Slow economy dampens coal power market in West Virginia
AP reports weak coal and power markets tied to a slumping economy in West Virginia. Dr. George Hammond of WVU notes demand will rebound with growth, while Bill Raney of the Coal Association cites about a 6 percent drop in state coal production. CONSOL Energy predicts an 8 to 10 percent fall in 2002 coal sales, and two CONSOL mines remain closed. Allegheny Energy seeks up to 2 billion in secured loans as credit ratings fall to junk status amid economic weakness.
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Clarksburg
George Hammond
West Virginia University
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Bill Raney
West Virginia Coal Association
Raney
Thomas Hoffman
Consol Energy
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Hoffman
Hammond
Consol
Loveridge
Marion County
Humphreys
Monongalia
Nications
Credit Rating Service
Allegheny
Shoop
DeVito
Perry Bryant
West Virginia Education Association
Bryant
Friends dispute link of Bowman to Short family killings
In Greensboro AP report, neighbors and friends defend Garrison Storm Bowman 66 from Rockingham County as a witness rather than a suspect in the Virginia Short family slayings. Bowman, jailed in Canada for immigration charges, faces deportation while investigators await his U S return for interview.
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Greensboro
N.C
Rockingham County
Virginia
Garrison Storm Bowman
Short
Bassett
Bowman
Yellowknife
Canada
United States
Accu
Gary Lemons
Danny Sizemore
Sandy Ridge
Michael
Mary Short
Mayodan
West Virginia flood aid boosted by 2.9 million loan funds
Gov. Bob Wise released 2.9 million from contingency funds to support southern West Virginia businesses hit by the May 2002 flood. The Forgivable Deferred Loan and Micro Loan programs offer up to 20000 dollars per business with 20 percent of debt forgiven for each year the business remains in the community, aiding more than 320 firms.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Bob Wise
Wise
Inclusion debate shapes West Virginia classrooms
The inclusion movement faces lagging attitudes and enrollment cuts that strain funding for special education. PikeView High School touts a strong program with dual teaching, while Crooked Creek remains the lone separate school for severe cases, highlighting tensions between integrated and self-contained approaches amid transportation challenges and ongoing debates over discipline, safety, and resources.
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Associated Press
West Virginia Education Association
PikeView
West Virginia
Dee Bodkins
State Office of Special Education
Ben Disibbio
Pike View
Crooked Creek
Logan County
Logan
Brenda Skibo
Skibo
Kellie Maynard
Amherstdale
Lucas
Maynard
Buffalo
Maynards
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Northwest Territories
Sizemore
John Bowman
Swiftwater
Shorts
John Beasley
Stoneville
A-1
Bodkins
East Dale
Cathie DeVito
Kanawha County
Ron Duerring
Duerring
Disibbio
Hickman’s Pharmacy
Open Sky Enterprises
Pegasus
Ima
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Bluefield
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