Catholic schools aid flood victims across West Virginia
In Wheeling, about 26 parochial schools and Wheeling Jesuit University form the Coats for Kids Consortium. They will gift wrap and deliver winter coats and joggings to Mullens Elementary and Middle Schools in Wyoming County on November 6. In Fairmont, Fairmont State Community & Technical College secures a $120,000 state grant to expand its nursing program serving 20 more students annually, with distance learning to Clarksburg Caperton Center via United Hospital Center collaboration. In Morgantown, FCX Systems gains a $663,750 EDA loan to fund a 36,000 square foot facility at Chaplin Hill Road Industrial Park for making frequency converters aiding power amid aviation use.
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Caperton Center
Clarksburg
Morgantown
State Economic Development Authority
FCX Systems
Don Gallion
FCX
Chaplin Hill Road
WV Hospitals to Offer Ornish Heart Wellness Program
Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield will provide coverage for the Dr. Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease at seven West Virginia hospitals. The program targets patients with or at risk for coronary artery disease, including those needing angioplasty or bypass, or who have had heart procedures. Participating facilities include Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg Charleston Area Medical Center The Health Connection United Hospital Center Clarksburg Howard Long Wellness Center Wheeling Hospital Ohio Valley Medical Center Wheeling Princeton Community Hospital and WVU Hospitals Morgantown. Medicaid Medicare and PEIA are expected to cover participants.
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Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield
West Virginia
Dr. Dean Ornish
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Medicaid
Medicare
Public Employees Insurance Agency
GOP Poised to Tighten Grip on Virginia House of Delegates
In Virginia, Republicans expect to strengthen control of the 100-member House of Delegates in the November elections after a first year of redistricting. The campaign faces questions on northern Virginia races, a sales tax referendum for transportation, and voter attention amid national crises and the governor’s race. GOP and Democratic operatives note growing public engagement as campaigns tour southern regions.
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Elizabeth Arnold
Belle Haven
Alexandria
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House of Delegates
Richmond, Va
Virginia
Washington, D.C
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Afghanistan
Tom Morris
Emory & Henry College
J. Scott Leake
Joint
Republican Caucus
Southside
Virginia Campaigns Ride High Then Altered by Terror Attacks
The gubernatorial race in Virginia features Mark Warner versus Mark Earley with Libertarian William Redpath also in contention as the General Assembly lines new districts. After the Sept 11 attacks, political discourse waned, with analysts noting unusually low campaign interest and a shift toward turnout efforts.
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General Assembly
Virginia
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Pennsylvania
Whitt
Mark Warner
Northern Virginia
Mark Earley
Senate
Virginia activates bioterrorism tracking system after Sept 11
Virginia health officials deploys an emergency room surveillance network in the Washington and Hampton Roads regions to detect bioterrorism. Daily ER data feed into a central database using aberration detection models to spot unusual patterns and trigger rapid alerts.
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Ichmond
America
Virginia
Washington
Hampton Roads
Anne Peterson
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Peterson
Defendant to ask for change of venue in capital murder case
In Portsmouth Virginia Eric Vickers 25 will seek a venue change for his capital murder trial after publicity over the death of Kirkland Michael Rizzuti a two year old. Rizzuti died Aug fifth from a chest blow while in Vickers care as his mother left for Norfolk.
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Eric Vickers
Kirkland Michael Rizzuti
Vickers
Norfolk
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