Pigeons Targeted in Charleston Cleanup Effort
Robert Allen, a 55 year old sanitarian, volunteers Sundays with air rifle to shoot pigeons and starlings declared a nuisance by health officials. He estimates a 90 percent reduction in pigeons in one city area while critics urge restraint. city officials defend the program as deterrence.
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Jay Goldman
Jerry Marsh
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Nancy Dotson
German exchange student maintains lifelong ties with Bluefield hosts
Gunnar Schmidt, now 36, met Dr. Albert Paine and Ben Paine of Bluefield as a 16 year old German exchange student. The unlikely 20 year friendship endures across thousands of miles. Schmidt later moved from Hamburg to Kiel and became an English language teacher, visiting the U S every other year to keep the connection alive.
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Robertson backs Bush stem cell decision on ethics and science
Rev. Pat Robertson praised President Bush for allowing federal funding for limited stem cell research while avoiding embryo destruction. He called the move an elegant solution that protects the unborn, supports science, and could alleviate human suffering.
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Virginia Beach
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Tidewater
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Eastern Virginia Medical School
Huntington mayor and council clash over budget crisis
In Huntington West Virginia the budget gap tops 1.2 million dollars triggering clashes between Mayor David Felinton and a largely new city council. They clash over 5 percent spending cuts, pension funding, and new labor contracts as residents condemn the bickering while seeking budget fixes.
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Mary Neely
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Woman killed by lightning on Chesapeake Bay boat
A 39 year old woman died Saturday after being struck by lightning on a boat near Willoughby Spit Marina in the Chesapeake Bay. Lonnie West of Gloucester County was on board with her fiancé and his daughter when the bolt hit as they pulled up an anchor. Witnesses and responders failed to revive her before fire crews arrived after 3 p.m. in Norfolk.
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