girl Scout Cookie Sale Kicks off Thursday at Huntington Mall
IOR-Huntington Ice Bowl to Benefit Huntington Area Food Bank
Strong Second Half Sends Memphis Past Herd Men, 80-57 in C-USA Opener
Humphrey Scores Team-High 14 Points in Loss
COMMENTARY: Job Mirage: Obama 'Green Jobs' Plan Requires Expanding Government Payroll with 600,000 Bureaucrats
MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease Week Over Week
Applications Up 28.3% Year Over Year
Bring Toilet Paper: Tough Times at Motown School
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Senate Acting Properly on Appointment of Roland Burris
BLAMING THE MESSENGER? 77% of Americans Say Media Making Economy Worse
Gaza: Military tactics of both sides endangering civilians, says Amnesty International
Vying for Top Flick of 2008
COMMENTARY: Policy Pursued in Afghanistan Was a Failure in Vietnam, Iraq
Council Just Approved Bonds for Cabell Huntington Hospital
Now Facility Cuts 40 Jobs
ACTC Children's Theatre Auditions Set for Jan. 20-21
The Spinners & Heidi Newfield to Headline Inaugural Ball
Herd's Ross Named AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
Trinidadian Let Marshall with .413 Hitting Percentage During 2008 Season
Sen. Jay Rockefeller Sworn in for 5th Term Tuesday
Former U.S. Army Worker Pleads Guilty to Acting as Unregistered Agent of Israel
REALTORS: Economic Slump Weakens Pending Home Sales
COMMENTARY: Does Obama Wish to Cripple the CIA with Panetta?
Huntington St. Joe Wins Wayne Holiday Tournament View Photos
Wayne Defeats Clay 76-59 at Wayne Holiday Tournament View Photos
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Democracy is a Messy Business and Democrats are Masters of Messes
Roland Burris: Meet Will Rogers
New Council Elects Chair, Vice Chair Tuesday
State Police Nab CVS Attempted Robbery Suspect
Volunteers Needed To Help File Tax Returns
VITA Program Training Begins Tuesday
Chili Cookoff Slated for Jan. 24
Marshall Hosts Annual FluteWorks Jan. 24
Nationwide Movie Ticket Sales Flat to Slightly Down
Still Best Option for Limited Entertainment Dollar
COMMENTARY: Sex Trafficking Law Expands Federal Authority
HISTORY MAKING EVENT: Watch Undisputed National College Championship Game in 3-D on Giant Charleston Cinema Screen
UPDATED WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
DOWNTOWN DEPOT: Huntington’s Mini-
Tamarack Shuts Down
Fourth Avenue Construction Partly at Fault
South Charleston Museum, Jewish Film Festival Holding Film Fests Jan 10 and 11
Incoming Chief Justice Benjamin to Reappoint Justice McHugh
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Where Was Senator Shelby?
COMMENTARY: It's Time for WVU to Retire Numbers of Hundley, Bosley
MANN TALK: The Trauma of Transplantation
COMMENTARY: Afghanistan 2009: Try Something Different
Two Rescued from Apartment Building Fire on Southside
Garage Fire Destroys Preserved Camero
Hours Announced for 'WAM' display; No Huntington Video
First Stage Children’s Theatre Announces New Spring 2009 Season
MU Women's Hoops Dropped By East Carolina In C-USA Opener, 70-47
COMMENTARY: President Bush: Pardon Compean and Ramos Before You Head Back to Texas
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'VALKYRIE'
Cruise, Singer Squeeze Thrills from Predetermined Outcome
COUNCIL REACTIONS: Inclusiveness, Sincerity of Mayor Wolfe (and Everyone) Will Help Bring City Together
Council Starting on Same Page
Police Make Two Arrests Following Speedway Robbery
'We Are Marshall' Exhibit Opens Tuesday at Hall of Fame Cafe
January Is A Month of Transition for West Virginia
COMMENTARY: Remembering Robert E. Lee’s 202nd Birthday
Bell: No Magic Bullets, But Networking and Aggressive Delinquent Collections Promised
New Council Prepares to Select a Chair
Two Armed Robberies on New Year’s Day
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Where Did Hezbollah Spy's Money Come From?
COMMENTARY: Overcoming Smallness – Key to Improving the Lot of the Caribbean People
Foreign Spies Victimize US Businesses and Economy
McGovern - Dole Food Program Distributes $100 Million Worth of Agricultural Commodities Worldwide
Q & A: Dr. Calvin Kent: Pensions 800-Pound Gorilla in City’s Living Room
If City Can’t Pay Its Bills, It Becomes a State Problem; Census 2010 Must Be at or Above 50,000
New Salt Rock Library Opening January 11
Cabell School Board Meeting Jan. 6
Marshall Softball Inks Five Players to NLIs; to Join Team in 2010
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Fire Alarm Panels, Boys' Vests, Electrical How-to Books
Census Bureau Projects U.S. Population of 305.5 Million on New Year's Day
New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to Hezbollah
NAR Issues Clarification About Down Payments
COMMENTARY: A New Year's Wish: The Path to True Security
Council Unanimously Raises Salary of Mayor
Mayor-Elect Wolfe Ready to Take Reins of City of Huntington
Public Invited to Celebrate at Inauguration of Kim Wolfe
Wells Fargo Insurance donates $25,000 to Cabell Huntington Hospital to Support Pediatric Services
Little Victories Animal Rescue Thrift Shop to Hold New Year Sale
United Way In Need of Community Support; $294,000 Short of Goal
iT Bus Service Connecting Huntington and Charleston to Begin Monday
S&P/CASE-SHILLER: Home Prices Decline to 2004 Levels
Marshall Tops Tennessee State 74-60 View Photos
COMMENTARY: The Commodification of the Future and the Battle for Middle Earth
Bell Narrowly Approved by HMDA
Toney Will 'Find Another Job'
Mississippi State Edges Marshall Women, 73-65
Hammond scores 20 in the loss
Federal Judge Bars Drug Testing for Kanawha County Educators
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge to Open Tuesday
Corps Names McCray New Geology Section Chief
Corps Names Motz New Chief of Internal Review
Public Retirement Benefit Payments Reach Record $168 Billion
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Lest We Forget...'Dubious Claims of Executive Privilege' in Karl Rove Subpoena
Christmas Karaoke Sing Along Attracts Crowd View Photos
Council Narrowly Passes Professional Pay Raises
Increment Amendment Defeated View Photos
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: 2008: A Year of Accomplishments for West Virginia
BOOK REVIEW: 'See You In A Hundred Years'
Engrossing, Entertaining Chronicle of 1900 Experiment in Rural Living
The Forgotten Man in the War on Terror
COMMENTARY: Counterstrikes are counterproductive
Fight at Fluid Leads to Another Shooting
Bleeding Victim Walked in to Cabell Huntington
Personnel Decision Awaits Committee Monday
COMMENTARY: The Best Sports Stories Never Seem to Get Told
Obama Team Should Expect 'Strategic Shocks' in Defense Strategy Development
Firefighters Put Out Flames at Abandoned House
Answer Alarms at Pullman, Jake’s
Council Members Reflect on Their Years of Service
Outgoing Members Cite Balanced Budget, Park, and Debt Payoffs as Highlights
LIKE A ROCK: 53 Years Old and Still Running Strong
Historic Plays Will Continue During 2009 Summer Season
Musical, Glamorous Open House by Mr. and Mrs. Mayor-Elect View Photos
Indian Raid on Ritter Park in 1790s?
Herd Men Welcome Tennessee State to Henderson Center on Sunday
Marshall and TSU to Face Each Other for First Time in History
Herd Women Back In Action At Maryland Tournament
Afghan Taliban Gets Life Sentence in Nation's First Conviction for Narco-Terrorism
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Commentary on Gaza, Israel Innocent Sounding Propaganda
World’s Strongest Men Help Showcase the Best of the Mountain State
Bush Signs Victims Protection Act to Combat Human Trafficking
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Curious Case of Benjamin Button'
Premature Aging Masterpiece Forces Backward Thinking Metaphors Relating Similarities at Birth, Death
COMMENTARY: Waiting to Drink Coffee Together in Sderot or in Gaza
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'The Spirit'
Visual Mastery and Messy, Contorted Premise
STUDY: It’s True: Life in the Country Can Be Dangerous
Rural Areas See More Self-Inflicted Injuries, Including Knifings
COMMENTARY: Caribbean lessons from 2008
COMMENTARY: Supporting the Troops, Yes!
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Dark Side': Searching for 'Monsters,' Losing Our Soul
COMMENTARY: I Have No Time to 'Act My Age'!
Christmas Commentary: Celebration Dampened by Memories, Uncertainty, Then Revived by Faith and Hope
After Pay Raise Debate, Council Tidied Agenda at Last Regular Session
The Financial Recipe Lacked One Key Ingredient
NFCC and Consumer Credit Counseling Underscore the Necessity of Saving
National Travel Becomes American Express Affiliate
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Candle-Powered Carousels, Munire Cribs and Other Product Recalls
Excessive Force Complaint Filed December 16 Against Two HPD Officers, City
SKATING ON THIN ICE: Rush Hour Freezing Rain Closed Interstate
Roads Remained Slippery Waiting for Warmer Air Predicted for Arrival
Dayton Upends Herd, 62-50
Marshall Blows Out Houston Baptist 91-50 View Photos
Garrison Keillor Slated at Paramount Arts Center January 27
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program Amended
New Home Sales Decline in November to Lowest Pace Since January 1991
Mexico's Top Crime Family Active in U.S.
NAR: Existing Home Sales Decline 8.6% Oct. to Nov., 10.6% Year on Year
Median Existing Home Price of $181,300 in Nov., Down 13.2% from $208,800 in Nov. 2007
MANN TALK: No Proposition Can Rise Above Its Premise
COMMENTARY: The Hopes for Obama May Die in Afghanistan
Man Apparently Freezes to Death Outside Church Door
GOODWILL OF KYOWVA: Donate Good Stuff? Take a Tax Deduction!
Rahall and Wilson Call for Renewed Investment in Huntington Empowerment Zone
Winners Announced in MU Holiday Card, Commemorative Plate Design Contests
QuickStart Tennis Offers Easy Way for Kids to Learn the Game
Chronic Wasting Disease Found in Five Deer in Hampshire County
COMMENTARY: White House Attacks N.Y. Times Housing Meltdown Story
Utah is Fastest-Growing State
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
COMMENTARY: Afghanistan, Socks, and a Moral Compass
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Seven Pounds'
More Blessed in Concept Than Execution, Yet Inspiration and Original
COMMENTARY: Instead of Making It Easier to Get a Mortgage, Maybe We Should Make It Harder
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Feuding Hatfields & McCoys' Offers a Good Introduction to Sensational Element of Appalachian History
COMMENTARY: Homeless for the Holidays
Marshall holds Off Stubborn Cumberlands 80-70
Richmond Dominates Marshall Women 74-49
Federal, Local Law Enforcement Agencies Partner to Identify Criminal Aliens
MANN TALK: The Return of the Sun
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
December 22, 2008
7:30 p.m.
COMMENTARY: Dissent Disallowed in Democracy?
Amending to Permit Professional Pay Increase More Palatable
Huntington Author to Present Cabell County Schools Students with Gift of Books This Holiday Season
Executive Director of West Virginia Autism Training Center at Marshall Discusses Center's Work on Talk Radio Show
The Cumberlands on Tap for Marshall Men's Basketball on Saturday
Herd to Face NAIA's No. 1 Team in Last of Three-Game Homestand
Rockefeller's State Offices Highlight Needs This Holiday Season
Supreme Court appoints Compliance Commission on Prison, Jail Conditions
Byrd Works to Help Save Jobs at Century Aluminum
Rahall Praises Obama’s Selection of Ray LaHood for Transportation Secretary
Holiday Wreaths Honor Our Military’s Past and Present
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Frosty the Snowman Was a West Virginian!
Greet the Mayor Elect for Cookies, Punch, Entertainment
Pay Raise for Mayor on Council Agenda
Worth Working Back from Accident
Series of Watercolors at Starbucks
Cinema Theatre Offers First Run 'Seven Pounds' for Holidays
But Not at Deep Discount Prices
Mrs. Claus Using High-Tech Teleconferencing Equipment to Visit Cabell County Students
Services Available at Marshall During Holiday Break
Rare Crabb Reunion Comes to Paramount Arts Center
Concert to feature Crabb Revival, Jason Crabb, and Aaron and Amanda Crabb
Breaking into Show Biz Seminar Saturday, Dec. 20
Herd Women's Soccer Goes to the Ends of the Earth to Sign New Zealander
Annabelle Bramwell to Start This Spring on 2009 Team
WV Jobs & Recovery Roundtable Convenes Friday
As Part of a National Campaign Effort urging Congress to Support Obama’s Economic Recovery Plan to Create Jobs Now and Strengthen America’s Economy
Number of Americans With a Disability Reaches 54.4 Million
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Arctic Cat Snowmobiles, Strollers, and Other Product Recalls
Home Builders Support FDIC Foreclosure Relief Plan
Missile Defense Flight Test Results in Successful Intercept
COMMENTARY: Gambling, Investing: the Difference That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Learning Bird Behavior Turns Kids into Scientists
Revised teaching unit is released from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Police, Deputies Investigating Robberies, Possible Meth House, Arrest Three for Heroin
Dec. 12 Snow Day Makeup Set for March 13
Marshall Over-tops Ohio 73-68
WV Unemployment Compensation Program Named Best in Nation
State Workers Aging: Census Bureau Study
Morgantown Teams Sweep Top Spots at Robotics Championship
Holzer Clinic Receives AAAHC Accreditation
Rockefeller Statement on Possible Closure of Century Aluminum
NAR: Commercial Real Estate Outlook at a 'Standstill'
COMMENTARY: CARICOM Passport -- A Joke
BOOK REVIEW: 'Target: Patton' Explores the Suspicious Car Crash That Led to Controversial General's Death
Celebration of 'Big' Art Harvath’s Life Slated for Saturday, Dec. 20 at Steelworker’s Hall
Freezing Rain Slickens West 17th Street Bridge
Multiple Accidents; Now Re-opened
Bernard Wilson is named RCBI Employee of the Month
Local Rock Band To Celebrate National Album Debut
Health Care Costs, Biofuel Use Among Subjects in Census Bureau’s 2009 Statistical Abstract
Roanoke Neo-Nazi Indicted for Threats, Witness Intimidation
Southern Calif. Home Sales Ease but Still Beat '07
Median Home Price Falls Below $300,000 in Record Plunge; Lowest Median since 2003
NAHB: Decline In Housing Production Accelerates In November, Sets New Record Lows
COMMON CENTS: Sustainability Already High on GSA Priority List
Suit Alleges That Officers Used Unreasonable Force During Attempted Arrest, Causing Death of Victim
New Police Officers for Huntington; FOP Christmas Party Tuesday
Homeless Connect Offers Awareness, Entertainment, Makeovers at Big Sandy Today
Healing Place Receives Grant to Purchase Property for Recovery Center
Supreme Court Employees Donate to Toys for Tots
Realtors Push for 4.5% Interest Rate Buy-Down
NAHB: Builder Confidence Remains At Record Low In December
Global Births Increasing Even as Fertility Rates Decline
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
BP Station in Cabell County Robbed by Man with Shotgun
Suspect in Custody
Michigan Communities Battling Comcast Over Public, Education Access Positioning
Like Team, Like Movie: 'We Are Marshall' Had Rough Opening, Stronger Finish
Nuclear Safety: More Oversight of Nuclear Facilities and Operations
Huntington Sued for Civil Rights Violations by Mother of Arrestee
Complaint Alleges Officers, Not Heroin Caused Man’s Death
Local Animal Rescue Group to Hold Many Holiday Events
Herd Men Erase 18-Point Deficit to Defeat UT Arlington, 81-68
Wilkerson Posts Second Double-Double of Season with 21 Points, 11 Rebounds
Marshall Women Fall to Ohio 67-53
No. 1 Ranked Huntington Girls Defeat Winfield 89-45 View Photos
Toy Train Charity Raises About 20 Grand in Funds, Toys View Photos
West Virginia Citizens join with Navajo & Hopi Tribal Leaders and Community Members to Protest Office of Surface Mining
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Australia'
Has 'Gone With the Wind' Parallels, But Falls Short of Sweeping Romantic Epic
BOOK REVIEW: Abe Lincoln: Writer Extraordinaire
Deposition Coming in Federal Civil Rights Litigation
Demands Disclosure of Pastoral Counseling-Psychotherapy Notes
Cabell Huntington Hospital President and CEO Brent A. Marsteller Elected Chairman of West Virginia Hospital Association Board of Trustees
Award Nominations Being Accepted for Woman's Philanthropy Society of Cabell Huntington Hospital Honors
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY: Great American Realty Hosting Free Movie Saturday at Cinema Theatre
Deer Hunters in West Virginia Harvest 66,851 Bucks in 2008
2009 REAP Recycling Grants Awarded by Manchin
State Robotics Competition Returns to WJU
LIKE A BIG PIZZA PIE: Full Moon Friday Night Was Bigger, Brighter
Returning West Virginians Eager to Become Spokespersons
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Twilight'
Does Vampire Qualify for SSI Benefits?
Two Jailed for Seventh Avenue Home Invasion
Incident May Be Bar Related
COMMENT: Nearly a Year Without Leah…
Firefighters Move Boot Drive to Monday
REALTYTRAC: Foreclosures Up 28% from Nov. 2007
They Decrease 7% on Monthly Basis; Nevada No. 1 in Foreclosures, WV 50th
Consumer Credit Counseling Gets Housing Counseling Grant
The Living Dead and the Deadly Living Clash on Charleston’s West Side
'Death Falcon Zero' Release Dec. 12
Huckaby Keeping Marshall Basketball Memories
of 'Huck’s Herd'Alive with Music
Co-Wrote Trace Adkins Top Ten Single 'Muddy Water'
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Commercial Merchandisers, Fireplace Inserts...and Other Product Recalls
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Kreisberg's Plea for Israel-Palestinian Solution Sincere But Naive
COMMENTARY: Old Writers Recite Old Ideas
NEWS ANALYSIS: Ending Caribbean Border Disputes
UN CLIMATE CONFERENCE: Groups Unite to Challenge the Definition of Forests Under UNFCCC/REDD
Council Took Action on Bonds, Emergency Parts, Street Sweeper
LOOKING BACK… Column Laid Huntington’s Future in the Hands, Creative Thinking of its People
Mayor-Elect Wolfe Retains Many Current Department Heads
Tom Bell Deputy Mayor
Marshall University students from WMUL, ‘Up Late’ Win Awards
Surveillance Video Released of Suspect in Pullman Robbery
$1,000 Reward Offered
Cabell Huntington Hospital Opens 24-hour Center for Patients Being Transferred
Cabell Huntington Hospital Book Sale Dec. 16, 17
MU Volleyball's Jalicia Ross Named to AVCA All-Midwest Region Team
Ross hit at a team-best .413 clip during the 2008 season
New Circuit Judge Takes Oath of Office in Wayne County
Mike Kellar Named Head Football Coach at Concord
Manchin Names Justice Starcher Distinguished West Virginian
Supreme Court approves Senior Status for Justices, Judge Cummings, Five Others, and Magistrate
Census Bureau Hiring Around the State
Waves of Hiring Begin Now and Stretch into 2009
Rahall Welcomes Coal-To-Liquid Plant to Mingo County
Blagojevich Case Prosecutor: The Breadth of Alleged Corruption Staggering
COMMENTARY: Seizing the Opportunity
Art Harvath, Former HNN City Writer, Active Forum Poster, Dies at 56
LOOKING BACK: Harvath Quizzed the Mayor Following the Charleston Avenue Quadruple Murders
Police Nab Suspects, Seize Marijuana
Second Robbery Downtown in Ten Days; Wendy’s on Third Avenue Target
Mayor-Elect's Holiday Open House Saturday Dec. 20
BOOKS I LIKED: This is NOT a List of the Best Books of 2008
It's a List of My Favorites
REALTORS: Pending Home Sales Holding In Stable Range
Long, Frustrating Council Meeting Filled with Scrambling Procedural Hurdles
Amendments Made to Professional Salary; Liaison Postponed Until February 2009
Construction on Basketball Locker Rooms to Start Soon at MU View Photos
Little League Southeast Regional Tournament to be Played in Ceredo-Kenova in 2009
21st Century Warfare: US Army Continues Transformation
COMMENTARY: Opportunity Assessments and Threat Assessments
City Council, Finance Committee Meet Today
Mayor Elect Attending Meeting; Emergency Pump Transformer Purchase Requested
Arrests Made in Murder, Robbery
Suspect Still At Large in Theatre Theft
LOOKING BACK… 2004 Interview with Current Mayor Revealed Most of the 2008 Issues
ACLU Brings Legal Challenge to Planned Random Drug Testing of West Virginia Public School Employees
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
North Carolina Law Enforcement Finds Success in Tracking Suspects
MANN TALK: Texas with a Population of Six Billion
Herd Men Claim Dramatic 84-80 Win at Boston University
Herd Women’s Basketball Falls At Seton Hall, 73-52
Hammond scores 11 in the loss
ETSU Downs Marshall 76-72 View Photos
COMMENTARY: A New Job for the New President
UN Climate Deal Could Pay for Forest Destruction
Carbon Karma Fortune-telling Action Foretells REDD Profits
Professional Employee Pay Raise Ordinance Goes to Finance Committee Prior to First Reading
Finance Meeting at 5 p.m. Monday; Political or Non-Political Matters?
Men's Basketball Heads to Boston to Face America East Favorite BU on Saturday
Herd Dealt Terriers a 23-Point Loss in Huntington Last Season
CORRECTED: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Rules Clarified
West Virginia Youth Action League Gathers to Build Youth Power
Art contest to Raise Air Quality Awareness
COMMENTARY: Wall Street Journal Story on Falling Home Prices Draws Fire from Realtors
COMMENTARY: Bad Deals for Whales and the Caribbean
December Is a Month of Hope
Administration Pay Increase Ordinance Poorly Timed
Ritter’s Co-Sponsorship Tentative Until Reading Full Version
BUSINESS NEWS: Local Invention, One-of-A-Kind “The Powerwagon” Begins Manufacturing at the Huntington Industrial Center With Grand Opening on Friday
Construction Company Sued for January 2008 Downtown Water Line Breakage
Ronald McDonald House to Light the 'House That Love Built'
Students Learn Science and Math During LEGO Robotics Competition
MU Offensive Guard Matt Altobello Named to C-USA All-Academic Team
West Virginians Could be Eligible for Extended Emergency Unemployment Compensation Benefits
Donations Sought for Burned Cat’s Surgery After It Was Found by Workers
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Hockey Helmets, Doll Clothing, Toy Army Figures
MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase Sharply Over Previous Week; Still Down 21.9% Year On Year
COMMENTARY: Recovering the Magic of Christmas
The Battle of Kings Mountain
COMMENTARY: PentaGates
Dr. Jeffrey George, Daughter Die in Virginia Accident
City Records Eighth Homicide of 2008
Mayor Elect Has Plans for Citizen’s Academy, Reserve Police Force to Assist in Crime Reduction
Morgantown/Huntington University Debate Continues
DEA reports 'High Demand' for Club Drugs at WVU; Federal Task Force Targets Reducing Drugs in Huntington
Property, Robbery Have Less 'Clearances' Nationwide
Murder 60%, HPD has 80% Rate
Lesage, S.E. Huntington Lions Clubs to Host Crafts Festival at BSSA
NEWS ANALYSIS: WMD Attack Likely, Says New Blue Ribbon Panel Report
COMMENTARY: From Consumerism to Community
Planning for a Busy January for City Council and New Administration
Crook's 22 Sends Marshall Women Past UTA 82-72 View Photos
United Way Campaign at 40% of Goal
Cabell Huntington Hospital Hosts Medicare Benefits Enrollment Session Saturday
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sierra Club Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Mining
Holiday Season Cyber Scammers Target Victims
Barrett-Jackson Auction Firm to Host Preview Days for Ford Tri-Motor Airplane in N.C.
Landmark Aircraft to be Sold No Reserve on Jan. 17, 2009
GUEST COMMENTARY: What Housing Crisis?
West Virginia Supreme Court mourns death of Judge Robert J. Staker
Tulsa Tops Marshall 38-35 View Photos
Appalachian Model Railroad Show Opens for Weekend Run View Photos
Defense Lifts Marshall Over Morehead State 56-51 View Photos
Huntington's Trying to Curtail Crime
Doing the Best with Allocated Resources
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Marshall Mom Complains About Crime Near Campus
FBI Statistics in 2006 Cloud Writers Theory that WVU/Morgantown Safer Than MU/Huntington
Snyder Stays As MU's Head Football Coach
Herd Men's Basketball Defeats Old Dominion, 68-64
Rockefeller's Long-Time State Director Lou Ann Johnson Retires after 28 Years of Service
COMMERCE DEPT.: October 2008 Construction Spending 4.6% Below October 2007 Rate
Fifth Third Classic: Marshall Falls to ULM 69-67 View Photos
That Hollywood Seminar Comes to Marietta, OH
West Virginia Native Talks About What It’s Like to Work in Hollywood
Venus-Jupiter Conjunction A Spectacular Sight in South Texas Sky
NEWS ANALYSIS: The Forgotten US Border
Climate Activists Take Over Washington, DC Office of Environmental Defense
THE CULTURE ARTIST: Cellulosic Ethanol
Pullman Theatre Robbed Saturday Night
Suspect with Gun Fled on Foot; Dogs Brought in for Tracking; Theatre Open as Usual
Marcum: Mark Snyder 'Is and Will Remain' MU's Head Football Coach
Losing a West Virginia Tourist Legend
Theatre West Virginia Threatens to Shut Down
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Group Seeking National Miner's Day
World Jewish Congress Outraged by Statements of UN General Assembly President
MANN TALK: Theocratic Intimations
Pullman Theatre Robbed Saturday Night
Suspect with Gun Fled on Foot; Dogs Brought in for Tracking
Powell Dropped from Herd's Men's Basketball Team
Daily Mail Goes Mornings; Lawsuit Not Responsible
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bailout Money to Brazil?
Jewish Group Expresses Grief, Outrage Over Mumbai Terrorist Attacks
On NASCAR: Giving Thanks in 2008
Little Victories Photo Opportunity at Complete Petmart Each Weekend in December
CORPS OF ENGINEERS: Two inducted into Distinguished Civilian Gallery
Corps of Engineers Employees win Regional Awards
There’s No Place Like the Keith-Albee: Broadway Musical Classic 'The Wizard Of Oz' Comes to Huntington
FBI Agents Set to Fly to Mumbai
ANALYSIS: Nothing Better to Do? Juicy Campus Mostly Trash Speaking Dud
Pre Meltdown Study Projected Pension Funds Need Additional Contributions in 18 Months
Global Theft Costs Retailers and Consumers US$104 Billion Annually
Wayne Pioneers Down Bluefield Beavers, 41-35 View Photos
Over 1,000 Bags of Chips Headed to Soldiers
Herd Swimming Picks Up Two
Schimenti, Smith Sign to Compete for Marshall
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'The Boy in Striped Pajamas'
Humanity Lesson in Idyllic Styled Holocaust Tragedy
BOOK NEWS: Former MU President J. Wade Gilley Writes a Novel
REPORT - PART ONE OF TWO PARTS: City Pension Funds Prior to Stock Meltdown Required Increased Contributions to Exceed Expected Benefit Payout
Huntington has $126 Million Unfunded; Charleston Has $181 Million
Marshall Game Day Parking Information for Saturday
Book Signing at Cabell Huntington Hospital Dec. 3
State Law Library Hosting Digital TV Workshop
Physicist Pleads Guilty to Espionage for People's Republic of China
MORTGAGE BANKERS: Home Loan Applications Up Slightly; Still Down 21.9% Year-on-Year Basis
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Denim Pants Sold at JC Penney, Clearner Sold at Lowe's
'No Surprise': New Home Sales Decline 5.3 Percent In October
Lowest Rate Since 1991
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: POPULAR Advocates for Whistle Blower Protection
COMMENTARY: Nada to Venezuela
Student Hit by Vehicle in Morning Darkness on Way to School
ISP Sports, MU Athletics Unveil New Video Displays
Post 9/11 Chemical Plant Confidentiality Impacting People Against MIC Activists
Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy Orientation Slated for Next Week
National Trend of Home Price Declines Continues Through the Third Quarter of 2008
Prices Decline 16.6% Q3 2008 over Q3 2007: S&P Case-Shiller
COMMENTARY: Amtrak's Selection of Transportation Industry Veteran as President a Good One
COMMENTARY: CNN's Hypocritical Disregard for Employee Rights
Should It Be Bailout Field in Queens?
Marshall Women Take Down North Texas 79-69 View Photos
MANN TALK: The Ecstasies and Agonies of My Political Life
Council Saves Charter Battles Until Next Administration
Sewer Adjustment Tabled
Former WV Gov. Cecil Underwood Dies at 86
Kids Meet a Cop at Latta’s Toy Station
Educational Toys a Niche Retailer Opposite Pullman Square
Rick Huckaby Entertains at Tenth Annual Toy Train Party
BOOK NEWS: America Loses Its Innocence
Revision of 'West Virginia Tough Boys' Reexamines JFK Campaign
Julie C. Lew, MD Joins Holzer Clinic Inc.
Marshall University Students to Design Lounge in Corbly Hall
Pennsylvania Writer Tom Noyes to Read from His Work Dec. 3 at MU
Tynikki Crook Named C-USA Player of the Week
She Averaged 18.3 PPG Over the Last Week
REALTORS: Existing-Home Sales Decline Again in October
Prices Fall in All Areas, With West Taking Biggest Hit
COMMENTARY: What Kind of Revolutionary Will You Be?
THE CULTURE ARTIST: A Greener Christmas Tree
Debating What to Leave for the Next Council, Administration
Sewer Runoff Second Reading Yields Computation, Selective Enforcement Questions
Two Shot in Huntington on Sunday Night
Health Insurance Recipients Plan Proactive Meeting Monday
President-Elect Barack Obama Carried Huntington
But Lost Some Precincts Won by Democratic Commissioner Candidate Hubbard
Marshall Swimming Signs Jamie Holmquist from Coral Springs, FL
NEWS ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY: Somali Piracy or Terrorism?
BOOK REVIEW: 'American Rifle' Recounts Development of Military Rifles and Their Influence in American History
Newly Required Audit Method Likely Will Lower Huntington’s Bond Rating
$40 Million Unfunded Pension Liability Must Be Shown on Financial Statements
AIDS Quilt Panels Returning to Huntington
Rice Defeats Marshall 35-10
Rahall Statement on Chairmanship and Committee Agenda for the 111th Congress
COMMENTARY: The Saudi Arabian Enigma
Builders Applaud Changes To 'Hope For Homeowners' Program
COMMENTARY: Disrespecting the Voters and the System: Un-American
On NASCAR: Cool, Calm Clint Collects Championship
International Festival Starts Week Celebrating Global Society View Photos
Marshall Shoots Down WVU Tech 110-57 View Photos
Charter Changes?: Administration Proposing Amendments; Could trigger Special Election
NEWS ANALYSIS: Proposed Insurance Increase Clouds Preventive Care Procedures
Trace Adkins Concert Postponed Due to Illness
Morgan State Tops Herd Men 72-67 at Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday
Humphrey Nets 17 Points in Loss; Herd Faces University of Wis. Green Bay Today
Fifth Third Classic: Marshall Tops Tennessee State 78-56, ULM Over Morgan State
VOLLEYBALL: No. 2 UAB Sweeps By No. 10 Marshall, 3-0
Jalicia Ross downed a team-best 12 kills in the losing effort
Studio Bends to Public Sentiment; 'The Express' DVD Will Label WVU Scene Fictional
NAR: Commercial Real Estate Index Shows Slowing Activity Expected into 2009
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Kouri's Hatchet Job on Janet Napolitano
Hunting Season Is a Rich West Virginia Tradition
COMMENTARY: Is Iran our enemy or are we our own adversary?
Public Private Partnership Aims to Improve Children’s Oral Health
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Herd Men Travel to Daytona Beach for Three Games at Glenn Wilkes Classic
Marshall Will Play First Non-Conference Games in Florida Since 1991
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Fifth Third Classic To Take Place Friday and Saturday
Morgan State, Tennessee State and ULM make up 2008 field
VOLLEYBALL: No. 10 Marshall Advances Past No. 7 Southern Miss, 3-0
The Thundering Herd will play No. 2 UAB at 6:00 p.m. ET, Friday
Snowshoe Mountain Resort Celebrates Early Start to 2008-09 Season Today
Dr. Richard Rafes Named New President at WVSOM
Senate Passes Rockefeller's Short-Term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act
U.S House Bans Plastic Bottles
RECALLS THIS WEEK: GE Wall Ovens, Bicycle Light Batteries...and Other Product Recalls
COMMENTARY: Obama Nominates Arizona's Janet Napolitano as Homeland Security Chief
COMMENTARY: Storm Clouds Over Caribbean Financial Services
U.S. Groups, Businesses and Organic Farmers Overwhelmingly Oppose Engineered Papaya
GUEST COMMENTARY: Thanksgiving Is No Turkey
West Virginia Supreme Court Responds to Discrimination, Retaliation Allegations
Any Connection With U.S. Supreme Court Reivew of Massey Decision?
Another Day, Another Armed Robbery; Grocery Store Held Up
Workers Approved Contract; Special Metals Facing Possible $25,000 a Day Hazardous Waste Fine
Collecting Snyder’s Chips for the Troops
West Virginia Supreme Court Reverses Ruling that Favored Cabell Huntington Hospital
Specialist Joins Cabell Huntington Hospital Pain Management Center
Snowshoe Mountain Resort Opens Early for
2008-09 Season
Discounted $29 Lift Tickets Offered for Friday, Nov. 21 Start
Regional Books Take Center Stage at Capital City Art and Craft Show
Additional Deer (RG & RRG) Stamp Must Be Purchased Before November 24 Buck Season Opening
Texas Judge Sets Arraignment for Dick Cheney, Others for Conflict of Interest, Organized Crime Activity
REALTORS: House Prices Rise in Some Metros, Buyers More Active in Other Areas Due to Foreclosures
Housing Starts, Building Permits Fall To Lowest Levels On Record In October
News Agencies Predict Jay Rockefeller to Chair Senate Commerce Committee
Magic 97.9 to Feature All Christmas Music Starting Friday
Condom Found in Pizza Lawsuit Alleges; Inmate Sues Hustler for Access to Porn
MU Volleyball Set to Compete at C-USA Tournament
Tenth-seeded Thundering Herd will Take on No. 7 Southern Miss Thursday
WV Statewide Independent Living Council Slates Dec. 3-4 Meeting
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many Components to Issue of Illegal Immigration
NAHB: Builder Confidence in Multifamily Market Plummets in 3rd Quarter to Historically Lowest Levels
Faltering Economy, Oversupply of Units Hurts Rental, Condo Markets
HNN Video Archive section
• 7/02/09
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
• 7/01/09
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 View Photos
Huntington High Graduates 339 at BSSA View Photos
Ironton Receives Stimulus Bucks for Sewer, Persistence Pays Off
Third Annual New Works Festival begins June 18th at Marshall University
BB Riverboats’ Belle of Cincinnati to go on Summer Cruise Tour
DOH to Open Section of U.S. 35 on Monday
BSC Students Take Part in Philadelphia Microbiology Conference
Joint Efforts Keep the Appalachian Trail Attractive
• 6/13/09
Wayne High School Holds 85th Annual Commencement View Photos
COMMENTARY: Czars Here, There and Everywhere
Rahall Joins Members of Congress Urging Obama to Intervene on Behalf of Auto Dealers
GUEST COMMENTARY: Promote the Real Needs of Women, Not Abortion
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: What This Country Needs is a High-Quality $20 Grease Gun
H1N1 State Cases Double, Wood County Now at 35 Cases
CDC Asks Communities to Prepare as if No Effective Vaccine Available
WHO: World Now at the Start of 2009 Influenza Pandemic
Father of Murder Victim Asks for Law Changes in Oregon
Undetermined If Fetus Could Breathe On It’s Own
U.S. Youth Soccer Region I Championships Coming to Barboursville in July
WVU Doctor Works to Reduce Cancer Burden in Africa
Cancer Will be Leading Cause of Death Worldwide in 2010
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Two Cribs Recalled
REALTYTRAC: U.S. Foreclosure Activity Decreases 6% in May; Up Nearly 18% from Last May
Foreclosure Total Tops 300,000 for 3rd Straight Month
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Making Caricom Less 'At Risk'e
• 6/12/09
CD REVIEW: Anais's 'Love Album': A Winner Even If You Don't Understand French
COMMENTARY: Romance (Sigh) at the Movies
Americans Postponing Marriage, Divorce, Children Because of Economy
Nearly One in Five Delaying Major Life Decision, Says FindLaw.com Survey
Muslim Group Condemns Shooting at D.C. Holocaust Museum
Dog Chaining Issue Dominates Council Good & Welfare Period
WV Already Prohibits 'Cruelly… Chaining'
Selected Questions/Answers Humane Society of U.S. on Chaining Dogs
Dog Ownership Organization Favors Chaining, Stresses Animals not Human
Ohio Supreme Court Nixes Residency Requirements
State Diminishes Cities Home Rule Powers
Rain, Storms Possibility Postpones Pullman Concert
EDITORIAL: Starved for Cash: WV GOP's Party Finances Sagging
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rockefeller Reminds West Virginians of DTV Deadline
BSC 'Employee Appreciation Program' Recognizes Performance and Service
Blankenship Statement on United States Supreme Court Decision
• 6/11/09
RIGHTS GROUP: Number Of Executions In Iran Increased Before June 12 Election
DEVOTION: The Spirit of Forgiveness
WHO Likely to Declare World H1N1 Flu Pandemic Thursday
W.Va. Bureau of Public Health Revises Screening / Laboratory Guidelines
Your Sewer Rates Go Up; Hopefully, Some Overflow Flooding To Be Abated
Free Summer Heiner’s Concert Series at Pullman Square, Summer Night Jamboree Too
AAA: Gasoline Prices in West Virginia Climb Nearly 11 Cents in a Week
Iranian Presence in Latin America Disturbs Pentagon
COMMENTARY: Visitors and Hosts in Pakistan
Deloitte Consumer Spending Index Continues Downward
Six Area Artists to Exhibit During Festivall Charleston 2009
City Workers Object to Any Contracted Work on Public Property, No Objection to Private Property
Frostop Drive Inn Honored on 50th Anniversary
• 6/10/09
Sanitary Rate Special Council Meeting and Public Response, Tuesday, June 9
Incinerator Broken, Board Paid $422,000 to Haul Sludge to Landfill; Rates Likely to Increase Annually
EDITORIAL: Odd Man Out: McKinney Faces Restive GOP State Executive Committee
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Justice Benjamin Should Be Disqualified in Massey
U.S. Supreme Court Delays Chrysler Case
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: The Simple Way to Solve Our Health Care Crisis: Make Medicare Available to All
COMMENTARY: China Moves to Tighten up Internet Censorship -- With the Help of Unethical Computer Manufacturers
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Pretend Wife': A Second Chance at Marital Bliss? Or Just a Weekend Lark?
• 6/9/09
Council Considers Nuisance Ordinance at Tonight’s Meeting
Special Council Meeting June 9 on 23% Sanitary Board Increase
Alternatives to Full Loans Could be Available; EPA Obtains $121.6 Million Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects in Maryland
UPDATE: Sen. Robert C. Byrd Still Hospitalized, Recovering from Staph Infection
Miley Cyrus / Hanna Montana Tour Tickets Go on Sale; Nearest Venues Columbus, Lexington and Louisville
Digital Television Countdown to June 12
Off Air Signal Might Decrease
Volunteers Needed at Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
LETTER TO EDITOR: United States Junior Hockey League Team in Huntington
Murdered Pregnant Woman Had West Virginia Roots
Found in Crawlspace at Oregon Dwelling
• 6/8/09
Spring Valley Graduates 234 in 11th Commencement View Photos
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
June 8, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Obama and ACORN Officials Set Sights on Gun Owners
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Do Men Have Strong Emotional Support in Their Lives?
BOOK REVIEW: 'Stealing MySpace': A 'Place for Friends' Brings Out the Enemies and Frenemies
MANN TALK: Justice Void of Empathy Is Indubitably Blind Justice
DEVOTION: The Void
Sleep Inn & Suites Hotel in Cross Lanes, W. Va. Honored as Inn of the Year
NYPD Intelligence Issues Update on Jihad at Army Recruiting Station
June Is Kick-Off Summer Reading Month
TV REVIEW: 'Royal Pains': Another Winner from USA
COMMENTARY: When Do We Simply Nominate Americans to SCOTUS?
COMMENTARY: Microsoft's 'Bing' Goes Beyond Search
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'The Hangover': Laughing Harder Than Almost Any Movie?
Marshall Was One of 6 C-USA Schools in ITA 2009 Rankings
• 6/7/09
Dan Goheen Appointed to Fill Don Maynard's Magistrate Seat
Board Mulling Additional Personnel Compensation
Marshall Announces Eight New Members of Athletic Hall of Fame
PSC Denies AEP Interim Rate Increase Due to Unnecessary Hardships
West Virginia Supreme Court Voids Infant Removal from Same Sex Home
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Child Safety Belts = Summer Fun
COMMENTARY: Islamic Terrorism: A Brief History Lesson for President Barack Obama
On NASCAR: Knaus’ Questions Result in Winning Answers
• 6/6/09
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: When Sellers Need to Sell Fast, They Need to do the Buyer's Due Diligence
Real Life Heroes Don Costumes Across the U.S.
Nominate A Real Life Huntington 'Superhero', Too
WV Supreme Court Overturns Harden Case
Tanya Harden Ordered Released
UniCare to Hold Three Summer Expos Aimed at Helping Families Make Good Health Care Decisions
First 'Your Family's Health Expo' to be held Saturday in Beckley
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Bugaboo Bee Strollers, REI Bicycles, Hair Dryers and Other Product Recalls
Terror Threat Continues at US Borders
BOOK REVIEW: Veteran Crime Novelist Joe Gores Channels Dashiell Hammett in 'Spade & Archer' Prequel to 'The Maltese Falcon'
COMMENTARY: Fire Safety Will Improve Your Sex Life
DEVOTIONAL: Patiently Waiting
• 6/5/09
Flu Cases Confirmed in Cabell County & West Virginia
10 in State; Three in Cabell; Cable News Nets Accused of Blowing Up Severity
SEWER COUNTDOWN: Special Session on Rates Set for June 9
Caserta Want Second Opinion and Developers to 'Pony Up' on Kinetic Park Sewer Expansion
The Lonely H play Huntington on July 17th at V-Club
Nancy Pelosi: 'The Spirit of Tiananmen Lives in the Hearts and Minds of Those Continuing to Work for Freedom in China'
More than 100 motorcyclists expected for Ride for the Children
EDITORIAL: McKinney: The Incredible Shrinking WV GOP Chairman
Huntington Symphony Orchestra's 'Picnic with the Pops' Set for June 13
GM, Chrysler Dealership Closures: Protecting Dealers and Consumers
Opening Statement for Senate Commerce Committee Hearing, Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV, D-WV
• 6/4/09
BREAKING: W.Va. Supreme Court Overturns Harden Case
Tanya Harden Ordered Released
Governor Manchin Speaks at WVSOM Commencement Ceremony
WV Statewide Independent Living Council Slates Series of Public Forums
Poll Shows Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Closing Guantanamo Bay
SECRECY 101: College Athletic Departments Use Vague Law to Keep Public Records From Being Seen
Neely Chosen to Fill Vacant Board of Education Seat
Oxley, Thomas Called Excellent Role Models
West Virginia Pandemic Would Include Long Term School Closures
Public Comment Asked on Plan
Verizon Expands Fast, Affordable DSL-Enabled High Speed Internet Service to More Than 250 Additional Residents in Monongalia County
Comcast of West Virginia Issues Statement on West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Jennings Pleads Guilty in Shooting of Officer Ryan Bentley
Keramos Potters to Exhibit at Renaissance Gallery Starting Sunday
Longtime Administrator, Professor Dr. Donna J. Spindel Named Dean of Graduate College at Marshall University
AAA: Gasoline Prices Soar More Than 12 Cents in West Virginia
• 6/3/09
Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade Draws Thousands View Photos
NC Concert Headlined by WV Native Kathy Mattea Funds Campaign for Replacement of WV School Below Coal Sludge Dam, Promotes Clean Energy
One Dead, One Wounded During Jihad at Army Recruiting Station in Little Rock
REALTORS: Pending Home Sales Up for Three Months in a Row
COMMENTARY: A Weaver’s Welcome
MORTGAGE BANKERS: Commercial/Multifamily Loan Delinquencies at 2001 Recession Levels
National Auto Dealers Hope GM Bankruptcy is Short
Angry Residents Oppose Housing Complex
Cluster Housing Called Fifties Dinosaur
To Tether or not to Tether
Committee Wrestles With Dog and Cat Ordinance
In One Era and Out the Other
Historic Bluefield Chrysler/Jeep Dealership Closes
BOOKWORM ALERT: Cabell County Library Used Book Sale Thursday-Saturday
Verizon Expands Fast, Affordable DSL-Enabled High Speed Internet Service to More Than 300 Additional Residents in Eleanor, W. Va.
June Events at Cabell Huntington Hospital
Marshall University Doctoral Student’s Award-Winning Research Explores ‘College-to-University’ Name Changes
Rockefeller Slates Wednesday Hearing on GM, Chrysler Dealer Closings
Urges Action to Protect West Virginia families, dealerships
• 6/2/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and GoingsPart 2: Summer Movies
West Virginia Equine Association to Offer Large Animal Emergency Response Training
FHFA: Home Prices Fall in First Quarter; Down 7.1% from Q1 2008
On NASCAR: Blasts from the Past?
DAILY DEVOTION: June Bug
Byrd Has Staph Infection; No Further Details Released
Rockefeller, Byrd Get Water, Wastewater Infrastructure Funding for Mountain State
Power Outage in Cabell, Wayne Counties
All Around Great Guy Don Maynard Dies of Massive Heart Attack
Census Rep Urges Council to Promote Being Counted
Free One Day Suicide Prevention Workshop Slated for Fairmont
Advocacy Group Praises Nancy Swan Over MIC Storage
BOOK REVIEW: Gillian Gill's 'We Two' Reassesses the Marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and the 'Victorian' Era
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Don't Take It Personally
MANN TALK: The Far Right's Relativism
• 6/1/09
MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE: Dad and Greatest Generation Keeping Memories Alive View Photos
Three More Possible Swine Flu Cases
Now Two In Cabell County
Alzheimer's Disease Workshop Slated for June 12 at Underwood Senior Center
WV School of Osteopathic Medicine Offers Free Clinic in Mingo County
Rockefeller Cautions About Administrative Cyber Security Paranoia
DOIN’ THERAPY: Indie Puts ScrewBall Twist on HBO Series
Stage Frights Meets Panic Attacks in Steel City
Apparent Fingernail Destroyed Man’s Taste for Mochas
Suit Filed in Kanawha County
Make the Mountain State Your Vacation Destination
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Terminator: Salvation'
A Hellish, Rusting Scorched Planet Still Has Humans Wanting to Survive; McG Continually Challenges the Will of Resisting Oblivion with Dark, Hellish Imagery
• 5/31/09
COMMENTARY: MIC storage at Institute, WV: A Ticking Bomb
DAILY DEVOTION: Angel on Duty
Stalemate Options Few Based on Initial Legal Research
Cabell Huntington Hospital Names Rick Ross Nurse Manager for Pediatrics and Pediatric Intensive Care
Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center hosts Cancer Survivors Day event June 7
'Life is a Gift' theme to celebrate people living with and beyond cancer
Marshall University Hires Search Firm for Marcum's Successor
Geology! Rocks at West Virginia State Parks This Summer
Obama Cyber Security Czar: Protection or Intrusion
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: An Educational Visit
• 5/30/09
US EPA Provided for Negative Interest Loans on Water Projects
Project Would 'forgive' 50 to 100% of Loan; Disadvantaged Status Necessary for Community
Four 'Possible' Swine Flu Cases Circulating in West Virginia
EDITORIAL: Ron Paul's Audit of the Fed: Capito's In, Why Not Mollohan and Rahall?
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Trampolines, Outdoor Play Sets and Patio Umbrellas
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: After Memorial Day, What Should Be Remembered?
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. Announces $0.11 Second Quarter Dividend
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 'Dog Drowns in Spring Rains...'
Final Four of the Coal River 17 Released Minutes After Press Conference
• 5/29/09
State Law Library Presents Resume Writing Workshop
Union Coalition Calls on America's Workers to Tell The Red Cross: Donor Safety Comes First
NAHB: New Home Inventories Continue to Shrink in April to Lowest Level in 8 Years
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Africa Right to Hold Out for Better European Deal
MORTGAGE BANKERS: U.S. Mortgage Delinquency Rate Sets Record at 12.07%
COMMENTARY: Gambling Is 'Play Money' for Politicians
Table game fees good for W.Va. seniors, Commissioner (Sandra Vanin) says in an AP story last week.
COMMENTARY: Flight Plan
SCHOOL BOARD STALEMATE: Candidates Narrowed, But No Winner
Audience, Board Exchange Heated Words; 20 Minutes of Silence Precedes Adjournment
Infrastructure and Job Development Board Does not Always Make Municipalities Repay Loans for Sewage Projects
Huntington Using Surveillance Cameras
West Virginia Harley-Davidson Rally Slated for July 15-18 in Davis
Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute and Inverness Medical Innovations to Develop Commercial Test to Detect Early Alzheimer's Disease
BSC Baccalaureate Nursing Program Receives Maximum Continuing Accreditation
New Passport Regulations Take Effect June 1
AAA Advises 'Get Your Passport Now'
NAR: Existing-Home Sales Rise in April As Buyers Snap Up Lower Priced Houses
• 5/28/09
BOOK REVIEW: Camelot Chronicler Edward Klein Takes On the Curious Case of Ted Kennedy
COMMENTARY: Dog Drowns in Spring Rains, Owners Sleeping Nearby
DAILY DEVOTION
CITY COUNCIL: Raising Fees to Qualify for Stimulus?
Money for Infrastructure? Attorney Responded Board Has to Cover its Costs, Such as Electricity Increases?
Mr. Florida Football Arrested; More Trouble for MU Football Program?
City Hired Pollard as Public Works Director; Council Withdraws Charter Amendment
Starlight Behavioral Health Respite Site, First of Kind in State
AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Jump 10.8 Cents
FOLLOWUP COMMENTARY: Reporter Edmund Andrews Left Out His New Wife's Two Bankruptcies
• 5/27/09
Museum of Art, Marquee Team for Interactive Children’s Education View Photos
WV Family Leadership First Slates Training Session in Fairmont on June 10
Home Prices Began 2009 with Record Declines: S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices
National Prices Sink to Q4 2002 Levels
Consumer Confidence Index Increases to Highest Level Since Sept. 2008
CITY COUNCIL: Possible Public Works Director New Hire Would Avert Charter Crisis … for Now
Conservative Radio Host Takes a Waterboarding Challenge: It’s Torture
Agriculture Commissioner Delivers $50,000 for Flatwoods Farmers' Market Construction
Press Conference Slated Tuesday for Mountain Justice and Climate Ground Zero’s Anti-Mountaintop Removal Actions
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'
Pandemonium in the Archives, Laughs, Excitement on Screen, Except for Exterior Escapes That Scream, Homeland Security Where Are You?
On NASCAR: Fiery, Fast and Fearless
BOOK REVIEWS: Woodland Press Publishes 'The Blair Mountain War,' and 'Princess Aracoma,' Standalone Books from G.T. Swain's 'The History of Logan County'
DAILY DEVOTION: E-Joy...
• 5/26/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
May 26, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Pullman Legal Fees More Than Not Paying Rent and Contractor Suits
Trail Goes Back to Chi Chi’s
Junior Hockey League Presentation Planned Before Council Meeting
UPSET*? “Museum” Out Paces PG-13 “Terminator” … or Will it?
Original Bested McG’s “We Are Marshall”
FREE Summer Kid’s Movie Series at Marquee, GHTC, KYOVA Locations
MOUNTAINTOP MINING PROTEST: Seventeen Arrested Saturday
Six Remain in Jail for Opposition to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining and Coal Sludge Impoundments; $2000 Cash Bail ‘Unprecedented
BOOK REVIEW: 'A. Lincoln': An Outstanding Biography for 16th President's Bicentennial Year
DAILY DEVOTION: Memorials...
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Will the Kids Ever Leave?
• 5/25/09
Officers Honored for Life on Line Bravery Following Law Enforcement Memorial View Photos
MANN TALK: Conspicuous Discrepancies in the New Testament
WORK SESSION: Rainy Spring, Sanitary Board Warns of Enforcement Action Unless City Acts
Rahall Announces $35K for Marshall University
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Electricity Rate Increase Would Seriously Impact WV Families
Byrd, Rockefeller, Rahall Announce $485K for Protection Against Child Predators
Seventy Five Protest in Coal River Valley
At Least 11 Arrests on Coal River Valley as Actions Against Mountaintop Removal and Coal Sludge Dams Continue
Let us Remember What Memorial Day is All About
Herald Dispatch Lays Off 15% of Workers
SEC Filings Suggest Interest Increase on Loan
Delta Air Lines Adds Third Roundtrip Flight Daily from Tri-State Airport
• 5/24/09
New Weed and Seed Office and Huntington Police Department Field Office Cut Ribbon to Officially Open View Photos
State of Fear Exists in Hinton After Six Fires in Eight Days
Cabela’s King Kat Tournament Trail Comes to Morgantown
Two Cabell Board of Education Meetings Set for Next Week
Cabell Huntington Hospital Offers Free Stroke Screening May 27
RITTER PARK TENNIS CENTER: 2009 Tennis/Sports Camp
Statement by WV Democratic Party Chair Nick Casey on Credit Card Reform Legislation
Casey Thanks Democratic Congress for Passing Important Legislation
• 5/23/09
Wayne Wins Sectional with Win Over Tolsia, 11-0 View Photos
Urban Land Institute Calls for More 'Green' Developments That Don't Need Cars
Bill Will Allow Five Pre-Trial Release Pilot Projects
Islamic Terrorists Receiving U.S. Aid Earmarked for Palestinians
COMMENTARY: Aung San Suu Kyi: Courage in the Face of Tyranny
MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE: Dad and Greatest Generation Keeping Memories Alive
Goodwill Honors Its Veterans
Mary Louise Caserta Funeral Saturday
HERD SWIMMING: Arlie Rykosky to Begin at Marshall Next Season
Manchin Unveils Newly Redesigned Air and Army National Guard License Plates
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Bicycle Frames, Trek Bicycles, Cannondale Bicycles and Other Product Recalls
West Virginia Golf Hall of Fame Announces First inductees
Huntington’s Bill Campbell and golf legend Sam Snead chosen
Wolfe to Name Interim Fire Chief
• 5/22/09
Pullman’s Marquee Plans a Saturday Lobby Museum
Proceeds to Huntington Museum of Art
Public Safety Committee Meets Friday May 22
Council Meets Tuesday; Hockey Team Presentation Proceeds Session
Corps of Engineers Urges Water Safety at Start of Summer Season
MAYOR’S OPEN HOUSE: Schedule Through June Announced
Discount X-Fest Ticket Pre Sale Friday at X1063.com
Ballroom Dance Class Begins June 1 at Renaissance Center
No. 3 Houston Eliminates Seventh-Seeded Marshall, 4-1
The Cougars scored three in the eighth to pull away to the victory
20 Confirmed Kentucky H1B1 Flu Cases Include Madison County Cluster
Institute Explosion: Bayer CEO Disputes Congress Findings
State Reminds Flood Victims About Contractor Vigilance
Form Traveler to be Removed from I-64 Bridge
Charleston/Wheeling Firm Expands into Pittsburgh Market
Rahall Submits Testimony in Support of WV Auto and Truck Dealers
Terrorism Plot Uncovered in New York City; Four Suspects Arrested
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Congratulations to The Class of 2009
CARIBBEAN VIEW: CARICOM: Lost Within a Widened Caribbean Community?
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: What Does a National Real-Estate Bottom Really Mean?
COMMENTARY: The Museum of the Mind
Lack of Vote Sends Frustration Levels High at School Board Meeting
COA Renews Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA Accreditation
Attorney General Holder Announces Recovery Act Grant to Save or Create Justice Related West Virginia Jobs
$8.1 Million Recovery Act Grant Addresses Public Safety in the State
Michael Reagan Says California Voters Sent Message to Sacramento and Washington, D.C.: 'No Way to 1A and No New Taxes'
YMCA Youth Soccer Scores
Safety Patrol Recognition Luncheon Held Near DC Honors Lesage Student
Rockefeller Stands Up for Chrysler, GM Auto Dealers
WV Rural Water Association, Putnam Public Service District, Lavalette PSD Assist in Gilbert Flood Relief
• 5/21/09
New Online Boating and Hunting Safety Courses Available June 1
Judge Aboulhosn to Lead Bridge Dedication
Rockefeller Applauds Obama for Signing Foreclosure Relief, Fraud Enforcement Bills into Law
Stinnett to Kick Off 'Defend America Rally' in DC
NAR: Commercial Real Estate Hurt by Credit Crunch and Weak Economy
COMMENTARY: Federal Investigation of ACORN Slow Going
COMMENTARY: How the World Bank explains REDD to Indigenous Peoples
DAILY DEVOTION: Error in communication...
Rahall Announces $3M for Marshall University
Charleston-Huntington Not Ready to Go to All Digital TV Per FCC
Stations Must Maintain Emergency Services, Transition Announcements
DTV TRANSITION: Thursday 'Soft Test' Is Wake-Up Call for DTV Readiness
Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD Announces: Vets' Sudden Cardiac Deaths Are Not Suicides or Overdoses
COMMENTARY: Cairo and Our Relationships
Herd Baseball’s Gomez, Straily Earn All-Conference USA Honors
Victor Gomez named First Team All-C-USA while Dan Straily earned second team honors
AAA: Gasoline Prices Jump Almost a Nickel in West Virginia
West Virginian Graduates from St. John’s College in Annapolis
• 5/20/09
BSC Announces Outstanding Faculty Award
'Liberty City Six' al Qaeda Cell Convicted for Conspiracy to Kill Americans
COMMERCE DEPT.: Overall April Housing Starts Decline 12.8% to Record Low Pace
Single-Family Starts, Permits Edge Higher In April; Multifamily Starts Fall 46%
COMMENTARY: Even the Smartest Guys in the Room Can Slip and Fall in Today's Mortgage Morass
DAILY DEVOTION: Intimidation...
Anti-Trust Class Action Filed by Huntington Subscriber Against Comcast Cable
Judge Chambers Steps Aside as He Subscribes to Comcast
Cabell, Wayne Counties Awarded $29, 051 for Emergency Food and Shelter Program
ANDREW FU: Ultimate Road Tripping Across United States for Silicon Valley Software Engineer
Verizon Employees at Five Locations in West Virginia Donate Nearly $7,000 Worth of Household Items to Local Domestic Violence Shelters
Huntington Symphony Orchestra Lowers Pops Summer Series Ticket Prices
Hollis, Epling Take First Place in Professional Competition at NBS Convention
Byrd, Rockefeller, Rahall Announce $2M for Flood Damaged Roads
St. Albans Man Challenges Council Ordinance on Limiting Bar Locations
• 5/19/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
Geologic Mysteries of West Virginia State Parks Solved
Country Music Pioneer Everett Lilly of Clear Creek to Receive 2009 Vandalia Award on May 23
High Ranking Pentagon Official Charged with Espionage
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Confederate Flag No Longer Flies Over S.C. State Capitol Building
MBA: First Quarter Commercial, Multifamily Loans 70% Below Q1 2008
NAHB: Builder Confidence Continues To Rise In May
COMMENTARY: Renting vs. Homeownership Battle Joined Once Again
DAILY DEVOTION: The Press
Felon Holds Police at Bay for Five Hours
Centers for Disease Control Lifts Travel Health Warning for Mexico
Touring Pianafiddle Comes Home to Mountain State
On NASCAR: Jewel in the Crown
BOOK REVIEW: Predators and Child Molesters
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Paving the Way
MANN TALK: The Why of the American Civil War
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Glory Land
• 5/18/09
Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service Remembers Survivors Too View Photos
Wayne Wins Baseball Game Over Tolsia, 13-0 View Photos
172nd Commencement Sees 800 Marshall Students Getting Diplomas View Photos
Huntington Rib & Music Fest Announces Mascot Naming Contest
Weed and Seed Aims for Crime Cutting Home Run
Tulane Holds Off Marshall Baseball in Rain-Shortened Game, 5-3
Nate Lape blasted his 11th homer of the season in the loss
West Virginians Stepped Up to Assist With Flood Relief
King Coal Highway Discussed at Bluefield Lions Club
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Memorial Day 2009: Remembering the Four Chaplains
COMMON CENTS: GSA Preserves America’s Legacy of Historic Buildings
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Multiple Myeloma
• 5/17/09
Swashbuckling, Brain Challenging 'Star Trek' Aims for the Stratosphere View Photos
Fuller Retiring; Wolfe Adds Council Members Insco, Caserta to Search Committee
REMEMBRANCE: Let’s Not Forget Monday May 25 is Memorial Day
Tulane Swings Past Herd Baseball, 11-2
Gomez drilled his 18th home run of the season in Friday’s loss to the Green Wave
Rockefeller, Rahall Commend Obama for Major Disaster Declaration for WV
Rockefeller, Byrd Fight to Retain Chrysler, GM Auto Dealership Jobs
They call for comprehensive plan for communities impacted by restructuring
West Virginia House Delegation Appeals to Auto Task Force
COMMENTARY: Whatever Happened to the Public Works?
COMMENTARY: Return Every Call, Answer Every Letter
Energy Services of America Corporation Announces Results for the Three Months and Six Months Ended March 31, 2009
Tribute to Fallen Officers: When I Was the First to Arrive…
Law Enforcement Memorial Friday 5 p.m.
Saturday Service Remembers Victims of Violent Crime
Harbinger for Huntington Regarding Sewer Issues: EPA Seeks $165,000 from Jeffersonville, Ind. For Violations of Clean Water Act
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Botanika Candles, Dahon, REI Folding Bicycles, Water-Based Face Paints...and Other Product Recalls
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Farm Hands Tell Tales
New Jazz Trio, Picnic, Dedication Saturday for Weed & Seed Program
Meeting Monday Will Tell Tupelo and Oxford, Miss. Success Stories
Dumped by Chrysler, Spurlock Plans to Capitalize on Strengths: Service, Pre-Owned
Seventeen WV Chrysler Dealers Among 789 Slated for Elimination
• 5/15/09
Heritage Farm Spring Festival Attracts Big Crowd View Photos
Logan Banner Newspaper Drops Monday Issue
'Daniel Boone in Kentucky' shooting at Fort Boonesborough
'The Odd Couple,' 'The Wiz,' Planned at Greenbo Amphitheatre in June
Early Offense Lifts Marshall Baseball to 9-2 Win Over Tulane
West Virginia Division of Culture and History to Launch New Logo Identifier and Name for its Charleston Location
H1N1 Update: Kentucky Confirms Two More Cases to CDC
Still None in WV
NEWS ANALYSIS: Iraqi Police Protect Christians from Muslim Attacks
CARIBBEAN VIEW: The Big Three and Little CARICOM in the Caribbean
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Confessions of a Band Geek, Orch Dork
COMMENTARY: Mr. Biggie
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Remembering the lessons...
Body Found During Execution of Search Warrant
Huntington Fire Chief Greg Fuller to Retire May 22
Medical Bills of $34,000 After Dodging Restaurant Dishware
Two Wayne County Physicians Honored by Marshall's Medical School
HUD OKs Use of $8,000 First-Time Buyer Tax Credit for Down Payment, Closing Costs
Verizon to Divest Wireline Businesses in 14 States, Including West Virginia
Frontier to Provide Seamless Transition for Customers and Employees, and Target Increased Broadband Penetration
Kanawha County Drug Court Opening
West Virginia Gains 4,600 in Population Per Census Estimates
Berkeley one of Nation’s Fastest Growing Counties
• 5/14/09
Memorial Service Held Honoring Fallen FBI Agents
REALTYTRAC: U.S. Foreclosure Activity Up 32% from April 2008
Second Straight Month with Record High Foreclosure Activity Total
CENSUS BUREAU: West Virginia Has Second Highest Senior Population
Florida is First and Pennsylvania is Third
RNC Chair Michael Steele Set for WVGOP Charleston Event May 22
U.S. Open Local Qualifier at Edgewood C.C.
BOOK NOTES: 'Legends of the Mountain State' Volume 3 to be released at WV Book Festival
Statement by Michael Reagan on Miss California, Carrie Prejean
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Time to keep on keeping on...
Rahall, Byrd, Rockefeller Call for Federal Disaster Declaration for Southern WV Counties
Former HHS Star O.J. Mayo Allegedly Given 'Benefits' to Play at USC
NCAA Probe Underway
Huntington House Fire Kills Woman
Former Marshall Coach Jim Donnan Named to College Football Hall of Fame
Despite Recession, Marquee Pullman Still Pulls No. 1 Numbers in Chain
McCall Predicts It Will Maintain Greater Market Share Than New Screens at Huntington Mall
Beckley Big Green Golf Tournament To Take Place On June 22
Event to take place at Grandview Country Club
Mary Ellen Heuton Named New Controller at Marshall
Marshall Baseball Falls Short as Miami (Ohio) Wins 8-7
Nate Lape blasted a solo homer in the bottom of the 10th but the Herd fell a run short
AAA: WV Gasoline Prices Skyrocket 18 Cents
• 5/13/09
Rockefeller Reminds Consumers of the Digital Television (DTV) June 12 Transition
NYC Director to Lead 'Willy Wonka' Production at Chief Logan Park
Congressman: Release CIA Briefing Notes on Interrogations
REALTORS: Foreclosures, Short Sale Discounts Drive Median Single-Family Home Prices 13.8% Below Q1 2008 Levels
Home Sales Remain 'Sluggish'
Council Turns Harris Riverfront Park Back to Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation Commission
Public Works Director Interviews Could Moot Charter Amendment Urgency; Insco Still Plans Charter Review Board
MU Football Players Plead Conditionally Guilty to Possession of Marijuana
Councilwoman’s Cat Trips Emergency Cord
Huntington Fire Department, Others Find Key Labeling Issue
800 Block of Fourth Avenue Closed for Mid Block Crossing Creation
State Democratic Party Chair Nick Casey Statement in Support of President Obama’s Agreement With Health Care Industry Groups to Reduce Health Care Costs
Historic Deal Would Save $2 Trillion in Health Care Costs Over Next 10 Years, Provides Significant Momentum to Passing Health Care Reform in Congress This Year
Trans Energy Announces Marcellus Shale Management Addition
Corps Sets Temporary Fence for Building Demolition
Best Western Huntington Mall Inn Receives Director's Award for Quality
• 5/12/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
Casting for Live Action/Animated Children’s Show
Rockefeller Response To Obama's Health Care Plan
GSC’s Director of Financial Aid Appointed to HEPC Board
BOOK REVIEW: Newt Gingrich and His Daughter Assemble Comments from Liberals, Conservatives from Many Professions in '5 Principles for a Successful Life'
COMMENTARY: Welcome to the New Total Security State
GUEST COMMENTARY: What You Know About E-mail Probably is Wrong
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: The Press
Runaway Reaction at Bayer Narrowly Avoided Near Miss on Major Catastrophe
Quandary at Council Meeting May Be an Item NOT on Agenda
Rahall Works with Federal and State Officials to Assess Area Needs and Expedite Relief Efforts
Willie Nelson Headlines 5th Annual Nelsonville Music Festival This Weekend
Manchin, Rahall Tour Flood-Damaged Areas in Mingo County
Drug Busts and Weapons Seizures Increase at US-Mexico Border
On NASCAR: Simply the Best
MANN TALK: A Day to Live for and Die After
• 5/11/09
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
May 11, 2009
7:30 p.m.
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Diversity is a Nine Letter Word
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Under the sun...
Tethering Group Holds Organizational Meeting
NEWS ANALYSIS: Disagree With the Issue, Respect the Person
ACTC Invites Alumni to Group Photo Friday
Commencement set for Saturday, May 16
Yeager’s Ninth-Inning Homer Powers Herd Baseball Past Radford, 8-7
Manchin Declares State of Emergency in Six Southern WV Counties
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'NEXT DAY AIR'
Drug Comedy Blows Potential, Hits New Lows
National Safety Council Praises West Virginia for New Teen Driving Law
Calling All Golden Horseshoe Winners…
• 5/10/09
EPA Announces $1 Million for Brownfields Projects in West Virginia
Trout Stocked the Week of May 4 – 8, 2009 by the WV Division of Natural Resources
WORK SESSION: Resolution Attempts to Demonstrate Fiscal Responsibility to State, Yet Add Police on the Streets
First Quarter City Crime Down Approximately 10%
Board of Education Approves Synthetic Turf for Huntington High to Serve Middle Schools
Burnsville Lake Flooding Impacts Campgrounds and Launch Ramps
MU School of Journalism Earns National Re-accreditation
Marshall Softball Rally Falls Short against Tulsa in C-USA Semifinals, 6-4
Mitchell strikes out 11 in 5.2 innings of relief
BATTLE OF LEWISBURG: Virginia, et al v. United States
BOOK REVIEW: Dark Side of Parenting, American Family Life Plumbed in 'Dear Husband' by Oates
• 5/9/09
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Failure in the Walnuts Did Not Build Character
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Struggling with our identity...
Crime Scene Nuisance Ordinance Delayed for Possible Amendment
Mother's Financial Common Sense May Be More Relevant Today Than Ever
Mother’s Day Provides Opportunity to Reflect on What Mom Taught
Murphree Strikeouts 11 as Marshall Defeats UCF, 2-1
Schmidt’s two RBI double lifts Thundering Herd
MU Announces 2009 Fall Women's Soccer Schedule
Rahall Votes for Mortgage & Predatory Loan Reform
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Wagner Paint Sprayers, Children's Hats, Torque Wrenches, KTM Off-Road Motorcycles and Other Product Recalls
NAHB: Spring Thaw In Prices and Rates, Plus Incentives Draw Home Buyers
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Caribbean Crisis: No Time to Spare
• 5/8/09
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Mother’s Day and the Women in Our Lives
COMMENTARY: Designated Self-Pity Day
Administration Adopting Zero Tolerance and Top Ten List for Property Neglect
Shots Ring Again, Suspect Turns Self on Wednesday
Two Stabbings Occur Too
Funeral Arrangements Thursday, Friday for Huntington Band Director Bob Tweel
West Virginia, Huntington Still No Lab Confirmed H1N1 Flu
WVDNR Tags Crappie in Stonewall Jackson Reservoir
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Remembering Mom
Local Recycling Firm Helps Community Go Green and Get Green
RJ Recycling continues work to help the economy and the environment
Four MU Softball Players Honored with Postseason Awards
Katie Murphree named Co-Newcomer of the Year
• 5/7/09
Marshall Athletics Recognizes 2009 Graduates
Sixty-six graduating student-athletes honored at annual brunch
Rahall Celebrates National Train Day
Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Cow Creek Road in Salt Rock Area
Swine Flu/H1N1 Contained With Emergency Restoration and MDF200
BOOK REVIEW: 'Shooting for Tiger': Tiger Mania Behind Ambitious, Hard-Driving Golf Parents
Scottish Man Sues for Right to Wear Skirt in New Orleans Court
Previously Won Settlement with Georgetown College
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Beyond Comprehension...
Two Wounded Tuesday in Separate Incidents; Third Incident Apparent Suicide
Charges Reduced Against Two Starting MU Football Players
Adios to Another Mexican Restaurant at Pullman
Dargusch Working on Replacement; Metropolitan Defers Rent to Transit Authority Too
Goodwill Bins, Truck on MU Campus to Collect Unwanted Items from Departing Students
Ashland Community and Technical College News
Visioning Effort for 30 Counties in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland Announced
Allen G. Kukovich Named as Executive Director
Gasoline Prices Climb More Than Six Cents in WV
Cabell School Board Meeting Set for Thursday
• 5/6/09
Corps Delays Campground Opening at East Lynn Lake
Corps Names Czewski Deputy for Small Business
Order Forms For Marshall University Commencement DVD Available Saturday
Boil Water Advisory Issued for Salt Rock Residents
The advisory affects Cow Creek Road and surrounding areas
Registered Sex Offender Involved in International Child Exploitation Sentenced to Life
ZILLOW: Home Values Down 14.2% in Q1 2009 from Last Year
More Than a Fifth of all homeowners underwater (negative equity)
30-Year Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall Across the Board
FIGHTING BACK: Does the Media Have a Double Standard?
Third in a three-part series
KELLY PEET Q&A: Shot in Head While Taking Photos, Victim Still Has Long Path to Recovery
'Freak Accident' or 'Criminal Matter' Still Under Investigation
FIRST PERSON: I Was Shot in the Face While Taking Photos of an Old Log Cabin
Public Safety Committee Takes Up Nuisance Property
Two Council Members Consider Public Works Charter Amendment As Mostly a Common Sense Decision
Farrell, Farrell & Farrell Pledges $25,000 to Proposed Cabell Huntington Children's Hospital
Bridge to be Repainted White May 9
EXPLAINER: 'Pandemic' Doesn't Mean a Lot of Cases or Deaths
It DOES Mean A(H1N1) Flu is Widespread
Comic Book Heroes Dominate MTV Movie Awards Nominations
• 5/5/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
Our Classrooms Are Different
Goodrich Engine Inlet Ice Protection System Passes Rigorous AH-64 Apache Tests
House and Senate Committees Request Full Review of Bayer's Continued Use of Toxic Chemical
Capito Statement from Congressional Hearing Investigating Bayer CropScience Explosion
US Military Officials Concerned Over Pakistani Terrorists and Nukes
REALTORS: Pending Home Sales Rise, Housing Affordability Near Record Level
FIGHTING BACK: Libel: It's What You Say and When and Where You Say It
Second in a three-part series
FOR THE RECORD: Rene Henry Series
DAILY DEVOTION: Not Now!
Council Chair May Appoint Charter Committee This Week
Caserta To Substitute for Jean Dean on Radio
UCF Plates Winning Run In Bottom Of The 11th To Secure 8-7 Victory Over Herd Baseball
Marshall’s four-run comeback in the top of the ninth sent Sunday’s game to extra innings
Marshall Rally Falls Short Against Houston, 3-2
Thundering Herd will be the four seed in the Conference USA tournament
Homeland Security Department to Enter Drug War
FIGHTING BACK: When Wronged or Defamed, Get An Immediate Correction
First in a three-part series
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: The World Is a Scary Place
On NASCAR: Southern 500 More Than a Date
• 5/4/09
MANN TALK: The Drama of a Spring Day
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Time for passion and pain...
Par Roofing Building Damaged by Fire
Two Starting MU Football Players Suspended Following Arrest
No Confirmed Swine (H1N1) Flu West Virginia Cases … Yet!
Herd Baseball Scores A Combined 14 Runs In Final Two Innings To Fuel 18-8 Victory Over UCF
For the second game in a row, Marshall uses a big eighth inning to secure its victory
Thundering Herd, Cougars Split Twin Bill Saturday
Rubber match Sunday on CBS College Sports at 2 p.m. EST
Timberline to Open an Expanded Mountain Biking Program
Fallen Heroes Honored by US Border Patrol
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST'
Charleston’s Garner, McConaughey Spark Sarcastic Chemistry
• 5/3/09
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Aftermath
Birds Do It … Again
May Events at Cabell Huntington Hospital
'Wedding Singer' HOTS Summer Attraction
Herd Baseball’s Five-Run Eighth Sparks 10-8 Comeback Win Over UCF
Meeks belted his ninth homer of the season Friday night against the Knights
MU Softball to be Televised Nationally Sunday
WVU Epilepsy Unit Offers Hope
Regional Summits on Domestic Violence and Firearms Held at Four Locations
May Is the Month of Motherhood
• 5/2/09
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Childlike…
COMMENTARY: Torture, Bad Apples and Good Citizens
Are We Ignoring H2N3 at Our Peril?
Minister’s Suit Against HPD Dismissed
Officer Used Firm, But Not Deadly or Excessive Force
Cabell County Schools Taking Proactive Measures to Monitor Swine Flu Spread
Bayer Chemical Tank That Exploded Lacked Required Hazardous Waste Permit
Follow Up on Leaked Chemicals Not Submitted
Nearly 2,600 Students to Graduate from Marshall University
Air Transport Association CEO Blasts Biden's Suggestion to Avoid Air Travel
Remarks Made This Morning on the NBC Today Show
Chrysler LLC and Fiat Group Announce Global Strategic Alliance
NFL Network Remains on Comcast Digital Cable
Cabell School Board Meeting Set for Monday
• 5/1/09
What’s an Integrator Differential Analyzer? See One Saturday at MU
Schmitt Garners Third Consecutive C-USA Player of the Year Honor
Soor and Schmitt earn all-conference selections
National Organization for Marriages Launches New Ad Featuring Prejean
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Fitness Machines, Athletic Cups, Floor Cleaners and Other Product Recalls
COMMENTARY: New Hate Crimes Bill Unconstitutional and Threat to Religious Freedom?
CARIBBEAN VIEW: The Commonwealth at 60: Who Should be Its Next Head?
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Loss of Farmland: What Does It Mean?
COMMENTARY: Knock Out Drops
DAILY DEVOTIONAL; Pandemic Goodness…
Pajamas TV Final Estimate: April 15 Tea Party Attendance Exceeded One Million
Outspoken Government Critic Says He Received Visit from FBI, Secret Service
Employees, Customers of Huntington Company Returned Wednesday from Mexico
McCallister Challenges Council’s Unanimous Charter Amendment to Drop Civil Engineer Requirement from Public Works Position
Proposed Nuisance Property Ordinance Referred to Committee
Barbour County Men Charged with Wildlife and Marijuana Law Violations
AT&T Extends Wireless Network in Roane County
Four New Cell Sites Enhance Coverage along 25 mile stretch of Route 119
COMMENTARY: Snarlin’ Arlen Goes Home
MU Baseball Captures 8-6 Extra-Inning Victory Over Youngstown State in Game One
Meeks' solo shot in the 10th proved to be game-winning run in First Game
• 4/30/09
MU Baseball Falls To Youngstown State In Game Two, 8-5
Four Herd players smacked two-baggers in the losing effort
91 Co-Sponsors Ask for Federal Reserve Transparency
Manchin Declares May Motorcycle Safety Month
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SWINE FLU: 63% of General Public and Physicians Believe There is Some Risk for a Catastrophic Pandemic
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Caught in a Bag
Second Annual Putt & Play for United Way Set for Saturday
AAA EAST CENTRAL: WV Gasoline Price Stay the Same
$1.55 Less Per Gallon Than This Time in 2008
Augusta Systems Signs Up The Mariner Group as Reseller
The Mariner Group to Offer Augusta Systems EdgeFrontier Middleware as Component of Comprehensive Security Solution for Ports and Critical Infrastructure
S&P CASE-SHILLER: Pace of Decline in Home Prices Slowed in February; Home Prices Now at Levels of Q3 2003
WVU Study Finds Controversial Medicaid Program Results in Less Medical Care
COMMENTARY: Value of Higher Education a Bargain for West Virginians
COMMENTARY: Swine Flu Pandemic: Silent Invasions and Deadly Consequences
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Galveston's Learning from Cuba About Hurricanes -- Finally!
• 4/29/09
FOR THE RECORD: It's Sgt. Joe Troopo, Not Troops
Transportation Security a Highly Difficult Task
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DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Checkered Clutter
User Fee, Dog Tethering Stirs at Times Dicey Council Meeting
Press Conference/Celebration of Allegiant’s Inaugural Flight to Myrtle Beach, SC
Meeting on High School Curriculum Changes Slated for Tuesday
U.S. Dept. of Interior Vacates Bush-era Stream Buffer Zone Rule Change
Construction Will Not Impede MAS Event Tuesday Evening
Huntington Symphony Orchestra Announces POPS 2009 Season
Donning of Kente celebration is Thursday, April 30, at Marshall University
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Let's Pray the Government Doesn't Repeat 1976 Swine Flu Vaccine Fiasco
• 4/28/09
SPECIAL WEEKEND FIRST: Mutants, Festivals, and Workshops
COMMENTARY: Sen. Patrick 'Leaky' Leahy to Investigate Top Secret Interrogations
On NASCAR: My Favorite Martin
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Match King' Revives an Almost Forgotten Financial Figure Who Outdid Ponzi, Madoff, Standford
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Swine Flu: Infection Control in Hospitals Will Be Critical
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: Pandemic...
WORK SESSION: User Fee Increase, Charter Revision, Chronic Nuisance Property on Full Agenda
Public Meeting Reveals Monitors Not Working, Explosion Close to MIC
WVSU Professor Tells HNN MIC Must Go
A DAD’S POINT OF VIEW: Lessons of a Big Brother and Mentor
Public Health Emergency Warning Declared over Swine Flu
WSAZ Meteorologist Cast in 'South Pacific'
PETE SEEGER, SEATTLE FOLK FESTIVAL, STEVE GOODMAN: The Train is Back on the Track!
RSS Feeds Introduced by Grafitz’s Website Tonight
Houston Escapes With 9-8 Win Over MU Baseball In Extras
Shackelford’s RBI triple tied the game at 7-7 in the ninth inning
• 4/27/09
Manchin, Wolfe, Kopp, Miss WV USA Plant Tree on Earth Day to Dedicate New Community Gardens View Photos
HUNTINGTON TEA PARTY: Residents Gather at City Hall Protesting Government Waste
User Fee Opposition Surfaces View Photos
Easter Egg Hunt in Ritter Park Draws Big Crowd View Photos
SPAMALOT: Hawaii Celebrates Waikiki SPAM JAM Festival
World's Largest SPAM Event Honors Enthusiasts, Collects Cans for Hawaii Food Bank, Waikiki Community Center
Carbon Arcs, Oil, Cans Give Way to 'Green' Digital
MANN TALK: The Dinky Insect That Helps Demonstrate Darwin's Theory
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Battle of Lewisburg – The Photography of Matthew Brady
May 16-17, 2009 in Downtown Lewisburg, WV
First West Virginia Bancorp, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2009 Earnings
Resettlement of 158 Hmong Lao Refugees in Thailand Leaves Thousands More in Despair
Unique Avant-Garde Horror Film Wraps Appy Festival
Respect Safety on the Road March Held Saturday
Delicate and Beautiful Balances Make Up Planet Earth
Staying Aggressive to Improve West Virginia
Goodwill Recognizes School Recycling Winners
Mayor's Open House Slated for Central City Cafe on Tuesday Afternoon
Golden Girl Group Home to hold 25th Anniversary Open House
Marshall General Faculty Meeting Set for Tuesday
Awards of Distinction to be Presented, Retiring Faculty to be Honored
• 4/26/09
White Downs Green, 31-8, In Annual Spring Game
Marshall Baseball Falls to Houston, 12-4
Lape notched three of Herd's 12 hits in Saturday's game
Thundering Herd Splits Softball Doubleheader against Pirates
Rachael Sofie hits walk off home run in game one
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Ray Pitches Houston Cougars Past Marshall Baseball, 7-0
Valle totaled two hits for the Herd in Friday’s loss
Calls for Homeland Security Chief to Resign Increasing
'Paint Your Wagon' Audition Slated for May 3, 4 at Actors Guild of Parkersburg Rehearsal Hall
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: New Happenings in West Virginia
BOOK REVIEW: Kids Write the Darndest Things to President Obama
DIRT SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Adventures in Moving: Country Roads Were Never Like This
COMMENTARY: Love Letters: A Cautionary Tale
Operation Cookie Drop Sends Girl Scout Cookies to Soldiers
• 4/25/09
Cabell County Sets Dates for Mandatory Middle School Drug Testing Orientations
HERD SOFTBALL: Murphree and Mitchell Throw Complete Game Shutouts in Morehead State Sweep
Both pitchers only gave up one hit apiece in midweek wins
Afghan War Vet Demands Answers from Congress
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Specialized Bicycle Components, 2009, 2004 and Other Product Recalls
REALTORS: March Existing-Home Sales Fall 7.1% Year on Year; First-Time Buyers 'Drive' the Market
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Time to Care again for CARICOM
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• 4/24/09
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. Selected to Participate in U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Plan
FDA Gives Clinical Trial Green Light on Drug to Treat Alzheimer's Disease
Previous Studies Show Bryostatin Protects Against Alzheimer's Protein, Rewires and Repairs Brain Damage
THE GOVERNOR SPEAKS: Work Together… Or Go Bankrupt?
Healing Place, Community Gardening Dedications
Fire Fatality Near South Point
Appy Features Screening Range from Grappling with Back Woods Terrorist Trainees to Teen Age Transformations…
Gallery 842 on Fourth Opens April 24
Cabell Board of Education Establishes Guidelines to Fill Vacated Position
Teen Turns Adult in Musical Adaptation of Tom Hanks Flick
MU theatre spoofs Biblical Epic
Free Legal Aid Workshop at State Law Library
• 4/23/09
BETHLEHEM FARMS: In Tough Economic Times, More People Turn Towards Volunteerism
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Am I A Selfish Parent?
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Peoples Bancorp Inc. Announces First Quarter Results: Net Income of $4.2 Million, Compared to $5.6 Million in Q1 2008
COMMENTARY: Obama Needs to Address Domestic Violence
Official Statement – Rumors of Violence at Huntington High School
St Joe Spaghetti Dinner Slated for Friday April 24
MU Receives $245,000 from HUD for Advanced Engineering and Applied Technology Complex
AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Hold Steady
OVEC organizer Maria Gunnoe Wins Goldman Environmental Prize
Second Former Southern WV Waitress to Win Environmental 'Nobel'
Byrd Statement on Congressional Hearing on Bayer Chemical Explosion in Institute, WV
Open Letter to Congressman Henry Waxman and Congressman Bart Stupak from Coalition Against Bayer Dangers
Launch of the Indigenous Peoples' Guide: 'False Solutions to Climate Change'
• 4/22/09
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Store Pays City Fees -- Robber Cleans Out the Register, Too
Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing on “Secrecy in the Response to Bayer’s Fatal Chemical Plant Explosion
DuPont and Lucite International Agree to Pay $2 Million for Clean Air Act Violations
COMMENTARY: How Feasible Is Obama's Nuclear Disarmament Agenda?
MAS: How do you spell … A Perfect Play?
Transparency for WV Stimulus Dollars
Parkersburg Down to One Newspaper When Sentinel Ceases Publication Friday
THE NEW CANADA?: West Virginia Locations in National Spotlight
• 4/21/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
Extras Recruited for Pittsburgh Studio Production
BOOK REVIEW: Fear and Fantasy Fuel Many of Today's 'Epidemics,' Author Says in 'Dread'
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On NASCAR: By the Numbers
World Record Sale of Action Comics #1 Uncovers 2nd Copy of 1st Superman
NEWS ANALYSIS: U.S. Supreme Court Argument
Is It Constitutional to Strip Search Teen for Allegedly Dispensing Over the Counter Pain Medication?
Gomez Powers Herd Baseball to Upset No. 1 Rice, 11-7
The Marshall pitching staff held the Owls to seven runs on just five hits on Sunday
Boone County Woman Wins 'Green Nobel'
HNN Contributor Honick Sends Letter on 'Racism' Conference to Rep. Barbara Lee of Congressional Black Caucus
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: African Reflections, Part Two: The Cat and the Hat
COMMENTARY: Is Cigarette Control Turning Citizens into Criminals?
BOOK REVIEW: Mark Arax's 'West of the West' Explores the Other California -- Beyond Hollywood and Celebrity Gossip
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• 4/20/09
MANN TALK: Past is Prologue or Yesterday Is Today
Dispatchers, Police Report Shooting, Stabbing
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Some Links to Polaroid Film Resources
Second Annual Putt & Play for United Way
No. 1 Rice Swings Past Herd Baseball, 10-3
The Owls blasted a season-high six home runs in Saturday night’s win
Marshall Women’s Tennis Upset Bid Falls Short Saturday
The Thundering Herd loses 4-3 to Tulsa in semifinals
CSB to Hold Public Meeting in Institute, West Virginia on April 23
Investigators will Present Preliminary Findings and Board will Hear Public Comments on the Fatal Explosion at Bayer CropScience
Feds Nab Rogue Mexican Police Commander in New Orleans
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'STATE OF PLAY'
Conspiracy Par Excellence; Let Your Extremist Imagination Flow
• 4/19/09
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STUDY: Ford Surpasses Honda in Initial Quality
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Promises to Keep
Huntington Bancshares Grants Shares To Stickler
12 Receive Prestigious Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards in West Virginia
'They are our stars of the teaching profession,' said Arch Coal Chairman and CEO
COMMENTARY: What I Saw at the Revolt
Finance Committee Recommends to Full Council Passage of Both Transfer of Harris Riverfront Park to GHPRC and One Dollar User Fee Increase
Dr. Borowski Resigns from Cabell School Board
Army Corps of Engineers Removes Coffin from Ohio's Alum Creek Lake
Tractor Show, Concert Scheduled At Greenbo Lake In May
No. 1 Rice Outlasts Herd Baseball, 7-5
Gomez’s two-run homer in the eighth was his 12th of the season
Marshall Women’s Tennis Defeats ECU, 4-0
The Thundering Herd advances to semifinal round Saturday
Second DOH Recovery and Reinvestment Contracts Awarded
Rahall Working to Maintain Six-Day Mail Service
• 4/18/09
Rahall’s Stimulus Workshop Online Access
WVGOP Ad-Hoc Committee Will Recommend Leaving Primaries Open to Non-Affiliated Voters
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Memo to New Polaroid Owners: Start Making Film for Our Hungry Cameras!
Polaroid Acquired by Hilco Consumer Capital, L.P. and Gordon Brothers Brands, LLC
Multi-channel Global Licensing Strategy Planned to Expand 72-year-old Brand
Our Troops Continue to Answer the Call to Serve
American Heroes Not Forgotten at Arlington National Cemetery
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Sandra Chapman to Assume Presidency of West Virginia State Bar
Marshall Scientist Receives National Award for Lung Cancer Research
Finance Committee Meets Today on User Fee, Harris Riverfront Park
REALTYTRAC: Foreclosures Increase 9% in First Quarter of 2009
Foreclosure activity up nearly 24% from first quarter 2008
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT: March Housing Starts 48.4% Below March 2008 Levels
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Senseo Coffeemakers, Off-Road Vehicles...and Other Product Recalls
COMMENTARY: Are We All Enemies of the State?
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Caribbean Cannot Base Tourism on US Embargo Against Cuba
Ex-smoker Finds New Purpose After Laryngectomy
COMMENTARY: Young at Heart
• 4/17/09
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Diagnostic Imaging Center receives Mammography Modality Accreditation
Herd's Kellie Schmitt Earns Third Season Tennis Player of the Week Honor
This marks the senior’s tenth C-USA career accolade
GRO Announces the 'We Gro Skateboarding Tour'
Girls Skate Session and Workshop Series Slated this week in Princeton, Fayetteville, WV
NEWS ANALYSIS: Nationwide Tax Day Tea Parties Often Have Similar Mantra to Campaign for Liberty
Homeland Security Memo Raises Red Flags --- Loyalty to Leader or Nation?
Campaign for Liberty Tea Parties Rally Citizens Across WV and the Nation
900 Attend Parkersburg Rally
Campaign for Liberty President John Tate's Official Statement on Tax Day Tea Parties
Byrd Guest of Honor at Dedication of Teaching & Clinical Center
Shane Farrell's Complete-Game Effort Guides Herd Baseball Past Eastern Kentucky, 5-1
Byrd, Rockefeller Spearheading Senate Effort For Air Service to Rural Communities
Retailers, Business Groups Ask Capito to Take Action on Hidden Credit Card Fees
Home Builder Confidence Posts Biggest Gain in 5 Years
April data suggests market at or near bottom
• 4/16/09
Survey Shows Rise in New Home Sales, Traffic and Optimism
Consumer Groups Applaud Plan to Close Off-shore Tax Havens
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: The Only Tax Dodge You Will Ever Need
COMMENTARY: Maybe the Conspiracy Cynics Are Not Nuts After All!
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Earth Day Reminder: We All Share One Planet
COMMENTARY: RCBI Brings ‘Green’ Touch to Regional Manufacturing
Trans Energy Completes First Horizontal Well in Marcellus Shale
Former Young Republican President Helped Organize Huntington Tea Party
Fed Up Now Looking for Guy Like Ron Paul…
AirTran Airways Announces New Service Between Charleston, W.Va., and Orlando
Airline Offers Low Fares to Sunshine State for West Virginia Residents beginning June 25
Casto to Sign Books at C&O Credit Union Friday
Marshall Softball Team Splits Doubleheader with Miami (OH)
WVU Team Uncovers Discrepancies in Death Certificates Listing Suicide
Mental Problems Aren’t Recorded, Especially for Blacks and Hispanics
Rahall: Are You Ready To Travel?
30-Year Mortgage Rates Remain Steady
Rates Edge Downward on Monday, According to Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor
Continuing an April tradition, Huntington News Network is celebrating April -- National Poetry Month -- with a poem a day from Knopf
• 4/15/09
ROCKY HORROR: Downhome Decadence Continues Entertaining Fans Weekly at 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' View Photos
USER FEE VOTE DELAYED AGAIN: Majority of Council Wants Full Break Down of Projected User Fee Proceeds for Fiscal 09-10 Before Voting
Council Hopes to Amend Charter Allowing Public Works Manager
Dog and Cat Tethering Has First Reading
Council Honors St. Joe Girls Basketball Champions
Let’s Clean Up West Virginia!
COFA’s Griffis receives CASE Quarter Century Award
Marshall Women's Golf In Ninth At C-USA Championship
Riders of the Flood Outdoor Drama Hires Manager
RAHALL: Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program Taking Applications
• 4/13/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
NAHB: Home Buyers Could Miss $8,000 Tax Credit If They Don't Buy Before Dec. 1
'Dracula' Bandit Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Prison
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Tea Party Day Coming to Huntington April 14; Protesting Bailouts
User Fee Vote Set for Tonight
Previous Budgetary Approvals Signals Passage
Armed Robberies Follow Prostitution Sting
K-9 Unit Attacked by Neighboring Dog
'Hannah', 'Fast' Top Rentrak Theatrical Box Office Numbers for Weekend of April 10, 2009
COMMENTARY: The Cassandra Syndrome
Members of Deaf Community Socialize Happily at Starbucks for First Time
UAB Swings Past Herd Baseball, 13-6
Nate Lape drilled a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning
Thundering Herd Hit to 9-6 Win over UCF Knights
Team hit a season high 13-hits and first game with no strikeouts
• 4/12/09
Herd Softball Wins Two Games Over Visiting Memphis, 6-2, 3-2 View Photos
MU Women's Tennis Closes Its Regular Season Victorious
The Thundering Herd’s Schmitt stands as the career doubles victories leader
Marshall Women’s Track Completes Sea Ray Relays
EKU Open on slate for Thundering Herd
C-USA Women's Golf Championship Suspended Sunday Due to Inclement Weather
Criminal Alien Wanted in Mexico for Organized Crime Deported
Continuing an April tradition, Huntington News Network is celebrating April -- National Poetry Month -- with a poem a day from Knopf
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: African Reflections, Part One: The Lion Mates Tonight
Continuing an April tradition, Huntington News Network is celebrating April -- National Poetry Month -- with a poem a day from Knopf
On NASCAR: Don’t Judge Joey Just Yet
MANN TALK: The Certain Glories of April Days
British Cops Bust Obama's Kenyan Half-Brother for Child Sex Assault
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
April 13, 2009
7:30 p.m.
ANALYSIS: Has the WV Legislature Decided to Follow Huntington?
Cabell Career and Education Fair to Help Area Adults and Students Identify Opportunities
Herd Baseball Falls to UAB, 6-4
Nate Lape blasted his 7th homer of season in losing effort
Thundering Herd Hit to 9-6 Win over UCF Knights
Team hit a season high 13-hits and first game with no strikeouts
LIVING HISTORY: Battle of Lewisburg Explores Opposing Views of Civil War
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Census Bureau Submits to Congress Proposed Recovery Plan to Help Create
Jobs, Ensure Group Living Quarters Counted
COMMENTARY: Pennsylvania Leads the Way with STEM Education
• 4/11/09
COMMENTARY: Rethinking Afghanistan
FBI Responds to Pirate Attack off Somali Coast
Hyundai Nuvis Concept Hybrid Car Makes World Debut at New York Auto Show
Miley Cyrus and Youth Service America Join Forces to Ask Kids to Change the World
Miley.YSA.org website encourages youth volunteerism on Global Youth Service Day
Rahall Announces $161K for Huntington Housing Authority
First State Bank Names Two Vice Presidents
Would You Like to Play a Gangster?
Feuding Ranchers Similar to Early Roots of U.S. Supreme Court Case
Partially Exposed Caskets Discovered Near Alum Creek
West Virginia Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
Clean diesel projects reduce early deaths, asthma attacks, other health problems
Rahall Hosts Workshop to Address Stimulus Funding Opportunities
Showing at MU Scheduled
Homeland Security, Justice Departments Assist Local Cops to ID Criminal Aliens
• 4/10/09
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Coffeemakers Sold at Walgreens, Stud Sensors...and Other Product Recalls
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CARIBBEAN VIEW: G20 Summit Did Nothing for the Caribbean: Developing Countries Failed to Act Collectively
COMMENTARY: Remembering the Great Locomotive Chase
COMMENTARY: Picture This -- Before It's Too Late!
DIRT-SMART PROPERTY BUYER: Building a Green Trophy House: A Memoir
NEWS ANALYSIS: Somali Pirates Tied to Jihad
MU's Schmitt, Soor Defeat Ranked Opponent in 4-3 Loss
Thundering Herd finishes its regular season at home Saturday
Council chair Once Again Speaks Mind; Negative Vote Against Budget Put Him Outside the Communication Box
User Fee Increase Will 'Hurt People'; Receivership an Option, but Premature
Texas Motel’s Alleged Failure to Change Bedding Has Huntington Resident at Risk for HIV
Work Session Moved Due to Good Friday
Cartoon Headquarters Returns to the Ariel Stage
Herd Baseball Downed by Kent State 13-2
Gomez and Stafford go deep in Wednesday's losing effort
Corps of Engineers Federal Building Receiving Nearly $17 Million in Renovations to High Performance 'Green' Buildings
COMMENTARY: Fight Against Cancer Unites West Virginians
BSC Nursing Students Provide Pet Therapy to Seniors
• 4/9/09
Marquee, Pullman Whip Up Kids, Furry Friend Party View Photos
COMMENTARY: Obama, Congress Again Push Amnesty for Illegal Aliens
Continuing an April tradition, Huntington News Network is celebrating April -- National Poetry Month -- with a poem a day from Knopf
BOOK REVIEW: Sense of Place Explored in Amanda Eyre Ward's 'Love Stories in This Town'
SWAT Team, Police Standoff at CVS Store on Fifth Avenue Ends as Suspect Surrenders
The 5 Browns at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 7:30 P.M.
AAA EAST CENTRAL: WV Gasoline Prices Drop Three Cents
Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. Clarifies States and Codes for Pistachio Recall for Costco and Wal-Mart in South East
Celebrate National Train Day May 9 with Amtrak and Discover the Rail Way
Randy Jackson to join nationwide celebration of rail travel
Marshall's Karolina Soor Honored as C-USA's Tennis Player of the Week
Rockefeller, Byrd Call for Reconsideration of Remote Encoding Center Closing
COMMENTARY: Obama Imitates Clinton with Major Defense Budget Cuts
• 4/8/09
Continuing an April tradition, Huntington News Network is celebrating April -- National Poetry Month -- with a poem a day from Knopf
Huntington Appoints Thompson as Director of Strategy and Business Segment Performance
Moody Downgrades Banks Debt, Strength
MU Junior Katie Murphree Named C-USA Pitcher of the Week
Great Backyard Bird Count Highlights Dynamic Changes in Where the Birds Are
Bird watchers break record for fifth straight year
City Now Acknowledging the 800 Pound Gorilla
Williams Encouraged by Legislative Talking
Tucker Delmar Named As Victim of Shooting
Tickets Go On Sale Friday for 3 Doors Down and Hinder at BSSA
Cabell Huntington Hospital and Hospice of Huntington to Offer Free Help with Preparing Advance Directives for Medical Decisions
Herd Women's Golf In 14th Following Opening Day Of IU Invitational
WV Born Author John Michael Cummings Kicks Off 'Panhandle-to-Panhandle' Book tour
Information Systems Specialist Tony Stark Joins RCBI Staff
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Bill Black: Madoff Was a Piker When It Comes to Ponzi Schemes
America's Big Banks Are the Ponzi Champs
• 4/7/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
Continuing an April tradition, Huntington News Network is celebrating April -- National Poetry Month -- with a poem a day from Knopf
NEWSWEEK Cover: The Decline and Fall of Christian America
America Has Moved Into A 'Post-Christian' Phase; '[God] Is Less Of A Force In American Politics And Culture Than At Any Other Time In Recent Memory'
COMMENTARY: Do the Right Thing
Funeral Liturgy Wednesday for Two Accident Victims
Gigantic Boulder Lands on Route 10 in Mercer County
Marshall Baseball Falls To Southern Miss In The Ninth, 8-7
Gomez’s heroic homer in the ninth not enough in Sunday’s loss to Southern Miss
Continuing an April tradition, Huntington News Network is celebrating April -- National Poetry Month -- with a poem a day from Knopf
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Rock 'n' Roll Forever
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'ADVENTURELAND'
Take a Spin on the Dodge ‘Em Cars Scrambling for a Life Time Love Amidst the Obstacle Course Called Adulthood
On NASCAR: Here We Go Again?
MANN TALK: The Bible Didn't Descend; It Was Created Here
• 4/6/09
Seven-Run Ninth Inning Powers Xavier Past Herd Baseball, 13-6 View Photos
Celebrating the Lives of Three Now Happy With Jesus Christ
MU Baseball Wins Thriller Over Southern Miss, 7-6
Gomez blasted a two-run homer and added a double in the Herd’s win, Saturday
MU Women's Tennis Defeats Middle Tennessee State, 6-1
Continuing an April tradition, Huntington News Network is celebrating April -- National Poetry Month -- with a poem a day from Knopf
World Renowned Dyslexia Expert Visits Charleston in May on Nationwide Tour
Statement on the March Employment Report by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
April Is the Month of Arbor Day and Eggs
Del. Pat McGeehan to Sponsor Energy Independence Summit
• 4/5/09
Marshall Softball Drops 3-0 Decision to Southern Miss
Tulsa Golden Hurricane up next for Thundering Herd View Photos
Shooting at 8th Avenue Bar
SKINNY MOLLY: Skynyrd, .38 Special Alums Playing April 11 at Tequila Rocks
Chad Pennington to Deliver Keynote Address at Marshall's 172nd Commencement
Southern Miss Outlasts Herd Baseball, 4-2
Arik Sikula pitched 4.1 innings of scoreless relief with five strikeouts
Women's Golf to Play Monday, Tuesday in Indiana Invitational Tournament
EPA Announces $48.8 Million for Projects in West Virginia
Rockefeller Urges Immediate Action on Bayer Chemical Explosion
Sends letter to Coast Guard Commandant asking for key findings to be released
Continuing an April tradition, Huntington News Network is celebrating April -- National Poetry Month -- with a poem a day from Knopf
• 4/4/09
Fighting Global Crime and Terrorism
BOOK REVIEW: Private Eye Michael Kelly Stirs Up Firestorm Investigating Chicago's 1871 Blaze in 'The Fifth Floor'
Social Networking: A New Paradigm for Conservatives
Memorial Services Friday to Honor Three Killed in Car Accident
Pennington's guest DJ Appearance Rescheduled Due to Bad Flying Weather
Forest Campaigners Reject Rain Forest Speculation Plans of Prince Charles
COMMENTARY: Crunching the Numbers Before the Numbers Crunch Us
Rockefeller Praises Resignation of NASA Inspector General Cobb
DIRT-SMART BUYER: Vacation-home Sales Down; Land Values Up
Rahall Announces $20M for Veterans Health Care at Beckley, Huntington VA Centers
Animal Advocates Rally at Charleston
'Dangerous' Dog Bills Before Legislative Committee
• 4/3/09
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Conair Irons, Log Splitters, Toy Boxes, High Chairs...and Other Product Recalls
Mexican Pleads Guilty to Asaulting US Law Enforcement Officers
REALTORS: Pending Home Sales Index Improves; Affordability Index Sets New Record
Continuing an April tradition, Huntington News Network is celebrating April -- National Poetry Month -- with a poem a day from Knopf
COMMENTARY: Let's Make Sure We Understand What 'Hate Crimes' Involve
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Castro Could Help Obama to End Cuba Embargo
COMMENTARY: Dangerous Toys .... Dangerous Joys
Spotlight on Cell Phone Recycling April 6-12
Former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich, His Brother, Two Former Top Aides and Two Businessmen Indicted
Pit Bulls Return to 15th Street Neighborhood
Meadows School Reminds Parents; Councilman Suggests Photographic Evidence
Councilman Could Support Skateboard Park at Imperial Lanes
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: You can be sure American families make difficult decisions about where to cut costs
Congress and the President should as well
50th Day Gets Lawmakers All Fired Up
Rahall Announces $90M for Housing Assistance
Rahall Announces Make Work Pay Tax Cuts
S&P/Case-Shiller Indices Show Record Housing Price Declines Through January
As of January 2009, U.S. housing prices are at levels set late in 2003
Teaching School Children to Live in a Totalitarian Society
• 4/2/09
Pistachio Growers and Processors Provide Important Facts About Recall
Pullman Remaining With Metropolitan Properties in Columbus
Cabell County Governor’s Honors Academy Participants Announced
EPA to Monitor Air Quality in Cabell County
Little Victories to Host First Saturday Sale at Thrift Shop
Breathing the Air: Air Quality Study Initiated Surrounding Five Tri-State Schools
Past and/or Present Industrial Activity at Issue
2009 Charleston Volleyball Club (CVC) Spikefest Tournament
EPA Names Priority Schools for Monitoring Toxic Outdoor Air Pollution
Major Underground Coal Mine Buys Activemine™ System
Purchase order marks first commercial installation in Illinois of an ActiveMine wireless voice communications and tracking system
• 4/1/09
WVU Can’t Back Up Credits for 118 Awarded Degrees
Consult Concluded “Impossible to Determine Why [These] Students Certified to Graduate”
“All Aboard” WV State Park Promotion Stretches Vacation Budget
Buy a $100 WV State Park Gift Card in April; Get a ticket to Whittaker Station at Cass Scenic Railroad
Cabell Huntington Hospital Epilepsy Center Offers Treatment from Experienced Specialists Who are Nationally Known in Their Field
Mark Stecker, MD, directs Neurophysiology Lab and Epilepsy Center
Huntington Law Firm Announces New Attorney
Intelligence Committee Chairman Rockefeller Disputes Al Qa’ida is on the Run
NFL Charities Recognizes 89 Player Foundations And Awards $1 Million in Grants During Inaugural NFL Charities Week
Stressed Out in Hard Times? Government Launches Website Offering Suggestions for Help including Suicide Prevention
State's Science, Technology and Research Communities to Hold Symposium
Senator Rockefeller to give keynote address
• 3/31/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Coming Back to Reading in a High-Tech World
Planned water outage for West Virginia American Water customers in Ona
West Virginia American Water replacing valves
Arguments Done; Justices Ponder; Litigants Still Maneuvering
Women’s Tennis Slips By Hawai’i, 4-3
The Thundering Herd finishes perfect in Hawaii
The Battle of Lewisburg Living History and Reenactment (Battleoflewisburg.org) presents Music of the Civil War during weekend of May 16-17, 2009 in Lewisburg, WV
On NASCAR: Kyle just the latest to rile up fans
International Brain Awareness Campaign Coming to MU on Friday
'Brain Expo' features hands-on science stations about the brain and more
West Virginia Poet Laureate Irene McKinney to Read from Her Work at MU
MU Women's Golf Finishes UC Spring Intercollegiate
• 3/30/09
Huntington St. Joe Wins Their First Girl's Basketball State Championship View Photos
Marshall Softball Saturday Doubleheader with Tulsa Canceled Because of Weather
Mixture of rain, hail and snow halt three-game series
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Shut Mouth Society' Brings Mystery of 'The Da Vinci Code' to Civil War Era History, Today's Events
COMMENTARY: Tobacco Tax a Good Idea for Your Health -- and Your Children's
Budget Changes Posted
Dolphins QB Chad Pennington becomes Magic 97.9 Guest DJ Friday April 3
No. 19 East Carolina Outlasts MU Baseball, 7-6
Gomez and Casamassima each went deep in the game one loss
Marshall Women’s Tennis Successful Over Hawaii Opponents
The Thundering Herd ends its four-match losing streak with wins over Hawaii Pacific, Univrsity of Hawaii at Hilo
Time Running Out for Nominations for WV Golf Foundation’s West Virginia Golf Hall of Fame
Rahall Announces $6.6M for Community Health Centers
Reforming Unfair Credit Card Fees
Thomas L. Krepel Named President of Fairmont State University
• 3/28/09
West Virginia’s Young Talent Continues to Shine
COMMENTARY: Cruise Lines Discriminate Against Single Travelers
COMMENTARY: DumPatriot
Obama Budget Proposes Direct College Aid For 1,782 More Students in West Virginia
President's Budget Proposals Would Transform Federal Financial Aid System So More Families In West Virginia Can Afford College
Cautious City Council Passes 2009-2010 Budget by 9-2 Margin
Vote Means $1.00 User Fee Must Pass
Hand Surgeon and Physician Assistant Join Cabell Huntington Hospital and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Senator and Mrs. Rockefeller Honored at National Alzheimer's Gala
Second Round of Recovery and Reinvestment Contracts Advertised for DOH April Bidding
Rahall Receives Patriot Award from Actor Tom Selleck
Rahall: DTV Converter Box Wait List Eliminated
Incentive brings new movies to WV
RECALLS THIS WEEK: High Chairs, Pacifiers, Trampolines and Other Product Recalls
• 3/27/09
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Dominica: A Whale of A Pride
COMMENTARY: Costumes from Film and Television / Reject Bayer Endowment
COMMENTARY: Mexican Violence: Secretary Clinton Plays Blame Game
DIRT-SMART BUYER: We Walk and Talk: A Bub in the Woods
COMMENTARY: My Father’s Books
COMMENTARY: Torturing the Law
BLOWBACK: Missouri Officials Take Action on 'Missouri Documents' Targeting 3rd Party Candidates
State Department Celebrates Passport Day in The USA on Saturday
CiCi's Pizza Scores Top Marks on Men's Health 'Eat This, Not That!' Report Card
Healthier Pies on the Buffet Line Given Praise Including Zesty Vegetable, Alfredo, Ole and One Point Measured Weight Watcher Pizza Available by Request at All CiCi's Locations
Revised Budget No Show; Finance Director Fails to Provide Revisions
Council Prepares to Make Cuts at Thursday Nights Special Call; “We’ve Got to Begin Again…”
Semi Finalists, Finalists Slated for Appalachian Film Festival Screenings
Cabell School Board Meeting Slated for Tuesday
Senator Rockefeller's Response to EPA Comment on Mountaintop Mining
Rahall Statement on Mountaintop Mining
Prescription Drug Abuse in West Virginia: A Silent Epidemic
VIP Cards Give Golfers the Opportunity to Play throughout West Virginia and Virginia
MORTGAGE BANKERS: Record Low Interest Rates Spur Refi Frenzy
Refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 78.5 percent of total applications
• 3/26/09
COMMENTARY: The Schools Are Destroying Freedom of Speech
More Good News on Housing Front as New Home Sales Rise 4.7% in February
Hearing For 25% Sanitary Fee Increase
$3.1 Million Dollars for 18-Inch Sewer Upgrade at Kinetic Park/ Route 10/ Hal Greer Blvd.
EPA Sends Letters to Army Corps of Engineers on Mountaintop Mining
Hope is alive in the mountains and valleys of Appalachia Obama
Administration halts mountaintop removal permits for further review
Marshall Men's Golf Finishes 10th at First Market Bank Intercollegiate
Christian Brand Finishes Tied for 12th
Locker Room Club Announces Celebrity Chef Auction on April 30 to Benefit MU Women's Basketball
AAA FUEL GAUGE: WV Gasoline Prices Rise 6.5 Cents a Gallon
Rahall to Receive Patriot Award from Tom Selleck on Thursday
Rahall Announces $60M in Funding for Autism Research
• 3/25/09
Summers County Wins Third Girl's Basketball State Championship, Sets State Record with 28-0 Mark View Photos
Maryland Senator Proposes Non-Profit Status for Newspapers
Hoppers Gospel Group to Perform in Charleston on Thursday
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: WV Women Make History
Undercover Op: Terrorists, Criminals Can Easily Steal Americans' Identities
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Tattoos, Rap and Saggy Pants
COUNCIL MEETING: User Fee Survives First Reading Unaltered
Charter Amendment Withdrawn
CITY COUNCIL: Clarifying the Proposed Budget
New Proposal Due Wednesday; Special Meeting Thursday Evening; Across the Board Cuts not Ordered by Council, But, Adjustments Requested
Alcon Research Plant in Huntington Volunteers to Reduce Mercury
SUPREME COURT: Dockets for Wednesday Rescheduled Because of Albright Funeral
BSC Rad Tech Student to Receive Scholarship
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Role of Fed Questioned by Economics Journalist William Greider
Bayer Institute: Flawed Emergency Systems
Congress and Chemical Safety Board investigate fatal explosion at Bhopal 'sister plant' / Countermotion to Bayer shareholder meeting
REALTORS: Existing-Home Sales Rise 5.1% in February
First-Time Buyers, Bargain Hunters Boost Sales Pace; Median Price Drops 15% Year on Year
• 3/24/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
COMMENTARY: Innovation is Name of the Game in Today’s Manufacturing
NEWS ANALYSIS: Is There a Federal Attack on Organic Food Production?
COMMENTARY: Navy Wages War on Land and Sea
BOOK REVIEW: 'Etta' Gives Sundance Kid's Girlfriend a Place in the Sun
NEWS ANALYSIS: Council Meeting Monday Night Now Warm Up for Thursday and …
Historic Challenge to Destruction of African-American Orphanage Might Endlessly Delay Board of Education Activity on Preferred Site of New School
Casamassima’s Two-Run Double In The Ninth Pushes MU Baseball Past Memphis, 8-7
Nate Lape blasted a three-run homer to help spark the Herd rally in the seventh inning
Herd Women's Golf Improves In Day Two Of First Market Bank Intercollegiate
MU Women's Tennis Falls 7-0 to Auburn
The Thundering Herd travels to Hawaii for a three-match road trip
Forcibly Trafficked Women to Staff Sex-for-Hire Businesses Across the Nation
On NASCAR: Let the Juniors Joke
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'I Love You, Man'
Hysterical, Gentle Mockery of the 'Chick' Culture by Examining a Mandate
• 3/23/09
North Marion Wins Class AAA State Girl's Basketball Championship Over Huntington with Last Second Shot View Photos
MANN TALK: An Appraisal of Rural and Urban Life
BOOK REVIEW: 'Meltdown' Author: It's Time to Scrap 'Mainstream' Economics That Won't Work in Favor of Austrian School, Free-Market Approaches
COMMENTARY: Three Mile Island at 30: Reactors and Infant Health
WORK SESSION: User Fee Increase and Transparency Remain Touchy Topics, Request for Repeated Specifics
WV Supreme Court Justice Joseph P. Albright Dies at Age 70
Thundering Herd, Golden Eagles Split Saturday Doubleheader
Rubber match of the softball series set for 12 p.m. EST Sunday
Herd Women’s Track Opens Outdoor Season at Miami
Marshall earned 17 top ten finishes at the Hurricane Invitational
Herd Women's Golf Tied For 15th Following Day One Of First Market Bank Intercollegiate
Lincoln Celebrated on His Birth Bicentennial at Reenactment of Battle of Lewisburg May 14-17
U.S. Citizen Who Aided in Massacre of 8,000
Jews Deported to Austria
POSSIBLE CHARTER AMENDMENT: Ordinance Would Modify Civil Engineer Requirement for Public Works Director
• 3/22/09
Beverly Hills Middle School to Reopen Monday
Capstone Team Donates $55,000 to MU Foundation for MIIR
Gretchen Oley Named Interim Dean of MU College of Health Professions
Herd Baseball Outlasts Memphis Rally, 6-4
Dan Straily pitched seven brilliant innings with six strikeouts in the winning effort
Marshall Women’s Tennis Upset Bid Falls Short Friday
The Thundering Herd falls 4-3 to William and Mary
Herd Women's Golf Returns To Action At First Market Bank Intercollegiate
Tournament to take place Saturday and Sunday
West Virginia Kids 'Kick Butts' on March 25
Health Advocates Urge Congress to Crack Down on Tobacco Marketing to Kids
• 3/21/09
Byrd Announces Stimulus Funding for WV's VA Medical Centers
More than $20 million for repairs and upgrades to VA Medical Centers
Keeping Our Young People Safe on the Internet is Vital
Camp HemoVon to Host Kids With Blood Disorders
To be Held in July at Camp Happy Valley in Scott Depot
COMMENTARY: It's Time to Join the Resistance
GUEST COLUMN: April is Also Confederate History Month
COMMENTARY: Freedom to Choose
Postal Service Continues Aggressive Steps to Cut Costs
Closing administrative offices, eliminating positions, offering early retirements
TIGHTENING THE BELT: Gov. Manchin Ups Cuts from 2% to 4.5%
Dr. Kent Opines Strong Lobbying Necessary for Pension Passage
Mayor Wolfe’s Mother Passes Following Long Illness
Funeral Friday at Reger Chapel
BB&T Ceredo Bank Branch Robbed; Police, FBI Search for Suspect
Mayor Kim Wolfe's Open House Locations, Dates
Beverly Hills Middle School Closed Friday as Precaution after Possible Asbestos Release
The Greenbrier Files Chapter 11, Signs Agreement With Marriott Hotel Services
Rahall Statement on The Greenbrier Chapter 11, Change in Ownership
Underground Injection of Coal Slurry Not Meeting Public Health Standards
• 3/20/09
Local, National and International Conservation Groups File Notice of Intent to Sue Mercury-Based Chlorine Plant for Dumping More than Legal Mercury Limit
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Riding Mowers, Road Bicycles, State Farm Bears...and Other Product Recalls
COMMENTARY: Pelosi Calls Immigration Laws and Enforcement 'Un-American'
CARIBBEAN VIEW: OECS Should Establish Joint Regulator: G20 Should Help
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Kindly Ones': An Acquired Taste But a Powerful Tour de Force for Those with Strong Stomachs
COMMENTARY: Helping Us Pull Our Ox Cart: The Holy Spirit
DIRT-SMART BUYER: Why Do We Buy Property?
COMMENTARY: Excuse me ... Diversity?
Aggressive Pit Bulls Lead to Drug Crime Arrest
Man Former Huntington Hero
Soothing Delilah Comes to Magic 97.9
Domestic Violence Registry Started
Rahall Goes 'All In' for Veterans, People with Disabilities
NAHB: Builder Market Confidence Unchanged In March: It's Still at or Near Record Low Levels
Iranian Influence and Terrorist Links in South America Threaten Security
COMMERCE DEPT.: Housing Starts Regain Some Ground In February
Builders: Still a Great Deal of Inventory to be Absorbed
COMMENTARY: Hold All Bailout Firms to Federal Pay Scales
• 3/19/09
MANN TALK: Determinism Is Common Sense and Free Will Is Illusion
Raleigh and Austin are Fastest-Growing Metro Areas
Complex Unfunded Pension Bill Endorsed by Legislature’s Finance Committee
Marshall Slates Wednesday Vaccination Clinic for Students
Huntington Native Philip L. Hinerman of Fox Rothschild Elected Chair of the PBA’s Environment and Energy Law Section
New Manager Named at Oaklawn Memorial Park
No. 7 Virginia Rallies to Beat Herd Baseball, 5-4
Marshall Men's Golf Team Concludes Play at Pinehurst
Junior Christian Brand Leads Thundering Herd
'Riders of the Flood' Outdoor Drama Returns for Sixth Season
Rockefeller's Statement on AIG Executive Bonuses
• 3/18/09
Indie Rock–Driven Web Series from Executive Producers Josh Schwartz (“Gossip Girl”) and Alexandra Patsavas (“Twilight”) Features 20 Buzz-Worthy Bands, Hot Ensemble Cast
Bulldozers, Explosives Raze Mountains as West Virginia Groups Ask Obama Administration for Relief
COMMENTARY: They Still Don’t Get It
FEE HEARING: Citizens Speak 2-1 in Favor of User Fee with Transparency Stipulation
Committee Recommends Passage
Rahall: COPS Program Taking Grant Applications
Marshall University Student Dedicated to Fighting Hunger
Ceramics graduate student volunteers for sixth year
Rifle Team Captures National Championship
Tri-State Idol Competition at Paramount Arts Center
DMV Offers Driver’s License Status Checks Online
COMMENTARY: Is the National Guard Prepared for Border Security?
COMMON CENTS: Team Usa Readies for Challenge of a Lifetime
• 3/17/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
COMMENTARY: Peace Vision to Help Guide Our Changing System
Hearing Tonight on User Fee Increase
Unfunded Pension Liabilities in Back of Council Member’s Minds
Another Huntington Icon Closes; Shoney’s West Huntington Stays Open
“Two Fireflies” Accepted by Arizona International Film Festival
DOT to Hold Meetings on Statewide Multi-Modal Long Range Transportation Plan
Media Trashes Breadwinning Dads over Parenting Magazine's 'Mad at Dad' Survey
Russian Mobsters Consort with Terrorists, Slave Traders
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: Bonanza, Rawhide and the Zen of Being Male
COMMENTARY: A Nation of Tax-Evaders
• 3/16/09
Huntington St. Joe Girls Defeat Parkersburg Catholic, 54-30, Advance to Class A Final View Photos
Huntington High Girls Defeat Beckley's Woodrow Wilson 59-41 in AAA First Round Game View Photos
Huntington St. Joe Girls Defeat Fayetteville, 91-60, Advance to Semis View Photos
BUDGET DISCUSSION: Planning Praised for Bringing Dollars from Pennies; Public Hearing Monday on User Fee
Church, Two Other Buildings Damaged by Major Fire on Artisan Avenue
ST. WHO DAY?: 2.7 & 98.5 the Planet’s St. Panty’s Day Returns Tuesday
Marshall Softball Battles Back from Six Runs Down to Defeat UTEP, 7-6
Bitner led the Thundering Herd with three hits
Schuurman Wraps Up Marshall Diving Career at NCAA Zones
COMMENTARY: Obama Ignores the Madness of Fighting a Politically Correct Terrorism War
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Last House on the Left'
Craven’s Remake Does Not Push Torture/Slashing Limits, Fairly Mainstream for the Genre
BOOK REVIEW: Debut Novel 'Precious' Explores Complex Issues of Marriage, Children, Friends and Neighbors
• 3/15/09
Senator Chuck Grassley Delivers Weekly Republican Address
Voith Siemens Hydro to Manufacture Turbines and Generators for Meldahl Hydroelectric Project
Magistrate Finds Probable Cause to Continue Holding Jennings
Get To Know Neighbor Music, Networking Saturday
Milton Baptist Church Names Four President's Volunteer Service Award Winners
Marshall Med Students to Host Fund-raiser for Ebenezer Clinic
John S. Cunningham Named COO of Holzer Clinic
Gomez, Blain Power MU Baseball Past Youngstown State, 4-0
Rockefeller Joins Biden to Announce Amtrak Funding
Remarks of U. S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV
AMTRAK Funding Announcement Union Station Washington, DC, March 13, 2009
• 3/14/09
Winfield Defeats Spring Valley, 68-49, Advances to State Tournament View Photos
CSB to Hold Public Meeting in Institute, West Virginia on April 23
Investigators will Present Preliminary Findings and Board will Hear Public Comments on the Fatal Explosion at Bayer CropScience
WV League of Women Voters Supports Two Election Law Reforms
BUDGET SESSION: Insco Announced As Proposed Will Not Pass Council
Williams Predicts Full House Objecting to User Fee Increase; Thus Budget Has $2.5 Million Hole
Rahall Announces $70M for Weatherization and Energy Efficiency in West Virginia
Byrd Directs More Than $10 Million to Key Projects at WVU
Byrd Directs More than $12.5 Million to Marshall University
West Virginia Conference to Foster a ‘Green Generation’
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Maytag Refrigerators, Hair Dryers, Ice Skates...and Other Product Recalls
REALTYTRAC: Foreclosures Up Nearly 6% in February, Almost 30% Year on Year -- Despite Moratoriums
Border War: National Guard May Be Deployed to US-Mexico Border
• 3/13/09
COMMENTARY: 'Burying the Lede' in Congressional Housing Testimony
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Establish a Caribbean wide Financial Services Regulator
DIRT SMART: Outbuildings Are Always Good for Something
UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia Providing Assistance for Asthma Education Training
Constituent Liaison Named
Mayor’s Office Will Implement Complaint Tracking Program
Bailey Daughters Face Six Count Federal Grand Jury Indictment
Sheila Harmon named RCBI Employee of the Month
Morehead State Defeats Herd Baseball, 16-6
Marshall wins resumption of March 4 contest
Two Coalfield Authors Discuss Their Nonfiction Works at Taylor Books March 22
Manchin Signs Executive Order Creating Western Potomac Economic Partnership
City Kids May Breathe Easier in the Country, WVU Researcher Finds
Cleaner Air May Mean Children With Asthma Need Less Medication
HSO Announces T-Shirts Sale in Honor of Special Event Saturday
• 3/12/09
Huntingotn St. Joe Girls Win Region Advance to State Basketball Tournament View Photos
Spring Valley Defeats Cabell Midland in Three Overtime Game, 74-66 View Photos
Engineer Corps Names Wayne Budrus Operations Chief
Greyhound Cuts Columbus to Charleston Route
Will It Disrupt any Drug Transportation?
Cornerstone Hospital Settles with Government for Improper Medicaid Billing
Obama's Intelligence Chairman Nominee Charles W. Freeman Jr. Withdraws Name
Major Baby Bottle Manufacturers Agree to Ban BPA
Casting for ABC's SUPER-MANNY Wraps Up This Week: Families Must Apply NOW for ABC's New Parenting Show
Gay in West Virginia: Fairness WV Launches to Ensure Fair Treatment of Everyone Regardless of Sexual Orientation
• 3/11/09
All American Centerfold Felt Comfortable at Playboy Shoot View Photos
Council Sends User Fee Increase to Finance Committee
Williams Plans Public Hearing
Pass Through Grants, Human Relations Audit Approved by Council
Arena Contract Referred Back to Finance for Acceptable Language
Catherine Pancake to speak Wednesday at MU Graduate College
Rahall Statement on EPA Coal Ash Regulation Framework
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Substance Abuse Among Our Youth Cause for Alarm
BOOK REVIEWS: 'Joker One,' 'The Strongest Tribe' Provide Readable, Vivid Accounts of War in Iraq -- Mistakes and All
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: They're Growing Up
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index Shows the Fastest Decline in its 35-year History
• 3/10/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
CITY COUNCIL: Old Main Corridor Landscaping, Fire Department Turnout Gear Among First Readings
User Fee First Reading Too
Former Employee Allegedly Stole Steel in Plain Sight of Employer
Herd's Tynikki Crook Named To 2009 All-Tournament Team
Sophomore receives honor for second consecutive tournament
Eleven-Run Fifth Inning Lifts USF Past Herd Baseball, 14-5
Ben Jurevicius went 4-for-4 at the dish in the losing effort
Postseason Run Ends As Herd Women Fall To USM, 64-56
Marshall Softball Picks up Win over Canisius, 5-1
Jackson picks up victory allowing two hits with eight K’s
Virginia Commonwealth Tops MU Women’s Tennis 5-2
The Thundering Herd concludes seven match road trip Saturday
WVU Stein Exclusive for Friends Gift Shop Customers
• 3/9/09
Charleston Catholic Defeats Huntington St. Joe to Win Regional View Photos
PREVIEW: Tequila Rocks VIP Party with Playboy Model View Photos
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
March 9, 2009
7:30 p.m.
COMMENTARY: Political Leaders Ignore Illegal Alien Killers, Rapists and Assorted Thugs
MANN TALK: A March Walk to Remember
On NASCAR: Racing’s State Fair Flair
'America's Wallet' Released as First Comprehensive Study on Consumer Impact of the Current Economic Crisis
Qualitative Study Reveals New Rules of Consumption: From "Why Not" to "Why" and 'Me' to 'We'
NEWSWEEK Cover: Enough! A Conservative's Case Against Limbaugh
David Frum on the GOP and Impact of Rush Limbaugh: 'From a political point of view, Limbaugh is kryptonite, weakening the GOP nationally'
Refreshing to Hear from Complete Strangers
Recovering Officer Ryan Bentley in 'a Lot of Pain'
WORK SESSION: User Fee Increase First Reading Debated
Insco Says May Not Be Necessary; Administration Promises Transparency
Affrilachian Poets to Appear at Marshall March 13
USF Uses Eight-Run Fourth To Get By Marshall, 13-1
Kenny Socorro drilled an RBI single in the seventh
MU Women’s Tennis Falls 4-3 to Old Dominion
The Thundering Herd plays host to ranked opponents
House Passes Sweeping Appropriations Bill
Rahall Secures Funds for Army Corps of Engineers
West Virginia House of Delegates Report
One Bill passed, Three Presented, Eleven Introduced
Rahall Announces $13M for Crime Fighting Grants in West Virginia
• 3/8/09
MU Baseball Game Against Morehead State Suspended at 4-4 Deadlock in 12th Inning View Photos
Highlander Girls Defeat Nitro, 75-67 View Photos
WV Groups initiate Efforts to Protect Family Cemeteries
Support encouraged for state legislation
Iraqi-Born Dutch Citizen Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Conspiracy Against Americans
BANNING BARBIE: It’s Only a Doll; Shrink Considers Legislating Dolls 'Insane'
Computer Basics Course Offered by Goodwill
Huntington Introduces Text Banking for Customers
Marshall Softball Team Blasts Past Canisius, 10-1
Thundering Herd hits three home runs in five innings
Seven Run Third Inning Pushes Marshall Softball Past Buffalo, 11-1
Thundering Herd scores all 11 runs in third and fourth innings
MU President Stephen Kopp's Statement on Selection of WVU President
Colombian Paramilitary Leader Extradited to The United States to Face Drug Charges
COMMENTARY: Tilting at Windmills: Mission Control: We’ve got an ... issue?
Governor Manchin, President Kopp Sign Bowls to Help Fight Hunger
• 3/7/09
Marshall Tops UCF 67-62 View Photos
University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra to Perform at Paramount Arts Center
U.S. Deports Convicted Terrorist to Sudan
MORTGAGE BANKERS: Home Loan Delinquency Rate Sets Record
Job Losses Remain a Driving Factor
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Wall-Mounted Radiators, Off-Road Bike Engine Parts...and Other Product Recalls
BOOK REVIEW: Alan Wolfe Wants Liberals to Take Pride in the 'L Word,' Defend Their Faith Against Conservative Onslaughts, Eschew 'Progressive' Moniker
CARIBBEAN VIEW: 'Tax Haven' Jurisdictions – Sitting Ducks and Scapegoats
First West Virginia Bancorp, Inc. Announces Year End and Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings
• 3/6/09
UPDATED: Officer Bentley Upgraded to Fair Condition
Anthony Jenkins Held on $2 Million Bond; Department Scores West Fifth Avenue Bust
NEWS ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY: Officer Down … Manhunt in Progress
Quick Assembly of Officers and Holbrook's Experience Helps Nets Arrest, Reinforces Drug, Gun Crime Issues in City
CHAT AND CHEW: Mayor’s Office Asks Group to Brainstorm Destination Anchor for City
Elder-Beerman Encourages Customers to Perform a Million Acts of Goodwill®
Semi-Annual Goodwill Sale Helps People Go to Work
Concert to Blend Klezmer, Bluegrass Musical Traditions
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: German Bayer Danger Coalition Responds to HNN Coverage of Institute Accident
Open Letter to President Obama
Academic credit approved for CNC machining course at RCBI
• 3/5/09
Chaos in Mexico: U.S. Military May Help Mexico Fight Drug Cartels
CONSUMER ALERT: Debt Settlement May Be Too Good to Be True
Goodwill’s Consumer Credit Counseling Service Offers Consumers Tips on Evaluating Debt Settlement Companies
Patriot Coal Recognized With Safety, Reclamation Awards
VFW Against VA Collection Increase Proposal
Stand Off: One Arrest, Two Let Go, One At Large and Lots of Bucks and Drugs
The Beach Now Closer by Air, Introductory Fares $39 Per Person
House Passes Sweeping Appropriations Bill
Rahall Secures Funds for Cabell County Emergency Response Center
Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Institute Sponsors Student GIS Project Competition With $500 Prize for Winner
EDITORIAL: The Results Are In: GOP Legislators Want Independents Included in Republican Primaries
An Open Letter to U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Remembering Women Who Served on the Home Front
Group Seeks to Interview 'Rosie the Riveter'
Bill Would Outlaw Beautiful? Legislator Wants to Ban Barbie; Is Ken Next?
• 3/4/09
Volunteers Needed to Make Beech Fork State Park Shine in 2009 Clean-up Scheduled April 5
US Federal Agent Cautions Travelers Headed to Mexico
NAR: Pending Home Sales Down 7.7%
Housing Affordability at Record High as Prices Tumble
Should We Give GM and Chrysler Another Chance?
'Bailout billions' could be much more effective with less public risk, expert advises
Apple Updates Consumer Desktop Line
24-inch iMac Starts at $1,499
WELFARE STATE?: Lou Dobbs, CNN Ran West Virginia State Workers Story
Huntington Symphony's 'Economic Stimulus Package' Concert Includes Free Tickets for Laid-Off Worker Families, Canned Food Drive and VIPs
Broadway’s Tovah Feldshuh Brings the Legendary Golda Meir to Life at Huntington’s Keith- Albee’s Performing Arts Center Saturday, March 7, 2009
Marshall’s Humphrey Named C-usa Co-player Of The Week
Senior Forward Led Marshall to a pair of victories while averaging a double-double
Tuesday's Baseball Game at Miami (Ohio) Canceled due to Weather
U.S. Supreme Court Case Won't Resemble Trial of Century
Oral Arguments Tuesday Follow Lengthy Paper Trail
Summary of Chief Justice Benjamin's Dispositive Voting Record Regarding Massey Energy Cases from 01/01/2005 to 12/31/2008
'Safe Water' May Have Been Contaminated; Suit Alleges Military Contractor
Supplied Toxic Water; Certain WV Guardsmen Asked to Get Medical Screenings
• 3/3/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: A Hamster and Some Dead Birds
COMMENTARY: Stimulating Peace
Sony Presents First Cyber-Shot Camera With Sweep Panorama Technology
Three Hour Police Standoff Ends with Three Arrests; Investigation Ongoing
MAS: Take a 'Blues Journey' Through History at the K-A
Jack Hyman Service at 3 o’clock Sunday; Family Preserved Keith for Future Generations
Marshall Women's Basketball Draws Memphis In Opening Round Of C-USA Championship
Herd and Tigers to face off on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET
MU Women’s Tennis Blanks Michigan State, 4-3
Another pair of top ranked opponents up next for Marshall next weekend
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: A Random Walk Through Warren Buffett's Brain
March Madness, No ... 80-Year-Olds Playing Basketball? Yes!
MANN TALK: The Moral Contrariety of Christ and State
• 3/2/09
BOOK REVIEW: 'Dirt-Smart' Guide to Buying Country Property is Encyclopedic in Scope, Vital to Protect Your Wallet, Delightful to Read
Delta Offers Travel Assistance to Customers Affected by Winter Weather Across U.S. East Coast
Winter Storm Will Affect Flights in the Northeast Through Tuesday
Customers traveling to impacted cities may reschedule without penalty; continental.com provides latest flight information and operations summary
NEWSWEEK Cover: Radical Islam Is A Fact Of Life. How To Live With It
Fareed Zakaria Writes, "It is crucial that we adopt a more sophisticated strategy toward radical Islam" Not All Islamic Fundamentalists Support Jihad or are Potential Terrorists
Council Chair Wants to Find $$$ for More Police on the City Streets
Williams Warns About Recessionary Surprises
MU Women’s Tennis Ends Three Match Losing Streak
The Thundering Herd challenges Big Ten opponent Sunday
Chinese Spies Infiltrating US Businesses
COMMENTARY: Stop the Stimulus; I Want to Get Off!
On NASCAR: Atlanta Old School Cool, Fast and Fun
State Farm Net Worth Drops 16 Percent to $53.3 Billion Largely Due to Stock Market Losses
$6.3 Billion in Catastrophe Losses Well Above Expected Levels
Jack Hyman, Son of Keith Albee Developers; CEO GHTC, Dies at 79
Theater Family's Gift to Huntington
Secrecy of Plant Authorities Has Residents Questioning Was It Almost an India Déjà Vu at Institute Plant in August?
• 3/1/09
Tolsia Wins Over Wayne 68-62
Wayne's Dillon Surpasses 1,000 Point Mark View Photos
Marshall's Kristin Smith Wins C-USA Women's Indoor Pentathlon
Sophomore Becomes MU Track's First C-USA Champion
West Virginia Golf Association Announces WV Golf Hall of Fame
WV House of Delegates Weekly Wrap Up
OPEN FOR BUSINESS?: WV Young Republicans React to Chesapeake Energy Layoffs
WV Cave Bats Being Tested for White-Nose Syndrome
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Era of Big Government is Back
• 2/28/09
Obama's Speech Filled with Rhetoric, Wishful Thinking, Says Fitzgerald Griffin Foundation Columnist Robert Hale
State and Federal Family Tax Credits Available for Families
NEWS ANALYSIS: Combating Organized Crime Taking Backseat
COMMENTARY: Looking Back to Go Forward
WesBanco Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend to Its Shareholders
Peoples Bancorp Inc. Declares First Quarter 2009 Dividend
Sanitation Workers Find Fetus in Huntington Plant
Huntington Police Searching for Mother; Criminal Charges Not Pending
Rahall Announces $2.9M 2009 Recovery Act Funding for Huntington Area
Bayer Plant Cited for 13 Serious Violations Including Safety Issues
What Impact on MIC Unit?
MU Women's Tennis Slates Pair of Michigan Matches
Thundering Herd challenges MAC, Big Ten Opponents
Byrd Announces Infusion of Funds to WV as Part of Stimulus Bill
$6.6 Million in Federal Funds Awarded for Community Development Block Grant Programs
Want Abortion? View Fetus First
Realtors Oppose Obama Budget Proposal That Would Limit Mortgage Interest Deduction
COMMENTARY: Engaging Canada
• 2/27/09
New Home Sales Plunge 10.2% in January to Record Low Levels
'Old Ballgame' Never Looked So Good for Phoenix; Reds Moving There Next Year
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Texas Monthly Profiles 30 Stylish Texans, but Leaves Off Lois Chiles, One of My Favorites
COLUMN: Trees and Loggers: TV's Stab at Reality
New Nationwide Survey Shows Only 22% of Small Business Owners Approve of New $787B Stimulus Bill
More Than 44% Say Their Business is 'Unhealthy' or in 'Danger of Closing'
Rocky Mountain News, Colorado's Oldest Newspaper, to Close
Final edition will be published Feb. 27
ANALYSIS: Post 9/11 Law Used by Institute Plant to Stop Revelation of MIC Dangers by US Chemical Safety Board at Public Forum
Similar Delay Tactics Stalled Litigation Over Terrorist Attacks
Organizational Dinner for Swinefest 2009 Saturday Feb 28
Casting Call for Cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model
Michelle Hannah, Women's Health Activist, to Speak at Marshall Thursday
Two Circuit Judges to Appear Thursday on Public Television Discussing Drug Courts
Byrd Questions Obama’s Executive Appointments
Cites Similarities to Nixon, Bush Administrations Regarding Executive Privilege
Arms-Trafficker Monzer Al Kassar, Associate Imprisoned for Terrorism
REALTORS: January Existing-Home Sales Fall, Inventory Down; Median Home Price Drops 14.8% Year on Year
• 2/26/09
Protesters Arrested On Eve of Anniversary of Buffalo Creek Disaster
Three arrested at protest above Shumate Dam on the Edwhite Mountain Top Removal Mine owned by Performance Coal
American Med Tech, Inc. Merger or Acquisition?
Invasion USA: Congressman Calls for Hearing on Border Violence
Waste Management, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Plummets in February to All-Time Low
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. Announces $0.11 First Quarter Dividend
Kroger To Webcast Fourth Quarter Conference Call With Investors
World's Most Adaptable, Versatile Workbench Now Available at Woodcraft
Prepared text of Obama's address to Congress
Republican Response to President Obama's Speech, Delivered by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal
Let the Mini Trucks Roll Legally?
Skateboarding Park Options Still on the Table; New Preference Mentioned
Huntington’s Other Woodson Focus of First Sarah Denman Faces of Appalachia Symposium
Rahall Announces $1.6 Million Funding to Combat Homelessness in Huntington Area
Rockefeller Response to Obama's Address to Joint Session of Congress
Statement of Rahall in Response to President Obama's Address to Joint Session of Congress
• 2/25/09
First Tournament Complete For Herd Women's Golf
Promise Scholarship Could be Promise Forgivable Loan Program
Bill Introduced Feb. 18 in House
WVU STUDY: Many Pharmacists Give Bad Advice to People Experiencing Stroke Symptoms
DMV to Begin Check Conversion in March
College Courses Above 16 Full Time Hours Per Term Could Be Assessed Additional Tuition Fees
Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Evidence of misuse of US-weapons reinforces need for arms embargo
COMMENTARY: Looking for Land Up in Michigan
Nationally, Home Price Declines Closed Out 2008 with Record Lows, According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices Indices
Constituent Services Liaison Passes 10-1
Weed and Seed Receives Community Donations; McAllister Interjects City Charter Grievances
CHEF OVERBOARD: A Sinking Feeling and Water Covered…
Sheetz, Inc. Celebrates Groundbreaking for New Store in Milton, WV
BOOK SIGNING: Casto, Withers to Sign Their New Books at Borders
Evans Retires at First State Bank
Marshall Women's Golf Completes Round Two Of Spring Opener
Free Tax Preparation Offered by State Law Library
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Stimulating Our Economy
• 2/24/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
COMMENTARY: The Two Faces of DHS Secretary Napolitano
COMMENTARY: WV GOP'S Leadership Has A Tin Ear for Politics
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: A Spoiled Generation?
International Coal Group Operations Receive Six Safety and Reclamation Awards
60 Minutes Story on College Binge Drinking Highlights Importance of Limiting Access to Alcohol Among Youth
Girl Scout Cookies Have Arrived
High Tech Law Enforcement Gains Set for Council Passage
Dog/Cat Ordinance May Be Redundant
Bailey Sisters Released Each on $10,000 Bond
OBITUARY: George C. Edmonds, 1909-2009, Founder of LeJohn Manufacturing Co.
OSCAR: 'Slumdog' Had the Karma to Awaken the World to the Horrors and Love in Overcrowded, Uncaring Conditions for Kids and Adults
Chicago Bluegrass Group Cornmeal at V Club March 13
MU Thespians Tackle Farce That Has Coaxed Laughs for More Than a Century
HHR, WV Medicaid Subjects of Two Unrelated Court Cases
Overcrowding Evidence at Mildred Bateman Hospital on Kanawha Court Active Docket
Botched Ad, Pay or Have Botched Credit
• 2/23/09
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
February 23, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Herd Baseball Falls To Wake Forest In 10 Innings, 7-6
Gomez and Casamassima go deep in losing effort
SOFTBALL: Tennessee State’s Late Rally Beats Marshall, 9-8
Thundering Herd finished 7-for-7 in stolen bases
MU Women's Golf Finishes Day One Of Kiawah Island Intercollegiate
Lynch leads Herd in day one
COMMENTARY: Chandra Levy Murdered by Illegal Alien?
COMMENTARY: Ceremony Steers the Ship That's All Sail and No Ballast
NEWSWEEK Cover: The Confidence Game: Obama Has the Confidence to Restore Hope to the American People
Obama Has a 'Firm Grasp of the Psychological and Substantive Challenges of the Presidency
Cabell Kindergarten Enrollment and Pre-K Application Day Slated for March 6
Herd Women’s Track Breaks Two School Records at Virginia Tech Challenge
Maybrin, Bruce enter Marshall record books
Old Dominion Uses Five-Run Fourth Inning To Get Past MU Baseball, 9-5
Lape and Meeks each blasted their second home runs of the season in the loss
No. 16/17 Georgia Hands Marshall 9-1 Loss
Bitner, Stoehr finish game with two hits apiece
State Park Cabins Offer Affordable Spring Vacation Options -- Including $100 Discounts
Spring Cleaning Your House? Don’t Forget the Medicine Cabinet
State Senate Memorializes Former Senator Sharpe
Anti-Terrorism: Evaluating Federal Air Marshal Service Difficult
• 2/22/09
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'The International'
Selling Ideals for Money and Power; Film Demonstrates Puppets at Debt’s Mercy
ON NASCAR: Let the 'Real Season' Commence
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: The Movies, Reevaluated by an Ex-Showbiz Professional
Jim Limber Davis — Black History Month’s Forgotten Story
COMMENTARY: Climate Lectures Don’t Make Lessons
New Works by Veteran Indie Filmmakers Share Top Honors at 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards
'The Wrestler,' 'Milk' Receive Honors
WORK SESSION: Police Computers Appear Headed for Favorable Vote
Questions Surround Constituent Hire, Dog Ordinance
MU Baseball Survives Ninth-Inning Rally To Post 3-2 Win Over Old Dominion
Austin Coan earned his first save of the season to help lift the Herd to its second straight victory
Herd Women End Streak, Top UAB 67-50
Handy leads Herd with 14 points
WV ON TRAC Program Helps Communities Grow
Arch Coal Subsidiaries Earn Highest Safety Honor and Two Mountaineer Guardian Awards in West Virginia
Hoffa Denounces Hershey for Exporting American Jobs to Mexico
Pennsylvania Peppermint Patty Plant Closes as Production Moves Across Border; 300 Workers in Reading, PA are Latest Victims of NAFTA Race to the Bottom
ICG Announces Credit Facility Amendment
Moviegoers to Pick Favorite Film of Year with ShoWest/Fandango Fan Choice Award
• 2/21/09
American Men Selected Their Favorite Film Heroes From the Past 25 Years
Huntington Chamber Supports User Fee Increase if Exclusively for Police, Streets
Stimulus May Assist with More Officers for Huntington
Chief Holbrook Has Yet to See 'Fine Print' Conditions
BOOK NOTES: Author Event/Book Signings At Huntington Mall Borders
MU Men's Golf Opens Spring Season This Weekend
Thundering Herd Faces Ohio in a Duel Saturday
Rahall: COPS Program Picks Up Beat with Stimulus Funding
RECALLS THIS WEEK: True Value Wheelbarrows, Compound Bows...and Other Product Recalls
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Beware of One-Man Financial Bands
COMMENTARY: The Commonwealth Summit: A Caribbean Opportunity
• 2/20/09
REALTORS: Commercial Real Estate Activity Continues To Decline
Rental Housing Market Only Bright Spot
Precautionary Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk Protein in Expired Codes of Broughton Foods' Pints of Orange Juice, Citrus Punch, Fruit Punch and Iced Tea Products
COMMENTARY: Back to 1900 Is Not the Way Back to the Land
NAHB: Housing Affordability Surges At Year-End 2008 -- Thanks to Falling Home Prices in Many Markets
National Population Group Calls for 2010 Census to Be Free of Political Interference
Negative Population Growth President Don Mann demands White House let experts carry out "honest and fair" count
British Columbia Indians Accuse Canada of Racial Discrimination
Arch Coal Declares Quarterly Dividend
Bailey Sisters Considered Risk to Others in Community
Public Defender Appointed
Drug Raid on Monroe Avenue; Anonymous Tip Brings Arrests
Allegiant Air Announces New Base in L.A.
Airline to Launch Low-Cost Service May 1, Fares as Low as $39* One-way
MAS: Film Post Discussion on Katrina Devastation Saturday Following 'Trouble the Water'
Rahall Recognizes Outstanding Youth Volunteer
January Housing Starts 16.8% Below December, 56.2% Below Jan. 2008
NAHB: Tax Credits Boost Incentive for Greening American Homes
First Sexually Dangerous Individual Committed Under New Adam Walsh Law
• 2/19/09
Marshall Men Down Rio Grande 92-59 View Photos
Realtors Support Obama's Plan to Aid Troubled Homeowners
Massey Energy Declares Dividend and Announces Date of Annual Meeting
BOOK REVIEW: A Medical Crisis Reveals Family Dynamics in Barbara Delinsky's 'While My Sister Sleeps'
COMMENTARY: Stimulate Peace, Human Services, Not War
Getting Down to the Budget; Chairman Discusses First Impression of Budget Presented by Mayor
Charges Unsealed Against Commissioner Bailey’s Daughters
Corps of Engineers to Host Public Meeting In Eleanor, WV to Discuss Bluestone Dam Repairs
Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra To Perform at Paramount Arts Center
Spears Named RCBI Employee of the Month for January
Rockefeller Projections for WV from Economic Recovery Bill
NAHB: Builder Sentiment Remains At Historic Lows In February
COMMON CENTS: GSA Ready to Assist in Economic Recovery
• 2/18/09
Energy Services of America Company Announces Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2008
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Forget All Those Fiat Jokes: Potential Italian Partner of Chrysler Could Rejuvenate the Company
STUDY: Risk of Stroke, Heart Disease in Women Lowered by Mediterranean Diet
West Huntington Drug Raid Nets Four Arrests
TV Reports Two Believed Adult Daughters of Cabell Commissioner
DTV Better or Worse? It Depends on Your Location and Method of Reception
Goodwill Offers Home Buyer Education Classes
Marshall and West Virginia Universities Build Endowment Fund With $500,000 Grant from Verizon West Virginia
Grant to Support Schools' 'Bucks for Brains' Programs Designed to Hire Faculty to Conduct Scientific Research That Will Attract Businesses to the State
Protesters Again Arrested at Massey Energy Owned WV Site
Football Can be a Key to Balancing Budgets
Part Two of a two-part series
Ongoing Issues Regarding Peanut Corporation of America Result in Scotts Voluntarily Recalling Five Wild Bird Food Suet Products that may Contain PCA Peanut Meal
COMMENTARY: Godspeak
• 2/17/09
Marshall Wins Against Tulane in Overtime with Chris Lutz Scoring 37 View Photos
Swarovski Partners with David Rockwell to Unveil the First Glimpse of the Oscar
Set Design Swarovski Crystal helps bring a new and fresh look to the 81st Annual Academy Awards
From the Director of Spider-Man and Drag Me to Hell Comes One of the Most Popular Horror Comedies Ever, Now With an Alternate Ending, Army Of Darkness Screwhead Edition
The World's Strictest Parents Casting Teens and Parents:
Brand new website launches with more details about the show
Southern Miss Overcomes Nine-Point Deficit To Top Herd Women, 69-61
Barnette leads Herd in scoring for third straight contest
Barge as Recreational Devices Set for West Virginia Supreme Court Argument
Local DAR members urge flying flags on President's Day
4 National Merit Finalists from Huntington High School
YPC hosting Wine and Food Pairing at Frankie D's Feb. 24
RSVP’s Due Tuesday
Marshall Softball Team Takes Lead and Never Looks Back Against Illinois, 3-1
Thundering Herd finished weekend, 1-3; 4-4 overall
Mexican Mafia Members Charged With Racketeering Conspiracy, Firearms and Drug Offenses
COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS: Psychoanalysts Laud Members of Congress for Inclusion of Privacy Protections in Stimulus Bill
Stimulus Strengthens West Virginia’s Weak Psychotherapy Privacy Protections
• 2/16/09
Master Kim's School of Traditional Tae Kwon Do Performs at Half-Time View Photos
A DAD'S POINT OF VIEW: There's No Such Thing as Quality Time
Another Financial Crisis for Higher Education
Part One of a two-part series
MANN TALK: 'The Poet Is Always Our Contemporary'
WSAZ Goes DTV Day Early
WOWK Had Prior Transition Due to Transmitter Failure
Get to Know Your Neighbor Event at Galleria March 14
Inspired by Create Huntington
Tri-State Capital Investment Club Luncheon Slated for Tuesday
Marshall Softball Team Falls to South Florida, 5-4
Thundering Herd wrap up play Sunday against Illinois
UCF Deals Herd Women 68-50 Loss
Barnette leads Herd with season-high 17 points
University of Washington Downs Marshall Women’s Tennis, 4-3
The Thundering Herd’s Raich and Schmitt defeats ranked singles players
Arizona Softball Team Defeats Marshall, 10-4
Thundering Herd faces Hofstra and USF Saturday
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Happy 200th Birthday, President Lincoln
• 2/15/09
Lincoln Bicentennial is Special to the Mountain State
Author of ‘The Covered Smile’ Speaks at WVU Health Sciences Center
Health Care Workers Call on ARH Board Members to Meet, Develop Real Strategy to Deal With Hospitals' Bottom Line
Statement by Former Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Alliance for Climate Protection, on Final Congressional Passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Civil Rights Group and Ethnic Media Organization Say Delay in Digital
Conversion is a 'Call to Action' for Communities Across the Nation
State of the City – Mayor Kim Wolfe
Mayor Asks for Service Fee Increase to Fund Officers, Cruiser
Promises to Polish the Jewel
Marshall University Sports Medicine Hall of Fame to Induct 3 Members on Feb. 28
MU Men's Basketball Set for Road Contest at UTEP Saturday
MU Women’s Tennis Falls 4-3 to Minnesota
The Thundering Herd challenges Washington Saturday
Court Sides with Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Industry
Conservationists urging Obama administration to stop mountaintop removal mining
WVU Research Finds Healthy Lifestyles Act Helps Children
New state law targets obesity, mandates changes at schools
U.S. Government Dedicates Web Site to Teen Smoking-Cessation Program Created at WVU
• 2/14/09
WCHS, WVAH to Delay DTV Transition
Help Center Open at 206 Capitol Street
Spiritual Adviser to Mother Teresa Gets 25-Year Sentence for Sex Crimes
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Instant Coffee from Starbucks? The End of the World As We Know It?
Rockefeller Votes with Majority in Passage of Economic Stimulus Measure
Senate Votes 60-38 in Favor of Measure; Previously, House Passed it 246-183
Which Tax Breaks Survived the Negotiations in the Final Version of American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009?
After Numerous Versions Went Through Negotiations, Analysts from the Tax & Accounting Business of Thomson Reuters Point out Highlights of the Final Version
Pelosi Statement on Tragic Plane Crash Outside Buffalo Last Night
FCC Imposes Conditions for Digital TV Switch in Charleston-Huntington
Corps Names Stephen Porter New Project Manager
Huntington's Society of American Military Engineers to Host 16th Annual Engineering Career Day at Marshall University
Chad Pennington’s 1st and 10 Foundation Celebrity Bowl Set For May 9
Annual Blues Competition Set For Marietta Feb. 20-21
WV State And Municipal Employees Rally For Fairness on Monday
Americans Capture More Pirates in Gulf of Aden
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Halogen Lamps, ATVs, Golfer's Billiard Balls...and Other Product Recalls
• 2/13/09
REALTYTRAC: Foreclosure Activity Declines 10% in January from December, But Still Up 18% from Jan. 2008
37th Consecutive Month with Year-over-Year Increase; Nev. No. 1, WV 48th
REALTORS: 4th Quarter Metro Area Home Prices Down as Buyers Flock to Foreclosed Houses
National median existing single-family price drops to $180,100 -- 12.4 percent below Q4 2007
COMMENTARY: Guyana and Brazil – Bridging for Good Times
COMMENTARY: Birth of Corporate Socialism: The Bailouts
COMMENTARY: You Need a Farm Truck on Your Farm Team
Winds, Thunderstorms Cut Power in Cabell, Surrounding Counties Wednesday
State of the City Address Hopefully Will Continue the ‘We’re All in This Together’ Solution Seeking, Out of Box Thinking
Bobby Pruett Retires, Coming Home to Huntington, Wants to Help Snyder Win Championship
Author of WV Based Novel Visits Creative Writing Students in Brooklyn, NY
Russian, United States Satellites Collide
NASA Weighs Risk to Space Station; Private Intelligence Source Questions ‘Accidental’ Classification
NAHB: Builder Confidence in Multifamily Market Remains Low
Continuing Recession Bumps Vacancy Rates Up, Sales Down
Both House and Senate Versions of the Economic Stimulus Bill Fail to Ensure Patient Consent for Health Privacy
BOOK NOTES: It's Turning Out to Be An Awful Year for Publishing -- and It Will Probably Get Worse
Updike Dies Shortly After Publishing 'The Widows of Eastwick'
• 2/12/09
Innovative Webmasters Thrive During Financial Crisis
Jetta TDI Named 'Best Of The Year' in MotorWeek's Drivers' Choice Award Competition
Jetta TDI also takes 'Best Eco Friendly Vehicle' honors too
CSX Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend
Parents of Dead MU Student Have Been Notified
Police Arrest One Man in Two Unrelated Stabbing Incidents
Wal Mart, Netflix Class Action Filed in Charleston Federal Court
Complaint Alleges DVD Rentals, Sales Fixed
REPORT: Americans Consider Television Their Primary Source for Economic News
Obama Administration Urged to 'Seize North American Opportunities' on Security and Competitiveness
AEP Operating Units Add Another 250 MW of Renewable Energy to Serve Customers in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia
AEP achieves more than 90 percent of 1,000-megawatt wind energy goal
Relive Oscar's Greatest Moments on VH1 Before the Stars Hit the Red Carpet on Movie's Biggest Night
VH1's 20 Greatest Oscar Moments' Premieres Wednesday, February 11 at 7PM
Hurley Bikini Bombshell Bar Refaeli Scores Sports Illustrated 2009 Swimsuit Issue Cover
• 2/11/09
Male Student Found Dead in Marshall Dormitory
State of the City Address Friday; Council Prepares for Hard Decisions
FIRST STAGE THEATRE COMPANY: Leslie McElroy Memorial Scholarship Applications Being Accepted
Great Backyard Bird Count Slated for Feb. 13-16
EDITORIAL: The Heather Manchin Bresch Affair: The Gift that Keeps on Giving to WVU
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Toxic 'Stimulus Package' Will Do More Harm Than Good
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Star Parker's Column Whine About Socializing America Is So Far Out of Joint with Facts, History
World Court Judge -- Holocaust Survivor -- to Speak at WVU on International Law, Human Rights
• 2/10/09
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: A Healthy Resolution
COUNTERPOINT: West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Responds to 'Legislators Perception of Fairness'
COMMENTARY: Nation's Pols Continue to Lie About Immigration Enforcement
COMMENTARY: Military Families Still Pay The Price
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) Continues to Decline Sharply
Rapid Pace of Declines Last Seen During 1974 Recession
New Orleans Doctor Seeking Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan for Free Pilot Trial of Treatment of Brain Injuries
Late Rally Gives UTEP 72-61 Win Over Herd Women
Marshall Softball Sweeps Doubleheader Against UIC
Herd finishes opening week with 3-1 record
WVU Board to Receive Presidential Candidates' Names by Mid-February
Legislative Interim Meetings Lead Into 2009 Regular Session
Chief Justices Organization Requests U.S. Supreme Court to Set Standards for Recusal
Brief Supports Neither Party, Asks for Guidance
Accused Murderer of Mexican Police Officer and His Wife Is Deported
MANN TALK: America's Absurdities
Nevadans Launch In-State 'Dump Reid' Effort
Group Seeks Ouster of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2010
• 2/9/09
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
February 9, 2009
7:30 p.m.
NEWSWEEK Cover: We Are All Socialists Now: Jon Meacham and Evan Thomas on Why 'We Are All Socialists Now'
'Can America Adopt a More European Model, Only With a Faster Rate of Growth?'
Lutz Rallies MU Past Tulane in Overtime
Chris Lutz Scores 37 Points to Help Herd in 89-86 O.T. Win
Spring International Film Festival Graces the Silver Screen of Huntington’s
Keith Albee Performing Art Center February 20th-February 26th, 2009
All Former MU Women's Basketball Players:
Bring on the Alumni Herd!
NAR: More Liquidity Needed to Avoid Crisis in Commercial Real Estate
Taut, Explosive Film Puts Human Trafficking in Mainstream
Uranium Enrichment Facility Employee Pleads Guilty to Espionage
Tentpoles Posturing for Position, Publicity… One Has MU Film Connections
RNC Statement On Obama's Pro-Union Executive Order
• 2/8/09
VA Suicide Prevention Hotline Credited with 2,600 'Saves'
On NASCAR: Are We There Yet?
Midwest Ice Cream Announces Recall of 56 Ounce Cartons of Giant Eagle Monkey Business Ice Cream Due to Expanded Recall by Peanut Corporation of America
Online Scam Affecting E-card Recipients
Egreetings.com Offers Advice to Ensure Safety
WORK SESSION: Fine Tuning BSSA Contract Renewal; Police Laptop and Grants
Prestera Contemplating Legal Challenge of Board of Education Eminent Domain Use on University Heights
Layoffs Hit Special Metals
Free Tax preparation to those who qualify; Tri-State Sites, Hours
MU Women’s Tennis Downs South Alabama, 5-2
The Thundering Herd hosts Penn State, Sunday
UNLV Softball Hands Marshall 8-0 Loss
Herd split opening day games 1-1
NAHB: Economic Woes Freeze Remodeling Market; Indices Fall to Historic Lows
February Is Heart Healthy Month -- Go Red!
• 2/7/09
COMMENTARY: Speculating on the Future
ReBuilder Medical Technologies Inc. to Change Name to American Med Tech
It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's an Undiscovered Copy of the First Superman Comic Book!
ON DISPLAY AT NEW YORK COMIC CON FEB. 6-8 - BOOTH 2109 - Javits Center
National Job Losses Up in January and Unemployment Claims Rise in Pennsylvania
Morpace Reports: Restaurant Dining Declines
Legislative Panel Visits Marshall
Forecasts Tight Budget; No Promise Scholarship Increases
Mini-Fair of Vocational, Technical and Trade School Opportunities
Second Half Run Pushes Tulane To 58-45 Win Over Herd Women
Crook notches 13 points in the loss
OBITUARY: Henry T. Elden, Architect and Structural Engineer, 1914-2009
Legislators Concerned About Perception of Fairness of West Virginia Judiciary
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Safety Gates, Swing Sets and Other Product Recalls
BOOK NOTES: Author and 'Ufologist' Kyle Lovern Reports Increased UFO Sightings Across Tri-State Since His Book Was Published
COMMENTARY: Is the Caribbean Financial Services Sector Asleep?
• 2/6/09
Chesapeake Defeats Fairland 47-44 to Win Blue Division of St. Joseph Invitational View Photos
AT&T Mobility Sets Its Sites Across West Virginia in 2009
Expansion of Nation's Fastest 3G Network, New Cell Sites Planned
COMMENTARY: The Lunatics Are Running the Asylum
Two Councilmen Say Route 60 School Location Puts Money, Not Children First
Pullman Plaza Hotel, Kinetic Park Offered to Community College
Auto Dealer Employee: 'Come Back in 30 Days'
Marshall's Dr. Jennifer Y. Mak to be Inducted as a Fellow in the AAHPERD Research Consortium
DTV Delay Passes House; Awaits President Obama’s Signature
Byrd Statement on Plant Closure Announcement by Century Aluminum
Rahall Praises Passage of State Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization
Dutch FARC Guerrillas in the Colombian Jungle
• 2/5/09
COMMENTARY: When Does Payback Come from Iraq?
FDA Urges Consumers Not to Eat Hundreds of Products Recalled Because of Contaminated Peanuts and Peanut Ingredients
CNN Sharing More Than Video With PC Viewers, Says Windows Secrets
CNN Using Viewers' Bandwidth to Stream Live Video
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Launches Major Exhibition State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda
Ho, Ho, Ho … Huntington Gets More Snow
Macy’s, Huntington Banks Announce Cuts
Cabell Huntington Hospital President & CEO Marsteller Elected Chairman of HADCO Executive Committee
MU Students Invited to Participate in National Survey
Green Collar Jobs Panel Highlight of MU's Global Warming Event Thursday
Eight More Arrested Following Second Wave of Citizen Protest at Toxic Coal Sludge Lake, Mountaintop Removal Site
Massey Energy blasting would endanger community, destroy permanent renewable energy potential
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Party's Over ...
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Why Doesn't Obama REALLY Ask His Nominees About Their Taxes?
• 2/4/09
Consumers Union Calls for Annual Inspection of Food Plants in Wake of Peanut Butter Recalls
CU Says President Obama's Call for FDA Review 'Good News' for Consumers
NAR: Pending Home Sales Show Healthy Gain in Wake of Price Deflation
Affordability Index Best on Record
Dogpile.com Helps Soldiers Bring Rescued Puppies Home from Afghanistan
Search & Rescue Program Helps Provide Warm Welcome Home for Soldiers
BOOK REVIEW: 'Mistress of the Monarchy' Tells Story of One of England's Most Famous -- and Notorious -- Relationships
Council Chair Gives Thumbs Up to Administration on Storm Issues
‘Honeymoon’ Phase Likely Will Ends as Budget Process Begins
Marshall Slates Public Athletics Gear Sale on Saturday
Paramount Arts Center to Offer Free Matinee Screening of 'Big'
Great Winter Reading on Sale at the Library
Carter Seaton to Teach Sculpture Class at Huntington Museum of Art
Free Workshop on Legal Name Change in Wayne, WV
High Flying Arenacross Indoor Motocross Racing Returns to Huntington's BSSA Friday, Saturday
Marshall Recreation Center Open House Set for Thursday
• 2/3/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
Georgia Blanks MU Women’s Tennis, 5-0
The Thundering Herd plays host to South Alabama and Penn State this weekend
West Virginia Residents Rally at Massey Energy Coal Sludge Dam
Imprisoned Spy, Son Indicted for Acting as Russian Agents and Money Laundering
COMMENTARY: The Danger of Obama
COMMENTARY: Hollywood Comes to North Georgia
Paul Deluca of Portsmouth, NH Wins Woodcraft & JET Anniversary Sweepstakes
Brothers Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Steal Military Optics From U.S. Marine Corps and Export Them Overseas
Eminent Domain Decision Came As Surprise for Highlawn Area Supporters
Councilman Houck Disappointed Like Other HIghlawn Residents; “Tough Sell” for School Board
Route 60 Speedway at Eastern Heights Robbed
Marshall Women’s Tennis Defeats Florida International, 5-1
The Thundering Herd will either face nationally-ranked Ole Miss or Georgia, Monday
Members of Chicago Polish Aero Club, Others Died in Plane Crash Near Tri State Airport
U.S. Navy Claims Decrease in Somali Piracy
ON NASCAR: Speedweeks the Light at Tunnel’s End
MANN TALK: The Costs of Consistency
COMMENTARY: Stop Human Trafficking to Prevent HIV/AIDS
• 2/2/09
Danny Boyle Wins DGA Feature Film Award for 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Herd Women Tripped Up By Knights, 75-67
Hammond notches career high 25 points in the loss
Crash Victims Unidentified; Piper Seneca Had 'Icing' Warning Issued in 2000
Amtrak Board Names Thomas Carper of Illinois as Chairman
Former Chairman Donna McLean Becomes Vice Chairman
MotorcycleUSA.com Backs Snowshoe GNCC, Offering Up $50,000 Purse
MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC will offer $10,000 to event winners, gather over 1200 competitors
NEWS ANALYSIS: Obama Presidency: Terrorism, Organized Crime and International Affairs
University of Kentucky K-9 team works with security team in Tampa for Super Bowl
Kroger Recalls Peanut Butter Bakery Cookies and Select Cakes Due to Possible Health Risk
Surprise Snowfall Keeps Area Cold, Iced … and Awaiting Another Storm
• 2/1/09
32nd Annual Saint Josepeh Invitational Basketball Championships Set View Photos
School Board to Take University Heights by Eminent Domain
Decision Will be Subject to Legal Challenges
Blenko Glass Calls it Quits
Judgment Cited
Private Plane Crashes Near Tri State Airport
People Worried it Was Commercial Plane
Sergio Mendes Will Lead Special Master Class Saturday Afternoon Prior to MAS Performance
Corps of Engineers to Host Public Meeting in Charleston to Discuss Bluestone Dam Repairs
WVU Wins $1.47 Million Grant to Study Stem Cell Role in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Feds Capture International Fugitive Wanted for Two Murders in Colombia
• 1/31/09
Milwaukee Was Only Metro Area Tracked by Radar Logic with Home Price Increase
Charlotte, Denver, San Jose, Tampa Post Large Monthly Price Declines Year Over Year
COMMENTARY: CEOs, PR Disconnect: 'Old School' vs 'Don't Call Us, We'll Call You' -- Maybe
MANN TALK: A Walk in the Dead of Winter
'Kung Fu Panda' Big Winner on Animation's Most Prestigious Night
There’s a New Administration in Town
It’s Pro Active Now
Cabell Huntington Hospital Laboratory Receives Accreditation from College of American Pathologists
'Sweeney Todd' Slices His Way into the KEITH—ALBEE Performing Arts Center
Herd Edged By Golden Eagles, 70-64
Crook notches 20 points in the loss
Economic Stimulus Package Passes House
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Lane Recliners, TV Wall Mounts, Jesus Fish Beads...and Other Product Recalls
REALTORS: Existing-Home Sales Show Strong Gain In December, Driven by Falling Prices, But 2008 Pace Slowest Since 1997
COMMENTARY: The Urgency of Now – Need for a Joint Response to Regional Crisis
• 1/30/09
COMMERCE DEPT.: New Single-Family Housing Sales Slide 14.7% to Lowest Monthly Pace on Record
A Signal of Economic Woes to Come? Growth in Beverage Alcohol Consumption in Restaurant and Bars Ebbed in 2007
COMMENTARY: A Modest Proposal for Wall Street Bonus Recipients: Turn Them Into Soylent Green
COMMENTARY: Basic Research Can Pull America Out of Economic Quagmire
Pooling Resources to Work Through Storm Emergency
Emergency Operations Center Activated
Corps of Engineers to Host Public Meeting to Discuss Bluestone Dam repairs
Garrison Keillor Will Return to the Paramount Arts Center
Baseball’s Lape Named 2009 C-USA Preseason Player of the Year
The Thundering Herd opens the 2009 campaign, Feb. 20.
Cabell County School Board Meeting Announcement
Rockefeller Announces Billions for Broadband in Senate Stimulus Bill
Senator adds broadband tax incentives to economic recovery legislation
Red Cross Offers Warmth, Shelter as Storm Cuts Power Across the Country
Call for Blood Donors
It's A Boy! The 22nd Calf Born into the Ringling Bros.(R) Conservation and Breeding Program
• 1/29/09
25% of Cabell County Has No Electrical Power
Snow, Freezing Rain, Wrecks Havoc; D.C. Trip Postponed; Comcast Cable Disruptions too
DAWG Publicizes Free Announcements of Businesses Open in Bad Weather
Students Lead Clothing Giveaway to Help Area Residents
Rockefeller Calls for Swift Passage of Children’s Health Insurance Bill
Urges Colleagues to Put Partisanship Aside and Focus on Providing Nearly 11 Million of the Neediest Children with the Health Care They Deserve
Rahall Resumes Vice Chairman Role for House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
A critical time for important programs to West Virginia
Staff Resignation Announced for WV Democrats
What Super Bowl?
AARP The Magazine Honors the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience With Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1/28/09
Short Council Meeting; Mayor Determined to Brave Storm to D.C.
Residency Requirement Enforcement Enjoined Until February by Court
Convenience Store Employee Apparently Grazed by Bullets
Cabell Students to Make Up Snow Days on March 13th, March 27th and May 1st
Super Kids, Super Families, Super Saturday
Barboursville Middle School Ribbon Cutting Rescheduled for Monday, February 2nd
Annual Soul Food Feast takes place Sunday, Feb. 1 at Marshall University
BOOK REVIEW: 'Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet' Explores Family, Cultural Tensions in WWII Seattle
Council Meeting Tonight at City Hall
Pump Station Design Tops Agenda
• 1/27/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
Alleged Robber Apologizes, Loses Back Pack with Mail
Police Make Arrest
Spring Valley Wins SJI Gold Championship Over Cabell Midland in Two Overtimes
2009 Saint Jospeh Invitational Spirit Awards Presented and All-Tournament Cheerleading Team Named
Awards Shows Lend Hints of the Big One --- Oscar Night 2009
West Virginia Basketball Legend Jerry West to Publish His Autobiography
Mexican Government Corruption Hampers Anti-Drug Operations
Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Indicted for Scheme to Defraud Citizens of His Honest Services
• 1/26/09
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
January 26, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Arena Contract for Renewal
Finance Committee Referral Expected
Marcus Goode Leaves MU Basketball Team
MU Women Rally Past Memphis For Best Conference Start In 20 Years
Crook notched 19 points in 72-57 victory
MU Women’s Tennis Defeats In-State Rival West Virginia, 7-0
The Thundering Herd faces the University of Cincinnati, Sunday
WVU Experts Say Beware of Carbon Monoxide Hazards at Home
Los Angeles-area Alien Gang Arrests Reach Nearly 2,000 in 2008
On NASCAR: Rolex 24 Breaks Racing Fast
Peoples Bancorp Inc. Shareholders Authorize Issuance of Preferred Shares
Date of Annual Meeting Set for April 23, 2009
• 1/25/09
Huntington News Game of the Week
WesBanco Inc. Announces Columbus Expansion
WORK SESSION: Posturing for Shovel Ready Sanitary Project Leads to Probable Postponement
Wolfe Administration Planning D.C. Lobbying Effort Next Week
INSCO INTERVIEW: Stimulus for Infrastructure Likely Loans, not Blank Checks
Council Should Not Approve Unfunded Project(s)
Barboursville Middle School Ribbon Cutting Set for Monday
Mike Cassity Joins Herd Football Coaching Staff
Veteran to Oversee Marshall's Defensive Secondary
Workforce West Virginia Recovers Money from Fraudulent Unemployment Benefit Claims
Rockefeller Announces Compromise on DTV Delay Bill
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: A Half Century of Senate Service
West Virginia is Prepared to Face New Challenges
• 1/24/09
MLK/OBAMA: Two Celebrations Equate Dream Partly Fulfilled, High Expectations, Coming Together, Abundance of Hope View Photos
NAHB SURVEY: Inability To Sell Existing Homes And Employment, Economy Concerns Keeping Buyers Out Of Market
The Counterfeit Medication Epidemic
Eye Doctors Offer Advice for Viewers on Super Bowl 3D Ads
Kroger Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS: 'Curious Case' Receives 13 Nominations
Four Acting Nominees from 'Doubt'
CSX Presents Gift of $50,000 to Marshall University for ‘Bucks for Brains’
Funds will further transportation research by RTI
Beth Wolfe Named MU Director of Recruitment
Marshall Women Down UAB 64-53
Bizarre Video Arrangement Reveals Inmate’s Concern Over Nails, Pens and Socks and Medication
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Boys' Pajamas, Oil-Fired Furnaces, Stationary Bicycles
Photography Workshop at Cass Scenic Railroad Slated for Sept. 11 - 13
COMMERCE DEPT.: Housing Starts in December Fall to Lowest Pace Since 1959
• 1/23/09
COMMENTARY: Time for Caribbean Aggression
COMMENTARY: Inauguration Preliminaries: An Indonesian View
Class Action Suit Filed Against Bank of America by Institutional Investors including Fort Worth, Miami Retirement Funds
Writing Center expands its services on Marshall University’s Huntington campus
MU's Shannon Morrison Accepts Co-Defensive Coordinator Post at Bowling Green
West Virginia Hunters Harvest Record 2,064 Black Bears in 2008
Closing Dates for Fisher, Fox, Raccoon and Bobcat Seasons
Supreme Court Law Library Presents DTV Workshop
Bill Pending to Delay Switch
Web Comics, Web Shorts, Web Publishing Opening New Creative and Less Expensive Opportunities to Bring Work to an Audience
NAHB: Builder Confidence Edges Down to Record Low In January
NEWS ANALYSIS: The Transformation of Organized Crime
• 1/22/09
MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3-D: Despite Opportunities to Duck Body Count, Film Tosses You Down a Bottomless Mine Shaft
BOOK REVIEW: Politics Gets Bloody in 'The Rules of the Game' Newspaper/Political Thriller
American Eagle Airlines to Launch Its First Nonstop Jet Service Between Charleston, WV and New York's LaGuardia Airport Beginning April 7
A National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation
College Goal Sunday at ACTC on Jan. 25
Marshall Professor Writes book on Evolution of U.S. history Departments
Schmitt Earns Eighth Career C-USA Player of the Week Honor
The Thundering Herd’s first accolade of the 2009 season
DAR Project Patriot Seeks Support for Wounded Military Personnel
Chief Justice to speak at Drug Court graduation in Ohio County
Cabell, Kanawha Adult Drug Courts Expected in 2009
Tax Credits Reward Supporters of West Virginia Dance Company
American Peanut Council Working with FDA to Protect Consumer Safety
Retail peanut butter on grocery shelves not affected by FDA advisory; Girl Scout Cookies Not Affected
• 1/21/09
Barrett-Jackson Records Strong Sales
Exceeds Expectations at 2009 Scottsdale Auction
Fiat Group, Chrysler LLC and Cerberus Capital Management L.P. Announce Plans for a Global Strategic Alliance
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program Applications Now Being Accepted
Brazilian Music Legend Sergio Mendes as part of Marshall University's 40th Annual Jazz Festival
Chantelle Handy Named Conference USA Co-Player Of The Week
Handy set a career high with 25 points in Sunday's win over East Carolina
NEWS ANALYSIS: Bush Commutes Sentences of Former Border Agents Ramos, Compeon
Covert Operations Used to Identify U.S. Security Vulnerabilities Leaked to TSA
USA Today Rejects Christian Group's Message to President Obama
BOOK REVIEW: Violence, Race Relations Explored in Depression Era North Carolina in 'Foy's World'
Three New Comedy Series and One Dramatic Series Launch Today on Broadband Network
Programming Available to TiVo Subscribers
• 1/20/09
Huntington St. Joe Girls Defeat Greenup County 89-24 View Photos
Birds in Art/Art in Birds Challenge
COMMENTARY: PTSD Nation
Fire at Business Closed for Non Payment of Taxes
Fire Marshal Concludes it Was Intentionally Set, Per Owner Statement
Little Debbie Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers Added to Recall
See the Movie. Help a Dog; Studios, Pedigree Join to Raise Awareness
Wildlife Charity Auction Slated for January 31
Lawn Mower Engine Misrepresentation Leads to Federal Class Action Suit
You Could Get $200 for Your Mower Returned
Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips Gang Member Found Guilty in Federal Trial
COMMENTARY: Obama Stimulus Could Expedite Road to Huntington
Record Volunteer Turnout Expected for King Day of Service
Obama's Call to Service Generates Huge Response with 12,000 Projects Nationwide
• 1/19/09
Huntington High Girls Defeat Greenbrier East, 89-63 View Photos
MANN TALK: 'The Fierce Urgency of Now'
COMMENTARY: Time to Get Over Fear
Firefighters Put Out Blaze on Roof of Fraternity
Fourth Avenue Floods After Cold Snap Bursts Peanut Shoppe Sprinkler
Salmonella Outbreak Expands Peanut Butter Warnings
Some Sold in West Virginia
City Councilman Picked for Local Televised Biggest Loser Contest
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: WVU'S Merlin System Does Not Protect Privacy
Tulsa Rolls Past Marshall, 69-50
MU Women’s Tennis Upset Bid Falls Short against Kentucky Saturday
Schmitt stands as leader in career overall victories
New Jersey Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Child Porn
• 1/18/09
PART TWO OF TWO PARTS - HUNTINGTON’S FIRST LADY: Marrying Kim Best Decision She Ever Made View Photos
Ford Airplane Fetches $1.1 Million at Barrett-Jackson Auction
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Language of Liberty': Perhaps the Best One-Volume Collection of Lincoln's Writings
CEO Confidence Hits All-Time Low, The Conference Board Reports
DTV TRANSITION: To Delay or Not to Delay, That is The Question
Sen. Rockefeller Introduces Postponement Bill to Preserve Right of Elderly, Poor
WVU’s $90 million Merlin Electronic Medical Records Project Rolls Out
New system will benefit patients and providers
Circuit City Can’t Find Buyer, Remaining Stores to Close; 30,000 Jobs Gone
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: From Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to President Barack Obama
GRAN TORINO: Man With No Name Bridges Multicultural Gaps, Agenda
COMMENTARY: Are We Losing a Generation of Young Americans
Edgar Allan Poe Stamp Available Now
Revered Poet, Father of Mystery Novel, commemorated on 200th Birthday
Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Immediate investigation needed into Israeli shelling of UN compound in Gaza
• 1/17/09
Ashland Mayor Guests on Magic 97.9 Friday A.M.
Soup Suit Filed Against Area Restaurant
Claims Plastic Stuck in infant’s Mouth
Cabell School Board Meets Tuesday
West Virginia Musicians to Perform at Huntington's V Club
Marshall's SAPB Sponsoring Inauguration Party Tuesday
Women’s Tennis Set to Open Regular Season Saturday
The Thundering Herd hosts nationally-ranked Kentucky
Bad News Coming to West Virginia?
International Herald Tribune Details Toyota Cutbacks; WV, Other US Plants Included
• 1/16/09
Wheeling Jesuit University's Coal Impoundment Project Leading the Way for Safer Communities
Rahall Announces $273K for Wayne Firefighters
Supports Children’s Health Insurance Bill
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Infant Garments, Circular Saws, Flashing Pacifiers...and Other Product Recalls
Business, Health Care Leaders Join Together to Improve Patient Safety, Reduce Costs in Ohio Hospitals
Border Enforcement Security Task Force Issues Report
REALTYTRAC: Foreclosure Activity Increases 81% in 2008
Nearly 3.2 Million Foreclosure Filings on More Than 2.3 Million Properties Reported; WV Ranked 49th, Kentucky 42nd
PMI Winter 2009 Risk Index Indicates Broader Risk of Home Price Declines
100 of 381 MSAs now in elevated or high risk categories
REALTORS: Many Home Buyers Need Higher Loan Limits, Upper-End Market Stalled
COMMENTARY: European Shadow Dims Canada-Caribbean Trade Talks
COMMENTARY: Will W Set EWE Free?
U.S. Consumer Confidence Sinks to Six Year Low: Canada Bank Survey
Mountaineer Men Defeat Marshall 87-76 in Capital Classic
LETTER FROM 'OLD HUNTINGTON GIRL': Doretta McComas: Judy Biggs Wants to Talk to You!
Get Your Hands Bloody Thursday Evening
Glasses Keep Corpuscles out of Eyes
Search for WVU Health Sciences Chancellor Proceeding
Web Chart From Homelessness Alliance Does Not Rank WV as Homelessness Leader
WV Is Home of First Autism Approach Facilitator on East Coast
Tennessee Spill Prompts Rahall to Submit Coal Ash Regulation Bill
Border War: The Shadow Wolves 'Cutting for Sign' in Arizona
• 1/15/09
COMMON CENTS: GSA Takes Great Pride in Local Presence
National Museum of American History to Open 'Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life'
POWER OUTAGE: Electricity, Fire… Birds Do It
154 Fighters Entered in 21st Annual Original Toughman Contest at BSSA
Goodwill Participating in Inaugural Day of Service
Supreme Court Opens January Term preview of 2009, John Marshall Fife and Drum Corps memorializes Judges, Attorneys Who Died
Citizens to DEP: Prove That Sludge is Safe
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: The Blessings of Democracy
Fannie Mae Announces National REO Rental PolicyRenters in Fannie Mae-Owned Foreclosed Properties Eligible to Stay in Their Homes
GUEST COMMENTARY: To Buy or Not to Buy
• 1/14/09
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
Peanut Corporation of America Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Peanut Butter
COMMENTARY: Peace is the New War
Police Chief Holbrook Clarifies Concerns About Fairfield Office
Mayor Fielding Complaint Calls
Two Murder Trials Delayed
WOUB-TV to Give Viewers Opportunity to Test Their Digital TV Signal
RCBI names Arley Carpenter Employee of the Month
Trace Adkins Live in Concert at BSSA Feb. 12
Featuring Country Stars Jason Michael Carroll and Craig Morgan
Israel: End Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis at Once
UN Secretary-General Should Push for Investigation During Visit to Region
MU Women's Tennis Earns Top-50 Preseason Ranking
Rockefeller Awarded National Intelligence Distinguished Public Service Medal
• 1/13/09
COMMENTARY: Legislature Must Pass ATV Lifesaving Measures
Discounters on the Rise as Downturn Leads to Consumer Cutbacks: Deloitte Study
Schwarz Climbs Three Places; Aldi Enters Top 10 Emerging Market Retailers Continue Rapid Growth
Verizon Wireless Completes Purchase of Alltel
Creates Nation's Largest Wireless Carrier
National Safety Council Calls for Nationwide Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving
Bold Plan Seeks to Involve Law Makers, Businesses and Public
Council Meeting Monday Night Likely Brings Approval of Police Field Office and Budget Revisions
Federal Court Finds Teachers Not Safety Sensitive Positions
Random Drug Tests Violate Fourth Amendment
Shirley Morrison Gilkeson, State DAR Past Regent, Commends Local DAR for Project Patriot
MS-13 Houston Gang Members Extradited for a South Carolina Murder
Globe Winners Enhance Chances for a Film to Play our Region for at Least a Week
MANN TALK: The Beginning of Wisdom
Gaza: Israeli Attack on School Needs Full UN Investigation
Security Council Should Order International Inquiry into Violations by All Sides
Tunnel Vision
• 1/12/09
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
January 12, 2009
7:30 p.m.
WORK SESSION: Agenda Adjustments, First Readings Dominate
Wilkerson Leads Marshall Past East Carolina 72-64
Marshall Swimming and Diving Loses to Akron, 145-90
COMMENTARY: The Obama Presidency: China Continues Huge Military Build Up
COMMENTARY: Losses from 401(k) Plans Make Bernie Madoff Look Like a Piker
Cities Advised from D.C. to Have Projects ‘Shovel Ready’ for Federal Funding Consideration
• 1/11/09
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 'Pay It Forward' Students Seeking Donated Housing, Service Projects
Pedestrians Should Be Able to Cross Fourth Avenue and Eighth Street Intersection Soon
Sidewalk Installation High Priority
West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show to Begin Jan. 30
DMV Commissioner Resigns
Safety and Caution are Key While Driving WV Roads in the Winter
Resolution 1860 (2009) Adopted by 14 in Favour, Abstention by United States
Also Calls for Unimpeded Humanitarian Assistance, Welcomes Egyptian Initiative
Six Balloons and a Coffeepot: Tales of the Absurd from West Virginia Politics
COMMENTARY: Developing an Even-Handed Approach to Israel-Palestine Conflict
• 1/10/09
'We Are Marshall' Exhibit Opens at Marshall Hall of Fame Cafe View Photos
COMMENTARY: Blago May be Impeached, But He Still Loves His Poetry
COMMENTARY: Stop Bombing Afghan Villages
Computer Basics Class Offered by Goodwill Industries
Herd Women Down SMU 70-63
Wheeling Students Take on City of the Future
Builders Converge On Capitol Hill To Urge Housing Stimulus
Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency
COMMENTARY: The Politics of Oil and Gas … and People’s Lives
Cabell Huntington, Dr. Denning, Dr. Arya Named in Federal Suit
Mother Accuses Central City Teacher of Tipping Son’s Desk
Incident Under Investigation
• 1/9/09
WOLFE ERA BEGINS: Coming Together to Polish a Once Jeweled City View Photos
Herd Madness at the Marriott Slated for Wednesday, Jan. 14
Girl Scout Cookie Sale Kicks off Thursday at Huntington Mall
IOR-Huntington Ice Bowl to Benefit Huntington Area Food Bank
Strong Second Half Sends Memphis Past Herd Men, 80-57 in C-USA Opener
Humphrey Scores Team-High 14 Points in Loss
COMMENTARY: Job Mirage: Obama 'Green Jobs' Plan Requires Expanding Government Payroll with 600,000 Bureaucrats
• 1/8/09
MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease Week Over Week
Applications Up 28.3% Year Over Year
Bring Toilet Paper: Tough Times at Motown School
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Senate Acting Properly on Appointment of Roland Burris
BLAMING THE MESSENGER? 77% of Americans Say Media Making Economy Worse
Gaza: Military tactics of both sides endangering civilians, says Amnesty International
Vying for Top Flick of 2008
COMMENTARY: Policy Pursued in Afghanistan Was a Failure in Vietnam, Iraq
Council Just Approved Bonds for Cabell Huntington Hospital
Now Facility Cuts 40 Jobs
ACTC Children's Theatre Auditions Set for Jan. 20-21
The Spinners & Heidi Newfield to Headline Inaugural Ball
Herd's Ross Named AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
Trinidadian Let Marshall with .413 Hitting Percentage During 2008 Season
Sen. Jay Rockefeller Sworn in for 5th Term Tuesday
Former U.S. Army Worker Pleads Guilty to Acting as Unregistered Agent of Israel
REALTORS: Economic Slump Weakens Pending Home Sales
COMMENTARY: Does Obama Wish to Cripple the CIA with Panetta?
• 1/7/09
Huntington St. Joe Wins Wayne Holiday Tournament View Photos
Wayne Defeats Clay 76-59 at Wayne Holiday Tournament View Photos
PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Democracy is a Messy Business and Democrats are Masters of Messes
Roland Burris: Meet Will Rogers
New Council Elects Chair, Vice Chair Tuesday
State Police Nab CVS Attempted Robbery Suspect
Volunteers Needed To Help File Tax Returns
VITA Program Training Begins Tuesday
Chili Cookoff Slated for Jan. 24
Marshall Hosts Annual FluteWorks Jan. 24
Nationwide Movie Ticket Sales Flat to Slightly Down
Still Best Option for Limited Entertainment Dollar
COMMENTARY: Sex Trafficking Law Expands Federal Authority
HISTORY MAKING EVENT: Watch Undisputed National College Championship Game in 3-D on Giant Charleston Cinema Screen
• 1/6/09
UPDATED WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
DOWNTOWN DEPOT: Huntington’s Mini-
Tamarack Shuts Down
Fourth Avenue Construction Partly at Fault
South Charleston Museum, Jewish Film Festival Holding Film Fests Jan 10 and 11
Incoming Chief Justice Benjamin to Reappoint Justice McHugh
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Where Was Senator Shelby?
COMMENTARY: It's Time for WVU to Retire Numbers of Hundley, Bosley
MANN TALK: The Trauma of Transplantation
COMMENTARY: Afghanistan 2009: Try Something Different
Two Rescued from Apartment Building Fire on Southside
Garage Fire Destroys Preserved Camero
• 1/5/09
Hours Announced for 'WAM' display; No Huntington Video
First Stage Children’s Theatre Announces New Spring 2009 Season
MU Women's Hoops Dropped By East Carolina In C-USA Opener, 70-47
COMMENTARY: President Bush: Pardon Compean and Ramos Before You Head Back to Texas
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'VALKYRIE'
Cruise, Singer Squeeze Thrills from Predetermined Outcome
COUNCIL REACTIONS: Inclusiveness, Sincerity of Mayor Wolfe (and Everyone) Will Help Bring City Together
Council Starting on Same Page
Police Make Two Arrests Following Speedway Robbery
• 1/4/09
'We Are Marshall' Exhibit Opens Tuesday at Hall of Fame Cafe
January Is A Month of Transition for West Virginia
COMMENTARY: Remembering Robert E. Lee’s 202nd Birthday
Bell: No Magic Bullets, But Networking and Aggressive Delinquent Collections Promised
New Council Prepares to Select a Chair
Two Armed Robberies on New Year’s Day
• 1/3/09
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Where Did Hezbollah Spy's Money Come From?
COMMENTARY: Overcoming Smallness – Key to Improving the Lot of the Caribbean People
Foreign Spies Victimize US Businesses and Economy
McGovern - Dole Food Program Distributes $100 Million Worth of Agricultural Commodities Worldwide
Q & A: Dr. Calvin Kent: Pensions 800-Pound Gorilla in City’s Living Room
If City Can’t Pay Its Bills, It Becomes a State Problem; Census 2010 Must Be at or Above 50,000
• 1/2/09
New Salt Rock Library Opening January 11
Cabell School Board Meeting Jan. 6
Marshall Softball Inks Five Players to NLIs; to Join Team in 2010
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Fire Alarm Panels, Boys' Vests, Electrical How-to Books
Census Bureau Projects U.S. Population of 305.5 Million on New Year's Day
New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to Hezbollah
NAR Issues Clarification About Down Payments
• 1/1/09
COMMENTARY: A New Year's Wish: The Path to True Security
Council Unanimously Raises Salary of Mayor
Mayor-Elect Wolfe Ready to Take Reins of City of Huntington
Public Invited to Celebrate at Inauguration of Kim Wolfe
Wells Fargo Insurance donates $25,000 to Cabell Huntington Hospital to Support Pediatric Services
Little Victories Animal Rescue Thrift Shop to Hold New Year Sale
United Way In Need of Community Support; $294,000 Short of Goal
iT Bus Service Connecting Huntington and Charleston to Begin Monday
S&P/CASE-SHILLER: Home Prices Decline to 2004 Levels
• 12/31/08
Marshall Tops Tennessee State 74-60 View Photos
COMMENTARY: The Commodification of the Future and the Battle for Middle Earth
Bell Narrowly Approved by HMDA
Toney Will 'Find Another Job'
Mississippi State Edges Marshall Women, 73-65
Hammond scores 20 in the loss
Federal Judge Bars Drug Testing for Kanawha County Educators
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge to Open Tuesday
Corps Names McCray New Geology Section Chief
Corps Names Motz New Chief of Internal Review
Public Retirement Benefit Payments Reach Record $168 Billion
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Lest We Forget...'Dubious Claims of Executive Privilege' in Karl Rove Subpoena
• 12/30/08
Christmas Karaoke Sing Along Attracts Crowd View Photos
Council Narrowly Passes Professional Pay Raises
Increment Amendment Defeated View Photos
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: 2008: A Year of Accomplishments for West Virginia
BOOK REVIEW: 'See You In A Hundred Years'
Engrossing, Entertaining Chronicle of 1900 Experiment in Rural Living
The Forgotten Man in the War on Terror
COMMENTARY: Counterstrikes are counterproductive
Fight at Fluid Leads to Another Shooting
Bleeding Victim Walked in to Cabell Huntington
Personnel Decision Awaits Committee Monday
COMMENTARY: The Best Sports Stories Never Seem to Get Told
Obama Team Should Expect 'Strategic Shocks' in Defense Strategy Development
Firefighters Put Out Flames at Abandoned House
Answer Alarms at Pullman, Jake’s
Council Members Reflect on Their Years of Service
Outgoing Members Cite Balanced Budget, Park, and Debt Payoffs as Highlights
LIKE A ROCK: 53 Years Old and Still Running Strong
Historic Plays Will Continue During 2009 Summer Season
• 12/29/08
Musical, Glamorous Open House by Mr. and Mrs. Mayor-Elect View Photos
Indian Raid on Ritter Park in 1790s?
Herd Men Welcome Tennessee State to Henderson Center on Sunday
Marshall and TSU to Face Each Other for First Time in History
Herd Women Back In Action At Maryland Tournament
Afghan Taliban Gets Life Sentence in Nation's First Conviction for Narco-Terrorism
• 12/28/08
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Commentary on Gaza, Israel Innocent Sounding Propaganda
World’s Strongest Men Help Showcase the Best of the Mountain State
Bush Signs Victims Protection Act to Combat Human Trafficking
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Curious Case of Benjamin Button'
Premature Aging Masterpiece Forces Backward Thinking Metaphors Relating Similarities at Birth, Death
COMMENTARY: Waiting to Drink Coffee Together in Sderot or in Gaza
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'The Spirit'
Visual Mastery and Messy, Contorted Premise
STUDY: It’s True: Life in the Country Can Be Dangerous
Rural Areas See More Self-Inflicted Injuries, Including Knifings
COMMENTARY: Caribbean lessons from 2008
COMMENTARY: Supporting the Troops, Yes!
• 12/27/08
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Dark Side': Searching for 'Monsters,' Losing Our Soul
COMMENTARY: I Have No Time to 'Act My Age'!
Christmas Commentary: Celebration Dampened by Memories, Uncertainty, Then Revived by Faith and Hope
After Pay Raise Debate, Council Tidied Agenda at Last Regular Session
The Financial Recipe Lacked One Key Ingredient
NFCC and Consumer Credit Counseling Underscore the Necessity of Saving
• 12/26/08
National Travel Becomes American Express Affiliate
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Candle-Powered Carousels, Munire Cribs and Other Product Recalls
Excessive Force Complaint Filed December 16 Against Two HPD Officers, City
SKATING ON THIN ICE: Rush Hour Freezing Rain Closed Interstate
Roads Remained Slippery Waiting for Warmer Air Predicted for Arrival
Dayton Upends Herd, 62-50
• 12/25/08
Marshall Blows Out Houston Baptist 91-50 View Photos
Garrison Keillor Slated at Paramount Arts Center January 27
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program Amended
New Home Sales Decline in November to Lowest Pace Since January 1991
Mexico's Top Crime Family Active in U.S.
NAR: Existing Home Sales Decline 8.6% Oct. to Nov., 10.6% Year on Year
Median Existing Home Price of $181,300 in Nov., Down 13.2% from $208,800 in Nov. 2007
• 12/24/08
MANN TALK: No Proposition Can Rise Above Its Premise
COMMENTARY: The Hopes for Obama May Die in Afghanistan
Man Apparently Freezes to Death Outside Church Door
GOODWILL OF KYOWVA: Donate Good Stuff? Take a Tax Deduction!
Rahall and Wilson Call for Renewed Investment in Huntington Empowerment Zone
Winners Announced in MU Holiday Card, Commemorative Plate Design Contests
QuickStart Tennis Offers Easy Way for Kids to Learn the Game
Chronic Wasting Disease Found in Five Deer in Hampshire County
COMMENTARY: White House Attacks N.Y. Times Housing Meltdown Story
Utah is Fastest-Growing State
• 12/23/08
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
COMMENTARY: Afghanistan, Socks, and a Moral Compass
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Seven Pounds'
More Blessed in Concept Than Execution, Yet Inspiration and Original
COMMENTARY: Instead of Making It Easier to Get a Mortgage, Maybe We Should Make It Harder
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Feuding Hatfields & McCoys' Offers a Good Introduction to Sensational Element of Appalachian History
COMMENTARY: Homeless for the Holidays
Marshall holds Off Stubborn Cumberlands 80-70
Richmond Dominates Marshall Women 74-49
Federal, Local Law Enforcement Agencies Partner to Identify Criminal Aliens
MANN TALK: The Return of the Sun
• 12/22/08
A G E N D A
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL
December 22, 2008
7:30 p.m.
COMMENTARY: Dissent Disallowed in Democracy?
Amending to Permit Professional Pay Increase More Palatable
Huntington Author to Present Cabell County Schools Students with Gift of Books This Holiday Season
Executive Director of West Virginia Autism Training Center at Marshall Discusses Center's Work on Talk Radio Show
• 12/21/08
The Cumberlands on Tap for Marshall Men's Basketball on Saturday
Herd to Face NAIA's No. 1 Team in Last of Three-Game Homestand
Rockefeller's State Offices Highlight Needs This Holiday Season
Supreme Court appoints Compliance Commission on Prison, Jail Conditions
Byrd Works to Help Save Jobs at Century Aluminum
Rahall Praises Obama’s Selection of Ray LaHood for Transportation Secretary
• 12/20/08
Holiday Wreaths Honor Our Military’s Past and Present
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Frosty the Snowman Was a West Virginian!
Greet the Mayor Elect for Cookies, Punch, Entertainment
Pay Raise for Mayor on Council Agenda
Worth Working Back from Accident
Series of Watercolors at Starbucks
Cinema Theatre Offers First Run 'Seven Pounds' for Holidays
But Not at Deep Discount Prices
Mrs. Claus Using High-Tech Teleconferencing Equipment to Visit Cabell County Students
Services Available at Marshall During Holiday Break
Rare Crabb Reunion Comes to Paramount Arts Center
Concert to feature Crabb Revival, Jason Crabb, and Aaron and Amanda Crabb
Breaking into Show Biz Seminar Saturday, Dec. 20
Herd Women's Soccer Goes to the Ends of the Earth to Sign New Zealander
Annabelle Bramwell to Start This Spring on 2009 Team
• 12/19/08
WV Jobs & Recovery Roundtable Convenes Friday
As Part of a National Campaign Effort urging Congress to Support Obama’s Economic Recovery Plan to Create Jobs Now and Strengthen America’s Economy
Number of Americans With a Disability Reaches 54.4 Million
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Arctic Cat Snowmobiles, Strollers, and Other Product Recalls
Home Builders Support FDIC Foreclosure Relief Plan
Missile Defense Flight Test Results in Successful Intercept
COMMENTARY: Gambling, Investing: the Difference That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Learning Bird Behavior Turns Kids into Scientists
Revised teaching unit is released from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Police, Deputies Investigating Robberies, Possible Meth House, Arrest Three for Heroin
Dec. 12 Snow Day Makeup Set for March 13
Marshall Over-tops Ohio 73-68
WV Unemployment Compensation Program Named Best in Nation
State Workers Aging: Census Bureau Study
Morgantown Teams Sweep Top Spots at Robotics Championship
Holzer Clinic Receives AAAHC Accreditation
Rockefeller Statement on Possible Closure of Century Aluminum
• 12/18/08
NAR: Commercial Real Estate Outlook at a 'Standstill'
COMMENTARY: CARICOM Passport -- A Joke
BOOK REVIEW: 'Target: Patton' Explores the Suspicious Car Crash That Led to Controversial General's Death
Celebration of 'Big' Art Harvath’s Life Slated for Saturday, Dec. 20 at Steelworker’s Hall
Freezing Rain Slickens West 17th Street Bridge
Multiple Accidents; Now Re-opened
Bernard Wilson is named RCBI Employee of the Month
Local Rock Band To Celebrate National Album Debut
Health Care Costs, Biofuel Use Among Subjects in Census Bureau’s 2009 Statistical Abstract
Roanoke Neo-Nazi Indicted for Threats, Witness Intimidation
Southern Calif. Home Sales Ease but Still Beat '07
Median Home Price Falls Below $300,000 in Record Plunge; Lowest Median since 2003
NAHB: Decline In Housing Production Accelerates In November, Sets New Record Lows
• 12/17/08
COMMON CENTS: Sustainability Already High on GSA Priority List
Suit Alleges That Officers Used Unreasonable Force During Attempted Arrest, Causing Death of Victim
New Police Officers for Huntington; FOP Christmas Party Tuesday
Homeless Connect Offers Awareness, Entertainment, Makeovers at Big Sandy Today
Healing Place Receives Grant to Purchase Property for Recovery Center
Supreme Court Employees Donate to Toys for Tots
Realtors Push for 4.5% Interest Rate Buy-Down
NAHB: Builder Confidence Remains At Record Low In December
Global Births Increasing Even as Fertility Rates Decline
• 12/16/08
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
BP Station in Cabell County Robbed by Man with Shotgun
Suspect in Custody
Michigan Communities Battling Comcast Over Public, Education Access Positioning
Like Team, Like Movie: 'We Are Marshall' Had Rough Opening, Stronger Finish
Nuclear Safety: More Oversight of Nuclear Facilities and Operations
Huntington Sued for Civil Rights Violations by Mother of Arrestee
Complaint Alleges Officers, Not Heroin Caused Man’s Death
Local Animal Rescue Group to Hold Many Holiday Events
Herd Men Erase 18-Point Deficit to Defeat UT Arlington, 81-68
Wilkerson Posts Second Double-Double of Season with 21 Points, 11 Rebounds
Marshall Women Fall to Ohio 67-53
• 12/15/08
No. 1 Ranked Huntington Girls Defeat Winfield 89-45 View Photos
Toy Train Charity Raises About 20 Grand in Funds, Toys View Photos
West Virginia Citizens join with Navajo & Hopi Tribal Leaders and Community Members to Protest Office of Surface Mining
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Australia'
Has 'Gone With the Wind' Parallels, But Falls Short of Sweeping Romantic Epic
BOOK REVIEW: Abe Lincoln: Writer Extraordinaire
Deposition Coming in Federal Civil Rights Litigation
Demands Disclosure of Pastoral Counseling-Psychotherapy Notes
• 12/14/08
Cabell Huntington Hospital President and CEO Brent A. Marsteller Elected Chairman of West Virginia Hospital Association Board of Trustees
Award Nominations Being Accepted for Woman's Philanthropy Society of Cabell Huntington Hospital Honors
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY: Great American Realty Hosting Free Movie Saturday at Cinema Theatre
Deer Hunters in West Virginia Harvest 66,851 Bucks in 2008
2009 REAP Recycling Grants Awarded by Manchin
State Robotics Competition Returns to WJU
LIKE A BIG PIZZA PIE: Full Moon Friday Night Was Bigger, Brighter
• 12/13/08
Returning West Virginians Eager to Become Spokespersons
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Twilight'
Does Vampire Qualify for SSI Benefits?
Two Jailed for Seventh Avenue Home Invasion
Incident May Be Bar Related
COMMENT: Nearly a Year Without Leah…
Firefighters Move Boot Drive to Monday
REALTYTRAC: Foreclosures Up 28% from Nov. 2007
They Decrease 7% on Monthly Basis; Nevada No. 1 in Foreclosures, WV 50th
Consumer Credit Counseling Gets Housing Counseling Grant
The Living Dead and the Deadly Living Clash on Charleston’s West Side
'Death Falcon Zero' Release Dec. 12
Huckaby Keeping Marshall Basketball Memories
of 'Huck’s Herd'Alive with Music
Co-Wrote Trace Adkins Top Ten Single 'Muddy Water'
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Commercial Merchandisers, Fireplace Inserts...and Other Product Recalls
• 12/12/08
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Kreisberg's Plea for Israel-Palestinian Solution Sincere But Naive
COMMENTARY: Old Writers Recite Old Ideas
NEWS ANALYSIS: Ending Caribbean Border Disputes
UN CLIMATE CONFERENCE: Groups Unite to Challenge the Definition of Forests Under UNFCCC/REDD
Council Took Action on Bonds, Emergency Parts, Street Sweeper
LOOKING BACK… Column Laid Huntington’s Future in the Hands, Creative Thinking of its People
Mayor-Elect Wolfe Retains Many Current Department Heads
Tom Bell Deputy Mayor
Marshall University students from WMUL, ‘Up Late’ Win Awards
Surveillance Video Released of Suspect in Pullman Robbery
$1,000 Reward Offered
Cabell Huntington Hospital Opens 24-hour Center for Patients Being Transferred
Cabell Huntington Hospital Book Sale Dec. 16, 17
MU Volleyball's Jalicia Ross Named to AVCA All-Midwest Region Team
Ross hit at a team-best .413 clip during the 2008 season
• 12/11/08
New Circuit Judge Takes Oath of Office in Wayne County
Mike Kellar Named Head Football Coach at Concord
Manchin Names Justice Starcher Distinguished West Virginian
Supreme Court approves Senior Status for Justices, Judge Cummings, Five Others, and Magistrate
Census Bureau Hiring Around the State
Waves of Hiring Begin Now and Stretch into 2009
Rahall Welcomes Coal-To-Liquid Plant to Mingo County
Blagojevich Case Prosecutor: The Breadth of Alleged Corruption Staggering
COMMENTARY: Seizing the Opportunity
Art Harvath, Former HNN City Writer, Active Forum Poster, Dies at 56
LOOKING BACK: Harvath Quizzed the Mayor Following the Charleston Avenue Quadruple Murders
Police Nab Suspects, Seize Marijuana
Second Robbery Downtown in Ten Days; Wendy’s on Third Avenue Target
Mayor-Elect's Holiday Open House Saturday Dec. 20
BOOKS I LIKED: This is NOT a List of the Best Books of 2008
It's a List of My Favorites
REALTORS: Pending Home Sales Holding In Stable Range
Long, Frustrating Council Meeting Filled with Scrambling Procedural Hurdles
Amendments Made to Professional Salary; Liaison Postponed Until February 2009
• 12/10/08
Construction on Basketball Locker Rooms to Start Soon at MU View Photos
Little League Southeast Regional Tournament to be Played in Ceredo-Kenova in 2009
21st Century Warfare: US Army Continues Transformation
COMMENTARY: Opportunity Assessments and Threat Assessments
City Council, Finance Committee Meet Today
Mayor Elect Attending Meeting; Emergency Pump Transformer Purchase Requested
Arrests Made in Murder, Robbery
Suspect Still At Large in Theatre Theft
LOOKING BACK… 2004 Interview with Current Mayor Revealed Most of the 2008 Issues
ACLU Brings Legal Challenge to Planned Random Drug Testing of West Virginia Public School Employees
• 12/09/08
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
North Carolina Law Enforcement Finds Success in Tracking Suspects
MANN TALK: Texas with a Population of Six Billion
Herd Men Claim Dramatic 84-80 Win at Boston University
Herd Women’s Basketball Falls At Seton Hall, 73-52
Hammond scores 11 in the loss
• 12/08/08
ETSU Downs Marshall 76-72 View Photos
COMMENTARY: A New Job for the New President
UN Climate Deal Could Pay for Forest Destruction
Carbon Karma Fortune-telling Action Foretells REDD Profits
Professional Employee Pay Raise Ordinance Goes to Finance Committee Prior to First Reading
Finance Meeting at 5 p.m. Monday; Political or Non-Political Matters?
Men's Basketball Heads to Boston to Face America East Favorite BU on Saturday
Herd Dealt Terriers a 23-Point Loss in Huntington Last Season
CORRECTED: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Rules Clarified
West Virginia Youth Action League Gathers to Build Youth Power
• 12/07/08
Art contest to Raise Air Quality Awareness
COMMENTARY: Wall Street Journal Story on Falling Home Prices Draws Fire from Realtors
COMMENTARY: Bad Deals for Whales and the Caribbean
December Is a Month of Hope
• 12/06/08
Administration Pay Increase Ordinance Poorly Timed
Ritter’s Co-Sponsorship Tentative Until Reading Full Version
BUSINESS NEWS: Local Invention, One-of-A-Kind “The Powerwagon” Begins Manufacturing at the Huntington Industrial Center With Grand Opening on Friday
Construction Company Sued for January 2008 Downtown Water Line Breakage
Ronald McDonald House to Light the 'House That Love Built'
Students Learn Science and Math During LEGO Robotics Competition
MU Offensive Guard Matt Altobello Named to C-USA All-Academic Team
West Virginians Could be Eligible for Extended Emergency Unemployment Compensation Benefits
Donations Sought for Burned Cat’s Surgery After It Was Found by Workers
• 12/05/08
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Hockey Helmets, Doll Clothing, Toy Army Figures
MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase Sharply Over Previous Week; Still Down 21.9% Year On Year
COMMENTARY: Recovering the Magic of Christmas
The Battle of Kings Mountain
COMMENTARY: PentaGates
Dr. Jeffrey George, Daughter Die in Virginia Accident
City Records Eighth Homicide of 2008
Mayor Elect Has Plans for Citizen’s Academy, Reserve Police Force to Assist in Crime Reduction
Morgantown/Huntington University Debate Continues
DEA reports 'High Demand' for Club Drugs at WVU; Federal Task Force Targets Reducing Drugs in Huntington
Property, Robbery Have Less 'Clearances' Nationwide
Murder 60%, HPD has 80% Rate
Lesage, S.E. Huntington Lions Clubs to Host Crafts Festival at BSSA
NEWS ANALYSIS: WMD Attack Likely, Says New Blue Ribbon Panel Report
COMMENTARY: From Consumerism to Community
Planning for a Busy January for City Council and New Administration
• 12/04/08
Crook's 22 Sends Marshall Women Past UTA 82-72 View Photos
United Way Campaign at 40% of Goal
Cabell Huntington Hospital Hosts Medicare Benefits Enrollment Session Saturday
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sierra Club Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Mining
Holiday Season Cyber Scammers Target Victims
Barrett-Jackson Auction Firm to Host Preview Days for Ford Tri-Motor Airplane in N.C.
Landmark Aircraft to be Sold No Reserve on Jan. 17, 2009
GUEST COMMENTARY: What Housing Crisis?
West Virginia Supreme Court mourns death of Judge Robert J. Staker
• 12/03/08
Tulsa Tops Marshall 38-35 View Photos
Appalachian Model Railroad Show Opens for Weekend Run View Photos
Defense Lifts Marshall Over Morehead State 56-51 View Photos
Huntington's Trying to Curtail Crime
Doing the Best with Allocated Resources
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Marshall Mom Complains About Crime Near Campus
FBI Statistics in 2006 Cloud Writers Theory that WVU/Morgantown Safer Than MU/Huntington
Snyder Stays As MU's Head Football Coach
Herd Men's Basketball Defeats Old Dominion, 68-64
Rockefeller's Long-Time State Director Lou Ann Johnson Retires after 28 Years of Service
COMMERCE DEPT.: October 2008 Construction Spending 4.6% Below October 2007 Rate
• 12/02/08
Fifth Third Classic: Marshall Falls to ULM 69-67 View Photos
That Hollywood Seminar Comes to Marietta, OH
West Virginia Native Talks About What It’s Like to Work in Hollywood
Venus-Jupiter Conjunction A Spectacular Sight in South Texas Sky
NEWS ANALYSIS: The Forgotten US Border
Climate Activists Take Over Washington, DC Office of Environmental Defense
THE CULTURE ARTIST: Cellulosic Ethanol
Pullman Theatre Robbed Saturday Night
Suspect with Gun Fled on Foot; Dogs Brought in for Tracking; Theatre Open as Usual
Marcum: Mark Snyder 'Is and Will Remain' MU's Head Football Coach
Losing a West Virginia Tourist Legend
Theatre West Virginia Threatens to Shut Down
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Group Seeking National Miner's Day
World Jewish Congress Outraged by Statements of UN General Assembly President
MANN TALK: Theocratic Intimations
Pullman Theatre Robbed Saturday Night
Suspect with Gun Fled on Foot; Dogs Brought in for Tracking
Powell Dropped from Herd's Men's Basketball Team
• 12/01/08
Daily Mail Goes Mornings; Lawsuit Not Responsible
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bailout Money to Brazil?
Jewish Group Expresses Grief, Outrage Over Mumbai Terrorist Attacks
On NASCAR: Giving Thanks in 2008
Little Victories Photo Opportunity at Complete Petmart Each Weekend in December
• 11/30/08
CORPS OF ENGINEERS: Two inducted into Distinguished Civilian Gallery
Corps of Engineers Employees win Regional Awards
There’s No Place Like the Keith-Albee: Broadway Musical Classic 'The Wizard Of Oz' Comes to Huntington
FBI Agents Set to Fly to Mumbai
ANALYSIS: Nothing Better to Do? Juicy Campus Mostly Trash Speaking Dud
Pre Meltdown Study Projected Pension Funds Need Additional Contributions in 18 Months
Global Theft Costs Retailers and Consumers US$104 Billion Annually
• 11/29/08
Wayne Pioneers Down Bluefield Beavers, 41-35 View Photos
Over 1,000 Bags of Chips Headed to Soldiers
Herd Swimming Picks Up Two
Schimenti, Smith Sign to Compete for Marshall
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'The Boy in Striped Pajamas'
Humanity Lesson in Idyllic Styled Holocaust Tragedy
BOOK NEWS: Former MU President J. Wade Gilley Writes a Novel
REPORT - PART ONE OF TWO PARTS: City Pension Funds Prior to Stock Meltdown Required Increased Contributions to Exceed Expected Benefit Payout
Huntington has $126 Million Unfunded; Charleston Has $181 Million
Marshall Game Day Parking Information for Saturday
• 11/28/08
Book Signing at Cabell Huntington Hospital Dec. 3
State Law Library Hosting Digital TV Workshop
Physicist Pleads Guilty to Espionage for People's Republic of China
MORTGAGE BANKERS: Home Loan Applications Up Slightly; Still Down 21.9% Year-on-Year Basis
RECALLS THIS WEEK: Denim Pants Sold at JC Penney, Clearner Sold at Lowe's
'No Surprise': New Home Sales Decline 5.3 Percent In October
Lowest Rate Since 1991
• 11/27/08
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: POPULAR Advocates for Whistle Blower Protection
COMMENTARY: Nada to Venezuela
Student Hit by Vehicle in Morning Darkness on Way to School
ISP Sports, MU Athletics Unveil New Video Displays
Post 9/11 Chemical Plant Confidentiality Impacting People Against MIC Activists
Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy Orientation Slated for Next Week
National Trend of Home Price Declines Continues Through the Third Quarter of 2008
Prices Decline 16.6% Q3 2008 over Q3 2007: S&P Case-Shiller
COMMENTARY: Amtrak's Selection of Transportation Industry Veteran as President a Good One
COMMENTARY: CNN's Hypocritical Disregard for Employee Rights
Should It Be Bailout Field in Queens?
• 11/26/08
Marshall Women Take Down North Texas 79-69 View Photos
MANN TALK: The Ecstasies and Agonies of My Political Life
Council Saves Charter Battles Until Next Administration
Sewer Adjustment Tabled
Former WV Gov. Cecil Underwood Dies at 86
Kids Meet a Cop at Latta’s Toy Station
Educational Toys a Niche Retailer Opposite Pullman Square
Rick Huckaby Entertains at Tenth Annual Toy Train Party
BOOK NEWS: America Loses Its Innocence
Revision of 'West Virginia Tough Boys' Reexamines JFK Campaign
Julie C. Lew, MD Joins Holzer Clinic Inc.
Marshall University Students to Design Lounge in Corbly Hall
Pennsylvania Writer Tom Noyes to Read from His Work Dec. 3 at MU
• 11/25/08
Tynikki Crook Named C-USA Player of the Week
She Averaged 18.3 PPG Over the Last Week
REALTORS: Existing-Home Sales Decline Again in October
Prices Fall in All Areas, With West Taking Biggest Hit
COMMENTARY: What Kind of Revolutionary Will You Be?
THE CULTURE ARTIST: A Greener Christmas Tree
Debating What to Leave for the Next Council, Administration
Sewer Runoff Second Reading Yields Computation, Selective Enforcement Questions
Two Shot in Huntington on Sunday Night
Health Insurance Recipients Plan Proactive Meeting Monday
President-Elect Barack Obama Carried Huntington
But Lost Some Precincts Won by Democratic Commissioner Candidate Hubbard
Marshall Swimming Signs Jamie Holmquist from Coral Springs, FL
NEWS ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY: Somali Piracy or Terrorism?
BOOK REVIEW: 'American Rifle' Recounts Development of Military Rifles and Their Influence in American History
Newly Required Audit Method Likely Will Lower Huntington’s Bond Rating
$40 Million Unfunded Pension Liability Must Be Shown on Financial Statements
• 11/24/08
AIDS Quilt Panels Returning to Huntington
Rice Defeats Marshall 35-10
Rahall Statement on Chairmanship and Committee Agenda for the 111th Congress
COMMENTARY: The Saudi Arabian Enigma
Builders Applaud Changes To 'Hope For Homeowners' Program
COMMENTARY: Disrespecting the Voters and the System: Un-American
On NASCAR: Cool, Calm Clint Collects Championship
• 11/23/08
International Festival Starts Week Celebrating Global Society View Photos
Marshall Shoots Down WVU Tech 110-57 View Photos
Charter Changes?: Administration Proposing Amendments; Could trigger Special Election
NEWS ANALYSIS: Proposed Insurance Increase Clouds Preventive Care Procedures
Trace Adkins Concert Postponed Due to Illness
Morgan State Tops Herd Men 72-67 at Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday
Humphrey Nets 17 Points in Loss; Herd Faces University of Wis. Green Bay Today
Fifth Third Classic: Marshall Tops Tennessee State 78-56, ULM Over Morgan State
VOLLEYBALL: No. 2 UAB Sweeps By No. 10 Marshall, 3-0
Jalicia Ross downed a team-best 12 kills in the losing effort
Studio Bends to Public Sentiment; 'The Express' DVD Will Label WVU Scene Fictional
NAR: Commercial Real Estate Index Shows Slowing Activity Expected into 2009
• 11/22/08
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Kouri's Hatchet Job on Janet Napolitano
Hunting Season Is a Rich West Virginia Tradition
COMMENTARY: Is Iran our enemy or are we our own adversary?
Public Private Partnership Aims to Improve Children’s Oral Health
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Herd Men Travel to Daytona Beach for Three Games at Glenn Wilkes Classic
Marshall Will Play First Non-Conference Games in Florida Since 1991
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Fifth Third Classic To Take Place Friday and Saturday
Morgan State, Tennessee State and ULM make up 2008 field
VOLLEYBALL: No. 10 Marshall Advances Past No. 7 Southern Miss, 3-0
The Thundering Herd will play No. 2 UAB at 6:00 p.m. ET, Friday
Snowshoe Mountain Resort Celebrates Early Start to 2008-09 Season Today
Dr. Richard Rafes Named New President at WVSOM
Senate Passes Rockefeller's Short-Term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act
U.S House Bans Plastic Bottles
• 11/21/08
RECALLS THIS WEEK: GE Wall Ovens, Bicycle Light Batteries...and Other Product Recalls
COMMENTARY: Obama Nominates Arizona's Janet Napolitano as Homeland Security Chief
COMMENTARY: Storm Clouds Over Caribbean Financial Services
U.S. Groups, Businesses and Organic Farmers Overwhelmingly Oppose Engineered Papaya
GUEST COMMENTARY: Thanksgiving Is No Turkey
West Virginia Supreme Court Responds to Discrimination, Retaliation Allegations
Any Connection With U.S. Supreme Court Reivew of Massey Decision?
Another Day, Another Armed Robbery; Grocery Store Held Up
Workers Approved Contract; Special Metals Facing Possible $25,000 a Day Hazardous Waste Fine
Collecting Snyder’s Chips for the Troops
West Virginia Supreme Court Reverses Ruling that Favored Cabell Huntington Hospital
Specialist Joins Cabell Huntington Hospital Pain Management Center
Snowshoe Mountain Resort Opens Early for
2008-09 Season
Discounted $29 Lift Tickets Offered for Friday, Nov. 21 Start
Regional Books Take Center Stage at Capital City Art and Craft Show
• 11/20/08
Additional Deer (RG & RRG) Stamp Must Be Purchased Before November 24 Buck Season Opening
Texas Judge Sets Arraignment for Dick Cheney, Others for Conflict of Interest, Organized Crime Activity
REALTORS: House Prices Rise in Some Metros, Buyers More Active in Other Areas Due to Foreclosures
Housing Starts, Building Permits Fall To Lowest Levels On Record In October
News Agencies Predict Jay Rockefeller to Chair Senate Commerce Committee
Magic 97.9 to Feature All Christmas Music Starting Friday
Condom Found in Pizza Lawsuit Alleges; Inmate Sues Hustler for Access to Porn
MU Volleyball Set to Compete at C-USA Tournament
Tenth-seeded Thundering Herd will Take on No. 7 Southern Miss Thursday
WV Statewide Independent Living Council Slates Dec. 3-4 Meeting
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many Components to Issue of Illegal Immigration
NAHB: Builder Confidence in Multifamily Market Plummets in 3rd Quarter to Historically Lowest Levels
Faltering Economy, Oversupply of Units Hurts Rental, Condo Markets