http://www.timeswv.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 27 May 2009 02:25:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_147022628.html http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_147022628.html The Mexican drug cartels battling viciously to expand and survive have a powerful financial incentive: Across the border to the north is a market for illegal drugs unsurpassed for its wealth, diversity and voraciousness. Wed, 20 May 2009 01:08:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_140010935.html http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_140010935.html Some soccer moms will have to give up hulking SUVs. Carpenters will still haul materials around in pickup trucks, but they will cost more. Nearly everybody else will drive smaller cars, and more of them will run on electricity. Wed, 13 May 2009 02:40:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_133024345.html http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_133024345.html The crowd at Oriole Park at Camden Yards was so sparse on a recent weeknight, its murmur so low, that you could hear clear across the field when a fan let out a disappointed wail at first pitch: “Where IS everybody?”Yet Section 334, high above home plate, was humming — large groups of college-age kids, elderly couples, families with small children in Nick Markakis jerseys. And most of them had paid an almost quaint price for their seats: $8. Tue, 05 May 2009 21:20:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_125212106.html http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_125212106.html Embarking on a “listening tour,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan asked teachers, parents and students Tuesday how they would improve No Child Left Behind, the controversial education law championed by former President George W. Bush.Duncan visited West Virginia, the first stop on a 15-state tour as the Obama administration prepares to try to overhaul the program. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:47:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_119014858.html http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_119014858.html Don Rose knows how to properly lift a box. It was the turning that got him in trouble.“I lifted the right way, but I turned the wrong way,” said the Core resident, who hurt his back at his job as a coal miner lifting a 40-pound bag of rock dust. “When I turned to set it down, I didn’t move my feet. I just twisted my back.” Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:13:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_112011111.html http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_112011111.html Karen McKee has been recycling for nearly two decades and also has helped her three daughters with environmental projects as a troop leader of Girl Scouts. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:09:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_105021015.html http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_105021015.html When it comes to closets, Julie Mills has a simple reason why people have trouble finding a particular outfit or pair of shoes.“Basically, we have too many clothes,” Mills said. “We only wear about 20 percent of what we have in the closet. We have a favorite sweater and a favorite pair of jeans, but a lot of times, we buy things because there is a good sale but we didn’t necessarily need it.” Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:42:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_098014307.html http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_098014307.html When Lindsay Marsh of Bridgeport was searching for her wedding gown, she had narrowed the choice down to two. One was at a Pittsburgh-area store and the other was at Coni and Franc in Morgantown.She wanted a strapless dress, but the one she liked at Coni and Franc had a halter top. Not to worry. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:48:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_091004935.html http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_091004935.html Your poor little tootsies have been hibernating since October, hidden from the world in their own snug little world of thick socks and heavy boots.And for a while, that was good. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:02:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_083195748.html http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_083195748.html Derek Graner can scan a crowd of veterans and pick out those needing help.The former Army sergeant developed post traumatic stress disorder in Iraq and knows the signs — the withdrawal, the restlessness, the distrust.“Sometimes there is a certain look in their eye,” he said. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:46:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_077004700.html http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_077004700.html Accidents can happen at any time, and unfortunately many people are not prepared. Emergency service personnel in the county respond to numerous accidents throughout a year, and Glen Satterfield, a supervisor at the Marion County Rescue Squad, said there are some things that people should have in their possession in case of an emergency. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:34:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_069204414.html http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_069204414.html Every year on March 17, most everyone across the nation celebrates Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Day holiday. And from sporting green clothes and shamrocks to eating corned beef and cabbage, even those who have no Irish roots to speak of find ways to celebrate. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:01:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_063020230.html http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_063020230.html The days of couch-potato video games may be gone.Just a few short years ago, video games were limited to a console attached to a television. Dedicated gamers would sit in front of the TV for hours, trying to reach the next level in their favorite game. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:23:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_056012430.html http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_056012430.html Mary Jo Rutherford was having trouble with her blood pressure and decided to make some changes in her diet by concentrating on foods with less cholesterol.Now she eats chicken, fish and turkey instead of beef and has increased the amount of vegetables she eats. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:39:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_048181326.html http://www.timeswv.com/take_five/local_story_048181326.html People on high blood pressure medication need to watch out for over-the-counter decongestants while those on heart medicine have their own set of dangers to consider, including grapefruit juice.