Return of Mrs Draper: Princeton's First Lady writes and wanders
Former Princeton First Lady recounts recovery progress after injury. She uses a non motorized wheelchair, pushes with the heels of her hands, and enjoys trips to Mercer Mall and Oak Hill. She mailed a note to a second grade class and recalled past routines with a hopeful smile.
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Princeton
Mercer Mall
Allison
Draper
Draper finds daily gifts after town accident
Martha Draper speaks of hope and recovery after her car overturned near Mt Airy North Carolina leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. She credits family friends and community support for sustaining her through injury therapy and housing changes as she plans to return to teaching and pursue writing and educational consulting.
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Ing
Hale Avenue
Draper
Mt. Airy
N.C
Bill
Jennifer
Allison
Allie
Mercer County
One Valley Bank
Dewey (Russell
Lowe’s
Charlotte
Margaret Baxter
Billy Graham
Norfolk’s Lamberts Point Pier 6 coal operation described
A Norfolk Southern terminal at Pier 6 details the coal handling process from receiving by rail to ship loading. The system uses a computer controlled track to move cars, thaw sheds with 144 heaters, rotary dumpers, and conveyors to surge silos for export to Europe and other continents. Bruce, a longtime supervisor, notes annual throughput near 29 million tons with potential above 40 million in peak times and explains the local economic impact and ties to Bluefield and Pocahontas Division.
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Bruce
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Pier 6
Europe
Norfolk
Lamberts Point
NS Corp
Jeff Pair
Bluefield
G.E. Bruce
Pocahontas Division
Florida
Illinois
Norfolk & Western
Ronnie Duncan
Tazewell
Gary Bowling
Pocahontas
Norfolk City
Erald Tower
Consol
Eastern
Subpoenaed lawyer tied to Gingrich ethics probe
The House ethics panel outside counsel James M. Cole was subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury in a probe linked to a Florida couple's hand held tape recording of a December conference call involving Gingrich and other Republican leaders. The Justice Department investigates how the recording reached newspapers.
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Washington
House
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
Justice Department
Florida
James M. Cole
John
Alice Martin
Fort White
Fla
Karen Thurman
D-Fla
Jim McDermott
Washington State
McDermott
Nancy Johnson
R-Conn
Ethics
Criminal Division
John Boehner
Ohio
House Republican Conference
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Randy Brodnik
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Riediea Center
Cunningham
Bluefield Women’s Health Center
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Dean Cunningham, M.D