Raleigh County needs a planner for growth
The piece argues Raleigh County should appoint a proactive county planner to spur economic development. It contrasts Kanawha County's success with Raleigh's unemployment at 8.2 percent, laments reliance on Beckley chamber groups, and urges commission leadership change led by Bill Baker. It warns against inaction and touts cost justification for a dedicated planner.
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Kanawha
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Beckley
Commission
Vernon Bailey
John Humphrey
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
4C Economic Development Authority
Barley
Humphrey
Bill Baker
Cabell
Baker
Chamber
Raleigh
County Commission
R. Shawn Lewis
Needling the government IDS activists clash over Clinton needle policy
Activists condemn President Clinton for a mixed stance on needle exchanges. The administration sees potential to cut HIV spread but refuses to fund such programs. They argue tax dollars should not promote drug use and favor treatment and safe sex campaigns instead. The piece questions if needles could lead to drug supply.
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IDS
Bill Clinton
Clinton
R. Shawn Lewis
Ethics of the press and politics in Charleston
Charleston Daily Mail columnist L. T. Anderson critiques ethics in media and politics. He decries advertising tied to public office, laments talk show payoffs, and argues journalists and labor leaders shape informed opinion while calling out perceived partisan bias in the press. He questions spending public money for self promotion and urges readers to consider the issue.
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Charleston
Samuel Gompers
West Virginia
Darrell McGraw
L.T. Anderson
Charleston Daily Mail
Final CPI change trims inflation measure and saves billions
The Bureau of Labor Statistics finalizes a CPI revision to reflect consumer substitution and reduced purchases, cutting the index about 0.2 percent next January and reducing overall CPI by about 0.8 percent. Social Security benefits may rise about $20 monthly through 2000, with roughly $1.2 billion saved in government costs. Dale McFeathers reports for Scripps Howard News Service.
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Congress
Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPI
Dale McFeathers
Scripps Howard News Service
Fights at Raleigh County Armory Prompt Audience Complaints
A reader reports rude security at a Raleigh County Armory event on March 28. They threaten never to attend county or armory events again and lash out at R Shawn Lewis and liberal editors. The letter also references alcohol proofs and political views in Summers County education context.
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William S. Gilbert
Papa
Raleigh County
R. Shawn Lewis
Lewis
Clinton
Town readers praise service while saluting local figures
Letters cheer a $1 monthly service fee, note its help during a snow storm, and mock DUI enforcement by authorities. They commend Aunt Bea at Mount Hope post office for kindness, praise Robert Farrell and oppose political candidate comments in Speak Up. They thank Jim Justice and his AAU team for a state title and praise West Virginia welfare support.
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Aunt Bea
Mount Hope
Post Office
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