Warner Proposes Boost In State Spending
Virginia Governor Mark Warner unveils a two year budget with about 27 billion in general fund spending and 2.4 billion in new spending primarily for education health services and transportation. The plan replenishes the rainy day fund starting in 2006 and seeks to keep Virginia’s Aaa credit rating. The tobacco firm Philip Morris USA opposes the 75 cent per pack cigarette tax proposed by Warner. Harrisonburg already imposed a 30 cent tax this year prompting Smokin Joes to move to Dayton and Smokehaus to consider following.
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Virginia
Philip Morris USA
Mark Warner
Warner
Philip Mor
Harrisonburg
Smokin Joes
Dayton
Harrisonburg Square
Richmond
Mark R. Warner
Gins
House of Delegates
Senate
Flu Puts Children In Peril This Season
A severe flu outbreak endangers young children across half the nation with more-than-average hospitalizations and rising fatalities. Experts from CDC and state health groups warn the season may exceed the typical 92 child deaths and stress pediatric ICUs as the virus spreads, leaving doctors hopeful for recovery but anxious about the toll on infants and toddlers.
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U.S
Hong Kong
William Thompson
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Walt Orenstein
CDC
Not The Wright Stuff Flop on anniversary flight attempt at Kill Devil Hills
In soggy Outer Banks conditions a wood and muslin replica of the Wright brothers first aircraft failed to launch during a six day celebration. The craft crawled 200 feet, rose six inches for a second, then sank into a mud puddle as 35,000 spectators watched in disappointment. Pilot Kevin Kochersberger led the abortive test amid a $1.2 million reconstruction effort by the Experimental Aircraft Association team.
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Kill Devil Hills
N.C
North Carolina
Dayton
Ohio
Tom Poberenzy
Experimental Aircraft Association
Kevin Kochersberger
U S Forces Raid Samarra Against Iraqi Resistance
U S troops used sledge hammers and explosives to breach homes and workshops in Samarra amid ongoing resistance after Saddam Hussein’s capture. Explosions and fear followed as a 1-year-old was injured by shattered glass. four men were detained then released. Col Nate Sasm anan calls Samarra a stubborn hotspot in the Sunni Triangle.
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Samarra
Iraq
U.S
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
Col
Nate Sassaman
Saddam
High Natural Gas Bills Leave The Valley Cold
John Fitzwater's heat bill for a six room Johnson Street home in Harrisonburg climbed to 165 dollars, over 25 percent higher than last year. The rise reflects a regional 50 percent increase in natural gas prices, with 100 cubic feet monthly bills around 85 dollars versus 68 a year ago. propane prices also surged, hitting poultry farms and forcing higher operating costs due to hotter breed requirements.
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John Fitzwater
Johnson Street
Harrisonburg
Fitzwater
American Gas Association
Bob Innes
Cocee Gas of
Virginia
Innes
David Miller
Bridgewater
Obituary notices list nine readers in regional roll call
The page lists names and ages from several towns including Linda K. Ashby 55 Churchville and Nancy C. Snapp 98 Harrisonburg along with others such as John R. McCartney 87 Waynesboro Jay H. Porter 23 Reston Lewis R. Raynes 77 Elkton Alma M. Shifflett 90 Fishersville June H. Thompson 81 Seneca Rocks Aileen P. Warner Annapolis Md and contact numbers for the newspaper Main Switchboard and paper reminder line.
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Linda K. Ashby
Churchville
John R. McCartney
Waynesboro
Jay H. Porter
Reston
Lewis R. Raynes
Elkton
Alma M. Shifflett
Fishersville
Nancy C. Snapp
Harrisonburg
June H. Thompson
Seneca Rocks
W.va
Aileen P. Warner
Annapolis
Boston Archdiocese Sells Seat of Power to Pay Settlement
The Boston Archdiocese, facing an 85 million dollar payout to more than 500 abuse victims, mortgaged the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and plans to sell the archbishop’s residence, an Italian Renaissance mansion, while dozens of churches may close amid fiscal strain after Cardinal Law’s era. Archbishop O Malley’s vow of poverty coincides with the record settlement and the property moves aimed at protecting the church’s reputation.
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Bernard Law
Law
Jeffrey Newman
Sean O’malley
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Ee Valley
Boston Archdiocese
Lee Church
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