No Senate Bid For Rogers Keeps Harrisonburg Seat Open
City Councilman Larry Rogers, a Democrat from Harrisonburg, announces he will not seek the 26th District state Senate seat for now. The district covers Harrisonburg, parts of Rockingham, Shenandoah, Page, Warren and Rappahannock counties, with Mark Obenshain seen as the early favorite to replace retiring Kevin Miller. Rogers cites unfinished work at Shenandoah Engineering Services and family considerations as the reason to stay in his current roles.
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Forest Service misplaces 215 million for wildfire control
Washington watchdog Taxpayers for Common Sense released an internal Forest Service memo in which Chief Dale Bosworth notes a 215 million dollar accounting error reduced from wildfire management funds in 2000. The agency says the funds are being recovered and may aid this season, though the memo urges deep spending cuts to essential fire protection.
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U.S. Forest Service
Taxpayers For Common Sense
Forest Service
Dale Bosworth
White House
Eric Lynch
Taxpayer Group
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Bosworth
Taxpayers
Spy Court Clips New Anti-Terrorism Powers
Washington reports that a secretive panel of federal judges halted a government bid in the post Sept 11 terror hunt. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and its Review body limited domestic spying powers, prompting a high level government appeal and signaling a test of executive authority.
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Washington
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
United States
Justice Department
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
Feds Take Over Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Security
Federal authorities will assume passenger security duties Tuesday at Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport. Ten TSA personnel will replace airline staff, with Augusta County providing a deputy to enforce arrests. Passengers should notice no change in inspection procedures beyond who conducts them.
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Valley Airport
Shenandoah Valley Regional
Dennis Burnett
Transportation Security Administration
Burnett
Augusta County
Department of Transportation
U S Targets Removal of Bomb Fuel Across 24 Reactors
Washington reports the United States and Russia are accelerating plans to secure uranium fuel from 24 reactors in 16 countries built with Soviet help. Officials say the effort aims to prevent terrorists or hostile powers from obtaining material for nuclear weapons, with a focus on sites like the Yugoslav supply. The program seeks to address facilities using highly enriched uranium used for isotope production.
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U.S
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United States
Soviet Union
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Father Faces 11 Years For Child Neglect
Rocky Mount man Charles Yopp 45 pleaded no contest to felony child neglect and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He faces up to 11 years and fines after sentencing Oct 2 by Franklin County Circuit Judge Charles Strauss. Investigators found his 3 year old daughter in a makeshift cage April 9 amid a roach infested, dirty home.
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Charles Yopp
Franklin County
Charles Strauss
Commonwealth’s
Heather Ferguson
Yopp
Sheriff’s
S.D. Cundiff
Hoodia roots meet patent fight at world summit
A San traditional healer from WITDRAAI describes hoodia cactus used to curb hunger on desert hunts. The article notes their wary stance after a Pfizer related dispute over turning hoodia into a diet drug without honoring its discoverers. The case underscores indigenous rights in medicines at the World Summit for Sustainable Development.
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South Africa
David Kruipeir
U.S
Pfizer
Kruipek
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