Counties seek to join Appalachia for funding boost
Virginia and neighboring states push federal lawmakers to redraw the Appalachia map to include more counties. Envisioned entrants would gain ARCO funding to aid poverty and unemployment, though more counties could dilute resources for the current 410. Virginia targets Patrick and Henry counties while others in Kentucky Tennessee and Ohio could follow.
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Richmond
Virginia
Appalachia
Appalachian Regional Commission
Congress
Patrick and Henry
Commission
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
Virgil H. Goode Jr
Rick Boucher
Appalachian
Public health shifts flu shot targets to children
Richmond officials note annual flu vaccination now includes very young and healthy children. The early season strains clinics and emergency rooms as Dr. Harry Gewanter reports packed offices and late hours while CJW Medical Center cites very high child volumes with flu like symptoms.
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Richmond, Va
Harry Gewanter
Richmond Pediatrics
Particu
Gewanter
Mark Foust
CJW Medical Center
Chippenham Hospital
Defense seeks life for Malvo as witnesses praise him
In Chesapeake, the defense argues for a life sentence for Lee Boyd Malvo, portraying him as a bright, lonely youth shaped by indoctrination. Family and teachers offer contrasting views, citing kindness and sadness, while victims' relatives describe enduring loss and anger as the sentencing phase opens.
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Chesapeake
Lee Boyd Malvo
Malvo
Thomas Walsh
Muhammad
Virginia Beach
Vijay Walekar
Premkumar Walekar
Walekar
Hannum
Myrtha Canada
Pascal Charlot
Esmie McLeod
Jamaica
McLeod
Lee Malvo
Winsom Maxwell
Craig Cooley
Deadline nears for SMART529 tax deduction in WV
HARLESTON AP West Virginians have until December 31 to contribute to SMART529 college savings and prepaid tuition plans to qualify for a 2003 state income tax deduction. Treasurer John Perdue notes the deduction lowers taxable income and is a key WV tax break. For details call 1 877 767 8529.
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Harleston
West
John Perdue
West Virginia
Perdue
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