Bob Hope remembered at memorial Mass in Washington
One week after his death at age 100 Bob Hope was honored in a memorial Mass in Washington. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick who knew Hope and his wife Dolores for more than 30 years led the service at the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
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Bob Hope
D.C
Washington
Theodore E. McCarrick
Dolores
McCarrick
New York
Terence J. Cooke
Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Lawmakers back draft ATV safety bill in Charleston
A joint Judiciary subcommittee endorsed a draft law to ban all terrain vehicles from public roads, require helmets for riders under 18, bar under 18 from carrying passengers, and mandate continuous safety training and certification for youths. Senator Larry Rowe called it a true safety bill for children.
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Charleston
Joint Judiciary Subcommittee
Larry Rowe
D-Kanawha
Bluefield soldier returns from Iraq in homecoming
Spc. 4th Class Brian D. Carter, 11 Bravo infantryman with the 1st Armored Division, arrived home from Kuwait and Fort Riley after Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother Katherine Carter speaks of near misses and a friend who was killed in Karbala as the family welcomes him back after 3 a.m. arrival.
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Luefield
Katherine Carter
Brian D. Carter
Ft. Riley
Kan
1St Armored
Kuwait
Spe
Carter
Bluefield
41St
Karbala
Spc
Larry Brown
Katherine and
Burgess
Local Marine glad to be back on U.S. soil
Lance Cpl. Jason A. Thomas returned to U.S. soil after six months overseas in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He spent nearly two months in the battle zone and thanked his parents Pam and Jim Thomas at a welcome home ceremony on June 21 after deployment began January 4.
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Lance Cpl
Jason A. Thomas
Pam
Jim
U.S
Suewell
New McDowell center targets at risk youths
Officials in McDowell County plan to renovate the old Social Security building in Welch to create the Phoenix Center. The alternative center aims to help at risk students and is slated to open at the start of the 2003 2004 school year.
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Welch
McDowell County
Social Security
Phoenix Center
Local farmers market keeps going despite slow harvest
Mercer County farmers market at the technical education center faces a delayed crop as wet weather and cold ground slow plantings. Vendors report green beans corn and tomatoes about two weeks late, yet customers still browse stalls and socialize, with Wilson Poff driving from Bramwell to chat and shop.
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Princeton
Dors
Wilson Poff
Bramwell
Mercer County Technical Education Center
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