Stamp Out Hunger drive to help local families
Local residents can aid hunger relief by leaving non-perishable food for mail carriers on Saturday May 14. donations support Bluefield area food banks with pet food also accepted. drive supported by United Way of the Virginias and local AFL-CIO chapter and national sponsors.
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Luefield
Michelle Williams
United Way of the Virginias
Williams
National Association of Letter Carriers
Afl-Cio
United Way of the
Virginias
Bluefield
Alf-Cio
Campbell Soup Company
Walpak Direct Marketing
U.S. Postal Service
National Rural Letter Carriers Association
Feeding American
Uncle Bob’s Self Storage
Kate Coll
Keoilu Bdtonline
ASL Dean to Step Down to Resume Teaching Duties
Appalachian School of Law Dean Clinton W. Shinn will step down effective June 30, 2012, allowing a year to find a successor before ABA accreditation under revised standards. Judge Birg Sergent will chair a Dean's Search Committee, with a likely spring 2012 selection. Shinn received development leave for 2012 2013 as ASL pursues growth and a Natural Resources Center.
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Shinn
ASL
Birg Sergent
Board of Trustees
U.S. Department of Education
Natu
Ral Resources
Natural Resources Center
Sergent
Rockefeller pushes public safety communications
Sen. Jay Rockefeller unveiled legislation to raise 28 billion dollars for a nationwide wireless broadband network enabling police, firefighters, and other public safety agencies to share data and images. The plan would auction unused spectrum to fund construction and maintenance, with no taxpayer cost, and aims to improve real time data access in emergencies such as mine disasters.
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Charleston
Jay Rockefeller
National Commission On
United States
West Virginia
World Trade Center
Rockefeller
Federal Communications Commission
Upper Big Branch
Homeland Security
Jimmy Gianato
UBB
Gianato
Tazewell Police Warns On Click It Or Ticket Campaign
Tazewell Virginia police join the 2011 national Click It or Ticket seat belt mobilization May 22 to June 6. Chief Greg Layne notes belted drivers avoid a $25 fine plus court costs, totaling about $100, with child safety seat laws enforcing higher fines. He stresses life safety and 24/7 traffic law enforcement in town.
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Tazewell
Virginia
Greg Layne
Layne
Commonwealth
Paign
Feds charge sham cemetery tax scam in Virginia
The Justice Department filed a civil complaint against Michael Strauss Patrick Strauss and Joseph Barreiro for creating a fake cemetery near Chancellorsville to promote tax shelters. The plan allegedly duped investors and allowed bogus losses on returns. Separately, Michael Urbanski was confirmed by the Senate as a U S District Court judge for the Western District of Virginia.
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Washington
Justice Department
Chancellorsville Battlefield
Virginia
Michael Strauss
Herndon
Patrick Strauss
Joseph Barreiro
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Chancellorsville Memorial Garden
Barreiro
New York Times
Roanoke
Senate
Michael Urbanski
Western District of Virginia
U.S
Mark Warner
Jim Webb
Urbanski
Barack Obama
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