Virginia sues to redraw districts with raw census data
Virginia asks a DC federal court for permission to use raw 2000 census numbers for redistricting without preapproval from the Justice Department. Gov. Jim Gilmore signed the law in April to use nonsampled data, arguing timely, accurate maps before 2001 elections. The state seeks a ruling that the statutes do not violate the Voting Rights Act while Census data collection continues.
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Virginia
U.S. Justice Department
Jim Gilmore
U.S. District Court For
District of Columbia
Justice Department
David Botkins
Mark Earley
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Botkins
Census Bureau
Supreme Court
Phil Sparks
Sparks
Ruritans host pancake breakfast April 29 in Bluestone Valley
The Spanishburg Ruritan Club invites the public to a pancake breakfast on Saturday, April 29, from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Bluestone Valley Fire Department Community Room behind the Methodist church. Regular and buckwheat pancakes will be served with bacon or sausage and drinks for 3.50 adults and 2.00 children under 12. Profits fund community improvements and needs.
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Spanishburg
Ruritan Club
Bluestone Valley Fire Department
Water project funding for Tazewell County continues
Health department officials say more than 22 million dollars in grants and loans have supported over 13 water projects in Tazewell County. Thomas Gray notes the program targets projects with public health concerns to improve environment and quality of life and provide affordable drinking water through West Virginia Pipeline, Inc. The project is slated for completion by April 17, 2001.
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Tazewell County
Chitwood
Health Department
Thomas Gray
Gray
BRMC Eyes CON Process Shifts After Denial Rule
BRMC officials pressed ahead with letters of intent after PCH and RGH filed theirs, while HCA may lift the one year wait rule if August changes to heart center standards take effect. Caufield said letters of intent would guide determine if BRMC’s status changes. Attempts to reach BRMC leaders for comment were unsuccessful.
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HCA
BRMC
Caufield
PCH
RGH
Bluefield Health Systems
R.W. “Buz” Wilkinson
Eugene Pawlowski
Wilkinson
County budget cuts scale back school funding plan
The school board must trim its proposed budget to about 11.28 million after a 10 percent cut. At a joint meeting with the supervisors, vice chairman Bill Rasnick called the board's original request not unreasonable but unrealistic to fund amid a county budget crisis. The revised plan, which drops lunch price increases, goes back to the Board of Supervisors for a May 1 vote as all county departments face a 10 percent cut to close a 3.5 million shortfall for FY 2000.
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Bill Rasnick
Rasnick
White
Board of Supervisors
Tazewell County
Easter programs deepen meaning as reenactment moves crowds
Participants in an Easter reenactment at Bluewell reflected on Christ and the crucifixion as cold skies cleared and spectators, including children, watched with tears and prayer. Reenactor Jan Minnix and others spoke of the event’s churchgoing outreach and spiritual impact, while Matt Adkins, portraying Christ, said it was worthwhile to aim to touch even one life.
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Folden
Christ
Jan Minnix
Bluewell
Melody Jerkins
Reenactor
Alema Mould
God
Matt Adkins
Scientists and the art of health recommendations
The article discusses how strong health recommendations often rely on weak data and how media coverage shapes public perception. It notes scientists like Dr. Walter Willett question the certainty of conclusions and explains the complexity of linking diet, genes, and disease outcomes, using fiber and colon cancer as a case study.
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Walter Willett
Harvard School of Public Health
Willett
Lynn L. Moore
Boston University School of Medicine
Thomas Pearson
University of Rochester
Pearson
Widowed Persons Meet Monday in Bluefield
The East River Regional Widowed Persons Service will meet Monday at 6 p.m. at College Avenue Baptist Church at the Jefferson Street and College Avenue corner in Bluefield.
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Bluefield
East River
College Avenue Baptist Church
Jefferson Street
College Avenue
Senior's Fun Day set for Tuesday at Salvation Army
BLUEFIELD Senior's Fun Day will be held Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Salvation Army. Activities include bingo exercises Bible study prizes and food.
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Bluefield
Salvation Army
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