Two Virginias respond quickly to governors’ regional project challenge
In Bluefield, West Virginia and Virginia leaders urged joint regional development. Officials in Tazewell and Mercer counties formed a committee within days, naming Jim Spencer Eric Young David Anderson and Levi Mercer to pursue a cross state project aiding southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia with Kaine and Manchin backing the initiative.
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West Virginia
Joe Manchin
Virginia
Timothy M. Kaine
Southwest Virginia
Bluefield
Manchin
Kaine
Tazewell
Mercer
Tazewell County
Jim Spencer
Eric Young
Board of Supervisors
David Anderson
Levi Mercer
Jim Boyd
Doyle Rasnick
Earl Griffith
Mercer County Commission
Neigh
Regional cooperation grows between Mercer and Tazewell counties
Officials in Mercer and Tazewell counties push for cross state committees to tackle regional projects including an equestrian park near Green Valley. Bluefield and Bluefield Va. also advance intermunicipal talks on shared services and a unified approach to fire, police, streets, storm water and other initiatives. Charles Owens notes progress and future potential for Southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia.
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Bors
Mercer
Tazewell
West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Four Seasons
Bluefield
Princeton
Green Valley
Tazewell County
West
Rick Taylor
Day
Mark Henne
Taylor
Ed Shaffrey
Ron Crabtree
Pete Sarver
MySpace
Hemanshu Nigam
Nigam
U.S
Chuck Schumer
Dn.v
John McCain
R-Ariz
Local Dinefield Daily appoints newsroom leadership
The Dinefield Baily Telegraph announces new publishing and editing leadership led by Publisher William Randy Deason and News Editor Samantha Perry with Sports Editor Andy Patton and city desk heads Brian Woodson Thomas Colley. The executive lineup emphasizes guiding principles from Ephesians 5 11 AKJV.
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Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Virginia proposes online safety push to curb sex offenders
Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell announced a plan to require sex offenders to register email addresses and instant messaging IDs on the state registry. The measure aims to block predators on social networks like MySpace by easier matching, with penalties for false or missing data and support from MySpace and safety groups. The proposal seeks federal consideration and signals broader regional interest.
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Commonwealth
Bob McDonnell
Virginia
McDonnell
MySpace
Richlands Blues win Region 3 state title at Liberty
Blue Tornado pride celebrates Richlands High School football team and Coach Greg Mance after a 13 0 season winning the Region 3 Group AA State Championship at Liberty University Lynchburg Va. The reader applauds the squad staff band and community for a courageous and disciplined title run.
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Wny
Richlands High
Greg Mance
Liberty University
Lynchburg
Mance
Tazewell County
Richlands
Nunity
Blues
Richlands High School
RHS
AHS
Cornered Bush in Oval Office faces Iraq crisis
Martin Schram analyzes how President Bush appears cornered by Iraq policy and pressures to rethink advisers and strategy. He cites recent TV exchanges with Tony Blair, calls for questioning loyalties, and recalls Senate Vietnam era questions about risking lives for a mistaken mission.
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George W. Bush
Oval Office
Washington
Bush
Iraq
Tony Blair
Britain
America
Dick Cheney
Don Rumsfeld
Paul Wolfowitz
George Tenet
White House
Barry McCaffrey
Wayne Downing
Baghdad
Meredith Vieira
Round Walls
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
Massachusetts
John Kerry
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