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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1998
Page
4
West Virginia ranks seventh nationally in ATV related deaths with 113 WVU researchers noting a culture of indifference. The typical fatality is a 30 year old rider not wearing a helmet who loses control on a paved surface. An epidemiologist urges helmet laws and head safety awareness to curb tragedies.
In a federal courtroom Darrell McGraw derided opposing counsel and clashed with Judge Charles H. Haden prompting a mistrial in a suit by a former attorney general staffer. The confrontation, amid prior remarks by McGraw’s attorney, draws calls for apology and scrutiny of conduct. The piece quotes local editors urging accountability.
A Beckley area coal worker recalls voting on Amendment 1 after weighing ads and opinions from unions and a business professor. He notes mixed signals, asks politicians where opposition was, and cites limited negative media in his region while unions warned of vague wording.
A reader argues Raleigh County voters should receive full, plain explanations of amendments before voting. He decries coal companies’ grip on mountain communities, warns against strip mining, and urges preserving mountains as WV’s enduring asset and source of jobs and tourism. He praises local miners and rallies against corporate control.
In Beckley and surrounding areas a one day seminar by the Institute of Coding and Medical Management drew attendees from health care offices clinics hospitals and nursing homes. Terri Vicares led the session sharing coding process documentation and updates to CPT and ICD-9 CM with six hours of continuing education credits upon completion.
Kathleen Parker defends editorial view that voluntary single motherhood poses risks as Dr Mad, a Colorado ob gyn, denounces the stance and questions whether desire alone justifies parenting without a father. Parker argues men are essential for fathering, even as she admires Foster.
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