Reminiscing Morgantown football and looming zoning clash
JOHN SAMSELL recalls old Morgantown stadium days with 15 cent seats, games like Geneva and Lehigh, and youth memories of programs and paddings. The piece then shifts to Gov zoning friction as Morgantown Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals debate a 14 store mall at University and Koontz Avenues Suncrest with legal questions about advisory roles and court rulings.
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Morgantown
WVU
Pitt
Mountaineers
Geneva
Leheigh
Tony Leone
Ohio U
BZA
Planning Commission
Alan Donaldson
Key Commission
State Supreme Court
BIA
Courts
City Manager Government Explained in Series
The city manager form, adopted first in 1912 in Sumpter South Carolina, centralizes administration under a non political executive. The council selects the manager who handles budget, appointments and department work while council approves funding and policy. Morgantown uses a council manager system per 1933 charter with two ward councilors and a mayor chosen by the council. delays in mayoral selection have disrupted governance.
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United States
Morgantown
Halloween Thoughts From Extension Office Assistant Dailey
James C Dailey argues Halloween should be a positive family event. He notes Oct 31 as the date and describes parties, games, and safety concerns such as pranks. He urges parents to guide children and foster social development through shared celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Dailey
Adversity and Discord in Biblical Reflections
A fragment discusses biblical verses on treachery and discussion among disciples. It cites Luke 22 22 23 and Proverbs 24 9 10, arguing truth emerges in free debate and adversity brings sober reflection. Ward Beecher is noted as the American preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onvy Ward Beecher
US energy shift urged toward coal and underground mining
In a Charleston Daily Mail opinion piece, the author criticizes decades of oil dependence and coal neglect, urging a pivot to coal and safer underground mining. The article cites Russell Train of the EPA calling for making underground mining more economical feasible and socially acceptable as future energy strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Daily Mail
United States
Mideast
Russell E. Train
Environmental Protection Agency
Amendment details expected effect of Homestead Exemption in West Virginia
West Virginia tax officials outline a memo clarifying when the elderly homeowner exemption would take effect if the amendment passes. The 5 000 dollar first exemption would apply to 1975 taxes, with implementation to be set by the 1974 legislature, addressing assessor concerns about 1974 tax tickets. Also noted is a state supreme court action looming over gas drilling leases in Canaan Valley State Park and a related farmout dispute with Texas Eastern Transmission.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Tax Department
Richard L. Dailey
Dailey
Tax Department
Canaan Valley State Park
State Supreme Court
Texas Eastern Transmission
Texas Eastern
Supreme Court
Scheduling Conflicts Hit County Events
The piece urges a centralized effort to record and coordinate event dates in the county to avoid clashes. It cites the Author's Autography Party at Morgantown Public Library and the Bicentennial Committee Dinner at Hotel Morgan as an example of overlapping audiences. It notes potential conflicts for state events like West Virginia Homecoming and Mountain State Forest Festival Parade, affecting thousands.
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Morgantown Public Library
Hotel Morgan
West Virginia
Mountain State Forest
Elkins
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John Samsell
League OF Women Voters
Asel
Kennedy County
Star City
Dominion Post
Greer
Intown
Monongalia
W.va
Robert W. Murphy
Mgr
Lee
Adams Street
Fairmont
Community Bank and Trust
Community Bank and Trusts
Community Bank and Trust National Association
P.O
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