Environmental ruling questioned over coal sludge dump
West Virginia residents fear a coal company may dump sludge into an abandoned mine, risking Water sources Brushy Meadow and Hominy creeks. Three DEP field agents opposed the permit yet boss Bob Grafton overruled them and Green Valley Coal Co. won provisional approval pending tests by the company.
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Ome
Nicholas ‘County
Division of
Environmental Protection
Bob Grafton
Oak Hill
Green Valley Coal Co
Grafton
State Surface Mine Board
Reen Valley
West Virginia
Register-Herald
Carl
Green Valley
Coal Company
DEP
Beckley Kids Classic Charms Raleigh County Again
The four day Raleigh County Kids Classic festival organized by Jill Moorefield featured a bicycle safety derby a Star Jam tour of the exhibition coal mine a book fair a downtown Beckley parade and Tamarack performances. Saturday fireworks at the Raleigh County Armory Civic Center drew cheers despite rain. Dawn A. Keys notes the 1998 edition met high hopes and invites further participation.
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Raleigh County
Jill Moorefield and Co
Exhibition
Uptown
Beckley
Tamarack
Raleigh County Armory Civic Center
Moorefield
Readers Debate Traffic Fines as Speed Traps and Local Revenue
Readers argue over whether traffic fines are used to fund towns or merely enforce laws. They compare to Kentucky circuit court reforms and note potential impacts on tourism and insurance costs. The letters suggest reform could provoke strong resistance from communities that rely on fines for revenue.
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Kentucky
West Virginia
State learns from past on mountaintop mining debate
A reader condemns Arch Coal Co. adverting mountaintop removal in West Virginia. The letter argues tourism and natural beauty define the state, opposes reclaiming land as deceptive, and urges industry in manufacturing to curb outmigration of young residents.
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Arch Coal Co
West Virginia
West
United States
Myrtle Beach
Ocean Boulevard
Arch Coal
Kanawha Valley
Ohio River
Court candidates urged to refuse lawyers donations
Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse says large contributions to West Virginia Supreme Court candidates come mainly from personal injury lawyer interests. CALA notes Warren McGraw received substantial sums while John McCaskey pledges no legal contributor money. The group calls for a pledge not to accept contributions from lawyers or their firms.
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Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse
Supreme Court
Warren McGraw
Wyoming
John McCaskey
West Virginia
CALA
Choose life for the elderly
Opinion piece arguing against euthanasia and assisted death. It contrasts the abortion rights rhetoric with anti euthanasia the Hemlock Society, urging society to support hospice care and choose life over death for the vulnerable in their final weeks. It calls for compassionate, sacrificial action.
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Hemlock Society
Clinton impeachment debate over perjury and credibility
Scripps Howard argues that President Clinton lied under oath in the Paula Jones case and faces a choice between legal posture and accountability. The piece says perjury is a felony, but removal hinges on credibility and ability to govern, urging the president to curb lawyers and accept accountability to protect national interests.
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Clinton
Kenneth Starr
Paula Jones
Monica Lewinsky
United States of America
Congress
Republic
Scripps Howard
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