AEP Line Promises Jobs Across Appalachians Amid Virginia Concerns
American Electric Power argues the proposed 132 mile Appalachian transmission line from Oceana to Roanoke will improve regional power reliability and add over 100 million annually in taxes and jobs for both West Virginia and Virginia. Virginia critics fear potential harm to coal and rail sectors and uneven economic benefits, with West Virginia likely to gain more from the new capacity and coal purchases.
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American Electric Power
Appalachian Mountains
Virginia
AEP
Oceana
West Virginia
Timber pirates still a problem in West Virginia
West Virginia enforcement has stepped up timber severance tax collection but border operators may still move untaxed timber across the border. Assistant Tax Commissioner Lydia McKee says most violators avoid permits and business registrations and logs are traced through sawmills. Senator Homer Ball notes double trailer loads likely untaxed, with hardwoods shipped to North Carolina then turned into furniture sold back to state residents. Tax last year was 2.7 million, expected 3.1 million this year due to stronger enforcement. A legislative committee reviews natural resource taxation and ownership.
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Charleston
Lydia McKee
Department of Tax and Revenue
Division of Forestry
Forestry Division
McKee
Homer Ball
D-Mercer
North Carolina
Ball
98 year old finally earns high school diploma in Cape Cod
Eugenie Garside, aged 98, received her high school diploma at a Cape Cod high school, after leaving school in 1909 to care for her siblings. She stood to cheers from younger students who tutored her, and plans to rest after the milestone as her diploma rests at Pleasant Bay Nursing Center in Brewster.
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Boston
Eugenie Garside
Garside
Cape Cod
Pleasant Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Brewster
Pleasant Bay
Roxanne Solimini
Cyrena Wooster
Nauset Regional High School
Tobacco Legislation and Pentagon Battle to End Smoking
The Defense Department aims to stamp out smoking in the ranks while Congress balks at price hikes and policy gaps. Despite a ban on workplace smoking on bases, service members may still light up in base clubs and bingo halls. The push to curb tobacco use cites health risks and impaired readiness, contrasting with funding and morale concerns.
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Washington
Defense Department
Congress
Clinton urges Senate to pass anti-tobacco bill this week
President Clinton urged the Senate to move a large anti-tobacco bill this week joins with amendments aimed at fighting teen drug use and delivering tax cuts. He argued the bill now blocks a deadly habit and should not be blocked by any senator.
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