Rural Appalachian library honoring Don West thrives unseen
The Pipestem Folklife Center library, two miles off Route 20, hosts hikers, nuclear freeze groups and organic farmers who visit to read and volunteer. With no librarian and limited funds, key access is shared by volunteers like Mrs. Moose and Stanley, keeping Don West's library dream alive despite cold winters and light use.
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Pipestem
West
Antioch College
Route 20
Don
Mrs. Moose
Don West
Beckleyan
Dave Stanley
Pipestem Library
Wests
Summers County
Mooses
The
Folklife Center
Tim
Hinton High School
Mercer County masters program eyed to boost education
Bluefield leaders including Bill Baker push a pilot masters program to strengthen teaching in Mercer County schools. John Shott and the Board of Regents backed state funding as Governor Moore supports expanding teacher training to raise classroom skills and writing across subjects.
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John Shott
John
Board of Regents
Beasley
Bluefield State
Concord
COGS
Bill Baker
Bluefield
Bill
Mercer County
West Virginia
Charleston
Baker
Williamsburg
Board of Education
Moore
Welfare workers oppose crackdown seen as government spying
CHARLESTON AP welfare workers and union representatives testified to a legislative subcommittee Sunday night, condemning the new welfare crackdown. AFSCME spokesman Pam Ray said the Department of Human Services is using untrained workers to check welfare cases, part of Gov Arch Moore’s plan to cut errors from 10.6 percent to three percent, a reform criticized as intrusive and revised amid legal action.
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Charleston
Pam Ray
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Department of Human Services
Arch Moore
Department
Auction House Plans Weekly and Monthly Antique Sales
The owner outlines a plan for weekly sales of miscellaneous items and a monthly antique sale. He expects buyers from Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, with visitors likely staying overnight to extend shopping hours. Background notes mention St Bonaventure becoming a graduate school in 1925 and a university in 1950.
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Thomas
Ohio
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
St. Bonaventure
United States
Religion Concert With Bill Moss and the Celestials
Bill Moss and the Celestials are set to perform a religion concert on December 10 at 7 p.m. at J.H. Easley Tabernacle United Holy Church located at 109 Henderson St in Princeton. New York City was incorporated under English law in 1665.
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Bill Moss and
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Celestials
J.H. Easley Tabernacle United Holy Church
Henderson St
Princeton
New York City
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Monroe
Farley
Steve Land
Merry Christmas
TeleScripps
TeleScripps Cable Television
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Green Valley
Full Circle Travel
Mexico
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Mexico City
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Holland America
Ft. Lauderdale
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Sitmar Trans-Panama Canal
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Nassau, Bahamas
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Breckenridge
Copper Mountain
Keystone
Vail
Winter Park
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Quebec
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Montreal
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Twin City Shopping Center
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United Vacations
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Kauai
Maui
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Waikiki Hobron
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