Week in West Virginia notes and remedies from Beckley area
A review of last week's news highlights West Virginia issues from CWA Bell Atlantic resolution to a state jail overcrowding debate. Generators, speed limits, memorials for miners, and Bank One charity are praised for local actions and public safety improvements.
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Communications Workers of America
Bell Atlantic
CWA
General Motors
United Auto Workers
Mason County
Mount Olive
Massyto-Chelyan
West Virginia
Cecil Underwood
Division of Highways
Bank One
T-Rex
Youth Museum of
South West Virginia
Beckley
Readers debate Tamarack privatization and leasing plans
In a July 27 editorial Mark Cas suggests privatizing Tamarack by leasing space to decide its future use. He argues a museum should charge admission, while a retail store would require merchandise shifts away from luxury items. The state could lease areas like food service and glass sections to limit losses.
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Mark Cassells
Tamarack
Food Service
Letters to the Editor Policy at The Register Herald
The Register Herald requires signed letters with address and daytime phone, all text verified before publication. Submissions should be under 300 words, with some exceptions possible, and may be edited for grammar without changing intent.
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The
Register-Herald
Jesus only way to salvation in Christian view letter
Judy R. Epperley responds to a recent Register Herald article noting varying beliefs from reincarnation to vegetarianism. She states salvation comes only through Jesus Christ and urges readers to confess sins and accept him. The Lewisburg staff and residents express hurt over the piece.
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God
Register-Herald
America
Jesus Christ
Judy R. Epperley
Lewisburg
Question of the Week on Beckley gas prices
Readers are invited to share views on high gasoline costs in the Beckley area. Send suggestions with name address and daytime phone to the paper at the provided extension for consideration.
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Beckley
Public roads and four wheeler licensing debate heats up
Readers weigh in on licensing and insuring four wheelers and dirt bikes for road use. Some call for bans and off road only use while others support licensed insured access on public roads with age limits and clear routing. Calls for state revenue and driver respect clash with safety concerns and fatalities.
West Virginia waters tease readers with surreal trash tale
Neale R. Clark recalls a Virginia boy fishing in a Maury River flood of oddities and a Civil War saber found in the river. The columnist riffs on regional litter, long shots at mythic mysteries, and a Dent-like joke about Hoodinky while teasing funeral absurdities and local quirks.
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Associated Press
Maury River
Christian
Old Dominion
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia
West Virginia
West By Golly
Amelia Earehart
Jimmy Hoffa
Baby Jane
Hoodinky
Davis Grubb
Moundsville
Ohio River
Uncle Hubert
Plum Orchard Lake
Chrisian Bell
Neale R. Clark
Register-Herald
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Beckley Common
Raleigh County Armory
Twin Falls Resort State Park Lodge
United Mine Workers of America
Wyoming County Commission
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Register-Herald.com
Wallace D. Johnson, M.D. Beckley
Jesus
Nursing Center
Christian Bell
Buena Vista, Va
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