Free rides expand to buses during free ride day
The ING Direct sponsored promotion will make bus and MetroAccess rides free from 5:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 16, following earlier plans for rail fares paid by the bank. The bank pays Metro about $652,000 plus advertising, with a projected 4 percent ridership rise. ING Direct is Wilmington based and has run similar programs in San Francisco and Boston.
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West Virginia faces prison expansion amid rising inmate load
A state report projects West Virginia inmate population rising 58.8 percent by 2009 and 71.8 percent by 2014, the highest among seven states. Beds are added now but new prisons may cost about 100 million dollars. Lawmakers weigh alternative sentences and community corrections to curb jail growth.
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Reshaping discussed for Bluefield Princeton merger ideas
Bluefield Mayor R E Perkinson Jr backs dialogue with Princeton to explore shared services without erasing local identity. Mercer County leaders Freeman and Perkinson note possible county council as a cost saving model, but warn legislative details and old boundaries pose hurdles.
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