Pa man drowns in Preston creek near WVU incident
An 18 year old from the Pittsburgh area drowned after his ankle snagged on rocks in Big Sandy Creek at Bruceton Mills Preston County less than a mile from a prior WVU student drowning. Rescuers used safety ropes as a strong current held the victim under water.
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Bruceton Mills
Pennsylvania
Big Sandy Creek
Preston County
West Virginia University
Pittsburgh
J.G. Portaro
Portaro
West Virginia
WVU
Peter Nelson
Far Rockaway
N.Y
Foster care advocates push for program expansion
Foster parents in 12 southeastern counties receive higher reimbursements and extra training under a pilot project since 1998. Advocates urge statewide expansion to cover all 788 foster homes, arguing the higher funding and support are essential for caring for abused children while lawmakers weigh budget constraints and phased growth.
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Charleston
Sharon Senopole
Daniels
Senopole
West Virginia
Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
Ann Burds
Office of Social Services
Burds
Department of Health and Human Resources
DHHR
Vicki Douglas
Berkeley
Douglas
Barbara Fleischauer
D-Monongalia
Fleischauer
Requiem in glass for Sept 11 victims by Morris
Seattle artist William Morris created cremation urns as a personal response to loss. The Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk hosts nearly 70 glass urns arranged in a tomblike space, each unique in shape and texture, including four inscribed Sept 11 2001. The exhibit runs June 28 through Jan 5, then moves to New York City for a 2003 showing.
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Norfolk
Seattle
William Morris
Morris
Chrysler Museum of Art
Graham Graham
New York City
American Craft Museum
Chrysler
Asia
Africa
Americas
Chrysler Glass
Gary Baker
Baker
Virginia Tech hiring program draws anger among professors
The Virginia Tech College of Arts and Sciences faces opposition to a pilot hiring plan aimed at boosting minority and female faculty. Departments and the dean gain more discretion, with diversity checkpoints and outside recruits for committees, eliminating ranked final candidates. Critics fear lower qualifications risk. The Center for Equal Opportunity questions balance, while interim Dean Lay Nam Chang defends excellence alongside diversity.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
College of Arts and Sciences
Leon Geyer
Lay Nam Chang
Chang
Princeton Streetscape Bids Open From Compton Construction
Legal notice announces that Compton Construction Co Inc will accept bids from all disadvantaged businesses for the Princeton Streetscape Improvements project in Princeton West Virginia. Project includes brick pavers lighting sidewalks site prep precast concrete metal works carpentry painting and basic site materials. Bid date July 31 2002 plans available at listed offices. bids due to P O Box 1010 Princeton WV 24740.
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Compton Construction Co., Inc
Princeton
E.T. Boggess
Rockledge Avenue
Princeton Municiples
F. W. Dodge
Charleston
Pittsburgh
P.O
Tow claims against the corporation in Lebanon Virginia
Citizens or entities with claims against the corporation should address them to vencill Corporation at P O Box 1306 318 Pruner Street Lebanon Virginia 24266 by mail or proper service for resolution or action.
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Vencill Corporation
P.O
Pruner Street
Lebanon
Welch WV invites bids for municipal parking garage repairs
The City of Welch announces separate sealed bids for Contract 1 to repair the downtown municipal parking garage. Work includes demolition of decayed sections, installation of precast and cast in place floors, stairways, waterproof decking, painting, and shelving. Bid documents cost 75 dollars with a 25 dollar refund if returned in good condition within 10 days of opening. A mandatory pre bid conference is July 29, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. local time at Welch City Hall.
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City of
Welch
Howard Street
West Virginia
Stafford Consultants, Inc
P.O. Box
Princeton
Mercer Street
P.O
Contractors Association of
Kanawha Boulevard
Charleston
F.W. Dodge Co
McGraw Hill Info. Sys., Inc
MacCorkle Ave
Lie
St. Albans
City of Welch
FW. Dodge Co
Colonnade Corp
Electric Road
Roanoke
Davis-Bacon
Hay
Martha Moore
Mayor Cie
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Preston Creek
Richmond
Virginia Board of Nursing
Susan Ward
Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
Blackstone
Virginia Air National Guard
192Nd
East Coast
Claude Williams
Virginia
Sandston
Va. Tech
Kinny Rice
Hopewell
Rice
Commonwealth of Virginia
Tazewell County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
Tazewell Co
DSS
Larry Wright
Billie ‘Ean Harrison
Karen Allisor
Bluefield
Jim Hardy
Mercer County Clerk's Office
Franklin G Brewer
Harold D. Brewster, Jr
Bland Street
College Avenue
Blair Avenue
Franklin G. Brewer
Janet Brewer Belcher
Charles Belcher
Harold D. Brewster Jr
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