Craig denies wrongness and illness claim amid ethics probe
Idaho Senator Larry Craig defends his innocence and declares he is not gay after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in a Minneapolis airport men s room sting. House Republican leaders call for an ethics review while noting they will assess additional action. Craig apologized for the cloud over Idaho and said he overreacted and made a poor decision. He faced misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges with $575 fines, unsupervised probation for a year, and a stayed 10 day county workhouse sentence.
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Larry Craig
Craig
Idaho
Senate
Washington
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
Suzanne
Congress
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Minneapolis
Adam Snedker
City board seeking District 1 vacancy recommendations
The mayor said the public has one more week to submit names for the District 1 seat vacated by former Mayor Garry Moore, with Mary Frances Brammer noted as a highly qualified candidate. The board plans a decision at the next meeting while city officials discuss a potential office development near Bluefield Avenue and publish the full rate increase order to comply with state code.
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Linda Whalen
Garry Moore
Whalen
Mary Frances Brammer
Dreama Shireman
Mark Henne
Bluefield Avenue
Henne
Coudn
R.E
Bob” Perkinson Jr
Sanitary Board
Perkinson
Feuchtenberger
State Public Service Commission
Blaine Braithewaite
South
Braithwaite
Virginia Tech president cheered amid campus support after shootings
The office reports thousands of letters and emails backing President Steger as the university grapples with the April 16 tragedy. A Kaine panel findings due soon may address the lockdown question, while faculty leaders praise Steger's leadership and the campus community rallies behind him.
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Larry Hincker
Steger
Virginia Tech
Wendell Flinchum
Jacob Lutz
Board of Visitors
Lutz
Seung-Hui Cho
Cho
Norris Hall
Timothy M. Kaine
Kaine
Kerry Redican
Redican
Tech
Tom Tillar
Tillar
Ryan Smith
Smith
Lemonade Lassies Boost Bluerfield Travel Buzz in 1952
Walker recalls lemonade lassies in 1952 passing out free lemonade and earning a Myrtle Beach vacation sponsored by Bluefield chamber and Kwik Kafe. The trip boosted town publicity and eased wartime austerity mood, with 17 servings setting a 1988 summer record. Contact Greg Jordan at gjordan bottonline.com.
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Walker
Liz Thompson
Chambers of Commerce
Bluefield
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Kwik Kafe
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bottonline
Grand jury alleges neglect in Brooklyn Holcomb case
The grand jury alleges Tracy Holcomb neglected Brooklyn Holcomb and may have been involved in the child’s abuse. Ronald Holcomb, charged after bringing Brooklyn to a hospital before her death, awaits trial with DNA testing planned ahead of a September 25 date. Tracy remains free on a $1000 bond. Ronald is held without bond at Southern Regional Jail.
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Tracy Holcomb
Charles Poe
Princeton Police Department
Ronald Holcomb
Brooklyn
Princeton Community Hospital
Charleston Area Medical Center
Mercer County Circuit Clerk’s Office
David Knight
Beckley
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
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