Hatfield-McCoy Trail a decade later shows growth and revised plans
Ten years after first articles on the Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreational Trail, officials note a multistate plan evolved. The study projected heavy visitor influx and millions in local spending across Mercer McDowell and Wyoming counties. The Kentucky extension is unlikely now, Virginia remains a possible future addition with interest from Tazewell County to extend into Southwest Virginia.
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Hatfield-McCoy
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Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Kentucky
Virginia
Tazewell County
Hatfield McCoy trail opens soon in McDowell County region
Thousands of ATV enthusiasts will visit the area as a 70 mile McDowell County trail segment nears completion with a soft opening planned for February or March. Local businesses in Mercer and McDowell counties expect substantial economic benefits from trail riders spending on lodging food gas and shopping.
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Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority
West Virginia
Wyoming
Mingo
Logan
Boone
Jeff Lusk
Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreational Authority
Pineville
Lusk
McDowell County
Mercer
McDowell
Ashland
Hatfield-McCoy
Cluefield Baily Telegraph Staff Roles Listed
The Cluefield Baily Telegraph names William Randy Deason publisher and Thomas A Colley executive editor with various editors including Samantha Perry managing editor and Brian Woodson senior editor. The text also quotes a biblical verse from Isaiah.
West Virginia CHIP expansion hinges on federal funding
West Virginia moves to extend health insurance to about 4,000 additional uninsured children by raising the income threshold from 200 to 300 percent of the poverty level in stages through 2008. The plan depends on federal approval and a potential funding review due in September, creating uncertainty for continued expansion and urging federal lawmakers to protect CHIP funding.
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Diane Holley
State Department of Administration
Associated Press
West Virginia
Holley
Manchin
Training and education key to mine safety says letters
Dan V Hylton of Bluefield Virginia urges ongoing training after eight hours of MERD mine emergency response training led by Virginia DMME and aided by MSHA and Consol Energy. He cites 2006 as the worst year for fatalities since 1995 and argues safety requires proactive measures, laws, and zero-accident goals.
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DMME
Wayne Davis
David Elswick
Consol Energy Safety
C.W. Tolliver
Ray Phillips
Dale Hess
the Safety and Health Administration
MSHA
MERD
Sago
Dan V. Hylton
Bluefield
Decline of Bush Neocons Ends Era in Pentagon Pact
Martin Schram observes the shrinking power of Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld as John Bolton Wolfowitz and other hard line conservatives exit the scene. The piece recalls past roles from Nixon to Ford to Bush as Rumsfeld engineered Bush’s CIA post while Cheney’s influence waned amid a Saudi pressure and a deteriorating Iraq plan.
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John Bolton
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Dick Cheney
Saudi Arabia
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CIA
Henry Kissinger
New York Times
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