Big taxes loom as Congress and Bush weigh cuts and raises
Nation-wide concern spreads as lawmakers weigh tax cut sizes while families and investors await final figures. Rosemary Colliton backs Paul Tsongas, stressing character over charisma as polls shift in New Hampshire. Local Bluefield group seeks highway safety fixes on U S 460 amid voter sentiment on penalties and union issues.
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Congress
Bush
Rosemary Colliton
Paul Tsongas
New Hampshire
Neel gets life appeal expected
Michael Neel, 24, of Statesville, NC, was sentenced to life for the August shooting death of his wife Tammy Neel, 18, of Green Valley. The judge denied a new trial. Neel plans an appeal and may be paroled after 10 years if mercy is granted.
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Princeton
Michael Neel
Neel
John R. Frazier
Statesville
N.C
Tammy Neel
Green Valley
Bluefield
Mercy
Frazier
Dwayne Cyrus
Deborah Garton
Free diabetes education classes at Dr Cofer's Northfork
On your calendar two sessions at 10 a m and 2 p m at Humana Hospital St Luke's will present free diabetes education classes at Dr Harold Cofer's office in Northfork. A more complete calendar is on page A 2.
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Humana Hospital
St. Luke’s
Harold Cofer
Northfork
Weather Outlook Shows Light Snow Chances
Today high in the mid 30s with a 30 percent chance of light snow as southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight expects light snow mixing with rain, with a low in the upper 20s rising into the 30s. Weather package: A-6.
Bland County Delays Siting Ordinance On Medical Waste Project
Bland County leaders again postponed action on a solid waste facility siting ordinance amid a state moratorium on medical waste incinerator permits. A joint hearing with the Planning Commission occurred as officials awaited Virginia legislature votes and study results. The House committee advanced a two year moratorium, while the Senate panel backed a one year pause with oversight studies. The board also canceled a Feb 24 public hearing on a tipping fee ordinance.
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Bland
Virginia
Bland County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Bland County Planning Commission
House of Delegates Committee On Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Senate
State Air Pollution Control Board
Virginia Waste Management Board
Barber named new Bluefield Junior High principal
Mercer County Board of Education selected Matoaka High School principal Roscoe Mack Barber as the new Bluefield Junior High principal effective today. Barber, with prior experience at BJHS and other schools, says he aims to raise attendance and performance through discipline and a positive environment while surveying staff, students, and parents.
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Matoaka High
Roscoe “Mack” Barber
Mercer County Board of Education
Bluefield
Barber
BJHS
Albert Clark
BUHS
Mercer County
Fairview
Central Junior High School
Facul
Bill Baker
James Harrison
Harrison
PUSH teachs children about the handicapped in schools
Mercer Elementary third graders learn disability awareness through The Kids on the Block puppets. Tony Cochren and Russell Moore of Pi Kappa Phi and Kenneth Root of Concord College present real people with cerebral palsy and deafness. Pupils simulate challenges to grasp daily barriers and language basics. The tour, starting in Charlotte and moving through several states, continues with performances at Athens Knob, Strailey Lashmeet Spanishburg, and Sun Valley elementary sites.
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Rinceton
Mercer
Tony Cochren
Charlotte
N.C
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
Cochren
Russell Moore
Indian University
Kenneth Root
Concord College
Mark Riley
Renaldo Rodriguez
Ellen Jane Peterson
Fraternity
Root
Moore
Wade
Ramsey
Oakvale
Athens
Knob
Straley
Lashmeet
Spanishburg
Sun Valley
Virginia House and Senate approve fast license suspension bills
Virginia lawmakers advanced administrative license revocation for drunken driving with House support 72 to 26 and Senate 25 to 14. The plan could suspend licenses immediately after arrest, with differences over blood tests and appeal timelines to be resolved by a conference committee.
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Richmond
House of Delagatee
Senate
General Assembly
Mary Sue Terry
L. Douglas Wilder
House
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20Th District
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George Twente
General Hospital
Decatur
Ala
Pumsy
Twente
Ben Wortham
Clay County
CaseLin
William Ramsey
Mack Barber
PUSH
Riley
James Barbery
Pi Kappa Phi
Virginia House and Senate
James F. Almand
Arlington Democrat
Del
Arlington
Jerrauld C. Jones
Norfolk
del. Clinton
Miller
Rshenandoah
Sen
Henry L. Marsh II
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