Bridgeport Middle School joins national College Ed pilot
Seventh graders at Bridgeport Middle School are among four U S schools selected for a 12 week College Ed pilot course. The College Board chose the schools to expand college awareness and access as part of a nationwide effort to prepare students for higher education. Former West Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton comments on improving educational options.
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Pilot Project
Bridgeport Middle School
College Board
West Virginia
Gaston Caperton
West Virginia debates state malpractice proposals and insurer plan
Senate Finance Chairman Osher Craige notes unfunded liability concerns as several malpractice bills move through committees. Gov. Wise proposes a state backed malpractice insurance program via the Board of Risk and Insurance Management to aid physicians who cannot obtain coverage. Other measures seek more detailed insurer reporting, merit certificates for witnesses, mediation requirements, and sanctions for frivolous claims.
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Osher Craige
State Board of Risk and Insurance Management
Wise
Keith Burdette
State Insurance Commission
West Virginia to fund Ornish heart program statewide
Health insurers PEIA Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Medicaid will cover the Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease starting January in West Virginia. The program pairs low fat vegetarian diet with exercise stress reduction and group support to help angina patients. Hospitals statewide will host medical directors coordinators and support staff to administer the program at Camden Clark Memorial Charleston Area Medical Center Ohio Valley Medical Center Princeton Community Hospital St Joseph's and others.
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PEIA
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
West
West Virginia
Ornish
Camden Clark Memorial Hospital
Parkersburg
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston
Ohio Valley Medical Center
Wheeling
Princeton Community Hospital
Princeton
St. Joseph’s Hospital
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
United Hospital Center
Clarksburg
West Virginia University Hospitals
Morgantown
Wheeling Hospital
Busch Gardens installs metal detectors at park entrances
Busch Gardens Williamsburg has tightened security by adding metal detectors at more than 15 turnstiles and banning pocketknives, nail files, scissors and other sharp objects. Spokeswoman Diane Centeno says the move, instituted after the September 11 attacks, is well received as a positive step to keep the park secure and family oriented.
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Williamsburg
Busch Gardens
Diane Centeno
Centeno
Vigil honors victims at Mercer County Courthouse
Volunteers gathered at the Mercer County Courthouse to honor domestic violence victims and note progress by the Pam Hawkins Foundation. Key developments include a state law easing shelter zoning for battered families, the Pam Hawkins shelter Pam's Place nearing a January 2002 opening, and the creation of a standalone Sexual Assault Task Force. Training for Sexual Assault Forensic Nurse Examiners continues as candles are lit in Judge Derek Swope's courtroom.
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Mercer County
Kimberleigh Hawkins White
Pam Hawkins
Del
Mark Wills
Pam’s
White
Evelyn Jenkins
Princeton
Carmela Smiley
Saudi man pleads innocent in misrepresented citizenship case
Khalid S. al-Draibi, a 32 year old Saudi detainee linked to Sept 11 arrests, pleads innocent to federal charges of misrepresenting his citizenship. FBI continues probe into the arrest circumstances after police in Manassas Park stopped him for a flat tire and found multiple licenses from eight states.
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Khalid S. al-Draibi
FBI
al- Draibi
Manassas Park
Dulles International Airport
al-Draibi
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