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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 2002
Page
2
A sweeping wildfire devastates tribal timber lands raising national concerns over fire management. House GOP pushes for votes on a draft prescription drug bill amid competing policy priorities and looming deadlines.
A driver involved in a fatal single vehicle crash was charged with reckless driving. Authorities reported the incident occurred on a local road, with the victim pronounced dead at the scene and the driver detained for processing. Further details await police investigation.
WVVA reports on a training day for rookie firefighters at Mississippi State University. The session focuses on live burn drills and safety protocols, highlighting hands on practice under instructor supervision tonight.
The Mercer County Board of Education will meet in a statutory session Monday at 8 30 a m in the Seminar Center at the Mercer County Technical Education Center 1397 Stafford Drive Princeton for swearing in of board members reorganiza tion of board and other matters
A day after declaring the Pledge unconstitutional, 9th Circuit Judge Alfred T. Goodwin stayed his ruling indefinitely awaiting a rehearing. Attorney General Ashcroft said the government will seek an 11‑judge panel review to defend the pledge and the separation of church and state.
Graham Middle School students in Lur Field Virginia recited the Pledge of Allegiance before classes following a federal appeals court ruling in California that the pledge was unconstitutional. Principal Kathy Tabor said the pledge is part of the school routine as students stood in the morning.
The Supreme Court rules tuition vouchers constitutional in a 5-4 decision, allowing taxpayer money to fund private or parochial schools if parents retain broad school choice. The ruling, led by conservatives, advances church state blending and could reshape funding of religious education nationwide. President Bush hailed the decision as expanding access to quality education while opponents warn it diverts funds from public schools. The decision centers on Cleveland’s inner-city voucher program and ends the term with a landmark policy shift.
Special commissioner Judge Daniel L. McCarthy denied a request for a preliminary injunction to restore welfare benefits beyond the 60 month lifetime limit. The ruling cites lack of constitutional right to beyond limit and signals possible appeal by Jackson County attorney Larry Harless. The Supreme Court continues to weigh the program's constitutionality.
In Tazewell County Virginia retired teacher Jerry White pleaded no contest to sexual battery a class one misdemeanor in a case stemming from an incident at Richlands High School last March The judge sentenced him to six months in prison suspended and placed him on active adult supervised probation He must also undergo psychological evaluation and have no contact with the juvenile victim or her family The victim’s family and Commonwealth Attorney Dennis Lee supported the disposition White is married to a local school board member
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