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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1998
Page
13
The forecast calls for Thursday night partly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s and Friday partly cloudy with highs in the upper 40s. Saturday and Sunday remain partly cloudy with temperatures ranging from the upper 30s to the low 60s. Stream conditions are available at Bluestone Lake 466-0156 Summersville Lake 872-5809 RD. Bailey Lake 664-9587.
The lawsuit aims for at least seven million dollars to cover Ellison's medical care with unspecified punitive damages. Cochran demands police admission of wrongdoing and the city funding lifelong care plus training and sensitivity programs. He says the case is not a publicity stunt.
In Charleston the Health Care Authority chair argues loosening purchasing limits may aid urban hospitals while preserving rural protections through CON. Critics warn reduced rate control could foster monopolies, with bid to curb managed care and ensure patient access amid a doctor shortage in West Virginia.
Gov Cecil Underwood reaffirmed an executive order while Miano asserts permit issuance lies with the protection chief, creating a power dispute. Steenstra notes firing authority lies with Miano, Gallagher denies director interference, and Chafin frames it as a legality and policy issue. The Senate confirms 128 appointees, including Transportation Secretary Sam Bonasso.
A federal judge in Charleston ruled that large landholding companies cannot intervene in a West Virginia mountaintop removal mining lawsuit because their interests are already represented by industry groups. Western Pocahontas Properties Limited Partnership and the National Council of Coal Lessors sought to join the case, which targets the state Division of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The ruling cites that coal rights owners are represented through trade associations, and that valley fills threaten about 470 miles of streams in the state.
In Charleston AP report senior citizens urge the Legislature to end state income tax on pensions and propose licensing video poker machines in clubs bars and stores to offset lost revenue. Silver-Haired Legis lature member Mary Fran Burnette notes pension tax exemptions and cites a potential $35 million annual cost if eliminated. House Speaker Bob Kiss cautions on predicted votes as session nears. Sen Lloyd Jackson suggests public backing for licensing to ease political support.
The House passed a 520 billion dollar budget bill 333 to 95, ending a year of partisan rifts. The measure funds Pentagon programs, education, and heating aid, with both parties claiming wins. President Clinton expected to sign as the bill heads to the Senate for likely passage. The package, over 4,000 pages, aims to end the 105th Congress with late campaigns in mind.
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