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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1998
Page
4
The Herald Dispatch notes Health and Human Resources orders WV personal care and nursing homes to file ADA compliance plans. Critics warn some facilities may close, displacing elderly residents, while supporters demand safety standards. The piece urges tempered enforcement with common sense amid costs and access concerns.
West Virginia University announced a University Commission on Academic and Expectations to raise standards. It will use focus groups surveys and topics like admissions, recruitment and grading. Some faculty fear fewer freshmen and less money while others urge tougher education for student success.
Rep Bob Wise and Richard Riley face a criticism of a proposed 12.4 billion seven-year program to add 100000 teachers. The piece argues lower pupil teacher ratios do not guarantee higher test scores and warns states resist federal strings. It calls for more local control and funding without conditions.
The piece argues that beyond guns and media violence the root cause of school killings is a lack of moral compass in youth. It cites Kip Kalinkel and other incidents, urging families and institutions to reintroduce clear morals, rules, and consequences to prevent further tragedy.
A reader condemns the May 10 article on Mr Canaday and his roosters as sensational and cruel, praising his recovery from alcohol issues but criticizing the animal fighting pastime. The letter denounces the Register-Herald for glorifying the practice and questions humanity's progress.
U S District Judge Norma Holloway Johnson ruled the Secret Service lacks a valid protective function privilege to block agents from testifying in the Monica Lewinsky investigation. The decision undercuts a defense to delay Starr's Whitewater probe, with prosecutors urged to seek necessary evidence when charges are not trivial.
The Register-Herald outlines rules for signed letters including need for author address and daytime phone, with edits for grammar and intent. Libelous content barred and submissions kept under 300 words, contact editorial page editor R Shawn Lewis at 255 4462 for questions, or mail to P O Drawer Beckley WV 25802 or fax 304 255 4427.
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