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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 2002
Page
1
U S and German authorities list Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and other senior figures as still at large or dead or imprisoned. The war on terrorism has disrupted al Qaida but many leaders and followers remain elusive. Experts note global concealment and ongoing counterterrorism efforts.
Charleston, West Virginia, contractor Andrew Jack Whittaker Jr. will share his 314.9 million Powerball windfall with the state's poor after taxes. Officials say the after tax payout is 113.42 million, the largest undivided lottery prize in U.S. history.
Inside obituary brief lists several local residents with ages and towns including Genevieve Artis 79 Harrisonburg George Bergdoll 88 Moorefield Alma Hottle 87 Edinburg Catherine Shull 49 Richmond Derrick Summers 24 Broadway Dorothy Tourgee 86 Harrisonburg Lacy Whetzel 64 Harrisonburg. Includes main switchboard and mis paper contact numbers.
A Virginia Education Association annual ranking places Harrisonburg teachers among the state’s top quarter for salaries based on experience, while other central Shenandoah Valley divisions largely fall below average. The list reflects approved salaries and influences upcoming budget talks. WEA officials note the rankings aid advocacy for pay and staff retention.
Despite a harsh Christmas storm, Shenandoah Valley and Charlottesville regional airports saw few or no delays. Deputy Director Dennis Burnett said three daily US Airways flights from Weyers Cave to Pittsburgh experienced no delays, with travel up since.
A statewide ban restricts student drivers from midnight to 4 a.m. Read with local specifics for Grottoes 11 p.m. Bridgewater Broadway Dayton Elkton Timberville Harrisonburg Mount Crawford Rockingham County. The notice lists affected municipalities and counties where curfews may apply to under 18 residents.
In Rockingham County towns, a statewide curfew for student drivers runs midnight to 4 a.m. and each town with a police force enforces an under eighteen curfew. Grottoes imposes the strictest rules with minors out after 10 p.m. risking parental liability. officials say the law has been on the books for nearly 50 years and serves as a deterrent while counties generally enforce curfews.
Richmond will host a life size bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln seated with Tad on a bench commemorating Lincoln's 1865 visit to the city two days after Union forces captured Richmond. The project by United States Historical Society places the statue at the Civil War Visitor Center near Tredegar Iron Works with a granite capsule bearing the inscription To Bind Up the Nation's Wounds.
Virginia faces a slow farmland decline as 105000 acres of prime land vanished 1992 to 1997 per American Farmland Trust. Agriculture remains top industry covering 34 percent of the state with crops and livestock including milk poultry beef soybeans tobacco cotton and peanuts. Virginia communities must protect farming areas like the Shenandoah Valley amid drought disease and low spirits to sustain the economy and tax base.
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