West Virginia cities push for merged governments and new taxes
Municipal leaders warn of shrinking revenue and rising costs as the West Virginia Municipal League prepares a February report. Leaders urge state action including possible wage taxes and a pension fund plan to stabilize finances amid aging populations, industry downturns, and volatile revenue.
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West Virginia Municipal League
Lisa Dooley
Goldman
B&o
Bluefield
Ronald Crabtree
Senate
Osher Craige
D-Putnam
House
Harold Michael
D-Hardy
Hicks
Cecil Underwood
Weirton
Craige
Michael
Public Employees Insurance Agency
Craigo
Headlines Through Time From Coal to Beatles and War
The piece traces Mine Wars unions under Roosevelt in 1933, optimistic 1931 coal output forecasts, a fatalist coal mine killing in McComas, and a Harvard Einstein challenge. It notes 1971 Beatles’ partnership ending, then shifts to Iran hostage crisis in 1981, Kuwait invasion in 1990, and German reunification, ending with a reflective forecast about tomorrow’s news.
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Roosevelt
United States
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
McComas
Associated Press
Harvard
Howard
Albert Einstein
University of Kansas
Food For
Telegraph
London
Paul McCartney
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
First National Bank of Keystone
Sydney Opera House
Liverpool
London AP
McCartney
England
High Court
John Lennon
Richard Starkey
Ringo Starr
George Harrison
Apple Records
Iran
Jimmy Carter
Tehran
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Persian Gulf
George Bush
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
East
West Germany
Pittston
Banks face bleak year as loan losses mount nationwide
Wall Street Journal sourced report notes 2001 may be among the worst for banks since the 1990s recession. Sunbeam’s issues hit First Union and Bank of America, with BoA's Q4 earnings likely far below expectations and other banks warning on profits. Greenspan and Tanoue warn lenders to avoid carelessness as past due loans rise across the sector.
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Wall Street Journal
Sunbeam Corp
First Union
Bank America
Bank of America
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Donna Tanoue
Tonoue
Wwwcreditmonth.com
Hickam sees limits of 2001 influence on future space work
Rocket Boys author Homer Hickam notes the moon base idea shown in 2001: A Space Odyssey was once within reach but says humanity chose not to pursue it. Now NASA veteran and October Sky figure with ISS payload training, he praises the International Space Station and its early flights, while calling Kubrick's film fiction.
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Michael
Michael Hicks
Marshall University
Hickmam
Coalwood Way
Hickam
NASA
Hal
Kubrick
Vietnam
October Sky
Huntsville
Johnson Space Station
International Space Station
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