Court clash foreshadows West Virginia election fight
Business lobbyists spar with state Supreme Court justices over workers compensation reform and the court role. The dispute centers on possible creation of an intermediate appeals court and marks a costly, heated prelude to Justice Warren McGraw's 2004 re election bid. Stakeholders warn of heavy fundraising and televised campaigns as bidders vie to shape the court.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Warren McGraw
Larry Starcher
Joseph Albright
Bill Crafters
State Senate
Brotherton
Steve Roberts
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Poppycock
Starcher
Albright
West Virginia
Roberts
Justice McGraw
McGraw
Mike Plante
Making Jessica Lynch a national American hero
In Palestine West Virginia residents and reporters memorialize Jessica Lynch as a symbol of American pride while questions linger about her capture and rescue in Iraq. The media crown her a hero despite disputed details and lingering uncertainties about wounds and treatment.
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Alestine
Jessica Lynch
Lynch
Palestine
Iraq
Jessi
Emzy Ashby
Washington
U.S
Washington Post
Post
Noth
Jessica
Jeff Greenfield
CNN
Baghdad
Central Command
Allan Wolper
Virginia localities fund West Nile efforts struggle
Roanoke city and Roanoke and Pulaski counties in southwest Virginia face funding gaps for mosquito trapping and eradication programs amid limited federal aid and no state general fund support. Officials push public education and brochures for residents while noting four thousand plus nationwide infections and 284 deaths last year with two Virginia fatalities.
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Roanoke, Va
Virginia
Roanoke
Roanoke County
Pulaski County
Tazewell eyes cigarette tax to fund wellness center
Green said a capital campaign is planned to raise funds for a health and fitness center at TCH. If a cigarette tax ordinance is approved, revenue could support daily operations after completion. The town backs the multimillion dollar project and will hold a public hearing next month before action.
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Green
TCH
Tazewell
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
All-Female Leadership Emerges in Athens Banking and Business
In Athens, women lead the town's BB and First Community Bank operations with Hill directing medical staff development. Susan Bradley runs the BB&T Athens operation since 1975, Lynn Mayberry leads the Athens First Community Bank opening in 2001, and the Athens staff is all female at FCB. CVS Pharmacy is managed by Connie Conley, The Li'l Hardware Store by Prema Stilwell, Gino's Pizza and Tudor's Biscuit World by Rachel Justice, Richardson Machine by Pat Edge, and Deli Mart by Rosalie and Jerry Peck. A local church marked a milestone with Rev Ellen Allen-Villinger leading worship in the town's 145-year history. Women comprise 45.9 percent of U.S. executives (2002) but earn less on average.
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Hill
Susan Bradley
Athens Bb&t
Lynn Mayberry
Athens
First Community Bank
Bb&t
FCB
Bradley
Mayberry
Bank of Athens
CVS Pharmacy
Connie Conley
Conley
Mercer County
Lashmeet
Matoaka
Princeton
Prema Stilwell
Li’l
Delmar Stilwell
Tudor’s Biscuit World
Rachel Justice
Pat Edge
Richardson Machine
Robert Richardson
Deli Mart
Rosalie
Jerry Peck
Ellen Allen-Villinger
Concord United Methodist Church
United States
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tom Bone
Tbone
Bdtonline
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William T. Brotherton Jr
Plante
West Virginia Medical Association
Bob Kiss
Draleigh
Kiss
Speaker Kiss
Ade
West Nile
David Tickner
A-1
IRS
Free
Jkharris
Son
Corserers Company
The
Wall Street Journal
JK Harris & Company
Bluefield
Mercer
Princeton Supply Co
Princeton Avenue
Bartlett Milling Co
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