Beckley considers East Beckley Bypass options today
Officials invite public input on five proposed routes for the East Beckley Bypass to ease congestion along Eisenhower Drive, with termini at Prosperity Dip or Corridor L and interchanges at Stamford and Ragland roads. The plan requires buying dozens to hundreds of properties, reflecting a clash between traffic relief and neighborhood impact.
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Eisenhower Drive
State Division of Highways
Piney Creek
Interstate 64
Prosperity Dip
Corridor L
Stamford
Ragland Roads
Beckley
Harper Road
Robert C. Byrd
Public Workshop on East Beckley Bypass Planned
The West Virginia Division of Highways will hold a public workshop today at the Raleigh County Armory Civic Center in the West Virginia Room from 4 to 8 p.m. to gather input on the East Beckley Bypass and address questions. Written comments are accepted until July 3 at the DOH Capitol Complex in Charleston.
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East Beckley
Raleigh County Armory
West Virginia
DOH
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Division of Highways
Capitol Complex
Kanawha Blvd
E. Charleston
Editorial contact details for Dawn Keys and R Shawn Lewis
Dawn A Keys editorial contact available at dkeys register-herald.com and by phone 255 4460. R Shawn Lewis editorial page editor can be reached at r shawn lewis hotmail com and by phone 255 4462.
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Beckley debate over convention center vs armory facility
Readers urge a new southern West Virginia facility with ice arena, meeting rooms, and a theater, arguing the Raleigh County Armory Civic Center is obsolete. A Harper Road site per Arthur Consulting is favored to serve the region, while opposing expansion of the armory and endorsing patient choice on advanced directives.
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West Virginia
Register-Herald
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Harper Road
Details of health plans reform urged in Congress
National view argues for clearer disclosure of health plan coverage as costs soar. GAO finds most plans fall short of recommendations while employer based coverage limits options. Authors suggest tax equalization to expand affordable choices and call for a law mandating better information.
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Iowa study shows blacks 38 percent more likely to get death
A University of Iowa study of 667 Philadelphia murders from 1983 to 1993 finds black defendants receiving the death penalty at a 38 percent higher rate than non black defendants for similar crimes. The report notes national patterns and discusses Supreme Court responses and racial dynamics in capital cases.
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Montgomery
Chambers County
Richard Dieter
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Abraham
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McMahon
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William Rehnquist
Chicago Tribune
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