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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 2002
Page
1
Wall Street saw mixed stocks as investors weighed resilient retail sales against cautious inflation bets. Analysts noted sector rotation with gains in technology offset by declines in energy shares amid cautious guidance from retailers.
The Anawalt Christmas parade will take place Saturday at 2 30 p.m Line-up at 2 p.m. Refreshments served in the Anawalt community room after the parade with Santa Claus.
Charleston AP reports Wise administration weighs a $15 million cut to public education to help cover a $250 million shortfall in the new fiscal year. Education consumes about 52 percent of the $2.9 billion budget, with agencies ordered to trim 10 percent next year and 3.4 percent this year.
Wise aide Keith Burdette says the $15 million education request equals about 1.5 percent of the Department of Education’s overall budget and includes the state aid formula. Burdette, Wise’s senior gubernatorial assistant for policy, calls it a target number discussed Thursday.
Students at Graham Middle School and Food City Bluefield joined to donate over 6000 cans to Bluefield Union Mission. The drive yielded 1067 cans in homerooms with Sue Jackson’s class leading at 185. Students earning two or more cans earned homework passes while volunteers loaded more than 1000 cans into a tractor trailer.
Campaign gains over three thousand dollars from two anonymous thousand dollar gifts, fueling the Community Christmas Tree drive which still needs about five thousand to reach twelve thousand. Organizers planned another planning session for a December 23 noon party at Bluefield City Auditorium, while volunteers queued to distribute tickets and prepare for shopping trips for nearly 700 children. Donations can be mailed to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph at 928 Bluefield Ave.
Bill Raney, president of the West Virginia Coal Association, told Pocahontas Association members that coal provides about 99 percent of the state's electricity and the industry must drive a decisive turnaround. He warned Charleston must undergo an absolute sea change to halt the loss of 44 residents daily as vast coal reserves total 53 billion tons.
President George Bush may mandate smallpox shots for hundreds of local hospital and health care workers as a first line defense against bioterrorism. The measure could start in January 2003 and would include military personnel, with officials citing AP reports.
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