Visitors’ impressions of southern West Virginia at Pinnacle Rock
Two out of state travelers share mixed views of West Virginia scenery and roads near Pinnacle Rock. They critique Turnpike plans, road work delays, and budget cuts while praising mountain beauty and friendly locals, noting differing attitudes between Ohio and Cleveland residents.
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West Virginia
Pinnacle Rock
Monte Carlo
New Orleans
Ohio
Jackson
Huntington
Charleston
Bramwell
Here
Charles Mason
Cleveland
Georgia
Gary
Mason
Bluefield
Wheeling
Akron
Infant death rate soars in West Virginia study finds sesame link
Dr Carlos Lucero testifies before a new interim subcommittee on infant mortality noting West Virginia rose from 23rd to 44th in the nation in 1986. He cites soyment driven cases and prenatal care access as drivers of higher birth defects costs, urging more state funding for prenatal care to avert future welfare burdens.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Carlos Lucero
Raleigh General Hospital
Lucero
Charlotte Pritt
Dhanawha
Guard's union accused of stirring up problems
Charleston AP report notes a state senator accused a prison guards union of stirring trouble at the West Virginia Penitentiary. A subcommittee meeting erupted as debate over prison reform and Weston State Hospital conversion to a 600 inmate facility overshadowed discussion of the disturbances. The panel agreed to draft a long-range prison development plan, assessing Weston impacts and potential Moundsville transfers.
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Guard
Charleston
Sunday
West Virginia
Ison
Weston State Hospital
Harman
Knight
The
Department of
Corrections
Jerry Ash
D-Preston
Weston
Arch Moore
Moundsville
Corrections Department
Walter Massey
Beckley
Register-Herald
Study on West Virginia working poor gains grant approval
A $450000 grant request to identify West Virginia's working poor without medical insurance won approval from a legislative task force. With a $156000 state match, total funds of $606000 will hire three staff to locate uninsured individuals and those not receiving care. The plan includes a potential state run health insurance program for low wage employers.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Sally Richardson
Jerry Ash
D-Preston
Ash
West
del. Roy Givens
D-Brooke
Richardson
Young Engineer Kamal Maasry Showcases Soccer Talent
Kamal Maasry of Lebanon, an engineering student at Bluefield College, demonstrates his soccer skills recently while playing in Bluefield City Park.
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Kamal Maasry
Lebanon
Bluefield College
Bluefield City
Chamber official returns to school for professional learning
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Nelson Walker aged 55 joined 385 chamber executives from the Southeast at the Institute for Organization Management. The week-long program at the University of Georgia in Athens aimed to boost skills in communication, membership development and leadership. Walker, in office 10 months, praised the exchange of ideas and said the seminars covered effective communication, member retention, newsletters, orientation programs and volunteer recognition. He noted the chamber must strengthen legislative advocacy and hopes to build a coalition to influence lawmakers in Charleston during the next session.
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Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Nelson Walker
Institute For Organization Management
University of Georgia
Athens
Walker
Chamber
Volun
Teers
Charleston
West Virginia Raises Drinking Age to 21 in 1986 Law
West Virginia raises the legal drinking age from 19 to 21 beginning Tuesday as part of the 1986 legislative session. The change, aimed to align with federal standards by Oct. 1, allows 19 and 20 year olds to serve alcohol to others and supervise drinkers but not drink themselves. ABCC Commissioner George Banker notes workers in bars under 21 are not required to quit, with license holders briefed on the statute.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Alcohol Beverage Control
George Banker
ABCC
Virginia General Assembly acts on drinking driving and more
Virginia voters face July 1 start for stricter drunken driving standards as new laws take effect. Legislation criminalizes spousal rape when couples live apart or are together with serious physical abuse. Other measures raise the gasoline tax, regulate vehicle use with children, ban underage smoking, and delay school return after Labor Day.
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Richmond
California
Virginia General Assembly
Gerald L. Baliles
House
Tom Moss
Virginia
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