WEDNESDAY Messenge Sports Football fortunes of Friday night foes Owensboro, Henderson have been going in opposite directionsIB Also inside World: Ariel Sharon calls for early elections in IsraelSA EM. Inqum Education Some schools turning away from letter gradesID Vol. 128, No. 310 owensboro NOVEMBER 6, 2002 www.messenger-inquirer.com 500 2002 GENERAL ELECTION: OWENSBORO CITY COMMISSION Results Inside (tSt denotes winner) 14th House District QDW(o)D1jfD Mattingly and Davis in; incumbent Burroughs defeated By Joy Campbell Messenger-Inquirer Two political newcomers will take seats on the five-member Owensboro City Commission in January. Al Mattingly a business owner, finished second, and Mimi Davis, a former college professor and- classroom teacher, finished fourth in the nine-person race.
City Commission denotes winner) ftCharlie Castlen 1i 7,942 ftJim Wood 7,073 'A 1 1 A Mi mi Davis 6,882 6,373 Olive Burroughs 5,835 Tommy Howard Alfred S. Mattingly Jr. 7,497 RayAskins, (R) 5,844 frTommy Thompson, (D) 7,625 Story, Page 1C. Fiscal Court (3r denotes winner) Central ftBruce Kunze, (D) 13,823 John Wright, (R) 11,691 i East Jim Lambert, (D) 15,180 Stephen G. Hardesty, (R) 9,141 I Story, Page 1C.
Sheriff Bouvier, (R) 7,792 ftKeith Cain, (D) 19,218 Story, Page 1C. City School Board Thomas Skiratko 1,749 Ann Penrod 3,957 ANancy Eskridge 2,904 Mike Johnson 2,534 Story, Page 1C. Property Valuation Administrator Larry Heppler (R) 11,203 Durbin (D) 13,909 Story, Page 4A 6th Judicial District 1st Division ftLisa Payne 15,755 Steve Poteat 9,087 Story, Page 4A Constable Eastern District Mark Irby (R) 3,738 'aTerry Westerfield (D) 3,850 Story, Page 4A Whitesville Mayor Boarman 95 Ronald Anderson 84 Story, Page 4A Whitesville City Commission ftPatsy Mayfield 129 frMichael Nugent 137 ftRoger Bellamy 123 James Bretz 77 -fr Porter Rogers 110 Story, Page 4A State Senate 6th District Doug Ramey (R) 10,719 ftJerry Rhoads (D) 1 7,488 Story, Page 4A U.S. House of Representatives 2nd District ftRon Lewis (R) 122,244 David Williams (D) 51,607 Robert Dyer (L) 2,034 4,771 Danny Maglinger 3,749 Billy Pogue Charlotte Burdette (write-in) 706 (The top four vote-getters will be on the City Commission.) fflL-SL Rhonda Simpson, Messenger-lnquirer926-0123 Owensboro City Commission candidate Al Mattingly, right, and his home on Crescent Hill Drive, sister, Lisa M. Clark, cheer election returns on Tuesday night at his City voters also returned incumbents Charlie Castlen and Jim Wood.
Castlen was the top vote-getter. Mayor Waymond Morris, the fifth member, was not up for election this year. Olive Burroughs, who is serving her seventh year on the commission, was defeated in her reelection bid. "I was everybody's target," Bur- on because of the way the shooting of Tyrone Clayton Jr. was handled, and the FOP targeted me because I supported John Kazlauskas as police chief," Burroughs said.
"I don't know why I was singled out for the Clayton situation, but I stand by my decision to support Chief Kazlauskas." roughs said Tuesday night "But I think I've done a good job, and I can sleep well at night with my decisions." Burroughs said she won't rule out a run for City Commission again or for another public office. "I enjoyed working with people to help Owensboro, especially the staff at City Hall that's one thing I'll miss." Groups Burroughs said campaigned against her included the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Fraternal Order of Police and the religious community. "The NAACP targeted me early Castlen finished with Mattingly, Wood, Davis, Burroughs, Tommy Howard, Danny Maglinger, Billy Pogue, 3,749. Write-in candidate Charlotte Burdette appeared to receive under 800 See TwoPage 8A 2002 GENERAL ELECTION: DAVIESS COUNTY JAILER 2002 GEUERAL ELECTION: 8TH DISTRICT SENATE Boswell cruises to fourth term n. State Senate denotes winner) 8th District ft David Boswell (D) 1 6,61 8 Mark Treesh (R) 13,924 Boswell said Tuesday night "All the negative, nasty campaigning came back to haunt them." He said he was surprised at the campaign that Treesh ran, saying, "It had (Senate President) David Williams' fingerprints all over it" But Treesh took full responsibility for the By Keith Lawrence Messenger-Inquirer Sen.
David Boswell was elected Tuesday night to his fourth term in the state Senate in one of the most expensive and heated races Daviess County has ever seen. The Sorgho Democrat beat state Rep. Mark Treesh, a Philpot Republican, by an unofficial David Boswell he said, has two choices "Let the distinctions between the candidates blur or contrast the differences." He said his commercials were not negative. "Negative ads are those that make personal attacks," Treesh See BoswelLPage 2A "I only talked to David Williams twice during the entire campaign," he said. Treesh said the power of incumbency is hard to beat A challenger.
16,618 to 13,924 for the 8th District seat, which includes Daviess and McLean counties. "By golly, this just re-establishes my faith in this community," 523 of 523 precincts Story, Page SA 1st District A Ed Whitfield (R) 116,599 2002 GENERAL ELECTION: U.S. SENATE 61,497 Klint Alexander (D) GOP captures control of the Senate John Dunham. Messenger-Inquirer David Osborne receives a standing ovation from his family members after giving his victory speech Tuesday evening at English Park Center. Osborne upset incumbent candidate Harold Taylor by 5,000 votes.
Osborne pulls off upset, defeats Taylor 609 of 609 precincts Story, Page 5A US. Senate More AMitch McCorwen (R) 721,379 Lois C. Weinberg (D) 399,1 43 Incumbent Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnetl easily won re-election Tuesday. Story, Page SA 3,466 of 3,476 precincts Story, Page SA FAMILY COURT AMENDMENT to kill Republican initiatives because such roadblocks need only 41 votes to succeed. Even so, the GOPs capture of the Senate seemed likely to deny Democrats of their major remaining source of power.
Republicans already control the White House, and they recaptured their House majority Tuesday. "It's been a very successful night for the Republican Party, for the president of the United States and for the country at large," said Sen. See Sena Page 2A Associated Press WASHINGTON Republicans won control of the Senate on Tuesday, ousting Democrats in Georgia and Missouri and giving President Bush's legislative agenda a major boost in the next Congress. By winning their 50th seat with a victory in Missouri, the GOP was ensured control of the chamber next year because Vice President Dick Cheney will cast tie-breaking votes. The triumph came on a night that began with Democrats clinging to a one-seat margin, and it meant By Justin Willis Messenger-tnqurer In one of Daviess County's most surprising upsets, a political newcomer and retired Kentucky State Police veteran defeated a two-decade incumbent for the position of Daviess County jailer.
David Osborne seized a 60 percent majority of votes in his first bid for elected office. He unseated Harold Taylor, who has served as jailer since 1981. Osborne received 16,296 votes to Taylor's 10.933. Osborne. 49, gathered with about 150 friends and relatives at Shady Rest Barbecue at 3955 E.
Fourth St, to watch the returns begin trickling in after the polls See Osbome Page 2A A Yes 718,377 No 231.315 they will have to relinquish the majority they have held since Vermont Sen. James Jeffords abandoned the GOP in June 2001. With at least 47 senators. Democrats will still be able to use filibusters procedural delays 3,466 of 3,476 precincts Story, Page 6C Nation mz3 Education Yak's Comer takes a look at the art of turkey calling 6D RegKxV1-BC Sports1-4B TelevtsiorV4B Yak's ComerCD 6D Markets, 6B Movies4B Opcorv7A Records. 2C Astrology 20 Classified 2-5D Comics SB Dear Abtoy 2D EducatorVI-20, Sports Randy Johnson a unanimous winner of the National League Cy Young Award1 ft- 1 Harvey Pitt resigns as chairman oftheSECaA 28 pagt four sections I II II I HUH II I.
