Scam letters warn West Virginians about banking ruses
Beckley resident reports receiving a Nigerian scam letter claiming a foreign company will fund a recipient’s bank account. Postal officials confirm similar letters exist and urge reporting to post offices. Do not share bank numbers or financial details. contact local post office or attorney general with concerns.
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Attorney General’s Office
R. Shawn Lewis
PSC Gifts Raise Questions Over Public Funds
The Public Service Commission faces scrutiny for spending on luxury items including Mont Blanc pen sets and other trinkets over three years. Chairwoman Charlotte Lane seeks to stop waste, urging action to ensure taxpayer money funds lower rates and better services.
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Editorial contact details for two editors
Editorial page contact information for R Shawn Lewis and Dawn A Keys including emails and phone numbers. Lewis can be reached at r shawn lewis hotmail.com or 255 4462. Keys can be reached at dkeys register-herald.com or 255 4460.
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Voters rights in West Virginia referendum idea raised
Grimes urges West Virginia to adopt voter rights including initiative and referendum to engage citizens. He cites Maine's recall of gay rights housing and argues for a carefully designed package with budget referendum limits and an emergency fund, aiming for better lawmaker constituent relations. Charleston Daily Mail columnist.
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Readers praise community support and Susman candidacy
The piece highlights Alpha Phi Sigma college activities in southern West Virginia including Adopt-A-Highway and the Angel Tree Project, thanking local businesses for support during 1997 and 1998. It urges voter support for Sally Susman for the Raleigh County Board of Education and state House of Delegates.
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Bozo the Legislature and other notes by L T Anderson
Charleston columnist Russell Baker’s mock label spreads to Jim Dent with Bozo the Legislature. The piece mocks lawmakers for snuff tax hesitancy and a quarrel over a deer antler wall hanging. It notes Sen Vic Sprouse’s public money pull and Reggie White’s sermon on choice, then reflects on homosexuality and computer date quirks, ending with L T Anderson’s byline.
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Reggie White
Jerry Falwell
Pat Robertson
Brother White
Readers letters policy and contact details
The Register Herald invites readers to submit signed letters on any issue with address and daytime phone, notes letters may be edited for length or clarity and will be verified prior to publication. Libelous letters will not be published and submissions may be sent by mail fax or email.
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