Pay raises dominate second half of WV Legislature
Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin says the budget hinges on pay raises as West Virginia moves through the halfway point of the 73rd session. He cites tax relief for low earners, flood damage recovery, and a rising investment bill while stressing no hiring freezes for three years. He notes the Rule of 80 affects teacher raises and praises the state’s return to sound finances.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Senate
Earl Ray Tomblin
Senate Finance Committee
Tomblin
West
Train collision near Silver Spring kills 11
Federal investigators examine the Snowy Saturday wreck of a local commuter train and an Amtrak Capitol Limited in the Washington area. Most victims were Job Corps trainees returning home for a holiday weekend. President Clinton and Labor Secretary Reich offered condolences as the NTSB probes the cause and signaling.
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Silver Spring
Amtrak
Capitol Limited
Chicago
National Transportation Safety Board
John Goglia
Washington
CSX Transportation
Jacksonville
Fla
Goglia
Job Corps
West Virginia
Rockville
Clinton
Robert Reich
Sunday Partly Cloudy With Cool Highs Across Regions
Partly cloudy conditions prevail with daytime temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Tonight remains partly cloudy with lows from the teens to the lower 20s. Weather package A-6 notes a tip line for Mercer and surrounding counties.
Hope and fear bone marrow transplant framed as life or death
A 29 year old Princeton resident, Craig Strauth, seeks a bone marrow transplant at Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. A donor mismatch leaves a 5 percent rejection risk and possible graft versus host disease. If successful, the procedure could occur late March or early April, with Strauth hoping to reach his 30th birthday in May. His wife Tammy and two children, Felicia and Tyler, support his fight as he faces a potential five year prognosis without transplantation.
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Pennene
Princeton
Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute
Craig Strauth
Strauth
Tammy
Felicia
Tyler
Hher
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