Footnote on flood meeting highlights long term woes in McDowell County
At Mount View High School a family from Bradshaw speaks during a flood aid meeting. David Friend voices frustration over water sewer failures, unsafe homes, and long term housing needs in McDowell County while FEMA and state officials seek solutions. Government alone cannot fix decades of infrastructure neglect.
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West Virginia
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New York City
Gov. Wise
Steve Kappa
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McDowell
Newspaper masthead with editorial staff and verse
The fragment lists staff roles including Publisher Gary Adkisso and Samantha Perry, News Editor Tammie Toler, Barbara Hawkins, and editors such as Andy Patton and Thomas A Colley. It ends with a Bible verse, Proverbs 14 26 AV, about finding refuge in the fear of the LORD.
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Barbara Hawkins
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Andy Patton
Pentagon seals memory with last block and time capsule
A final block is fitted to the Pentagon facade on Tuesday marking a post 9/11 repair. A time capsule buried in the wall holds sympathy cards from students, condolence lists, and the names of victims and others connected to the attack as Defense officials call the memorial lasting and powerful.
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Charles Abell
Washington
Mystery man helps survivor finish relay for life walk
A survivor at Mitchell Stadium May 18 praises a mysterious man who escorted her on the final lap after she twisted an ankle. She credits him with enabling completion of the Survivors Walk and honors the memory of her late husband at the Candlelight Walk. She urges cancer victims to persevere and hopes for a cure.
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Relay For Life
Delia Mays
Bluefield
Congress bears blame for intelligence failures after 9 11
Dan K. Thomasson argues Congress and presidents share primary responsibility for FBI and CIA failures revealed by 9 11 probes. He cites Congress overreach and oversight lapses, interagency turf wars, and missed reforms as factors that allowed the bureau to deteriorate while terrorism threats grew.
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