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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 2003
Page
1
GRAND ISLAND Neb Annie Tacha 10 is organizing bake sales and collecting loose change to raise about 5000 to buy a dog and 1000 for a bulletproof vest. She wants to finish by summer’s end as school approaches and aims to help the police dog program start strong.
Miami accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday. University president Donna Shalala and athletic director Paul Dee formally accepted, spurning last minute offers from Big East officials to remain in their league.
University of Miami president Donna Shalala welcomed the conference switch amid a seven week courtship with the ACC. WVU ponders league futures as Virginia Tech signals its own reassessment, underscoring a period of transition that shapes each university’s direction.
Fire Marshal Charles Vannatter warned about fireworks after an oversized firecracker exploded inside old jeans at the city firing range. The blaze produced massive flames and intense heat, with Vannatter noting second or third degree burns and temperatures around 2000 degrees.
Bluefield city will reduce its workforce due to lost revenues from weak business activity and rising costs, including insurance and pensions. City Manager Mark Henne says retirements, attrition, and planned reductions will align operations with projected revenues.
CHARLESTON AP To avoid a veto by Gov Bob Wise the Legislature reconvened in special session Monday and fixed errors in a sprawling bill meant to overhaul the near bankrupt Workers Compensation program. The bill SB2013 is destined for the governor s desk after the Senate retreated from an amendment the House refused to accept. The amendment would have ensured that doctors and chiropractors could continue to treat an injured worker even when they re not part of that worker s health insurance plan. The Senate voted 26 7 with one absence to correct technical mistakes in the 347 page bill. Both chambers actually passed the bill.
In Princeton an area planned as an industrial park has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places officials said Monday the designation makes the project more feasible. The listing underscores the site’s historic value and could influence development plans and approvals.
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