May Primary Ballots Printed Amid Redistricting Turmoil
Voter education drives under way as Mercer and Greenbrier counties face district shifts in the 2002 May primary. 18 ballot sets due to 3 way House splits and senate redistricting. registration deadline April 24. Governor Wise prioritizes education, jobs, and homeland security amid budget cuts. County officials urge readiness for drought and flood risks with a new 24 hour watch line.
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Ercer
Shirley Alvis
Circuit Clerk’s Office
State Senate
House of Delegates
Greenbrier County
Mercer County
Leonard Anderson
Summers County
Anita Skeens Caldwell
Anderson
del. Mary Pearl Compton
D-Monroe
Greenbrier
Jesse Guills
Rick Romeo
Alvis
GOP
West Virginia
Bob Wise
Charleston
Department of Public Safety
Harold Buckner
WV Watch
Local Telegraph Masthead and Bible Verse Display
The record presents a newspaper masthead listing the News Editor State Editor and top staff including Publisher and Executive Editor. It reproduces a Bible verse from Deuteronomy 6 12 AV urging remembrance of the Lord who freed the Israelites from Egypt.
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Egypt
Workers comp puzzle defies reason and logic at Marshall
Three Marshall University professors studied West Virginia workers compensation from 1975 to 1995. They claim employers paid a lower share of payroll on insurance than 47 other jurisdictions, a finding linked to a $2.2 billion deficit in the state system. The piece argues such low rates helped debt rise, urging a balance between funding and rate reviews.
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West Virginia
Marshall University
Lewis College of Business
Clinton
U.S
Marshall Trio
Letter Praises Moore as Bluefield State College Leader
Erin S. Bailey, an upcoming 2002 graduate, commends Dr. Robert E. Moore for his positive impact as Bluefield State College president. She notes Moore’s leadership supported diverse students, the Student Government Association, and Phi Alpha Chi, and she expresses pride in the college’s progress and in graduating with the Moore era ending.
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Bluefield State College
Robert E. Moore
Dr. Moore
Moore
Program Board
Phi Alpha Chi Sorority
Bluefield State
Erin S. Bailey
Watching out for our freedom how far should government go
Dan K Thomasson warns that post 9 11 security measures threaten open society with creeping intrusion. He cites street closures and data limits at EPA and NASA while weighing video surveillance and military tribunals against civil liberties. He argues for a careful balance to preserve constitutional rights.
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Lincoln Memorial
Mount Rushmore
Environmental Protection Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
White House
Capitol
Bush
Washington
Mall
Park
Congress
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Barbara Hawkins
Wee
Office of Emergency Services
CES
Steve Kappa
Gordon Lambert
McDowell County
Washington D.C
King Coal Highway Authority
Lambert
Raleigh County
Mercer
McDowell Counties
The
Daily Telegraph
Bhawkins
Batonline.com
Baily Telegraph
Gary Adkisson
Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
BSC
Ike Worich
Tose Aie
Vietnam
Capitol Hill
Supreme Court
Oklahoma City
Pennsylvania Avenue
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Dan Thomasson
Dan K. Thomasson
Scripps Howard News Service
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