DARE debate, crime costs, and local business ties emerge
A Princeton letter to the editor links DARE program funding to crime reduction and drug prevention amid state reports that DUI and domestic violence drive incarcerations in West Virginia. The piece urges schools to fund prevention, curb rising drug use, and reduce prison housing costs while noting local Chamber activity and the Dunmyer Health Care Group launch in Princeton.
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Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
Scott Burton
Princeton
DARE
Burton
United States
Bluefield Baily Telegraph Staff Listing and Motto
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as publisher and Thomas A Colley as executive editor with roles including news editor state editor and senior writer Samantha Perry as managing editor and sports editor. The paper quotes Colossians 3 16 as a guiding verse for its spiritual stance.
Concord University Seeks Japanese Students to Bolster Finances
Concord University leads West Virginia colleges by recruiting students from Japan to counter declining state revenue. The 130 international students fourth largest public college concentration, aided by articulation with Shibuya Institute, Japan College of Foreign Languages, and Osaka College. In 2003-04 international tuition and living fees totaled about 2.5 million, amid a statewide foreign student impact of 46 million.
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West Virginia
Concord University
Japan
Marshall
Shibuya Institute For Foreign Languages
Tokyo
Concord
Japan College of Foreign Languages
Osaka College
Osaka
National Association of Foreign Student Advisors
Washington
D.C
Bluefield State College
Janet Tenney’s anti smoking message inspires state ads
Janet Tenney of Webster Springs died from cancer caused by smoking after years of attempts to quit. Her life story prompted TV commercials aired since September across Eastern Panhandle and Southern West Virginia with help from the Manhattan Group and the Division of Tobacco Prevention. Officials note rising YNOTQUIT calls and urge local boards to pass Clean Indoor Air rules as one person can make a difference.
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Division of Tobacco Prevention
Manhattan Group
Panhandle
West Virginia
Boards of Health
Jean M. Tenney
Mountain Valley Regional
Webster Springs
W.va
Flu shots and lawsuits threaten vaccine supply
Henry I Miller argues lawsuits cripple vaccine production, linking litigation to dwindling U.S. vaccine manufacturers, higher costs, and reduced public health. He cites Bendectin and a retreat from vaccine development, urging policy changes to curb liability and restore supply and innovation.
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U.S
Weekly Standard
FDA
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
United States
Price Waterhouse Coopers
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Dan Dunmyer
Mercer County
Barbara Hawkins
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Bluefield Baily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
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Samantha Perry
Christ
Concord Initiative
Wells
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PEIA
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Thompsons
Henry I. Miller
Scripps Howard News
Henry J. Miller
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