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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 2009
Page
1
February 6 2009 brings a roundup of local events and updates from Bdtonline. Key items include community notices, school activities, and brief updates on city services and public happenings for readers in the area.
Sen. Tom Harkin, chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, says the nation relies on a patchwork food safety system and urges finding gaps to remedy it. A hearing on the salmonella outbreak is set for Thursday as temperatures rise to around 44.
Light crude settles at 41.17 a barrel while stock indices show mixed movement. Nasdaq composite and Russell 2000 list gains with notable volume, advancing counts and market diary figures included.
A 68-year-old woman in North Jeolla Province has failed the written driver’s license exam for the 771st time after starting in April 2005. She plans another attempt while having spent about 4 million won on fees. An agency official notes her best score is 50 as she awaits another test.
Daily 3 in West Virginia shows 9 7 8 and Daily 4 shows 3 8 0 4. Virginia Pick 3 delivers 8 6 9 and Pick 4 delivers 2 1 7 1.
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The West Virginia Parkways Authority moves toward higher tolls on the 88 mile road to cover bond debt as January commercial traffic falls 19 percent and overall debt coverage slips from 168.2 percent to 104.38 percent. Board members back studies by engineers to assess repairs, usage, and revenue trends.
West Virginia lawmakers hear that coal taxes may still balance next year’s budget while natural gas prospects fade. At the Legislative Lookahead conference hosted by AP and Marshall University, officials note coal production totals around 150 to 160 million tons annually with demand easing as the steel sector slows. Deputy Revenue Secretary Muchow expects lower production and prices.
Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine says administration and key lawmakers reached a landmark agreement to pass a statewide smoking ban in bars and restaurants with exceptions for private clubs and designated smoking rooms that are separated and ventilated. Local business owners in Tazewell previously opposed the idea while noting existing separate smoking areas.
State Superintendent Steve Paine urged loosening laws to allow counties to extend the 180 day school year by using flexible calendars. Mercer, McDowell and Monroe counties have already used snow days, with Mercer County noting replacement days are exhausted. Principals and teachers would need overtime considerations and contract adjustments to implement changes for better fitting schedules.
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