Time capsule at Bluefield school celebrates student essays
Buckner new principal officiates as two students from each of five elementary schools join in the time capsule ceremony. Fifteen essays titled My Life in the Year 2000 are stored with a plaque marking the capsule. Students Parker Harman and Jessica Rasi share hopes for a 2025 or 2050 opening and future grandchildren attending.
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A-J . Buckner
Bluefield Intermediate
Parker Harman
Whitethorn Elementary
Parker
Jessica Rasi
Wade Elementary
Children Explore Future School With Teachers Nearby
Jessica spoke of possible future opportunities as children and teachers toured the site. The group used the moment to imagine what their next school might offer and how they could grow there.
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Jessica
Obituaries continue with church pianist and multiple survivors
The obituary notes a Willowbrook Baptist Church member and pianist, with survivors including daughter Melissa Lester and three grandchildren. Memorials go to the American Heart Association or Willowbrook Baptist Church. Funeral and memorial details are provided for related local figures and services.
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Princeton
Melissa Ann Lester
Leon Denton
Kingsport
Tenn
Sarah
Michael
Brian Champ
Emory Marchent
Human Registry
S For Science
West Virginia
American Heart Association
Athens Road
Making ends meet under welfare and work pressures
A single mother of five describes juggling day care, rides, and low-wage work. She earns about three dollars an hour plus tips at a restaurant, with hours cut in winter. Housing aid covers much of the rent, but she worries about bills and child support delays. Christmas was modest, with help from an employer certificate and Salvation Army Angel Tree.
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A-1
Bragg
Billy
Department of Housing and Urban Development
State Department of Health and Human Resources
Salvation Army
U.S. retail scene mixed as new home sales plunge
Washington based report shows new home sales dropping 7.1 percent in November the steepest fall since 1997 blamed on higher mortgage rates. Yet holiday spending shines with retailers reporting strong Christmas sales and consumer confidence remains high as markets differ on rate outlook. Dow rises 131 points while Nasdaq slides amid mixed signals about Fed policy.
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Washington
U.S
Federal Reserve
Commerce Department
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