Hearing on a student's school placement in Morgantown
A two day hearing underway to decide if 9 year old Tucker Lewis with cerebral palsy should attend his siblings school or another recommended by the district. A protester from ADAPT chained to a Cheat Lake Elementary flagpole in protest of Tucker's exclusion as Debi and Jason Lewis challenge the Monongalia County Board of Education and district officials.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
ADAPT
Cheat Lake
Tucker Lewis
Tucker
Debi
Jason Lewis
Monongalia County
Prison escape prompts manhunt for two inmates
Two convicted drug dealers, Omar Abdulla Ali and Samuel Jean, fled the Federal Correctional Institution Morgantown Saturday night. Ali, 44, from Coran New York, 14-year sentence for crack cocaine with intent to distribute, projected release October 2007. Jean, 54, Hyattsville Maryland, 20-year sentence for conspiracy and attempting to possess and deliver cocaine, projected release August 2009.
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Morgantown
Omar Abdulla Ali
Samuel Jean
Federal Correctional Institution
Ali
Coran
N.Y
Jean
Hyattsville
U.S. Marshals Service
FCI
West Virginia eyes cutting school boards to 23 in plan
A state plan proposes regionalized districts to cut the 55 county boards to as few as 23 to 25 units while keeping local elected boards. The idea aims to save money, improve equity, and consolidate services across county lines though political hurdles and local resistance remain.
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Charleston
West Virginia
School Building Authority
West Virginia School Boards Association
David Stewart
SBA
Clacy Williams
State Board of Education
Williams
Howard O’cull
O’cull
Robert Rupp
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Upshur County
Thomas Memorial Denied Cardiac Center Bid Again
Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston failed to win approval for a 1.8 million diagnostic cardiac catheterization center. The Health Care Authority rejected the Certificate of Need, part of a 50 million plan to renovate the 220 bed facility over five years.
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Thomas
Charleston Area Medical Center
TC Corp
CAMC
Health Care Authority
State urges appeals court to reinstate Internet restrictions
In Richmond, Virginia, the state asked the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to revive a law aimed at prosecuting Web site operators who knowingly allow minors access to explicit material. The judges questioned whether the measure is the right approach while considering less restrictive options like parental monitoring.
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Julie Campbell
Virginia Cavalcade Magazine
Dale Harter
Library of Virginia
Richmond
Harter
State History and Culture
Illustrated Magazine
State
Appeals Court
Virginia
U.S
James H. Michael Jr
Charlottesville
Psinet Inc
William Hurd
4Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Hurd
Psinet
Penthouse Magazine
Kirby
Paul V. Niemeyer
Voter empowerment hotlines aid Virginians at polls
In Richmond two groups distribute palm sized cards detailing voters rights and set hotlines for Election Day help. Voters can call NAACP at 804-321-5678 or ACLU at 804-644-8080 if denied access. The cards note that registered voters may vote without ID. a 2000 law requires ID requests by poll workers.
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Richmond, Va
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
The
American Civil Liberties Union
NACCP
ACLU
Fourth Circuit Upholds Dismissal in Gravity Microsoft Antitrust Case
A divided 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed Judge J. Frederick Motz's dismissal of Gravity Inc.'s antitrust suit accusing Compaq and Dell of entering into licensing agreements that aided Microsoft in maintaining its Windows OS monopoly. The ruling continues a line of private Microsoft actions dating to 1999, with Gravity's suit remaining separate from consolidated cases.
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Richmond, Va
Microsoft
US. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S
J. Frederick Motz
Baltimore
Gravity Inc
Compaq
Dell
Gravity’s
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