Monday March 22, 2004 events and notices
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 2004
Page
1
Student government local students get taste of politics
Local students participate in a mock government exercise showcasing campaign activity and civic engagement. Mentors guide participants while observers note the learning outcomes and student enthusiasm for public service.
Pension amendment riles West Virginia lawmakers in late Senate move
Sen Shirley Love accuses WVEA chief Tom Lange of hypocrisy as a last minute rider to a retirement bill allows lawmakers who become teachers to teach at colleges without losing pension. Love and Sen Joseph Minard condemn the act, saying the change would boost a lawmaker’s pension by about 300 dollars a month. The House Education Committee is named for inserting the amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Love
Senate
Sion
House Education Committee
Love
Sen
Joseph Minard
D-Harrison
Snow shows chill spring activities in Bluefield
After a fresh dusting of winter weather, expect cold tonight then warmer later this week. Jan Jackson of the National Weather Service in Blacksburg said the snow is finished for now as a high pressure system drives unseasonably cold temperatures with lows in the low teens tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Jan Jackson
National Weather Service
Blacksburg
Efforts to restore area cemeteries underway
A Gary group of current and former residents is restoring the old Gary No. 10 cemetery. Anna Marie Fuda notes graves atop the hill are mostly missing as volunteers document stones and seek support. She previously lived in Elbert and is converting her parents home into a bed and breakfast. A letter to Senator Rockefeller led to National action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Gary Hollow
Gary No. 10
Anna-Marie Fuda
Fuda
Elbert
Mike Hornick
Sen
Jay Rockefeller
Cicadas Return After 17 Year Silence in Virginia
A few million cicadas may emerge this spring across Southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia after a 17 year hibernation. Experts warn numbers could be very high with heavy tunneling as cicadas surface again. Eric Day of Virginia Tech notes expected regional surges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luefield
Virginia
West Virginia
Eric Day
Virginia Tech
Legislature Approves 3.07B Budget on Final Session Day
On the session’s last day Charleston AP reports the Legislature approved 3.07 billion dollars in general revenue spending for the coming year. It relies on one time funds and line item cuts to avoid a deficit. The package includes 269 million for four year colleges plus 50 million for a new council education. Public schools receive 1.6 billion. Medicaid gets 239 million, down 14 million from the governor’s proposal. The body also plans to amend and pass bills vetoed by Gov Wise before adjourning and to meet in a special session for supplemental funding.
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Charleston
Council of Community and Technical College
Bob Wise
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