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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1998
Page
4
The Register Herald notes Robert R. Hammond as publisher and R. Shawn Lewis as editorial page editor. The layout lists key leadership roles on the masthead to identify the publication’s executive and editorial leadership.
The Raleigh County Emergency Operations Center seeks to double its $1 phone fee to $2 to fund Enhanced 911 amid rising costs and federal requirements. Director Jack Bowden cites inflation and technology upgrades, arguing the extra $1 could shave minutes off emergency response and aid law enforcement, courts, and public safety. Community protest is planned April 20 at the Raleigh County Armory Civic Center, but supporters emphasize life saving benefits and judicial time synchronization.
Raleigh General Hospital sought open-heart surgery rights but the Health Care Authority rejected the plan due to a missing yearly minimum of 200 procedures. CAMC opposed Raleigh General’s proposal and now seeks expanded services, arguing overflow and proximity for southern residents.
Guest columnist Thomas E. Rapp argues that West Virginia is not a liberal Democrat stronghold but a conservative legislature influenced by money from coal and timber barons. He claims many registered Democrats are Republicans in disguise and cites the state’s closed primary as a factor.
A reader recalls one room schools and argues violence rises with school size and commute distance. He links overcrowding, stranger teachers and parents, and loss of prayer to worsening behavior, urging voter action and policy scrutiny before further tragedy. Randall R. Venables cites WV taxes and road kill tax status, urging turnout on May 12.
Emmy Wynette died at 55, famed as the Heroine of Heartbreak for multiyear hits and three female vocalist of the year honors. Her life carried poverty, illness, and misfortune including divorce, bankruptcy, a kidnapping, and hospitalizations, yet she maintained a thankful, resilient outlook and left a legacy of enduring songs.
A group led by Walter Navatil in Austria seeks a $500 million Titanic II to honor the 90th anniversary voyage in 2002. The project features radar and modern lifeboats, but promises a non sinking replica retracing the doomed route and entering service after a New York arrival with backers led by a Swiss hotel firm. The venture questions who would choose authentic steerage for a cruise.
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