Staunton Center Defended as Budget Talks Continue
Local lawmakers urged nine veteran legislators not to close Staunton Correctional Center before a thorough review of options. The budget conference committee faced a midnight deadline to deliver a compromise, with both houses set to vote later in the week. They agreed DOC cuts would total 68 million dollars, necessitating at least one prison closure. Senator Emmett Hanger is named in the context of the budget discussions.
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Staunton
Senate
House
Department of Corrections
DOC
Senate approves eight lanes for I 81 expansion
In Richmond the Senate passed 29 to 10 a bill authorizing widening 325 miles of Interstate 81 from four to eight lanes via private partners. Senator Wampler added a provision limiting tolls to commercial vehicles and exempting passenger traffic. The measure returns to the House for acceptance or rejection of the amendment.
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Richmond
Senate
William Wampler
Bristol
House of Delegates
Wampler
Commonwealth Transportation Board
Winchester
Wiseman Refuses Land Sale For New City High School
Margaret Strate Wiseman notified Harrisonburg School Board she refuses to sell land on Garbers Church Road for a proposed 40 million dollar high school. Her letter mentions eminent domain talks, potential partial land seizure, nuisance concerns from lighting noise and traffic, and a court price if no agreement is reached. Neighbor considerations and lack of board comment were noted.
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Margaret Strate Wiseman
Harrisonburg
Garbers Church
J. Jay Litten
Tim Lacey
Litten
Wiseman
Donald Ford
Obituary Notices Listing Several Bereaved Names
Obituary brief lists Edith T. Cervenka 82 of Dayton Gladys V. Conner 90 of Lexington Reece E. Dean 83 of Elkton Vinnie E. Dunford 81 of Christiansburg Reva A. Miller 81 of Bridgewater Leonard A. Shull 86 of Bridgewater Nora J. Wilson 50 of Mount Solon page 10.
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Edith T. Cervenka
Dayton
Gladys V. Conner
Lexington
Reece E. Dean
Elkton
Vinnie E. Dunford
Christiansburg
Reva A. Miller
Bridgewater
Leonard A. Shull
Nora J. Wilson
Mount Solon
Hundreds of U S troops clash with al Qaida Taliban forces
In eastern Afghanistan near Gardez U S led coalition battles killed hundreds of Taliban and al Qaida fighters. Maj Gen Hagenbeck said 800 fighters were seen moving toward the fight as forces pressed through snow clad mountains and cave complexes shedding light on weapon caches. Seven U S service members were killed and honored as their caskets arrived in Germany.
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Frank
L. Hagenbeck
Gardez
Kabul
al-Qaida
Taliban
Fighting in Afghanistan escalates with 800 fighters near battle
U S forces report up to eight hundred opposition fighters moving toward the Saturday battle as U S led troops advance on hideouts. Several hundred were reportedly body slammed while moving toward the fight. Allied jets drop bombs and decoy flares on Paktia province and have entered at least one cave complex.
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Afghanistan
U.S
Paktia
Massanutten Timeshare Plan Wins Planning Support
Massanutten Village developers Great Eastern Resort Corp win planning approval to rezone 318 acres from agricultural to residential and back a master plan amendment. The plan adds 410 time share units, removes 817 single family and 150 multifamily homes, adds 10 hotel rooms, and seeks new zoning guidance before the Rockingham Board of Supervisors.
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Great Eastern Resort Corp
Massanutten Village
Rockingham County Planning Commission
Rockingham County Board of Supervisors
Great Eastern
Board of Supervisors
Strike and Counterstrike Escalate in Mideast Violence
In Jerusalem militants attacked Israeli civilians with a suicide bombing on a bus a road side ambush in the West Bank and a restaurant shooting in Tel Aviv leaving seven dead. Israeli warplanes and helicopters hit seven Palestinian government compounds while an Ramallah raid killed three Palestinian security officers. The death toll rose sharply over the week as rounds of violence continued.
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Jerusalem
West Bank
Israel
Gaza Strip
Ramallah
Bush imposes tariffs on imported steel ranks
President Bush announced tariffs up to 30 percent on a range of steel imports aimed at helping U.S. steelmakers. The move risks higher prices for cars and appliances and drew criticism from trading partners. He rejected a 40 percent across the board rate and did not back a $10 billion bailout proposal for pension and health benefits.
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Washington
Bush
U.S
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Nicole Casal
News-Record
The
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Emmett Hanger
Moment
Associated Press
Jeff Mellott
Maverick Priest
Dnrontine.com
Skyline Comics
Valley
Virginia International
Al-Qaida, Taliban
Germany
Massanutten
Planning Commission
Steve Sisson
Kerry Maloney
Sisson
Mideast
Robert Zoellick
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