Auditor: CPS improved but still mishandling cases
West Virginia legislative audit finds one in four child abuse or neglect reports lack a face to face interview within 14 days. 1996 and 1997 audits showed higher failure rates. Officials cite low salaries and county management differences as key factors. training and reforms debated.
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Charleston
House
Vicki Douglas
D-Berkeley
Aaron Allred
Joint Committee On Government
Summers County
Mercer County
Allred
Senate Government Organization
Ed Bowman
D-Hancock
John Canfield
Beckley Model Airplane Club Dedicates New Field
Beckley Model Airplane Club members dedicated Richmond Field in Lanark on Sunday with fliers from across the state. The field atop a plateau behind the landfill has been used since May and is named for John Richmond, a founder who died at 71 in September. his passion inspired many attendees.
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Lanark
Beckley Model Airplane Club
Richmond Field
John Richmond
Tony George
Beckley Club
John
Louise Richmond
Stan Clark
Hurricane
Mountaineer Model Airplane Club of
Charleston
Beckley
Recall of Dewey Defeats Truman Poll Goof
Fifty years after the 1948 race major polls predicted Dewey would beat Truman, but the headline Dewey Defeats Truman remains iconic. Experts debate whether polls misread election outcomes or national sentiment, with Bud Roper noting the polling errors lay in election timing.
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Washington
America
Dewey
Truman
New York
Thomas Dewey
Harry Truman
Burns W
Bud” Roper
Roper Starch Worldwide
Elmo Roper
Legislators fault coal and construction groups over blasting debate
Charleston area lawmakers criticized coal and construction interests for not engaging in a Sunday forum on blasting law reform. Senate Government Organization Chairman Ed Bowman urged industry officials to address resident complaints rather than sit on the sidelines and deny problems. He warned that not all citizens suddenly cause trouble.
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Charleston
A Govern
Ment Organization
Senate Government Organization
Ed Bowman
D-Hancock
Bowman
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