Make-A-Wish grants computer to ill Parkersburg girl
Christina Gregg, an 11 year old from Fairplains Elementary School, received a computer as her wish while battling a kidney illness. Make-A-Wish West Virginia director Frank Lee arranged the gift after her mother Pam Kimble requested it as a Christmas present. The story also notes AT&T refunds for Gulf War calls and a string of Christmas name anecdotes from Indianapolis families.
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Tazewell County Public Service Authority meeting notice
On Thursday Dec 27 at 5 30 p m the regularly scheduled meeting of the Tazewell County Public Service Authority will be held in the conference room of the Tazewell County Administration Building Free training and employment services are available through the Senior Community Service Employment Program and the Job Training Partnership Act Program sponsored by the Southeastern West Virginia Area Agency on Aging at 701 Mercer Street Princeton Contact Box 1432 Princeton WV 24740 or call 425 1147
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Tazewell County Public Service Authority
Tazewell County Administration
Southeastern West Virginia
Agency On Aging
Mercer St
Princeton
Partly Sunny Forecast Beneath Chilly Temperatures
The National Weather Service projects partly sunny skies today with highs in the lower 30s. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with temperatures dipping to the lower 20s.
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National Weather Service
Soldiers Christmas joy and hardship in the Desert Shield
U S troops in Saudi Arabia face a bittersweet Christmas as 300000 personnel under Operation Desert Shield balance holiday cheer with homesickness. Santa visits the Mercy hospital ship while others, including Bob Hope and volunteers, bring comfort. stories span airman, sailors, orphans, and blood drives across the nation.
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Stephanie Hart
USNS
Mercy
San Antonio
John Davidson
37Th Airborne Engineer Battalion
Bob Hope
U.S
Santa
Awacs
Chad Dombrosky
Milton-Freewater
Ore
Dombrosky
IRS to mail 1990 tax forms starting Thursday
Millions will receive 1990 Internal Revenue Service tax packages beginning Thursday two days later than the year before. Form changes are modest. basic rates stay at 15 and 28 percent, with exemptions rising from 2000 to 2050 dollars to adjust for inflation. Interest on car loans and credit cards remains a focus for deduction rules.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Arthur Altman
IRS
Altman
Congress
Bush Administration
West Virginia eyes highway upgrades but funds scarce
West Virginia plans several four lane upgrades including U S 52 in coal country and U S 40 renamed as Interstate 68 near Morgantown. State officials say no new interstates will be built this session with most construction money coming from the federal government. Local priorities focus on Appalachian corridors and repairs to aging bridges while counties seek improvements on U S 35 and West Virginia 2.
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Glenwood
Milton Trippetts
Mason County
Ohio River
Trippett
Helen Cobb
West Virginia
Congress
Morgantown
Coal Fields
U.S. 52
Mingo
Wayne Counties
Cabell
Putnam
Mason
U.S. 35
Hall of Fame adds Misty Moonlight Serenade and more
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences inducts pre 1958 blues jazz big band and Broadway musical pieces into its Hall of Fame. This year’s selections include Call It Stormy Monday Misty Moonlight Serenade Show Boat and the West Side Story original cast album.
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Burbank
Calif
National Academy of Record In Arts and Sciences
Academy
Bluefield Targets Delinquent B and O Taxes in Citywide Drive
Bluefield officials launch a campaign to collect delinquent business and occupation taxes. About 900 city businesses generate roughly 2 million in revenue for the general fund and 15 percent have received late or final notices. City Treasurer Charles Stahl notes 19 tax classifications create confusion and supports replacing the tax with a more equitable system.
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Bluefield
Charles Stahl
B&o
Charlie Stahl
Stahl
Bluefield B O tax funds nearly half of city budget
City Treasurer Charlie Stahl says the Business and Occupation tax accounts for almost half of Bluefield 5 million annual budget. The tax applies to all business within city limits and is tied to gross income, with calls for state reform to replace it with a more equitable revenue source.
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B&o
Charlie Stahl
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