Christmas Briefs: Baby Jamie Fiske Home After Liver Transplant
Bridgewater Massachusetts celebrates Christmas at home for 13 month old Jamie Fiske who received a life saving liver transplant seven weeks ago. Charles Fiske recalls national support as thousands of cards arrived from across the country including one misaddressed to Bridgewater Connecticut. Jamie born with biliary atresia traveled from Boston area hospitals to Minneapolis for transplant and received a donor liver from Utah after a car train accident. Jamie returned home two weeks ago to a jubilant welcome from neighbors and friends.
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Bridgewater
Mass
Jamie Fiske
Charles Fiske
Jamie
Fiske
Charles
Conn
Boston
University Hospitals
Minneapolis
Utah
Marilyn
Country Santa Brings Cheer to Greenville Pickens Families
Buddy Cox known as Country Santa grew up in Cross Hill and faced hardship as a child. After earning two engineering degrees he began helping others, delivering toys food and clothing. This year he assists 25 children and 13 adults in Greenville and Pickens counties due to economic difficulties.
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Greenville
S.C
Pickens
Buddy Cox
Cox
Cross Hill
South Carolina
9 year old girl survives 18 hours in snowbound car in Colorado
In Ellicott a 9 year old girl Kellie Beam waited alone for 18 hours after her father Dennis left to seek help. Snowmobilers Don Davis and two companions found her at 3 a.m. on Christmas Day in a snowbound car, unharmed though cold.
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Ellicott
Colo
Don Davis
Kellie
Colorado Springs
Dennis
Davis
A Neighborhood Builds A Christmas House In Louisiana
In Baton Rouge Louis and Marian Mulkey lost everything in a house fire on October 18. Neighbors pooled labor and materials to erect a new home scene by Christmas with lights and a glassless living room window. Electrician Charles Milligan will wire it, a bricklayer donates bricks for the chimney, and weekend work continues despite rain and short days.
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Baton Rouge
Louis
Marian Mulkey
Mulkey
Mulkeys
Charles Milligan
Stret
Several West Virginia Counties Escape Job Slump In Oct
The October unemployment rate across West Virginia stood at 15.3 percent, with Jefferson Pendleton and Monongalia counties among the best of the worst. Jefferson County at 4.1 percent led the state, while Monongalia recorded 5.4 percent aided by West Virginia University. McDowell County suffered 34.6 percent unemployment due to ongoing layoffs. Other areas like Huntington and Parkersburg showed double digits, whereas Pendleton and Hardy posted single digits. John McVey and Dave Aylesworth note tourism and commuting patterns help shield Jefferson and Pendleton from recession.
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Morgantown
W.va
West Virginia
Jefferson
Pendleton
Monongalia
Alabama
McDowell County
Panhandle
Wheeling
Huntington
Parkersburg
U.S. Labor Department
State Department of Employment Security
Dave Aylesworth
Charleston
Department
Labor and Economic Research Division
Jefferson County
Hardy
Gilmer
John McVey
Gateway Travel Council
Harper's Ferry National Historical Park
Charles Town
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Richmond
Virginia Hall
Tye
Charles Robb
Jackson
Summit Point
McVey
Washington, Re
Berkeley County
Maryland
Washington County
Pendleton County
Aylesworth
Monongalia County
West Virginia University
Everett F. Magann, M.D
Meryl A. Severson, M.D
Virginia
Office
Graham Medical Clinic, Inc
P. P. Ferraraccio
Virginia Avenue
Michael D. Borrer
M.D
Charles A. Teaters, Jr
Bluefield College
England
Phed Soc Hist Math Rel Engle Bidl Bus Govt
Phed
Engl
Stone Sales
Avi Mercer Mall
Evan Picone
Liz Claiborne
Cobbie
Hush Puppies
Aigner
Etienne Aigner
Cobbies
Joyce “Bolero
Joyce
Acav
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