Lead to rally anti littering drive in Mercer County
Mercer County residents report rampant roadside dumping from a mattress to a toilet amid a long running litter problem. The piece urges strong local leadership and coordinated Adopt-A-Highway style efforts, highlighting volunteer courage and community posts seeking official action to organize cleanup campaigns. Samantha Perry, Daily Telegraph managing editor, invites participation.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Mercer County
Crystal- McComas-Windmill Gap
America
Cluefield Daily Telegraph Names Editor and Staff
Samantha Perry ammie Toler Barbara Hawkins Bob Redd manage editor Pay he ess writer The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
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Ammie Toler
Barbara Hawkins
Bob Redd
No More Taxes Overshadows West Virginia Budget Gap
Gov. Bob Wise signals further spending cuts to cover a potential 180 million shortfall while Senate Finance Chair Walt Helmick says no new taxes will occur in the 2004 session. A subcommittee calls for cracking down on county tax collection, education funds fall short by about 5 million, and officials discuss trimming agencies, freezing hires, and cutting low priority programs to reduce state government. Helmick asserts the state has enough taxes and opposes new levies.
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Bob Wise
Senate Finance Committee
Walt Helmick
Ocahontas
Helmick
Tee
Gov. Wise
House
Bob Kiss
Raleigh
Cabinet On Children and Families
Department of Health and Human Resources
City Council approves baseball and rescue squad funding plea
Letter writer criticizes the July 14 2003 Princeton City Acne budget revision noting a $385000 net revenue rise. The Finance and Administration urged $60000 to Princeton baseball and $325000 to the Princeton Rescue Squad, a motion passed unanimously. The writer regrets not raising police pay and questions funding criteria.
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Princeton City Acne
Princeton Baseball
Princeton Rescue Squad
Princeton Devil Rays
Local reps urged to prioritize job creation in McDowell County
Susan Gullion urges West Virginia and nearby leaders to push for local job expansion, arguing for combined payment centers and catalog order centers to create stable, well paying work. She contrasts small businesses with mega stores, cites regional unemployment and calls for action rather than handouts.
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Canton
Ohio
Gloversville
New York
Bluefield
Texas
Mexico
Sen. Rockefeller
Dw.va
Brushfork
Southwest Virginia
West Virginia
W Va
Beckley
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McDowell
Samantha Perry
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Bottonline
Cluefield Daily Telegraph
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Thomas A. Colley
Charles Owens
Andy Pattor
Dennis Yena
Sen. Helmick
Princeton
Fen
Arnold Schwarzenegger
New England
McDowell County
Susan Gullion
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