Small Town Officials Spend Big at Virginia Convention
Saint Paul, with 1,000 residents, spent 9 per resident totaling 9,030.69 more than last year on library books, litter pickup and charity while 548 officials from 114 localities gathered at Norfolk Waterside Center October 20-22. Taxpayers funded meals, golf, hotel stays, and 100 spouses attended tours and Harbor rides, amid a state budget crisis.
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Richmond
Saint Paul
Norfolk
Southwest Virginia
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Municipal League
Kathy Chafin
Times-Dispatch
Hampton Roads
Inside Student Gets Jail Term Obituaries
Obituary notices list Jared Dunlap 86 of Harrisonburg Emmett Hesse 88 of Maysville W Va Laura Hostetter 84 of Lexington Sandra Jones of Harrisonburg Frederic Willson 87 of Sun City Center Fla details from DNRontine site and main switchboard contact information.
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Jared Jr. Dunlap
Harrisonburg
Emmett D. Hesse
Maysville
W.va
Laura E. Hostetter
Lexington
Sandra D. Jones
Frederic M. Willson
Sun City Center
Fla
California recall race heats up amid sexual misconduct claims
In the final hours of the California recall campaign Arnold Schwarzenegger faced ongoing sexual-misconduct allegations from 16 women while Gov. Gray Davis made a last-minute plea to keep his job. Schwarzenegger dismissed some accusations as politics and addressed supporters in San Jose with Maria Shriver by his side as he attacked Davis over spending and taxes.
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California
Arnold Schwarzenegger
San Jose
Calif
Gray Davis
Schwarzenegger
Maria Shriver
Davis
Sacramento
Six Assembly Candidates Spar In Harrisonburg Forum
A Harrisonburg Rockingham Chamber forum at Eastern Mennonite University featured six of eight Virginia General Assembly candidates. About 20 people attended as candidates discussed waste reduction agriculture and education policy with WSVA broadcast coverage. Tax reform and system modernization sparked the few sharp exchanges while incumbents were absent.
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Shenandoah Valley
Harrisonburg-Rockingham
Rodney Eagle
Mark Obenshain
Lowell Falk
Del
Glenn Weatherholtz
R-Harrisonburg
Thomas Lewis
Steve Sisson
WSVA
Jim Britt
Virginia
State Tax Reform Commission
Emmett Hanger
R-Mount Solon
del. Allen Louderback
R-Luray
Sisson
Hang
Turkey May Send Soldiers To Iraq
Ankara moves to ask Parliament to deploy troops to Iraq potentially aiding U S operations and improving ties with Washington. If approved Turkey would be first mostly Muslim nation in the coalition. Erdogan seeks to sway skeptics ahead of a vote as officials won’t reveal troop numbers but U S requests around ten thousand.
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Ankara
Turkey
Iraq
U.S
Washington
Saddam Hussein
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Cemil Cicek
United States
Qureia Says He Won't Confront Militants
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia outlines a cautious approach aiming for a truce with Israel without cracking down on militants. He follows predecessor Mahmud Abbas, who resigned amid stalled peace efforts and a frozen U.S.-backed road map.
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Qureia
Aba Dis
West Bank
Israel
U.S
Ahmed Qureia
Associated Press
Mahmoud Abbas
Abbas
High Court Reverses $80 Million Cigarette Verdict
The Supreme Court voided an $80 million punitive damages award against Philip Morris in favor of the Williams family, ordering lower courts to review for constitutional excess. The decision follows prior PM wins in related cases and cites a need to reassess excessive juries. Jesse Williams, a lung cancer victim, smoked Marlboros for decades after serving in Korea.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Philip Morris
Oregon
Jesse D. Williams
Williams
Korea
Andrew Frey
Abduction case worries Rockingham residents
A gunman abducted three women near Newman Avenue in Harrisonburg and forced them to drive to a Rockingham County trailer park. Police say the suspect is not a community threat, but residents fear a new attack. one survivor describes the night’s fear. The investigation lacks leads as of Monday.
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Rockingham County
Valley View Mobile Home Court
Katrina Charlton
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