Fayette port group could spell jobs for Fayette County
Fayette County Commission heard a proposal to study funding options and feasibility for a Port Longacre authority on a 30 acre Longacre Bottom site in Smithers. Proponents say riverport benefits include reduced transport costs and potential industrial and recreational development for employers like Elkem Metals Plant and local timber firms.
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Fayette County
Tom Johnson
Shirley Love
D-Fayette
Commission
Port Authority
Longacre Bottom
Smithers
Ed Colon
Elkem Metals
Alloy
Colon
Kanawha Valley
Gauley River
Gauley Bridge
Kanawha
Port Longacre
Subpoenaed for Book Buying At Kramerbooks In DC
Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page discusses Kramerbooks in DuPont Circle challenging a Starr subpoena for Monica Lewinsky book purchases. He notes subpoenas at Barnes and Noble and Georgetown stores, cites Vox demand, and argues the Lewinsky case centers on Clinton’s sex life, not national security.
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Ashington
Kramerbooks & Afterwords
Washington
DuPont Circle
Kenneth Starr
Kramerbooks
Independent Counsel
Starr
Monica Lewinsky
Clinton
Lewinsky
Starr Chamber
Barnes and Noble
Georgetown
New York
Nicholson Baker
Vox
Washington Post
U.S
Norma Holloway Johnson
Theodore J. Kaczynski
Oklahoma City
Timothy J. McVeigh
World Trade Center
Nixon
White House
Monica
Linda Tripp
Tripp
Free World
Chicago Tribune
Clarence Page
Tribune Media Services
Privatizing Social Security gains momentum in Congress
National view notes growing support for private accounts within Social Security. Economists favor individual retirement accounts while debates focus on safety and guarantees. Alicia Munnell suggests keeping strong protections and potential boosts in benefits.
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House Ways and Means
Alicia Munnell
Clinton
Council of Economic Advisers
Look Out for New Taxes Targeting Overweight and Obese
Mark Cassells argues in a Raleigh County letter that tobacco taxes will harm West Virginia households and that politicians will target obesity next. He cites proposed fat and twinkie taxes, urges readers to oppose increased government control, and warns of diminished purchasing power and higher costs for essentials.
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West Virginia
Clinton
US News and World Report
Yale University School of Academics
Mark Cassells
Raleigh County
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Dawn A. Keys Editor
R. Shawn Lewis
Fayette
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Leonard Anderson
Del
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W.va. Sen. W.va. Sen. W.va
Homer K. Shirley
D. Randy Ball Love Schoonover
W.va. del. W.va
John William R. Pine Laird IV
National View
SSA
Scripps Howard
Feds
Doonesbury
Aspen
Goring
Mallard Fillmore
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