West Virginia library funding faces budget cuts
The state budget proposes reduced money for libraries, with $8,352 less than last year and $14,882 under the year prior. West Virginia Library Commission head Dora Ruth Parks and Morgantown librarian Elliot Horton condemn the reduction as harming access and federal aid eligibility. Citizens must press legislators to protect library services.
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West Virginia
Dora Ruth Parks
Morgantown
Elliot Horton
Week’s Bouquets Highlight Regional Progress and ARC Battle
Senator Jennings Randolph earns the week's first bouquet for warning about possible abolition of the Appalachian Regional Commission and launching a drive to extend its life beyond June 30. Governor Arch Moore Jr. joins in backing ARC. Bouquets salute Morgantown Jaycees, Friends of the Library, Etam earth station crew, Friendship Homes Kiwanis partners, Morgantown Animal Society, State Police on Coliseum traffic, Morgantown Human Rights Commission, Grafton School Board for safety planning, Southwestern Pennsylvania communities for housing, and Waynesburg Southern Railroad for moving two million tons of coal and planning gains.
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Jennings Randolph
Appalachian Regional Commission
West Virginia
Randolph
Appalachian Commission
Arch A. Moore Jr
Commission Cochairman
ARC
Pennsylvania
Greene
Fayette
Waynesburg Southern Railroad
Inequalities and Hope Rooted in King's Vision
A reflective piece on racial injustice and social inequities cites Martin Luther King Jr and Christian faith. It argues laws alone cannot end inequality, calling for personal transformation through love and the gospel to achieve lasting peace and justice.
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God
Public Service Commission seeks extra funds to hire experts
Citizens urged to back PSC request for a $310000 raise drawn from a $1 million surplus to hire attorneys rate analysts and engineers. The goal is to balance utilities' well funded teams in rate cases without taxpayer cost. Public appeals emphasize consumer protection.
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Public Service Commission
Elizabeth V. Hallanan
Commission
PSC
Quotations on Strength and Forgiveness from Historical Figures
A collection of aphorisms and quotes by Victor Hugo George Herbert Will Rogers and Owen D Young reflecting on will forgiveness vision courage and humor. The lines convey notions of resilience, bridging, and appreciation of notable figures across eras.
A Satirical Family Budget Forecast for Inflation
The piece portrays a family budget totaling 10 000 with 12 100 earmarked for taxes and education, then 16 600 for major programs, 15 100 in contingencies, and 3 700 for a two week ocean‑proximate vacation. It ends by noting a policy to obtain a loan of 25 557 at very low interest due in 2084 A D.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Annie
Tom
Pete
From Nervous Breakdown to Victory Through Faith
A personal letter advising restoration of hope after a nervous breakdown. It urges seeing illness as not failure, encourages replacing defeatist thoughts with victory through Christ, cites Paul the Apostle, and reassures that God has a purpose for the reader despite loneliness and doubt.
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Paul
Christ
Satan
The Kids Know It All The Education Gap Discussed
A columnist contrasts what adults know about space shuttles road planning trash and census data with what children learn in school. The piece argues primary education shapes awareness of current events and future living conditions. It questions adult knowledge and cites reading levels and civic topics.
Costs of clean air and the price of pollution
The League of Women Voters outlines the broad costs of air pollution including health impacts and environmental damage. It argues taxes will fund federal and state enforcement, industry costs for pollution controls, potential resale of pollutants, and a growing anti-pollution equipment industry, stressing shared responsibility for air quality.
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West Virginia Library Commission
Friends of the Library
Friends
Anthony Winston
Art Carroll
Etam
Preston County
United States
Friendship Homes
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Magazine
Morgantown Animal Society
Human Rights Commission
Grafton
Martin Luther King
Jesus
The
Small Society
Brickman
Galleria de Pooper
Victor Hugo
George Herbert
Will Rogers
Owen D. Young
N.S. Times News Service
Phiphahon
D.M
League OF Women Voters
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