Montcalm third graders pledge drug free during Red Ribbon Week
Montcalm Elementary School students joined peers from Ceres Oakvale Glenwood Bramwell Whitethorn and Montcalm High to sign pledge cards kicking off Red Ribbon Week. Local coalition Creating Opportunities for Youth continues promoting a drug alcohol and tobacco free youth environment with plans for a Concord College youth expo and ongoing education to reinforce the message through all school years.
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Ceres
Oakvale
Glenwood
Bramwell
Whitethorn
Montcalm High
Mercer
Greg Puckett
Ate
Concord College
Sonya Murrell
Murrell
U.S. Congress
George W. Bush
Ezra Opens Book In Temple Blessing Lord
A historic quotation is cited from Ezra as the people rise and bless the Lord. The text references the Bluefield Daily Telegraph staff and editors, noting leadership roles including publisher and executive editor.
West Virginia GOP pushes aggressive agenda for 2004 session
The West Virginia Republican Party outlines a 60 day agenda including privatizing the workers camp program, a three year phase out of the food tax, ending the business franchise tax, and considering tax relief for seniors. The plan seeks nonpartisan court elections and reform to curb frivolous lawsuits while redirecting funds to classrooms. The piece notes the GOP holds a minority in both chambers and urges cross party collaboration to implement economic reforms now. Kris Warner calls the state in a state of emergency and urges Democrats to join in recovery efforts.
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West Virginia
GOP
Charleston
Senate
House of Delegates
Kris Warner
We Must Attract Jobs Or West Virginia Loses Youth
The letter argues West Virginia faces an exodus of young people who relocate for opportunity. It calls for legislators to pass laws that make the state attractive for business to locate and for people to live, acknowledging terrain and housing limits in mountainous areas.
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West Virginia
Supreme Court weighs Harless challenge to West Virginia lottery law
Jackson County attorney Larry Harless leads a courtroom drama at the state capitol as the five justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals hear whether video blackjack qualifies as a lottery under constitutional law. Justices deliberate on the fate of lottery revenue and a possible $400 million budget impact, while speakers invoke civic history and growth of gambling amid political theater. Tom Bone reporters the scene for the Telegraph.
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Supreme Court of Appeals
State Capitol
Supreme Courts
Jackson County
Larry Harless
Ben Matlock
Andy Griffith
Warren McGraw
Happy” Kercheval
Kercheval
McGraw
Lottery Commission Board
Elliott
Spike
Maynard
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Bluefield Baily Telegraph
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Larry Starcher
Starcher
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
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the Telegraph
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