BDT Online Briefs for Monday November 29 2010
Local Des Moines area news roundup from BDT Online dated Monday November 29 2010 highlights community notices. Brief items cover city council actions, school activities, and upcoming public meetings with emphasis on dates and local figures.
Today Headlines: Increasing Clouds Overhead
Increasing clouds blanket the area with a forecast high near 50 degrees. No precipitation is expected and visibility remains fair across regions as residents plan outdoor activities.
Health care tax breaks under congressional budgets explored
Congressional leaders propose budgets that would downsize or eliminate tax breaks aiding employer health insurance as the leading coverage source. The Current Population Survey notes Medicaid at 14 percent in 2009, underscoring shifts in coverage sources and potential savings.
West Virginia Boy Donates Life Savings to Fire Dept
Five year old Joshua Shaffer gave 45.85 dollars in coins from his piggy bank to rebuild the Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department main station after an October 1 fire. Secretary Tom Miller notes community support and state school efforts have raised over 5000 dollars while insurance covered about half of two million in damages. Firefighters continued operating from nearby borrowed trucks in Charleston.
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W.va
SVFD
Charleston
West Virginia
Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department
Charleston Gazette
Joshua Shaffer
Tom Miller
Miller
Lottery Draw Summary for Powerball and Win for Life
Lottery numbers drawn Powerball 10 30 37 47 54 ball 39 and Win for Life 4 5 7 16 20 37 ball 23. No winner details provided.
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Win For Life
Delivery questions and contact details for service
Information for subscribers on how to contact the newspaper for delivery questions or issues. Circulation operates seven days a week with hours 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and weekend phone support from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Morning redelivery is offered through 12 p.m. in a limited area. Call Customer Service at 304-327-2800.
Local lawmakers oppose West Virginia utility rate hikes
Princeton area officials push back against Appalachian Power and West Virginia American Water rate requests amid concerns for consumers. Public hearings set for December 6-10 on water and December 13-15 on electric, with PSC spokeswoman noting public comment counts. Lawmakers say rate increases burden residents and vow scrutiny.
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Princeton
Appalachian Power
West Virginia
American Water
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Water Company
The
Electric Company
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
State PLC
Susan Small
Commission
PSC
Patriot Foundation aids families of Fort Bragg soldiers
The Patriot Foundation began in 2003 to help families of paratroopers and U S Army special operations soldiers killed or wounded in combat. Founded by Chuck Deleot and friends in North Carolina, the group provides scholarships and now a child care benefit for families of 82nd Airborne, US Army Special Operations, 18th Airborne Corps, and Fort Bragg Wounded Transition Battalion.
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Bluefield
Iraq
Chuck Deleot
The
Patriot Foundation
Wilmington
N.C
Deleot
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
18Th Airborne Corps
U.S. Army Special Operations
Patriot Foundation supports Fort Bragg families and spouses
The Patriot Foundation Mission aids families of 82nd Airborne Division and Fort Bragg personnel. Since 2009 10 its volunteers raised funds to help soldiers families including 150 Fort Bragg children eligible for benefits in 2010 and about 25 spouses benefited from child care in 2009 10.
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Deleot
Fort Bragg
Community Christmas Tree drive starts slow in Bluefield
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph campaign raised only 50 dollars as it begins the Community Christmas Tree program to aid children at Christmas. The goal is 30 000 dollars to help more than 750 kids. over 440 children were registered for the Little Jimmie party last week. A second sign-up round is planned for Friday December 3 from 3 to 6.
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Luefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Little Jimmie Party
Family seeks peace after killer stalker Shrader sentenced
The 55 year old woman described fear and grief from phone calls and a 32 page letter after the 1975 murder of her mother and a family friend in West Virginia. Shrader, who pursued a high school romance rejection, was sentenced amid ongoing family flight from Texas and federal court proceedings.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Thomas Creighton Shrader
Texas
Shrader
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Medicare
Public Service Commission
John R. Frazier
D-Mercer
Iyge
the Patriot Foundation
Patriot Foundation Mission
Jon Bolt
Pipestem State Park
Jim Phillips
Phillips
Little Jimmie
Jimmie
Paris
Fred Andiacks
Abby Heloise
Killer Stalker
Associated Press