Hopefuls found off on issues in Bluefield election race
Nine of the 13 Bluefield City Board hopefuls met the editorial board of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph to share visions for the city. Incumbent Rev. Garry D. Moore seeks re election and urged leveraging racial diversity for greater benefits and pursuing more grants. Moore also rated several city departments on a 1 to 10 scale and advocated closer citizen ties. Gary Linkous aims to attract residents with ideas like an outdoor amphitheater and weekend concerts to boost the area.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Garry D. Moore
Moore
McDowell County
City Street Department
Gary Linkous
Linkous
Senate OKs tax cut plan
The Senate approved an 11 year 1.35 trillion tax cut on a 62 to 38 vote with 12 Democrats joining all Republicans. Treasury Secretary O Neill hailed bipartisan backing while Democrats argued the bill is costly and favors the wealthy. Negotiations with the House continued as lawmakers sought a final compromise.
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Senate
Bush
House
White House
Treasury
Paul O’neill
Congress
O’neill
James Jeffords
R-Vt
Reagan
Schools say FDIC wants civil complaints dropped
Waynesburg College and Hargrave Military Academy say the FDIC is pressuring them to drop their civil suit over the Keystone bank collapse. The two institutions were named as beneficiaries in Knox McConnell’s will, with the estate now insolvent after the bank’s 1999 failure and receivership. District Judge Faber had issued an order on March 30, 2001, in the ongoing case.
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First National Bank of Keystone
Federal Deposit Insurance Agency
Waynesburg College
Waynesburg
Hargrave Military Academy
Chatham
Knox McConnell
FNB Keystone
McConnell
Hargrave
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Keystone
FDIC
Mercer County Circuit Court
Waynesburg and
U.S
David A. Faber
Southern
West Virginia
Local dealers replace faulty Firestone tires
Local Ford dealers say they sold over 2,000 vehicles with recalled Firestone Wilderness AT tires. The issues span Explorer, Ranger, and F-150 models. At Ramey Ford in Tazewell, replacements began Wednesday with about ten vehicles serviced and many tires changed, including spares.
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Luefield
Ford
Jimmy Ramey Jr
Ramey Ford
Tazewell
Tax cut highlights move rates lower for couples
The plan creates a new 10 percent rate retroactive to 2001 for single filers on the first 6000 of taxable income and 12000 for married couples. Rates drop 1 point in 2002 2005 and 2007, with multiple adjustments to brackets deductions and the marriage penalty, expanding the 15 percent bracket and doubling standard deduction for married couples. If fully in effect this year the lowest rate would reach 54100 of a couple’s income versus 45200 previously.
Low gas prices report across Bluefield to Princeton
A regional patrol listing several refueling points shows Bluefield Virginia and nearby towns offering regular unleaded around 1.44 to 1.49 dollars and super unleaded around 1.54 to 1.68 dollars. Stores include Tim’s on U S Highway 460 in Bluefield and Go-Mart and KO in Green Valley with multiple price points.
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U.S. Highway
Tazewell
Town Express Mart
SuperTest America Joy
Princeton
Go-Mart
Green Valley
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