MacLaine shifts from controversy to self esteem message
Sunday Personalities profile notes Shirley MacLaine no longer sees herself as controversial. She tells The Kansas City Star many past ideas are now mainstream and promotes self esteem as a solution, joking she'd create a cabinet post for it. The actress discusses Wrestling Ernest Hemingway and Guarding Tess.
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Calendar notes highlight local government and health events
On Monday February 21 the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy offices at Big Stone Gap will close for President's Day and reopen February 22. A 4 to 6 pm reception at Bluefield Regional Medical Center showcases the new SOMATOM Plus CT system. Also on Feb 21 at 6 pm the Tazewell County Public Service Authority meets in the Juvenile and Domestic Courtroom. Feb 22 features a Point of View Breakfast by the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce at the Bluefield Holiday Inn with Ross Weeks Jr and Kathy Egner presenting tourism updates. At 9:30 to 11 am Rep. Nick Rahall will meet constituents in Bluefield district office at 601 Federal Street Room 1005. From 1:30 to 3 pm the Early Childhood Task Force will meet at Bluefield Child Care Center Preston Street. open to the public.
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Afternoon Showers Report With Cooling Highs
A weather update notes a 50 percent chance of afternoon showers with south winds 10 to 20 mph and daytime highs around 60 to 65. Tonight, rain probability rises to 80 percent with lows in the 40s.
Crime bill hits home Charleston story on tougher crime penalties
Nelson Robinson, a former state official and lobbyist, backs Gov. Caperton's crime bill after his brother was murdered in August 1992. The proposal would raise sentences for violent crime to 15 to 50 years, with parole possible after six years, addressing past inconsistencies Robinson says threaten society.
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Nelson Robinson
Gaston Caperton
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Workers’ Compensation Fund
Arch A. Moore Jr
State Municipal League
Caperton
Berkeley Springs
Dale Robinson
Filbert Homes Cracked By Shifting Mountain Mystery
Cracking up Filbert residents report the mountain Sealp movement behind a coal seam causing crumbling foundations, buckled driveways, and basement cracks. Neighbors describe nightly or daily popping sounds as the area’s homes suffer extensive damage and some residents move away seeking safety.
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McDowell County
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Joe Bales
Bales
1994 95 Budget Woes at Princeton Mercer Airport
The Princeton Mercer County Airport Authority approved a budget forecasting a $40,000 operating loss for fiscal 1994 95. Authority Chairman Ron Satterfield cited uncertainty while noting profit or loss depends on service levels and regional utilization. CCAir may exit the airport, potentially affecting future service. a new carrier could alter the outlook. The plan shows revenues of $178 277 and expenses of $220 244 with cash assets noted.
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Mercer County
Gray
Rose
John Gilley
Satterfield
Mercer delegation discusses roads repairs and new construction
At the state Capitol on Thursday Mercer County leaders and the Division of Highways reviewed Easley Bridge Crumpecker Hill I-73 Route 52 Athens Road and Spanishburg bridges. The session chaired by Del Huffman and led by Van Kirk and Leedy covered DOH office relocations to Gardner Road with construction set to begin in 1995.
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District 10
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Gardner Road
Ted Boggess
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