Charleston Daily Mail (Newspaper) - May 21, 2007, Charleston, West Virginia Charleston West Virginia Monday May 50 certs irk Immigration faces challenge M returns to Charleston reminisces about first visit to state capital By ELAINE DAILY MAIL STAFF General Chuck Yeager sat in an overstuffed leather arm chair in the Governors Man sion sipping coffee with cream and sugar and taking a breather during a packed schedule of public appear ances It was a far cry from the first time the Hamlin native ventured into the capital city I still remember the first time I came to Yeager said Friday I went into a restaurant and the wait ress asked what kind of bread I looked at me funny when I told her light In Hamlin all we had to eat was biscuits and corn Yeager said I knew loaf bread as light bread thats all I knew it as We were really Yeager might never be rid of his West Virginia roots but its safe to say hes no longer a hick He lives in California on 30 acres of land with his wife Victoria He spends his days hunting fishing and hanging out with his pals some of whom are fairly notable them selves In June I go to Alaska salmon Yeager said I go with some guys and my best friend Barron Hilton You know that Paris Hiltons Yeager took a little time out of his schedule to fly to West Virginia this past weekend On Friday he spoke with Gov Joe Manchin at a reception at the South Charleston Ramada Inn and on Saturday he served as grand marshal in South Char lestons annual Armed Forces Inside 2G Crosswords Life Editorials Movies Obituaries Sports Sudoku Vent Weather Outside TOMORROW Sunny highs in the Charley West says I wonder if Tony Blair got to visit London Byrd Capito on bipartisan committee to block President Bushs proposal By JAKE STUMP DAUY MAIL STAFF Sen Robert Byrd D and Rep Shelley Moore Capito are express ing skepticism over a plan that could grant amnesty to 12 million illegal immigrants cur rently living in the country A bipartisan group of sena tors and the White House have reached an agreement that puts undocumented immi grants on the path to citizen ship under a slated for dis cussion in the Senate this week But Byrd has not wavered on his stance regarding illegal immigration His final vote will depend on what amendments are adopted during Senate said Byrd spokesman Tom Gavin At this moment he would oppose the amnesty in the The 380page would give immediate work authorization to undocumented workers who arrived in the United States before Jan 1 2007 Lawmakers supporting the are trying to paint the measure as one that does not grant amnesty Both Byrd and Capito view it as rewarding those who break immigration laws compro mise announced by the Senate B Turn to In Wheeling its catch and release COURTESY PHOTO Back In 1986 British Prime Minister Tony Blair center who was then an member of Parliament visited the Moun tain State for a few days to tour the coalfields and catch up on American politics Pictured in front of the Logan County Court house he chatted with officials from Gov Arch Moores administration including Barker left and Brad Grouser Britain s As Blairs tenure winds down a state official remembers a 1986 visit to the Mountain State By JAKE STUMP DAILY MAIL STAFF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Britains Prime Minister Tony Blair gets a hug from his wife Cherie outside No 10 Downing Street in London shortly after his election in 1997 coach Shag Baiter was a heavy euy U and didnt have a shirt on He came over and said how are ya Tony just grinned from ear to ear He didnt w rhen a 33year old British bloke rolled into West Virginia back in 1986 all he wanted were a few pairs of Levis jeans from Charleston Department Store Its hard to imagine that same guy today as one of the most prim proper and prominent world leaders Prime Minister Tony Blair who has an hell leave office next month after 10 years as Britains leader But more than a decade before he took control of the United Kingdom Blair toured West coal min ing communities on a trip At the time Blair sported a hairstyle that was one step away from whats now known as a mullet He dressed in casual attire usually a shirt and blue jeans Despite a different appearance Blair Barker Spokesman for Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin still showed the characteristics of the politician hes known as these days The State Department called Gov Arch Moores office in 1985 say ing that Anthony a relative un known to Americans at the time was an and potential future prime minister Moores administration shrugged off those assertions I thought Yeah right Weve heard that kind of stuff said Barker a speechwriter for Moore and now spokesman for Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin The State Department requested someone from Moores office to ac company Blair during his stay in West Virginia Blair then a Member of Parliament wanted to check out the sights of the Mountain State because the region he represented also had experienced a Turn to After visiting West Virginia in 1986 Prime Minister Tony Blair wrote his hosts a thankyou and said he would like to come back some day By STEVE NOVOTNEY FOR THE DAILY MAIL WHEELING Tld tiene el derecho de Those were the first words spoken by Ohio County Sheriffs Deputy Bise recently as he placed an illegal immigrant un der arrest The words are familiar to law enforcement here in the Northern Panhandle It means You have the right to remain in Span explained Ohio County Sheriff Tom Burgoyne who worked for 27 years as an FBI agent before taking office in 2000 Its the beginning of the Miranda Warning translated and every one of our 26 active deputies have been given a Were covering all our bases so when these arrests take place so weve broken the lan guage barrier down to the point where they are able to under stand why they are being ar he said Legally we have to do it Why Thats a very good question since those rights are for Americans and illegal immigrants are not A 15mile segment of Inter state 70 passes through the Northern Panhandle Illegal im migrants seeking work make heavy use of the eastwest highway which runs from Cove Fort Utah to Baltimore Md In the past 23 months Bur goynes department ed processed and 98 ille gal immigrants More than 20 have been arrested by the Wheeling Police Department in the past 18 months In contrast the Kanawha County Sheriffs Department Deputy sues By JUSTIN DAILY MAIL STAFF A deputy marshal based in Charleston is suing the makers of the popular cold remedy over his lost sense of smell which he says has put him in danger of being unknowingly exposed to methamphetamine labs William L Seckman 42 who lives in Putnam County said he took the drug nasally late last year for a cold and soon after couldnt smell any thing and suffered a partial loss of his sense of taste Seckman in a lawsuit filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court says Initiatives and its subsidiary LLC did not warn him of the potential risks of certain destructive qualities caused by the presence of zinc in the product Seckman says he sought med ical advice on his problem to no avail He believes hes lost his sense of smell permanently And in his line of work thats no good Seckman claims As a federal law enforcement officer he said his duties some times expose him to metham labs which are con dangerous to be in con tact with Police say an operating meth lab has a distinctive odor some times described as similar to the smell of rotten eggs or ammonia After authorities discover and shut down a meth lab its treated like toxic waste Sectarian says he can no longer use his sense of smell to detect a Turn to
