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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 2002
Page
1
Ramblin' Rams push toward national playoffs as Sterling Marlin holds first place with a decisive win. Ramblin' Rams aim for berth amid competitive season, with key performances boosting standings and momentum.
Local news brief noting Poca Coal Association honors essayists and announces A-2 category winners. A-2 students from BHS and PHS earned state honors as young journalists are recognized for outstanding essays.
Actor Mel Gibson leads the weekend box office with We Were Soldiers claiming the top spot as audiences flock to the war drama. Strong returns and positive buzz around the film propel it to first place ahead of competing titles.
WVVA reports sentencing is scheduled tonight for former Bank of Keystone executives amid ongoing legal actions. The segment also previews high school boys and girls basketball games and season outlooks.
The Summit Players of Bluefield announce auditions for the musical Honky Tonk Angels tonight at 6 30 at the theater on Ramsey Street. Singers and musicians are needed. For details call director Skip Crane at 304 589 5711.
Sen. Anita Skeens Caldwell notes regional development as a key focus of the 2002 West Virginia Legislature. Lawmakers expect more action on Gov Wise proposed programs before Saturday’s deadline, shifting from Gray Machines to region specific projects addressing local problems and assets.
The Daily Telegraph reports the General Assembly speeds toward its final week with a possible balanced biennial budget amid partisan struggles and slowing growth. Senator Puckett and Delegate Stump weigh reconciliation of budget proposals as the Appalachian Detention Center near Rosedale features in the debate, a site tied to Stump personally through his wife.
Local business leaders dispute Washington optimism as Greenspan signals national recession ending while Princeton area shoppers report slow sales previously and a recent uptick. Dylan McIntorf at a Princeton record store notes a slow fall to winter period and a rebound in recent weeks.
The New River Parkway Authority will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. at Concord College Student Center in Athens to discuss campus planning and highway access issues.
U S bombers pounded al Qaida and Taliban positions in eastern Afghanistan after a 1500 strong coalition ground attack failed to dislodge the regrouping forces. Chinooks ferried in supplies signaling preparations for more ground fighting as Afghan troops warned the operation was far from over.
The Appalachian Regional Commission created in 1965 to erase widespread poverty across 22 million residents in 13 states. By 1997 regional per capita income lagged 17.5 percent behind the U.S. average. The ARC spans 406 counties including all of West Virginia and parts of Virginia and 11 other states, with numerous counties and cities named in Virginia. Penn
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