Wise urges WV Democrats to tend to their roots
Rep. Bob Wise told West Virginia Democrats at a Princeton workshop that 1998 off year turnout will be low and urged candidates to unite behind education health care and families under the banner West Virginia Families First. He warned of soft money from Washington and said Democrats must engage voters in non public settings to win back momentum.
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Bob Wise
D-W.va
Days Inn
Wise
West Virginia
Cam Garabarge
Democratic Party
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Senate
Washington
U.S
National Republican Party
State House
Charleston
Gaston Caperton
Nick Rahall
Robert Byrd
Jay Rockefeller
Paul Cole to be named Distinguished Citizen
BLUEFIELD A former Bluefield mayor will be honored Thursday as the recipient of the Distinguished Citizen Award. W. Paul Cole Jr. will receive the honor at a 7 p.m. dinner at the Bluefield Country Club with Buckskin Council Boy Scouts of America representatives presenting the award for his years of service to scouting and the community.
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W. Paul Cole Jr
Bluefield Country Club
Buckskin Council
Mountain Dominion District
Boy Scouts of America
Cole
Harry Kammer
Mercer
McDowell
Monroe
West Virginia
Tazewell
Giles
Bland
Virginia
Cole Motor Company
Truck City Parts
Cole Chevrolet Cadillac
Kammer
Coles
Carol
Walkers Complete 225 Mile Children’s Trek From Hardy To Malden
About a dozen started June 1 on the first day of the Children’s Trek retracing Booker T. Washington’s family route from Hardy to Malden. Four teens and adults endured 18 days of travel with tales of river views and Dairy Queen breaks, including celebrations of Scott’s 18th birthday.
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Malden
Hardy
Booker T. Washington
Joe Bundy
James Thibeault
Brian Scott
Chris Wood
Queen of the Dairy
Bundy
King of the Burg
Wendy
Tribe of the Shoney
Wood
Ronald
Hinton
Scott
Roanoke
Dupont High School
Chilton Research Center
Charleston
Five-year-old gains hearing with Miracle-Ear aid
Joshua Osborne of Grundy Virginia, son of Brian and Patricia Osborne, was fitted with two free hearing aids by the Miracle-Ear Children's Foundation in Bluefield. Diagnosed at birth with hearing loss, he faced educational delays and had to repeat kindergarten. After aid fitting, he can hear his mother, classmates, and sounds in the home, boosting his classroom progress and hope for next year.
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Luefield
Buchanan County
Miracle-Ear Children’s Foundation
Joshua Osborne
Brian
Patricia Osborne
Grundy
Miracle-Ear
Blue
Josh
Patricia
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