Underwood Looks Back at 1997 and Ahead to 1998
Gov Cecil Underwood, now 75 and West Virginia’s oldest governor, recalls 1997 as easier than 1957. He cites a stronger economy, 9,150 new jobs, and Mission West Virginia to aid welfare-to-work efforts, while facing Republican calls for harsher social policies and Democratic questions on plans. He will unveil legislative goals January 14 to sustain momentum.
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Mercer County draft plan projects 2035 growth corridors
Mercer County commissioners reviewed a comprehensive draft plan forecasting a population rise from 64 521 to between 74 422 and 80 857 by 2035. The plan highlights growth along U S 460 east of Princeton and U S 52 from Bluefield to McDowell County, with Route 20 as another growth corridor and calls for an I 73 interchange within the county.
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Boucher opposes Kyoto treaty over coal, costs
U S Rep Rick Boucher D Va in Bluefield opposed the Global Warming Treaty signed in Kyoto saying it would devastate the coal industry by limiting emissions only in industrialized nations and raise energy costs while lacking a viable emissions trading mechanism He said developing countries would face no such limits and predicted the measure would fail to pass Congress He outlined 1998 plans to attract telecom powered industry to Southwest Virginia push two bills funding school renovations and a Patients Bill of Rights and noted bankruptcy and copyright law reforms from the 105th Congress.
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New tech offers treatment for snoring problem
Dr. David Harris of Bluefield explains snoring comes from tissue vibration in the throat including the soft palate tongue and tonsils with the uvula most prominent. About thirty three percent of Americans, mostly men, suffer snoring and new medical tech provides a treatment option to reduce nighttime nasal obstruction and interruption of sleep.
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Princess Diana death seen as 1997's defining moment
Bluefield residents name Princess Diana's death as the standout event of 1997 in informal talks. COMMENTERS cite shock at the headline and contrast with Mother Teresa and John Denver's deaths.
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New Year Wishes Spark Hopes For 1998
In Bluefield Virginia area residents share wishes for 1998. Howard Porter, a retired salesman, hopes for lower taxes and reduced car tax. He also wishes for less government and crime while his wife Gerrie, a sixth grade teacher, has fewer political hopes.
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Lithotripter offers less invasive kidney stone treatment
BRMC adopts the Lithotripter, the stone crusher, delivering ultrasound waves to break kidney stones non invasively. Surgery Director Martha Taylor notes reduced pain and no need for a water bath as in earlier models, with only minor soreness during stone passage.
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