Primary showdown amid floods and redistricting
After months of campaigning and debates, voters face a primary election amid lingering floods in Mercer McDowell Mingo and Wyoming counties. Candidates urge supporters to vote as pre election events draw crowds, while a busy calendar includes shrimp feast golf tourney Summerfest Mountain Festival and a Nobel laureate banquet in Bluefield. The Mercer County Sexual Assault Task Force trains forensic nurses and victim advocates on call 24 hours a day with more classes planned at Pam's Place and related fundraisers.
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Princeton Health & Fitness Center
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Teddy Paynter
Greg Jordan
West Virginia Faces Key Primary Amid Flood Crisis
Voters across West Virginia are urged to participate in today’s primary, with strong emphasis on civic duty amid the May flood disaster. The piece notes voter apathy and invites all registered residents to assess state leadership, education, taxes, infrastructure, and economic policy, urging turnout to influence four-year outcomes.
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Voting rights clash in Mercer County WV causes ballot delays
The letter alleges state and county misdirections in Mercer County voting, claiming incorrect online addresses for voter forms led to late submissions. The writer says an application sent April 24 2002 was returned May 11 2002 with an improper address, blocking participation in the upcoming election. The signer claims repeated warnings to Rudolph Jennings, County Clerk, about the faulty address and slow mail, raising concerns about rights violations.
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Separating the boys from the girls: single sex education logic
Dan K. Thomasson argues that single sex schooling and separate classes can improve early education by aligning teaching with gender differences. He claims girls mature faster verbally and attentively while boys require more patience, suggesting two first grade classes by sex could reduce loss of interest and improve long term outcomes.
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