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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 2001
Page
1
Brief note reviews popular diet plans associated with Surgeon General David, highlighting quick fixes and practical guidance for healthier eating patterns. Authorities emphasize balanced nutrition over sensational claims and urge readers to consult medical advice for personalized plans.
Surgeon General David Satcher warns obesity may overtake tobacco as the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. He calls for school daily physical education, healthier school meals, reasonable portions at fast food, and safe public spaces to exercise. Thompson pledges personal weight loss and urges community action among parents and employers.
U S planes bombed and strafed al Qaida positions as Afghan tribesmen and American special forces advanced in a snowy canyon near Tora Bora. Officials say bin Laden may be bottled up in the region though he could be elsewhere. Heavy snow and rugged terrain hinder escapes while U S air support continues.
Governor Jim Gilmore proposed a $927 million borrowing plan to fund construction across Virginia's public colleges, universities, and community colleges. The package would largely rely on general obligation bonds with a statewide referendum likely in November 2002, aiming to leverage low rates and AAA credit. Alan Merten praised the move as a major step forward.
President Bush invokes executive privilege to withhold prosecutors memos from Congress angering lawmakers concerned about access to sensitive information. He argues disclosure would chill private deliberations and ordered Attorney General Ashcroft to withhold papers. Critics fear an imperial presidency and cite cases from a 1960s Boston murder to Clinton fundraising probes.
A diverse package totaling 139.2 million funds 31 community college projects. Virginia Tech receives 108 million for chemistry and physics facilities. The University of Virginia gets 77.2 million for a high tech research facility. George Mason University gets 75 million for new academic buildings. James Madison University receives 47.3 million for sewer upgrades dorm renovations a CISAT building and computer network improvements.
Gov. James Gilmore proposes borrowing nearly 1 billion for higher education renovations. James Madison University would receive 47.3 million over three years for sewer upgrades dormitory renovations a new College of Integrated Science and Technology building and computer network improvements. Most funding 37.2 million would come in 2004 pending voter approval. JMU President Linwood Rose says the plan is mixed.
The page lists multiple obituaries with ages and hometowns including Hilda E. Firebaugh 86 Harrisonburg James C. Givens 56 Staunton Edward T. Hines 87 Ormond Beach Florida Loren F Hoover 79 Harrisonburg Mary B. Miller 92 Harrisonburg Forrest L. Puffenbarger 86 Mount Solon Jonathon E. Showalter infant Dayton Marilyn L. Tucker 70 Old Fields West Virginia Portia J. Turner 84 Gloucester.
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