Pinecrest Hospital Staffing Improves but Overtime Persists
Pinecrest workers gain from boosted staffing at Beckley facility. Numbers rose from 51 to 62 this month, but 77 are needed. Officials credit a streamlined hiring system that cuts processing to about 10 days from four months. Retention and pay disparities with private health care pose ongoing challenges. The focus remains on relief for staff and restoring patient care quality.
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West Virginia Workers' Comp reform call from Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce urges collective action as 1998 99 Workers' Compensation rates spread across 91 classifications. premiums rose in the 90s while a 2.2 billion deficit looms, reforms underway since 1993 and 1995, and calls for balanced policy to keep WV business friendly and able to grow. Steve Roberts president WV Chamber of Commerce.
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Letters to the Editor Policy From The Register Herald
The Register Herald outlines guidelines for signed letters to the editor including requirement of address and daytime phone, editing for grammar, and a 300 word limit with possible exceptions. Submissions should be mailed to Beckley West Virginia or faxed or emailed to the newsroom.
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Editorial: Nuclear blunder columns spark debate on sanctions
Editorial page criticizes Pakistan and India atomic tests, argues for UN sanctions, notes Pakistan’s economic risk and Pakistanis’ support for bombs while India, a democracy, faces regional risk. Commentary questions US stance and global consequences amid Asia security tensions.
Doonesbury on Asia arms race and U S policy
Mark Cassells argues the China Pakistan India nuclear dynamic risks escalation and blames U S waivers and campaigns for influencing policy. He contends top secret weapons tech to China could reach Iran and North Korea and urges caution over political funding motives.
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Mississippi seeks third trial for Dahmer murder by Klansmen
Mississippi Attorney General Mike Moore moves toward conviction of Sam Bowers and two associates for the 1966 firebombing murder of Vernon Dahmer. Bowers, long linked to Civil Rights Era violence, faces a new trial after previous hung juries and earlier acquittals in other era cases.
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