Mercer County Commission on Aging hangs on revival hopes
Mercer County Commission on Aging MCCOA faces possible revival or closure after last week’s pronouncement that the program was dead. Officials meet with state and local officials to seek funding while a planned Huntington union protest did not materialize as organizers hesitated.
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Princeton
Mercer County Commission On Aging
MCCOA
Attem
Bureau of Senior Services
Pat Bradford
Melanie Arnello
Huntington
Health Care and Social Service Union
SEIU
Afl-Cio
Monica McFarland
McCoa Board
Supreme Court voids Coal Act fund requirement
The Supreme Court ruled that the 1992 Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act requiring coal companies no longer active in mining to contribute to a lifelong health and pension fund is unconstitutional. The ruling targets the act’s super back provision with roots in 1946 and the Truman era UMWA contract. In Southwest Virginia, UMWA District 28 leader Donnie Lowe called for a nationwide district presidents conference call as reactions spread.
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U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
United Mine Workers Union
Harry
Truman
UMWA
John L. Lewis
Labor
Elizabeth Dole
Coal Commission
Supreme Court
Southwest Virginia
Donnie Lowe
Umwa District 28
Castlewood
State denies PCH Welch hospital pact
Welch Emergency Hospital bid process ends with Management Resources winning contract at 283 766 per year over Princeton Community Hospital 327 000 and Johnson Management 260 000 Though Johnson protested its lower technical score officials say MR will continue operations with no anticipated changes Hospital staff expressed satisfaction with the result and MR president Stephen Shride noted a positive employee response while PCH CEO Dan Dunmyer called the outcome disappointing
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Welch - Princeton Community Hospital
Welch Emergency Hospital
Management Resources
McDowell County Hospital
PCH
Quorum Health Resources
WEH
Johnson Management
Charles Johnson III
Associated Press
Stephen Shride
Shride
Dan Dunmyer
Supreme Court rejects line item veto in 6-3 ruling
The Supreme Court blocks the 1997 line item veto law, ruling it unconstitutional. President Clinton, deeply disappointed, notes Congress cannot give unilateral power to alter enacted statutes. Justice Stevens writes the decision while Congress pledges to reconsider the approach and restore vetoed items without constitutional amendment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Clinton
Legislative Drawing Board
John Paul Stevens
Virginia sends 19 firefighters to aid Florida fires
Governor Jim Gilmore said the Virginia Division of Forestry dispatched 19 firefighters to Bunnell near Daytona Beach with four dozers and support gear. The crews join eight fires threatening a 52000 acre area under a regional mutual aid compact as Florida faces a critical situation and more personnel are placed on alert.
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Richmond
Virginia Division of Forestry
Florida
Jim Gilmore
Virginia
Bunnell
Fla
Daytona Beach
Gilmore
Windows 98 rolls out with modest changes in 1998
Microsoft Windows 98 hits local shelves with improvements over Windows 95 but described as not a major change. Retailers report solid demand as customers upgrade, with several upgrades and copies sold at Software, Etc. A2: the Plus Pack adds virus scan and file cleaner features.
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Luefield
April Walls
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