Marlboro Man and warnings clash in smoker views
Adults and teens recount Surgeon General warnings on smoking. Crystal Thomas and James Johnson of Bluefield discuss carbon monoxide and birth defects, while Burchett notes focusing on the imagery. One smoker quit after shortness of breath during basketball.
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Crystal Thomas
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James Johnson
Higher education reform bill advances amid session end tensions
The proposal to create an education policy commission for higher education cleared both chambers and moves to Governor Underwood. Interim governing bodies would begin this year while the policy board starts July 1 2001 and includes plans to find a chancellor and shape community college components at Marshall University West Virginia State College and West Virginia University Institute of Technology.
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House of Delegates
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Clifford Trump
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Federal hearing updates in Church and Juno case
Hearing proceedings show defendants Church and Juno arraigned Oct 23 1999 before U S Magistrate Judge Mary S Feinberg. Lovells sought bond reduction and travel restrictions relief, while Graham's attorney Fisher sought withdrawal and replacement by Pierson.
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Dialysis Patients Face Grueling Life and Death Choices
The piece centers on dialysis patients in the region, noting over 100,000 in the nation with kidney failure from diabetes and a local rate about half that. It describes dietary and fluid restrictions, the burden of treatment, and a patient’s choice to stop dialysis with hospice support. It features Park, a Korean-born physician, reflecting on empathy and the demanding nature of caring for dialysis patients and outlining causes of kidney failure including hypertension and hereditary conditions.
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Park
Korea
France
Portraits of dialysis patients in a blue ridge unit
In a Green Valley dialysis unit, patients share graves of pain and hope. Delong, diabetic and nearly blind, endures early mornings on machines while others like Alley and Smith discuss polcystic kidney disease in their families. Peritoneal dialysis offers home treatment alternatives for some, as patients cope with lifelong illness and fear for loved ones.
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Alicia Baldwin
Judith Toney
Cindy Mitchell
Baptist Valley
Rex Sparks
Quay White
Charlotte Baldwin
Melinda Alley
Richlands
Chris Parsons
Bandy
West Raven
Daniel Smith
Alley
Crystal
Smith
Parsons
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