Bush moves to ease forest logging rules amid fires
President Bush proposes changes to environmental laws to speed approvals for thinning federal forests and removing dead trees to reduce wildfire risk. Critics say the plan guts decades of safeguards, allowing removal of century old trees and broader access for timber companies.
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Washington
Bush
Oregon
White House
Allen Mattison
The
Sierra Club
Mattison
Administration
Cigarette Tax Hike: Is It Time
In Richmond a poll by Virginians for a Healthy Future shows 67 percent support raising Virginia's cigarette tax from 2 to 62 cents per pack, with 32 percent opposed and 1 percent unsure. The finding comes as Gov. Warner notes a 1.5 billion revenue shortfall and lawmakers reject tax increases, including tobacco taxes.
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Virginia
Virginians For A Healthy Future
Mark R. Warner
House
Senate
Warner
Coalition
American Cancer Society
The
American Heart Association
Campaign For Tobacco- Free Kids
American
Roof Fire Hits Former Pilgrim's Pride Plant in Alma
An electrical fire burned the roof of a nonoperational former Pilgrim's Pride poultry plant in Alma west of Stanley. Fire crews from Stanley Luray and Shenandoah arrived after 2:30 p.m. and contained the blaze in about an hour. No injuries were reported and power was cut about 30 minutes after arrival.
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Alma Wednesday
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Alma
Page County
Stanley
Luray
Shenandoah
Terry Pettit
Pettit
Electric Company
David Geese
Musharraf expands powers amid Pakistan constitution amendment
President General Pervez Musharraf unilaterally amends the constitution to grant himself sweeping powers including dissolving parliament and extending his term, a move critics say undermines promised democracy as elections loom on October 10. Team opposition cites parliament as sole prerogative for constitutional changes.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Pervez Musharraf
Musharraf
Raza Rabbai
Pakistan People’s Party
Benazir Bhutto
Zimbabwe Forces White Farmers Off Land Amid Famine Risks
In Harare the government moves to seize white owned farms as famine bites Zimbabwe. Roy Fuller, 60, defies eviction, salvages family photos and prepares to relocate to South Africa with dozens of white farmers. The drive follows two years of political violence, drought, and food shortages affecting about half of 12.5 million people. Fuller abandons a 2900 acre Selous farm after a court order, leaving tobacco worth 60000 dollars and 130 head of cattle behind.
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Zimbabwe
Roy Fuller
South Africa
Fuller
Selous
Heroes At Work Near New Market Rescuers Save Teens From Burning Car
Kevin and Sherri Lovely risked their lives pulling two 18 year old women from a burning vehicle on Interstate 81 near New Market. Trooper Foster Murphy Sr. credited the Beachwood New Jersey couple with saving Alison Marie Michale Villanivera and Sheila Narayanan, incoming James Madison University freshmen from Chantilly. The pair were transported to Rockingham Memorial Hospital by New Market Volunteer Rescue Company.
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Sherri Lovely
Interstate 81
Virginia
Foster Murphy Sr
Beachwood
N.J
Alison Marie Michale Villanivera
Sheila Narayanan
Murphy
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Harrisonburg
James Madison University
Chantilly
Kopper pleads guilty to money laundering and wire fraud
Former Enron executive Michael Kopper pleads guilty to money laundering and wire fraud charges. Obituaries note Carl A. Knight, 74, Elkton, and William S. Moffett Jr., 91, Staunton.
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Michael Kopper
Carl A. Knight
Elkton
William S. Moffett Jr
Staunton
Harrisonburg's Michael Lease Remembered After Fatal Plane Crash
Michael Lease 24 of Harrisonburg died in a Sunday plane crash with James Madison University graduate John Zachary 23 near Deerfield Augusta County. At Valley Church of Christ mourners recalled his humor life lessons and care. His memorial service filled the church with friends family and strangers, and attendees left letters for his unborn child. Lease helped launch a church outreach for those who dislike church and organized dramatic productions using video skills.
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Michael Lease
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Valley Church of Christ
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John Zachary
James Madison University
Deerfield
Augusta County
Michael
Becky
Aaron Saufley
Body of Christ
Saufley
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