Week in review highlights safety push in schools and highway funds
Regional schools vow tighter safety measures for fall with enhanced communications metal detectors and see through bags. The Coal Heritage Trail earns national scenic byway status boosting tourism while diverting funds from veterans health care under the federal highway bill. Local business leaders win West Virginia Entrepreneur of the Year awards and TCI secures ESPN2 for Raleigh and Mercer cable subscribers as mid July rollout nears.
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Beckley
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Community praise and a plea for home health care policy
A reader thanks local businesses for funding a Central Elementary second grade pizza party and voices concern over June 1 cuts to in home health services in West Virginia. The letter urges lawmakers to maintain cost effective home health care and warns against shifting costs to families.
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Debbie Stover
Tammy McKinney
Beckley Area
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Beckley
Robert Nelson
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Beckley Crossing
Max Boyce
Willie Breedlove
McDonald’s
Hill’s Plaza
Jessie Wolfe
Tim Harper
Big Apple Bagels
Kevin Price
Viola Hatcher
Cheryl Powell
Parham
Central
Ann Coleman
Stover
McKinney
Awmakers
Jan Care
Charleston
Dr. Kevorkian
West Virginia
Readers urged to submit signed letters to editor
The Register-Herald invites signed letters with a daytime phone number and address, noting libel rules and editorial edits for clarity. Submissions should stay under 300 words, with occasional exceptions, and can be mailed to Beckley West Virginia or faxed or emailed to the newsroom.
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Question on West Virginia school boards regional vs county
Readers weigh in on whether West Virginia should replace county boards with regional ones. Opinions range from support for regional boards to strong defense of county control, citing accountability, costs, and impact on local education.
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Pleasants County
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Witten
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Raleigh
Board of Education
Department of Education
Washington, D.C
Flag Day musings on liberty and school prayers
Neale R. Clark outlines the Flag Day theme as Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes, weighing First Amendment limits on religious observance in schools. He jokes about prayer debates, flag symbolism, church displays, and potential policy quagmires, urging school boards to lead.
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