Molly Fromkin defends in spelling bee after tense round three
Mrs. Fromkin described Molly facing a difficult word in round three as the competition resumed, noting the mix of stress and luck in spelling. Family support remains strong with Rebecca Broyles and Paul Sexton — and Molly plans to press on, wearing a National Spelling Bee T-shirt as peers and Mercer County Schools rally behind her.
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Rebecca Broyles
Paul
Linda Sexton
Fromkin
Molly
BMS
Mercer County Schools
Abusers. From A-1 Abusers. a life wrecked by drugs and denial
Robbie Daniel and Sean recount drug use that began in adolescence and escalated to OxyContin and Dilaudid. Each describes addiction, theft, and failed attempts at recovery including hospital confinement and methadone, amid family strain, a daughter’s death, and a garage full of partiers turning into a drug den.
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Robbie
Princeton Community Hospital
Daniel
Daniel Warden
Princeton
Sean
Reading Bee Celebrates First Book Contest at Concord College
May 17 event centers on Misty of Chincoteague with eight teams of fourth graders from Tazewell and Mercer counties. Sarah Cromer notes all students read the book and will answer questions as part of the competition. Tom Colley and Cookie Johnson praise the program and plan certs and rewards for participants.
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Concord College
Misty of
Telegraph
Tazewell
Mercer
Colley
Eastern District School Board
Cookie Johnson
Johnson
Tuition fights over 6 percent increases at WV colleges
The West Virginia Interim Governing Board urged more than 6 percent hikes at many campuses but the Policy Commission delayed decisions at its May 11 meeting. Colleges were asked to revise requests, with graduate rates at least 110 percent of undergraduates. Marshall was given two years to raise rates, despite a $60 yearly increase to students in two years.
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Bob Wise
Michael Mullen
West Virginia
Policy Commission
Wise
Mullen
Commission
Angel
Marshall
Israeli president urges U.S. to cut relations with Arafat
Israel President Moshe Katsav told the AP at Blair House that the United States and other nations should suspend relations with Yasser Arafat’s Palestinian Authority until he stops terrorist attacks. He warned Prime Minister Ariel Sharon would not hold back if violence persists.
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U.S
Arafat
Washington
United States
Yasser Arafat
Palestinian Authority
Moshe
Katsav
Associated Press
Blair House
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Likud
Ariel Sharon
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