Twin newborns born at New Year across two centuries
Fairfax AP Twins Faria and Fayaad were born eight minutes before and after midnight at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Their father Zaheer said the births during Ramadan mattered more than the calendar year. The couple, long in the US, received gifts and IRS benefits were noted. Other midnight twins were reported in Indianapolis Enid and Seattle.
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Faria
Fayaad
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Zaheer
Springfield
United States
Shadera
Kathy Wolf
Sheraton
Tysons Corner
Muhammed
Mecca
Medina
IRS
Montgomery County
Afl-Cio
Indianapolis
Enid
Okla
Seattle
BHS grad backs Granny D on campaign finance reform
West Virginia Wesleyan College sophomore Phil Hancock, former BHS student body president, advocates campaign finance reform after meeting Doris Haddock aka Granny D at a Young Democrats convention. He cites WV House campaigns averaging 20,000 and 200,000 for speaker Bob Kiss, urging end to big money. Hancock supports Granny D and notes national figures weighing in. He mentions planned receptions and Haddock's cross country trek and ongoing progress.
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Luefield
Bluefield High School
Phil Hancock
Young Democrats
Little Rock
Ark
House of Delegates
West Virginia
Hancock
West Virginia Wesleyan College
House
Del
Bob Kiss
Ken Hechler
Doris Haddock
Granny D.” Haddock
Vermont
Los Angeles
Calif
Wesleyan
Hechler
Mountaineer Boys State
Haddock
Bellpre
Ohio
Parkersburg
Bellpre Bridge
Cecil Underwood
Granny D
U.S
Mitch McConnell
R-Ky
Granny D. March
Bluefield High
Doris
West Virginia Wesleyan
Phil Phil Hancock
Torgersen retires as Tech's president
Virginia Tech president Paul Torgersen retires January 6 after the Sugar Bowl against Florida State. The outgoing leader bonds with alumni and leaders in New Orleans while reflecting on athletics and academics. He helped hire coaches, expand the Big East membership and will teach engineering after retirement.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Paul Torgersen
Torgersen
Hokies
Florida State
New Orleans
Virginia
Jim Weaver
Weaver
Tazewell millennium celebration hailed a huge success
In Richlands at Southwest Virginia Community College, the Tazewell County Bicentennial and Millennium Celebration drew a large crowd including many teens and families. Coordinator Claudine Blankenship praised the event as an overwhelming success and noted the Y2K fears proved unfounded as the midnight moment passed without incident. A record display by the Craft Family Shooters lit the Richlands sky as part of the New Year festivity.
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Tazewell County
Southwest Virginia Community College
Claudine Blankenship
Richlands
Blankenship
West Virginia mine deaths rise in 1999 report
West Virginia and national mine fatalities climbed in 1999 according to the U S Mine Safety and Health Administration. Nine West Virginia miners died, 34 nationwide by Dec 30, up from 29 in 1998 and 30 in 1997. Kentucky led with ten fatalities, Virginia reported five, and metal nonmetal deaths totaled 53 nationally. Government and industry officials highlight safety gains yet stress ongoing hazards. Authorities launched a joint program with the state to cut stockpile-related accidents.
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Harleston
West Virginia
United States
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration
Kentucky
Virginia
Monongah
W.va
Cecil Underwood
Federal Agency
State Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training
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