West Virginia school budgets cut 3 percent eyed
Interim state School Superintendent John Pisapia told Kanawha and county officials that education budgets must be trimmed by 3 percent with half the year gone. Gov Caperton announced the cuts and late state school aid payments added strain. some officials urged legal challenge while Pisapia praised the governor’s effort to reduce debt.
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Charleston
John Pisapia
Pisapia
Gaston Caperton
Caperton
West Virginia
State Department
Jay Rockefeller
State Supreme Court
Kanawha County
Legislators push Caperton tax plan amid looming deficits
West Virginia lawmakers rally behind Gov. Caperton's tax program as the Ways and Means Committee backs most of the plan. Finance Commissioner Polan warns of $339 million tax increases, while a deficit study projects $230 million by June 30 and larger problems next year. Senate may vote as early as Monday. Leaders Chambers and Farley tour House committees to press for the plan.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Chuck Polan
House
Chuck Chambers
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Thomas Loehr
D-Wet
Zel
Chambers
Food tax reviews mixed in West Virginia debate
Shoppers and grocery workers across the state gave mixed reviews to a proposed 6 percent tax on food products. Fred Houston of D&T Market in Princeton called the plan unfair to older residents, warning that those on Social Security would be hurt.
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West Virginia
Fred Houston
D&t Market
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Princeton
Community Profile highlights Pocahontas and small town life
The Sunday Daily Telegraph spotlights Pocahontas Virginia in a Community Profile by Eddie Lee Isom. Profiles Kate and Pete Maratta of Princeton now drawing Counter Culture syndicated cartoon. Narrows fixes by Al and Carol Gray. Grundy mayor Millard Richardson profiled. Parade notes Adolf Hitler as failed artist. Doctors urge afternoon naps for alertness. President Bush quotes on public service.
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Daily Telegraph
Eddie Lee Isom
Pocahontas
Pam Lasure
Kate
Pete Maratta
Princeton
Carol Gray
Narrows
Dean Poling
Millard Richardson
Grundy
Mingo County
James Barbery
Parade
Adolph Hitler
Sunday Daily Telegraph
Weekend Weather Outlook for A-8 Section C
Clearing today with highs in the 50s and continued warmth tonight followed by clear skies and lows in the 20s. Details appear in Section C on A-8 Classified.
Main Street program in good shape in Bluefield
Main Street officials said the downtown revitalization program in Bluefield has completed its first year. State director Sandy Rogers and program associate Todd Brian discussed progress with local coordinator Brenda Moses and committee members. Brian noted the need for broad community involvement and an inventory of buildings to plan restoration and utilization, stressing focus on local customers and a 20 percent property tax credit for owners who restore a building.
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Bluefield
Main Street
Sandy Rogers
Todd Brian
Washington, D.C
Brenda Moses
Brian
Wilder declares bid for Virginia governor
L. Doug Wilder, grandson of slaves and first black statewide winner in Virginia, launched his campaign for governor. He vows a Three for Virginia program including tax relief, anti-drug initiatives, and rural jobs housing, while avoiding race as a campaign issue.
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Richmond
L. Douglas Wilder
Virginia
Wilder
Gerald L. Baliles
Baliles
Wilde
Forest program set for Mercer industrial park site
Princeton based Develop ment Authority of Mercer County signs long term deal with state Agriculture Department Forestry Division to supervise timber harvesting and teach forest management. The Cumberland Industrial Park area near Bluefield will host the program which aims to increase growth yields and income, serve as an educational resource for public schools, attract tourists, and model county land stewardship for revenue recreation and water supply.
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Princeton
Mercer County
State Department of Agriculture
Forestry Division
Cumberland
Bluefield
Janet Bailey
Ms. Bailey
Scientists question greenhouse effect in US weather study
NOAA researchers report no overall temperature increase for the United States from 1895 to 1987, despite year to year variation. The January Geophysical Research Letters study notes limited regional scope and cautions results may differ elsewhere, fueling ongoing debate about greenhouse warming.
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Washington
U.S
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States
Geophysical Research Letters
American Geophysical Union
San Francisco
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