Portrait of Lee Removed From Richmond Riverfront Gallery
A mural of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was taken down after City Council member Saad El-Amin threatened a boycott of weekend riverfront festivities. The move drew protests from the Sons of Confederate Veterans, while officials said the outdoor museum featuring 29 murals aims to boost tourism and showcase Virginia heritage. The Richmond Historic Riverfront Foundation reported numerous complaints about the Lee portrait.
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Richmond
Robert E. Lee
Sa’‘ad El-Amin
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Virginia
Robert Barbour
Roanoke
Virginia Division
SCV
Lee
James E. Rogers
Richmond Historic Riverfront Foundation
Rain Man influenced suit against Kanawha County school
In Kanawha County Circuit Court a lawsuit against the Mingo County Board of Education alleges abuse of a disabled child, with Ruth Sullivan testifying that restraining a child in a chair with a harness is inexcusable though the defense argues the child enjoyed being bound. The case cites a Rain Man inspired portrayal as context for the expert testimony. Amid other WV news, tobacco firms pledge 4.5 million for youth anti tobacco programs and a Virginia highway crash underscores highway safety stakes.
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Charleston
Dustin Hoffman
Kanawha County
Ruth Sullivan
Huntington
Ronnie Lee Spaulding
Mingo County
Sullivan
Spaulding
AEP counters pollution data with early release plan
Harleton AP report notes American Electric Power and Allegheny Power prepare to disclose expected high hydrochloric acid figures in the Toxic Release Inventory. Utilities defend data, while trade groups and NRDC officials discuss potential environmental and health impacts of forthcoming nationwide totals.
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Harleston
American Electric Power
Timothy P. Mallan
AEP
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Utili
Allegheny Power
West Virginia
Edison Electric Institute
Ence
Washington
Dan Riedinger
Patricio Silva
Midwest
Natural Resources Defense Council
Official must explain dropping miner suits in Charleston
Employment Programs Commissioner William Vieweg must explain to the Supreme Court why he is dropping lawsuits seeking about 200 million dollars in unpaid workers compensation premiums from 18 coal companies. The court ordered a brief addressing why the state should not heed a labor group's petition to block the move.
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Charleston
William Vieweg
Supreme Court
Vieweg
Darrell V. McGraw Jr
State Bureau of Employment Programs
McGraw
Affiliated Construction Trades Foundation
Cecil Underwood
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Henry Marockie
Springfield
Washington Area
Joan Morris
Virginia Department of Transportation
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Employment Programs Performance Council
Gaston Caperton
Rai
Pulaski County
New River Valley Fairgrounds
Dublin, Virginia
Ae Neal
Dublin
Fts
Amir I. Eshel
Cherry Street
Bluefield
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