Katrina fifth anniversary marked with grieving casket burial
In Chalmette Louisiana residents mourn and honor victims of Hurricane Katrina as a symbolic burial closes a steel casket containing a child’s red crayon note and a memorial for Gloria. Officials, survivors and Archbishop Aymond reflect on loss while Obama plans Xavier University address and a Lower 9th Ward healing ceremony.
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Louisiana
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Barack Obama
Xavier University
St. Louis Cathedral
Jackson Square
Barbara Washington
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War Memorial Park
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Ginseng harvesting rules explained for West Virginia
Black explains factors affecting ginseng price and harvests. Digging on public land is banned. diggers must sell to registered WV ginseng dealers or weight roots at Forestry weigh stations by March 1. Possession without a weight receipt is banned from April 1 to Aug 3. Written landowner permission required to dig on private property.
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Black
West Virginia
Division of Forestry
Graham reunion brings West Graham and Falls Mills ties together
Bob Hedrick recalls friendly rivalries while coaching Graham G-Men from 1968 to 1972. Sam Crockett, a West Graham alumnus and former GHS principal, praises West Graham as a great hometown. The reunion drew attendees from several states and ran from noon to seven.
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West Graham-er
Falls Mills-er
Bob Hedrick
Hedrick
GHS
Sam Crockett
West Graham
Kirk
Wolf reintroduction funding faces rancher concerns
Earth Talk discusses a Wolf Conservation Trust by Defenders of Wildlife to compensate ranchers for livestock losses to wolves, aiming to reduce political resistance to wolf recovery. Some environmentalists oppose reintroductions, arguing humans have meddled enough and that long term effects are uncertain. Animal advocates like PETA warn reintroduction stresses predators and disrupts prey, causing displacement as animals alter behavior.
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Defenders of Wildlife
Wolf, Conservation Trust
People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals
PETA
Ghost Walk of Historic Bramwell Returns in October
Tickets are on sale for the 3rd Annual Ghost Walk of Historic Bramwell on October 23. Spirits gather at the Train Depot at 5 PM, walk begins 7 PM. Advance $10, door $15. Proceeds benefit WECAN and Bramwell town projects.Tickets available at local chambers, banks, Bramwell Town Hall, and Children’s Home Society.
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Bramwell
Princeton
Bluefield
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