Kiss Should Know Better In Beckley Baseball Funding
A letter criticizes House Speaker Bob Kiss for earmarking 7000 from the Civil Contingent Fund to reimburse Bluestone Coal for a private Class A Baseball Feasibility Study by Jim Justice and Byrd White. The piece argues public money should fund only open, public, and legitimate processes before any sports complex decision. It calls for transparent public involvement and asserts the study lacked public scrutiny and legitimacy.
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House
Bob Kiss
Raleigh
West Vira
Kiss
Governor's Civil Contingent Fund
Bluestone Coal
Jim Justice
Byrd White
Beckley
Raleigh County Commission
Raleigh County
Kiss, Justice
Mother of all headaches threatens new Iraq strike
Opinion piece argues a US bombing may resume to punish Saddam Hussein for failing to cooperate with UN weapons inspections. It asserts the move fails to solve the crisis, frames Saddam as a persistent foe, and praises war games with live ammunition while noting potential accidents and public protest risk.
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United States
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
U.N
Saddam
Bible Verse Quoted Amid Service Message
A church sermon cites Philippians 4 19 declaring My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus as a guiding verse during worship. The line underscores trust in divine provision and faith community support.
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Christ Jesus
Readers thank Raleigh General Hospital staff for son’s pneumonia care
The Farley family thanks Raleigh General Hospital staff and local businesses for care given to Travis Farley, who was admitted Oct 18 for pneumonia just before his sixth birthday. They recount cake and singing, the brother’s visit, and gratitude from many donors and community members, urging responsibility for a better world.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Travis
Lyell
Dr. Loot
Tom
Debra Farley
Cool Ridge
Fall festival thanks and local concerns from Raleigh County
Clear Fork District Elementary PTA thanks parents teachers and volunteers for the Oct 24 fall festival with special mention for Everett Lilly and Clear Creek Crossing. Local resident urges Raleigh County to keep the area clean citing long neglected trash and missing no dumping signs while noting Agent Orange linked health issues among Vietnam veterans and advising contact with VA for compensation claims.
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Tonya Beverly Pto
Clear Fork District
PTO
Everett Lilly
Clear Creek Crossing
City Slickers
Ponderosa
Whitesville State Bank
Glen Daniel
Kroger
Fas
Whitesville
Dairy
Raleigh County
Ridge Park
W.va
Old Eccles Road
U.S
Southeast Asia
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
State Division of Veteran Affairs Office
Carol Rose
Princeton
Supreme Court Repeals Kingsmen Copyright Grasp Over Louie Louie
In 1963 Portland teens recorded Louie Louie whose garish sound sparked an obscenity scare led by Indiana parents and FBI involvement. The Supreme Court later returned the rights to the Kingsmen, who had been unpaid for their hit. The case marked a landmark in cultural jurisprudence and reverberated through music history.
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Portland
Ore
Kingsmen
Louie
Indiana
Ulysses
FBI
Federal Communications Commission
Supreme Court
Scripps Howard
Fayette County Poised to Shape Tourism Destiny in Southern West Virginia
Associate editor R Shawn Lewis argues Fayette County can steer a boom in heritage and industrial archaeology tourism, aided by the Midland Trail, Sun Mountain Resort and New River Junction. He notes opportunities to boost roads, schools, water, and jobs while warning of growing pains from rowdy travelers and out of state interest.
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West Virginia
Fayette County
England
Sun Mountain Resort
New River Junction
Branson, Mo
Las Vegas
R. Shawn Lewis
Register-Herald.com
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Congress
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National View
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Cecil
Gov. Underwood
State Capitol Complex
Charleston
State
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