Protests Unify Diverse Turks Over Erdogan push
In Istanbul thousands gathered at Taksim Square for a sixth day as protests cross class lines from office workers to students and football fans. Ankara saw clashes as riot police used tear gas and water cannon. Human Rights Association cites nearly 1,000 injured and 3,300 detained since Friday amid a campaign against plans to demolish Gezi Park for a mall.
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Istanbul
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey
Taksim Square
Ankara
Human Rights Association
Beste Yurekli
Gezi Park
Fatma Dogan
Pa girl wins temporary lift on lung transplant age rule
U S District Judge Michael Baylson suspended the age factor for 10 days allowing 10 year old Sarah Murnaghan to move onto the adult lung transplant waiting list amid her critical cystic fibrosis. The Newtown Square family seeks broader injunctive relief while about 1,700 people await lungs nationwide including 31 children under 11.
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Hiladelphia
Michael Baylson
Sarah Murnaghan
Sarah
Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia
Janet Murnaghan
Associated Press
Newtown Square
Indictment details in Bluefield illegal drug charges
Indictment statements list multiple defendants charged with causing and facilitating a felony near Bluefield from Feb 22 to Apr 20. Names include Ivy Gamble Flack Ponder Decker Rash Cantley Burchett Madison Ponce Myers Parks Falls Tiller and others with counts ranging from one to three. A second indictment in Mercer County charges five individuals with intent to distribute controlled substances including hydromorphone and oxycodone between 2012 and 2013 near McComas Princeton and Bluefield.
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Bluefield
Ivy
Gamble
Flack
Ponder
Decker
Rash
Cantley
Burchett
Madison
Ponce
Myers
Parks
Falls
Tiller
Ralph Ray Cantley
Matheny
Mercer County
Matthew M. Pigg
McComas
Jennifer Marie Farley
Princeton
Kevin Eugene Petty
Lakeisha Danell Howze
Rickey David Coburn II
Samantha Perry
Sperry
D-Day veteran Kowaleski recalls Omaha Beach landing
Chester Kowaleski served in the 29th Infantry, training in Kentucky and Georgia before sailing to Scotland and England for Normandy. He landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day plus 1 at age 20, after a cautious advance interrupted by earlier heavy losses. He later traveled with family to visit relatives in Dallas and Charlotte, noting his first plane trip was by first class.
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Chester Kowaleski
U.S
Chester
Walter
Detroit
Walter Kowaleski
Elkhorn High School
Kentucky
Georgia
Maryland
New York
Glasgow
Scotland
Plymouth
England
Kowaleski
29Th Infantry
Normandy
France
Omaha Beach
Dallas
Texas
Charlotte
N.C
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Mercer County CVB funding battle threatens regional promotion
Mercer and Visit Southern West Virginia CVB face a funding split as the county proposes to cut its 53 thousand dollar annual contribution. County Commissioner Mike Vinciguerra says hotel motel tax rules limit spending and prioritizes litter control rather than CVB support. He notes funds could hire a litter officer and fund beautification, while tourism groups would receive remaining allocations. Blackwell warns local tourism businesses would lose exposure without the county partnership.
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CVB
Mercer County
West Virginia
ATV Trails
Boy Scouts
County Commission
Blackwell
Commission
Mike Vinciguerra
Vinciguerra
Ents
Glenwood Park
Evening Shade concert series kicks off Friday in Bluefield
The Melody Masters headline the free Evening Shade concert series opening Friday at 7 p.m. in downtown Bluefield Va. The group features Jim Brewster Dan Turner Jack Goins Barry Bowman Tom Horn Jim French Bob Reunion and Jones on sax. Free popcorn tea and drawings are offered with weather backup to town hall council chambers. updates posted after 5 p.m. at the sign near Walmart.
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Bluefield
Melody Masters
Gazebo
Jimmy Jones
Jim Brewster
Dan Turner
Jack Goins
Barry Bowman
Tom Horn
Jim French
Bob Reunion
and Jones
Jones
Evening Shade
Pat
Harmon Lodge
Hardee
South College Avenue
Town Hall
Walmart
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
SWCC kicks off No Limits fundraising campaign in SW Virginia
Southwest Virginia Community College launched the No Limits campaign seeking 4.5 million dollars to fund a workforce training hub, faculty expansion, and student scholarships. To date 3.2 million has been raised, with Timothy Bussard noting a clock tower project for emergency messaging and campus alarms as part of the initiative.
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Edar Bluff
Southwest Virginia Community College
Pat Bussard
SWCC
Swcc No
Bussard
Mark J. Estepp
Southwest Virginia
Estepp
Susan Lowe Hagy
Susan.hagy
Sw.edu
Kate Coil
Kcoil
Bdtonline
Mercer County hotels' revenue outlook unchanged say official
Vinciguerra argues promotion cuts may not hurt hotel business and favors keeping 35000 dollars annual funding with Raleigh County agency in Mercer County improving local impact. He says the change is unlikely to harm Mercers hotels and urges continuation of support.
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Civil Initiative
Ihsan Eliacik
Erdogan
Mustafa Akyol
Hurriyet Daily News
Vinciguerra
Raleigh County
Mercer County
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Bottonline.com
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Arte
Scenicheauty-Va.com
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