NEED ANSWERS column answers reader questions
The NEED ANSWERS column explains GI Bill marriage increases, Social Security disability provisions, voting age impact, university fraternity serenades, and water testing rules. It notes veterans on training may raise benefits after marriage, explains Medicare parts eligibility after disability, and compares county testing practices with state guidelines for water casing.
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West Virginia
State Health Department
State Hygiene Laboratory
South
Charleston
Challenge to WVU student registration heads to county court
Monongalia County Clerk Tom Jackson will ask the Monongalia County Court on Monday to review a challenged registration of a West Virginia University student. Voter registration in Monongalia and Preston Counties closed for the June 1 municipal elections with Morgantown wards totaling 12,350, up 86 from last year, while Kingwood shows a drop to about 1,200 from 1,300 two years ago.
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Monongalia
Tom Jackson
West Virginia University
Preston
Morgantown
Kingwood
Jackson
Fred Miller
WVU
Daily Athenaeum
Miller
William Delardas
Ridgeley Road
Delardas
Board of Canvassers
Flamm emphasizes community role in KYC corrections program
Jay F. Flamm new Kennedy Youth Center director stresses community involvement to boost a comprehensive corrections program. He praises Roy Gerard's work, notes ongoing Morgantown ties, and discusses student voting issues for under 21 registrants in Morgantown and Kingwood. Authorities seek guidance on student voting amid municipal election uncertainties.
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Jay F. Flamm
Kennedy Youth Center
Roy E. Gerard
Gerard
Bureau of Prisons Institutional Services Division
Flamme
KYC
Morgantown
Flamm
Final West Virginia passenger train bids farewell at Grafton
Tears and sadness marked the last run of the B&O passenger service through Preston and Taylor Counties as Amtrak lights began, with about 10 aboard Noll's 1:44 p.m. departure from Terra Alta. Spectators, including a Parkersburg dealer and families, watched No. 11 and No. 12 end a era from Terra Alta to Grafton and beyond.
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Susan Conte
Dominion -Post
Preston
Taylor
West Virginia
Amtrak
Mason- Dixon
Noll
Terra Alta
Rowlesburg
Tunnelton
Steven
Grafton
Eteran
Judd Hart
Arone Tunnelton
Newburg
Clarksburg
B&o
J. S. McClinton
Parkersburg
Washington
McClinton
Morgantown High plans all-day student cleanup
About 500 Morgantown High School students will skip classes for an Environmental Rehabilitation Actions cleanup day. They will plant, wash windows, plaster, decorate, and perform other projects to improve the school, showing public care and unifying the student body.
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Morgantown High School
Rachael Barton
Marie Sheppard
Pam Koon
Janet Gillmore
Returning veterans face tough job hunt in Morgantown
In Morgantown area, veterans returning from active duty report difficulty finding work. They describe lengthy, frustrated searches, limited opportunities, and hurdles such as transportation, residence requirements, and perceived bias. Employers cite challenges balancing students and veterans, while local officials note mixed results and ongoing efforts to place veterans.
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John Blosser
Dominion Post
Wrnter
Morgantown
Charles W. Cansiey
Navy
Joyce
Ray Southard
Vietnam
Richard Downes
Sterling Faucet Co
Sterling
Eddie Stolzenback
WVU
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Taylor County
Monongalia County
Susan Harman
Federal Institution
Secretary of State
Mason-Dixonland
Pennsylvania
Greer
Labraton
Neil Bolyard
Patricia Bunner
David Wilson
Kathryn Hoover
Robert Petryszak
Mary Talerico
Marshall Jones
Barbara Staples
Stanley
Shelby Young
MHS
Jack Grodner
Marine Corps
Charles Cassidy
Fire Department
Police Department
Patricia Stevenson
Betty Truman
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