West Virginia town debated Lao refugees resettlement
About 250 Laotian Mien refugees aim to move from San Francisco area to Greenbrier County near Dawson. A local petition with 88 signatures prompts a community debate over acceptance, resources, and potential culture shock amid opposition led by Nina Smith.
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Dawson
W.va
West Virginia
Greenbrier County
Jerry Thompson
San Francisco
Rainelle
Nina Smith
Greenbrier
Thompson
Letter Found Forty Years Late Reveals Brother's WWII Fate
Clyde Spaulding of Holden received the last letter from his brother Paul, written in San Francisco on July 19 1942, and postmarked July 20. The note, found in an easy chair bought after a fire by Carole Bryant, recounts Paul’s hope to return home and references his missing in action status in the South Pacific Solomon Islands battle. The letter’s unexplained delivery raised questions about mail and timing after decades.
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LOGAN
W.va
Clyde Spaulding
Holden
Paul Spaulding
San Francisco
Spaulding
Carole Bryant
Dingess
Paul
Bryant
South Pacific
Solomon Islands
Four West Virginia Sites On Federal Hazardous Waste List
Four West Virginia locations appear on the federal Superfund list of 418 most dangerous hazardous waste dumps. The sites Fike Chemical in Nitro, Follansbee sludge fill in Brooke County, Leetown pesticide pile in Jefferson County, and West Virginia Ordnance site in Point Pleasant are inactive but pose threats to groundwater, surface water, or air. Cleanup funds of 1.6 billion may be allocated, though state share is not yet known.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Fike Chemical
Nitro
Follansbee
Brooke County
Leetown
Jefferson County
Point Pleasant
Environmental Protection Agency
Pam Hayes
State Department of Natural Resources Water Quality Division
America
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Vever & Perfater
Charleston National Plaza
Stephen P. Meyer
Paul S. Perfater
Max
Errs
Bluefield's Health Club
Jefferson St
Cuisinart
McQuail’s
Two
Virginias
Bluefield Ave
Ebluefield
FNEB
Southwest
Virginia
Treasury
First National Exchange Bank
FDIC
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