State board to study members pay policy in West Virginia
State Board of Education President Howard Persing announced a review of per diem pay rules amid criticism that members can earn 100 for reading mail and related tasks. He will form a committee of board members and private citizens to examine the policy by June and urged caution in claiming per diem. The board also adopted a uniform grading policy for honors courses and granted Grant County schools permission to stop salary supplements after a failed levy.
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NEW Cumberland
State Board of Education
Howard Persinger
Persinger
Grant County
Intersection safety push seeks stop light at Willowbrook Road
Local residents and officials discuss the Willowbrook Road intersection after a December accident. Sgt Clemons notes sporadic crashes and traffic patterns. resident Furbes pushes for a stop light or turning lane while contacting DOH and state authorities to push for action. He plans to keep pressuring officials including police, sheriff and possibly Gov Wise.
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M.D. Clemons
Willowbrook Road
Clemons
Furbes
State Department of Highways
DOH
West Virginia State Police
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Bob Wise
Mark Blevins
Mblevins
Boltonline
No obvious headline from the fragmentary report
Police investigation continues in McDowell County with multiple officers and task force members involved. They recovered items Wednesday and are compiling evidence to be sent to Charleston. follow up investigations and grid searches are planned as leads emerge.
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Rogers
Charleston
Pauley
Bradley
McDowell County
Michael Brooks
Danny Mitchell
J.T. Church
A.R. Iafolla
Mark Shelton
Brooks
Welch
State Police
Westchester
Hensley
Lory Keaton
Sgt. Rogers
Levi's
Diversity aims to shape UVa leadership and address campus tensions
Gordon F Rainey, newly elected UVa rector, says a special diversity committee will guide a president's commission involving faculty, students, staff and community members. The panel will propose by May 1, 2004, assess existing programs, study peers, consider funding, and craft forward plans to broaden perspectives amid past racial incidents and a hate crime investigation.
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Gordon F Rainey
Board of Visitors
U.va
John T. Casteen III
Amy Cronin
Casteen
Cronin
Inter- Fraternity Council
Student Council
Daisy
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