Nelson Short celebrated 40 years as firefighter and leader
Barbara Hawkins profiles Nelson Short of East River Volunteer Fire Department on his 40th anniversary and his role in Mercer County emergency services. The piece highlights his Hazmat team founding, fire board work, and decades of service alongside Buddy Warden and Dickie Cumbow. It praises volunteers and their impact on training, equipment, and community safety.
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Mercer County
East River
ERVFD
Nelson
Cumbow
Charles
Mercer County Fire Board
Wayne Shrader
Nelson Short
CAF
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Cluefield Daily Telegraph Names New Editorial Leadership
William Randy Deason appointed publisher while Samantha Perry takes the helm as executive editor in Cluefield Daily Telegraph. The phrase The fear of the LORD is cited as a guiding motto reflecting the paper's values and long heritage.
WV to modernize voting with optical scanners and access
West Virginia moves to replace lever and punch card voting by Jan 1 under the Help America Vote Act. Secretary Betty Ireland says bids open mid September for certified machines, with counties urged to install one accessible unit per polling place and consider optical scanners for accuracy and efficiency.
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West Virginia
Betty Ireland
Congress
Mountain State
Mercer
McDowell
Tazewell
Mercer County
Ireland
State Election Commission
Energy Bill Boosts West Virginia Coal Jobs and Clean Coal Tech
The energy package backed by President Bush and Congress funds West Virginia coal via Clean Coal Power Initiative and Clean Air Coal Program. Capito calls the bill a jobs measure, predicting thousands of coal jobs created or stabilized as demand for coal rises. The act allocates 1.8 billion for coal tech and 3 billion for pollution controls to advance cleaner, more efficient coal power.
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Bush
West Virginia
Shelley Moore Capito
Secretary of Energy
West
Don’t cry for network decline column on TV news merits
Jay Ambrose critiques Peter Jennings era coverage and network news's sheen. He argues TV news lowers detail, spreads simplified bias, and favors flash over substance. He touts PBS NewsHour and reading on the Web, noting widespread online access and diverse sources.
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Peter Jennings
Jennings
Network News
Dan Rather
ABC
NBC
CBS
All News
PBS
NewsHour
Jim Lehrer
Cokie
Steven Roberts
Google News
America
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