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UPLAND ROUNDUP: News from Southwest Virginia, Upland West Virginia
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
RAHALL REPORT: ‘Tis The Season to Discover West Virginia
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Cheney’s Chief of Staff Indicted by Feds over CIA Leak Probe
 

By HNN Staff
Friday, October 28, 2005
Bluefield City Board Backs Matz Hotel Renovation
 

By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Expect Natural Gas Bills 17 to 31 Percent Higher in West Virginia This Winter
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
THUMBS XLVI: Inflation: No Problem If You Don’t Eat or Drive; AEP Urged to Build IGCC Gasification Power Plant in WV; Iran’s President Openly Says What Other Israel-Haters Think
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
WV Division of Forestry Reorganized to Save Money
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Bluefield VA Police Train for High-Conflict Situations
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Helen Thomas, Former Dean of White House Press Corps, to Keynote ACLU of WV Bill of Rights Dinner
 

By HNN Staff
Rahall Applauds Bush Decision to Reverse Suspension of Davis-Bacon in Katrina Areas
 
By HNN Staff
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Journalistic Fraud’: Prescient Look at Problems Afflicting The New York Times
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
VOICES FROM THE MOUNTAIN
On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever; Genealogy
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Byrd Meets with AEP CEO; Works to Help Attract New Coal Gasification Power Plant to WV
 

By HNN Staff
ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
Rahall Opposes Cuts to Veterans’ Health Care
 
By HNN Staff
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Bluefield, WV Chamber Marks Centennial

The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce is celebrating a century of service to the area this year. Many events are planned including the annual banquet in November 2005. Stay tuned.
Photo by Craig Hammond
Bluefield Downtown Merchants Meet
 

By Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network
BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Right War?’ Probes Differences among American Conservatives over Iraq War; Traditionalists, Neocons, Realists Differ on Goals of Bush’s War on Terror
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
CONSUMER NEWS
Gasoline Prices Continue Downward Trend
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
RAHALL REPORT: Medicare Prescription Drug Program to Get Under Way; It’s a Complicated Program and Gov’t Brochures are Confusing; Medicare Has Already Detected Scams
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
Monday, October 24, 2005
Mistakes Doom Herd in 31-3 Loss to UTEP
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network
RUTHERFORD ON FILM
‘Stay’: You’ll Instantly Find Yourself Hooked or Kick Yourself for Buying a Ticket
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
MANN TALK: Christian Culture is Built on a Pagan Base
 

By Perry Mann
TV SERIES REVIEW…Continued
’Night Stalker’ Lacks Humor of 1974-75 Original
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Sunday, October 23, 2005
EDITORIAL: The WV Economy: Time’s a Wastin’
GUEST COMMENTARY: As Nature Designed Them
 

By Dennis McKeon
Classes on Writing Business Plan for SBA PRIME Loans Offered in Hinton Beginning Oct. 28
 
By HNN Staff
Saturday, October 22, 2005
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: WV DHHR Pays $500,000 to Settle Freezing Death Case; Virginia Tourism Increased Almost 9% in 2004 Over 2003
 
Compiled By William Paine Bluefield News Network Writer
BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Winning the Battle Against Breast Cancer
 

From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Sacking a Down City: Benson and the Saints Look Southwest
 
By Mike Bayham
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Want Someone Really Qualified? Nominate Hechler for U.S. Supreme Court!
Friday, October 21, 2005
Common Sense Steps Can Prevent Forest Fires
 
By HNN Staff
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Tazewell Men Sentenced for Narcotics Distribution; Woman Pleads on ID Theft Charges; Disaster Evacuation Law Changes Made; FSA Office Closure Plan Scrapped; WV Trooper Honored for Lifesaving
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
DeLay Booked, Photographed and Posts Bond in Houston
 

By HNN Staff
Sustainable Communities Project Under Way in Braxton, Nicholas Counties
 
By HNN Staff
Rahall Supports Legislation Protecting Universal Service Fund, E-Rate Program
 
By HNN Staff
Thursday, October 20, 2005
BOOK REVIEWS: ‘Outwitting History’ Recounts 25-Year Effort to Save Yiddish Books; ‘Born to Kvetch’ Reveals Cultural Influence of Yiddish; ‘Yiddish with Dick and Jane’ Parodies Popular Readers for Children
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Harrison Sentenced to 1-5 Years for Arson with Motor Vehicle; WV Access Center Gets Grant; Union Mission Now Owns Motor Home
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
BAYHAM ON KATRINA: The French Quarter Revisited
 
By Mike Bayham
Byrd Efforts Yields $1 Million to RTI Railroad Research Program
 
By HNN Staff
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
It Looks Like Perp Walk Time for DeLay as Texas Court Issues Warrant
 

By HNN Staff
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Boucher Protests Proposed Farm Service Office Closings; Utility Discount Program Offered in WV for Low Income Residents
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
TV SERIES REVIEW
Reworking of 1974-1975 ‘Kolchak: The Night Stalker’ Continues Horror Tradition
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
CONSUMER NEWS
Gasoline Prices Continue Downward Trend
 
By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
FOR THE RECORD: EDITORIAL: Eminent Domain Abuse: It’s Here, It’s Now
Panel Slated in DC on Spread of Dual Citizenship Among Immigrants to U.S.
 
By HNN Staff
Johnson Calls for Efforts Against Expanding Eminent Domain
 
By HNN Staff
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Drug Testing to Cost in Excess of $40,000 for Mercer Schools; Centennial Fountain Re-Dedicated in Bluefield, WV
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
‘Proof’ Opens Friday, Oct. 21 at Greenbrier Valley Theatre
 
By HNN Staff
Monday, October 17, 2005
EDITORIAL: Eminent Domain Abuse: It’s Here, It’s Now
HE SAID/SHE SAID ON FILM
‘The Fog’ Is One Dense Turkey
 

By Tracey Bush and Tony Rutherford
RUTHERFORD ON FILM
 
'Proof': Excruciating Drama as Paltrow Once Again Chases an Oscar Nomination
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
RUTHERFORD ON FILM
 
‘Elizabethtown’ Comedic, Symbolic Feel Good Fable on Life, Death, Hanging on to What You Have
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
Summers County Native Turns Wood into Unique Pens, Pencils
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
MANN TALK: The Comfort and Mischief of Complacency
 

By Perry Mann
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: WV Wildlife Center Offers Up Close Views of Animals
 
By Chris Spencer
Huntington News Network Photographer
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Sunday, October 16, 2005
Marshall 20 UAB 19
 
Photos By Chris Spencer
Huntington News Network Photographer
 
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EVENTS: Railroad Days 2005 Debuts on Picture-Perfect Fall Day
 
By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network
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Saturday, October 15, 2005
Bluefield Union Mission Auxiliary Opens Second Chance Gift Shop
 

By Faith Phillips
Administrative Law Judge Grants Bluefield Gas 21% Hike
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Bluefield Florist Renovation Underway

Bluefield Florist in downtown Bluefield is presently undergoing a complete interior makover at its Bland Street location. The new look will be finished in time for the holidays.
THUMBS XLV: Nothing Grand About Grand Juries; Gadzooks! Finally a Manageable Wall Street Journal Will Make Its Appearance; If the Economy is So Great, Why Are All Those People Lining Up to File for Bankruptcy?
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
RAHALL REPORT: America Needs to Declare Its ENERGY Independence
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
Friday, October 14, 2005
Manchin Seeks Coal Liquefaction Facility, Infrastructure in West Virginia; Part of a ‘Comprehensive Plan to Implement Coal Conversion Technology’
 
By HNN Staff
NEWS ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY: Technology for Turning Coal into Liquid Fuel Has Been Around for 80 Years; All We Need is Capital—and a Way to Stop Big Oil from Killing the Efforts
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: BHS Teen Dies, Felony Charges Filed; Bluefield, VA Annexes Land; Second Chances Helps Prisoners; Drug Arrests in Mercer County; Princeton Changes Streets
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Fall Color Behind Schedule Throughout WV
 
By Chris Spencer
Huntington News Network Photographer
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Freakonomics’ Lives Up to Its Reputation as Quirky, Readable Book on Real-Life Economic Models
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
Rahall Applauds Release of State Quarter
 

By HNN Staff
WV Board of Education Recognizes 127 Exemplary Accreditation Status Schools
 
By HNN Staff
Thursday, October 13, 2005
UAW WV Community Action Program Endorses Re-election of Byrd
 

By HNN Staff
Byrd Supports Manchin’s Initiative on State’s Role in New National Energy Strategy
 
By HNN Staff
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Frontier Communications Sustaining Large Losses in Switch Box Break-ins; Bluefield, WV Anti Loitering Law Tabled
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
OLD DOMINION NEWS: Virginia General Services Honored; VA, WV Governors Seek Energy Assistance Funding; VA Releases Violent Death Report
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
BOOK REVIEW: ‘In the Shadow of the Law’ Has Legal Thriller Elements, But It’s More of a Literary Documentary on Workings of a DC Law Firm
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
Greenbrier River Bridge Closed for Renovation in Hinton
 
By HNN Staff
She Said: Another Take on ‘Flightplan’ Just a C-List Movie from Lifeime;

 
‘Red Eye’ Superior Plane Thriller
 
By Tracey Bush
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
EDITORIAL: In Choice of Gould, Who Campaigned for Manchin, WV GOP Should Watch its Inclusiveness
‘W’s’ Wild Atop Latest WV Prep Ratings
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
Bluefield Gas Seeks 52.6% Boost in Natural Gas Prices – On Top of Previous 21%
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Teen Allegedly Fell from Moving Vehicle, In Critical Condition; Virginia Permitting Half Pricing at Gas Pumps
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Insurance Commissioner: Auto, Homeowner Insurance Rates Have Been Reduced
 
By HNN Staff
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Athens Pedestrian Killed; Bramwell October Fest Draws Brew Fans; Prison Job Fair Slated for BSC; Bluefield Man Pleads Guilty to Marijuana Cultivation Charge; Richlands Man Pleads Guilty in Drug Case
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Gasoline Prices Declining in Face of Consumer Resistance
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
RUTHERFORD ON FILM
 
‘In Her Shoes’ Grapples with Family Tragedy with Smiles, Tears and Reconciliation
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
Monday, October 10, 2005
BOOK REVIEW: ‘1491’ Blasts Away Every Preconception About Pre-Columbian Western Hemisphere; Forget Everything You Learned in School!
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
RUTHERFORD ON FILM
 
‘The Gospel’ Delivers Positive Musical, Philosophical Entertainment, Message -- Despite Predictable Prodigal along the Way; Grab Your Church Group, Dance Them into the Film
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
MANN TALK: Criticizing Religious Irrationality
 

By Perry Mann
Sunday, October 9, 2005
Third Quarter Pushes VT Past Herd 41-14
 

By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
THUMBS XLIV: Blast from the Past with L.A. Light Rail Proposal; Finally, Fair Treatment for Maligned Aaron Burr
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Saturday, October 8, 2005

The brilliant colors of autumn line North Street in Bluefield Friday afternoon, Oct. 7, 2005.
Craig Hammond photo
Rahall Calls on Congress to Help WV Families Combat Soaring Gas, Heating Costs
 
By HNN Staff
THE MANCHIN REPORT: Two State Landmarks to be Celebrated with Weekend Events
 

by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia
RAHALL REPORT: Early Diagnosis of Cancer Saves Lives
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
Friday, October 7, 2005
Manchin Gives Distinguished Mountaineer Award to Bluefield Photographer Mel Grubb
 

By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Highway to Help Katrina Aid Truck Leaves for Biloxi
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Bluefield Leaders Ponder Promoting City’s High-Speed Internet Capabilities
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Downtown Streetscape: Finally, it is Finished
 

by Jessica L. Hammond
Dr. Wides Visits Radio Active
 

by Craig Hammond
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Federal Court: Timothy Dowell Sr. Re-sentenced for Crack Distribution, Kenneth Godsay Pleads Guilty to Mailing Threatening Letter; Two Vehicles Collide on Deadly 460; Tazewell Court Has No Show for One, Probation for Another
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Rahall Announces $524,000 in Small Business Development Grants
 
By HNN Staff
Thursday, October 6, 2005
Kercheval Declines Comment on George Johnson FCC Complaint
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Coal River Mountain Watch Says Manchin Broke Promise on Health Concerns at Marsh Fork Elementary; CRMW Slams Manchin’s Review of Alleged Problems
 
By HNN Staff
BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Constitution Day 2005: A Great Success
 

From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
Johnson Campaign Files FCC Complaint Against Hoppy Kercheval, WV Radio Corp.
 

By HNN Staff
Herd Set for No. 3 Hokies Saturday in Blacksburg
 

By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
Rethink Bluefield Meets Again
 

By Faith Phillips
Little Junk Store Thrift Shop Back in Downtown Hinton
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
EVENTS: Railroad Days Slated Oct. 15-16, Oct. 22-23 in Hinton
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Katrina’s Wrath: Going Home, Part 1
 
By Mike Bayham
COMMENTARY: Alice in Wonderland Lives…in American Trade Policy with China
 
By Joseph J. Honick
President, GMA International Ltd.
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
Royal Rumble Set for Saturday in Blacksburg
 

By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
GUEST OPINION: Capito Circles Byrd like a Vulture
 
By Nick Casey
West Virginia Democratic Party Chairman
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Two Women in the Two Bluefields Have Something Very Vital in Common
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Virginia Man Injured in 460 Crash; McDowell County Town of Davy Gets Grant; BSC’s CART Awarded Grant
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Vendetta’ Tells Little-Known Story of J. Edgar Hoover’s Vicious Campaign Against His Most Famous G-Man
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
BAYHAM ON POLITICS: The Right Yells ‘Fire!’ Over High Court Nominee Miers
 
By Mike Bayham
COMMENTARY: Ethics 101: The Case of the Raging TV Host
 
By John Ridgway
Bluefield Homecoming Photos
 

Photos by Craig Hammond
ACLU of WV Challenge to Sunday Hunting Ban to be Heard in Ritchie County Court on Friday
 
By HNN Staff
Monday, October 3, 2005
NEWS ANALYSIS: Capito Decides to Hold onto Her House Seat, Not Challenge Byrd
 

By HNN Staff
Groundbreaking Held for Crab Orchard Museum Expansion
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Take a Bite Out of High-Tech Crime
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
RUTHERFORD ON FILM
 
‘Serenity’: A Sci-Fi Space Opera that Carves an Intellectual, Swashbuckling Niche—Despite Occasional Expository Lapses
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
Election Reform Coalition Praises Landmark Bill Passed in Special Session
 
By HNN Staff
MANN TALK: Rejoicing in Revealed Iniquity
 

By Perry Mann
COMMENTARY: Yes, Virginia (and West Virginia), There is a Double Standard
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Sunday, October 2, 2005
Marshall Gets First-Ever C-USA Victory
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network
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Saturday, October 1, 2005
THE MANCHIN REPORT: Building the Foundation for a Healthier West Virginia
 

by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia
RAHALL REPORT: Volunteers of America
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
Friday, September 30, 2005
COMMENTARY: Does Beckley REALLY Need More Byrd Money?
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Bluefield Explores Developing Equestrian Center with Princeton
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
COMMENTARY: Mercer County: One in a Hundred as a Place for Young People
 
By Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network
Byrd Funds Released for Beckley Revitalization
 
By HNN Staff
Byrd-Secured Funds on the Way for McDowell County Federal Prison Site
 
By HNN Staff
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam’ Explodes Myths about Peaceful Nature of Islam by Quoting Qur’an, Muslims, Reputable Sources
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
Rahall Says He Will be Monitoring Beckley VA Transportation Arrangement Closely
 
By HNN Staff
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Comes to Bluefield
 

By Craig Hammond
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Huntington District Army Corps of Engineers: Missions Range from Water Projects to Recreation, Fish and Wildlife
 
Bluesonte Dam
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Buchanan Mine Repairs Expected to be Done in November; Retail Site Proposed for Bluefield, Va. Storm Water Retention Pond
 
Compiled By William Paine Bluefield News Network Writer
Inman Ready to Hit the Ground in Herd Home Opener
 

By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
WV Bar Association’s Award of Merit Presented to G. Thomas Battle
 

By HNN Staff
BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Eddie’s Ready to Leave: NOPD Chief Quits
 
By Mike Bayham
COMMENTARY: City, Metro Editors Forming Specialty Group; NAREE Past President Asks: ‘What Took You So Long?’
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
C-USA Announces Bowl Affiliations, Qualification Rules for Bowl Championship Series
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Ernest Jeffrey Meadows Sentenced After Pleading Guilty; Woman Wounded Fleeing Bluefield Gun Battle; Cobalt Crashes as Gunfire Erupts
 
Compiled by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

 
Don't Forget Man's Best Friend.
by Craig Hammond
 
Here's a group of evacuees that won't rape, loot, and pillage. Any community in the country will roll out the red carpet for these creatures..

 
Beating the High Cost of Gasoline
Photo by Craig Hammond

 
Carl Sayer (center), James Foutch (right), and Bubby Milan (left) saddle up on three of Sayers horses to pick up a few items at the grocery store in Matoaka, WV Sunday morning, Sept. 25, 2005. A bale of hay will go a lot farther then a gallon of gas these days.
 
Citizens' Group Awaits Governor's Marsh Fork Elementary Response
 
By HNN Staff
COMMENTARY: Trader Joe's: A Perfect Piece in the Pullman Square Puzzle
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Jackie Adkins Serving as Acting Hinton Police Chief
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Coalwood Woman Charged in Wounding of Boyfriend; Bartley Area Man Seriously Injured in ATV Crash; BRMC Partners with Virginia Tech Affiliate
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Buckwheat: The Crop That Saved the West Virginia Highlands
 
By Stephen N. Reed
Monday, September 26, 2005
THUMBS XLIII: Ontario Delivers Blow Against Oppressive Religion; Marshall Field's Soon to be Macy's – the Horror; Catholic Church on Wrong Side of Gay Priests Issue
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
MANN TALK: The Miracle of Seeds to Meals
 
by Perry Mann
COMMENTARY: Are We Losing a Generation of Young Americans?
 
by Joseph J. Honick
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Capital High Wins Big at Spring Valley Marching Band Competition
 
By Chris Spencer
Huntington News Network Photographer
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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘Flightplan’: Grab Your Oxygen Mask Thriller, but It Had Potential for more ‘Air Time’
 

By Tony Rutherford
 
Huntington News Network Columnist
COMMENTARY: Senator Duke: No, Not David…Bobby!
 

By Sebastian Tutte
BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Other War’ Probes Media Bias Against Israel and How It’s Changing; Truth Was ‘First Casualty’ in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
 
Huntington News Network Book Critic
Saturday, September 24, 2005
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: McDowell County Breaks Ground on Consolidated High School; Church Donates $5,000 to Wade Center; Radioactive Gauge Stolen in Charleston
 
Compiled By William Paine
 
Bluefield News Network Writer
BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Farewell to the Chief
 
By Mike Bayham
THE MANCHIN REPORT: Welcoming a New Investor – and Nation – to State’s International Business Family
 

by Joe Manchin
 
Governor of West Virginia
GAS PRICE CRISIS Week 25: Rahall Supports Legislation to Combat Price Gouging at Pump
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
 
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
RAHALL REPORT: Hurricane Katrina Exposed Vulnerability of Oil Industry
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
 
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: International Film Series Includes Poignant ‘Turtles’ from Iraq/Iran; Other Films Depict Children Growing Up Around the World, Enron Financial Scam
 

By Tony Rutherford
 
Huntington News Network Columnist
Friday, September 23, 2005
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Mercer Board of Health to Lay Off Up to 6 Employees; State High Court Funds Mercer Drug Court Program; Pisgah Store Being Relocated; Former Tazewell Resident’s Job Destroyed in Katrina Looting; Va. Man Dies in Head-On Crash Near Bramwell
 
Compiled By William Paine
 
Bluefield News Network Writer
Rahall Working to Undo Bush Executive Order Suspending Davis-Bacon Wage Law in Katrina-Damaged Region
 
By HNN Staff
Byrd Presses Chertoff on DC Area Disaster Exodus Plans
 
By HNN Staff
Byrd, Manchin Press for Emergency Planning WV Needs to Be Ready for Disaster Exodus
 
By HNN Staff
MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: A Blessing in the Ruins: A Trip to Post-Katrina New Orleans
 
By Mike Bayham
KINCHEN AT THE MOVIES: ‘The Aristocrats’ Delivers Mixed Bag of Outtakes on Dirtiest Joke Ever Told
 

By David M. Kinchen
 
Editor, Huntington News Network
Thursday, September 22, 2005
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Southern, Adkins Sentenced in Federal Court; Sawyers Pleads to Sexual Battery, Child Abuse Charges
 
Compiled By William Paine
 
Bluefield News Network Writer
MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Rating C-Ray: Passing Judgment on Mayor of New Orleans
 
By Mike Bayham
MANN TALK: Recoiling in Delirium
 
By Perry Mann
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Weekly Movie Comings and Goings:
 
Corpse Bride
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
Marshall Slates Law School Recruitment Fair for Sept. 21
 
by HNN Staff
Blackwater Spill Affects Logan County Stream
 
by HNN Staff
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
MU Pediatrics Dept. Sending Katrina Medical Relief Team
 
by HNN Staff
BAYHAM ON HURRICANES: Hurricane Double Whammy? Rita Looms in Gulf
 
by Mike Bayham
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Tazewell Supes OK Bond for Forest Products Firm; Virginia Personal Property Tax Code Changes Noted
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Monday, September 19, 2005

 
Art Mead (center) former town manager of Bluefield Va.and now with the Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia, chats Monday, Sept. 19, 2005 with Radio Active co-host Russ Hatfield (right) and Craig Hammond (left) host of Radio Active.
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Just Like Heaven': Regain Belief in True Love Before End Credits; Makes My Top 20 of All Time
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Film Critic
George Johnson to Run Against Byrd; Says Campaign Will Focus on Private Property Rights
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Honor Thy Founding Document
 
By Mike Bayham
COMMENTARY: GOOD MORNING, You’re Broke
 
By Joseph J. Honick
President, GMA/International Ltd.
COMMENTARY: Not So Fast, Eric St. James
 
By Craig Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist
Sunday, September 18, 2005
Rested Herd Starts Preparation for UCF
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sports
Saturday, September 17, 2005
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Woman Faces False Kidnapping Charges; Bluefield College Ranks High; Mercer Commission Awards Funds
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Legislators to Introduce Bill to Toughen WV Child Sex Offender Laws
 
By HNN Staff
COMMENTARY: Bush's Luck Has Just Run Out
 
By Eric St. James
BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Another Coast Guard Success Story in West Virginia
 
By Sen. Robert C. Byrd
THE MANCHIN REPORT: Fiscally Responsible Plan to Eliminate Food Tax Benefits All West Virginians
 
By Joe Manchin
 
Governor of West Virginia
BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Presidential Olive Branches, Visions of Reconstruction
 
By Mike Bayham
THE RAHALL REPORT: The Constitution: A Document Well Worth Reading
 
By Nick J. Rahall
 
Representing West Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District
Friday, September 16, 2005
BAYHAM ON KATRINA: The Spirit of Phoenix and the Incompetence of Baton Rouge
 
By Mike Bayham
Rahall Urges President To Use Address To Offer Strategy To Reel In Gas Prices
 
By HNN Staff
Thursday, September 15, 2005
BNN NEWS BRIEFS:  Princeton Man Charged with Murder in Shooting Death of Son-in-Law; Mercer County Passes Noise Ordinance; Two Men Break into Cargo Gas Station in Bluefield
 
Compiled By William Paine
 
Bluefield News Network Writer
Rahall Denounces Ruling on Pledge of Allegiance
 
By HNN Staff
THUMBS XLII: Crescent Memorial Sends Wrong Signal; Protected Calif. Sea Lions Taking Back Their Domain from Human Interlopers
 
By David M. Kinchen
 
Editor, Huntington News Network
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Rahall Helps Jerusalem Native Secure Student Visa
 
by HNN Staff
COMMENTARY: Like Father, Like Daughter? Or Not?
 
by Redford Stiles
COMMENTARY: It's Time to Potty Train Nick Casey
 
by Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist
Yoga Classes Offered at Greater Bluefield Community Center
 
by Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist
BNN NEWS BRIEFS: Bluefield, VA Councilman Introduces Logging Ban; Princeton Council Gives $3,500 to Historical Society for Peck Home
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Camp Dawson: Hope after the Storm for Hurricane Katrina Refugees
 
by Stephen N. Reed
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
Wood Education and Resource Center Awards 4 Grants in WV to Improve Forest Health
 
by HNN Staff
Tuesday, September 13, 2005

 
MONTESSORI OPENS –The East River Montessori School opened recently at its new location on North Street in Bluefield. The pre–school and kindergarten, in my opinion, is child centered and a regulation and bureaucracy free–zone.
 
For more information call (304) 325–8429. – Craig Hammond.

 
Marty Kilgore (right), public school teacher and wife of Virginia Attorney General and Republican Candidate for Governor Jerry Kilgore, was a guest Monday, Sept. 12, 2005 on Radio Active with host, Craig Hammond (left) .
 
Radio Active airs every weekday morning at 9:06 a.m. on WHIS (1440 am), WTZE (1470 am), and WBDY (1190).
Democratic Party Chief Casey Blames Bush Administration for High Gasoline Prices
 
by HNN Staff
HHS Girls Host Powerhouse Soccer Tournament
 
by HNN Staff
COMMENTARY: Synagogues Burning Again: It's the Fault of Israelis
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
COMMENTARY: The Haunting Ghost of Blankenship
 
by Eric St. James
Monday, September 12, 2005
COMMENTARY: Promises, Promises: Katrina and 9/11
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
KINCHEN AT THE MOVIES: 'March of the Penguins' Explores Frigid World of Amazing Emperor Penguins in Antarctica
 

by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Exorcism of Emily Rose': Fact, Faith, Reasonable Doubt
 

by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
BBC US Productions Seeks Couples in Trouble
 
by HNN Staff
COMMENTARY: Landrieu: Amtrak Offered to Help Katrina Evacuation, FEMA Dithers
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Old Gloves’ Spares the Words, Delivers Vivid Portrayal of Last Century’s Atrocities
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
COMMENTARY: Just Give Them Time: It’s Levee, Not Levy!
 
 By Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Record Crowd Watches Kansas State Hold onto 21-19 Victory over Herd
 
By Chris Spencer
Huntington News Network Photographer
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RAHALL REPORT: Katrina Bringing Out the Best in West Virginians
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
COMMENTARY: We Can Walk and Chew Gum at the Same Time
 
 By Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Tazewell County Water System Controversy Aired
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Blue Ridge Music Festival Makes Debut in Salem, Va. in October
 
By HNN Staff
COMMENTARY: Table Games Lunacy: Round and Round it Goes
 
By Meredith Plessy
REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Giant Homes Draw Protest from Neighbors; Communities Seek Ban on Out-of-Place Mansions
 
By Glenn Roberts Jr.
Inman News
COMMENTARY: Republicans Have a Life Outside of Politics
 
 By Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist
Friday, September 9, 2005
Public Health Officers Visit Radio Active
 
 
Dr. Kathy Wides (right) Health Officer for the Mercer County Board of Health, and Melody Rickman (center) Public Health Nurse and Administrator, chat with Craig Hammond (left) host of Radio Active on Thursday morning's show, Sept. 8, 2005.   They discussed a wide range of subjects including Flu shots, Hepatitis C, and funding concerns at the department.
BNN NEWS BRIEFS: Concord Coordinates Effort with Red Cross for Displaced Katrina Students; Bluefield State Welcomes Students; Groups Coordinate Katrina Relief in Both Virginias
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
U.S. Justice Dept. Sues Realtor Trade Group, Alleging Listing Policy Obstructs Internet-Based Brokers from Offering Lower-Cost Services
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
COMMENTARY: Chicago Tribune’s Public Editor Don Wycliff Questions Politically Correct ‘Refugee’ Ban
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
COMMENTARY: How to Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your Face
 
By Joseph J. Honick
President, American Building Products Export Alliance
Thursday, September 8, 2005
BNN NEWS BRIEFS: BSC Radiologic Technology Grads Certified; Concord Gets Permission to Relocate Road
 
Compiled By William Paine
 
Bluefield News Network Writer
COMMENTARY: Would Peter Jennings Tell Us The Truth About Taiba?
 
 By Craig A. Hammond
 
Bluefield News Network Columnist
COMMENTARY: Another Failure of Mainstream Media: Where’s Coverage of Muslim Attack on Palestinian Christian Village
 

By David M. Kinchen
 
Editor, Huntington News Network
COMMENTARY: Responding to Sarah Thompson
 
By Meredith Plessy
Wednesday, September 7, 2005
WV Special Session Begins Wed. Sept. 7
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Homeless Tulane Sports Teams Scramble for Survival
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

 
The Bluefield News & Brew
 
by Sarah Thompson
The official hostess of downtown Bluefield, Frances Wayland, and her daughter Charlotte, enjoy lunch at the Bluefield News & Brew on Federal Street. The coffee shop is always busy on Tuesday because of the special of the day: Egg Salad BLT.
 
The Bluefield News & Brew will begin its "Acoustic Brew" entertainment on Friday nights starting in October. Call 325-NEWS for more info.
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Bluefield, VA Couple Offers Shelter to Big Easy Friends; Reunion Held in Pocahontas; Burke's Garden F.D. Gets Equipment Grant; Tree Planting Underway at Jack Asbury Square
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

Bob Denver, 1935-2005, Rest in Peace
 
By Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist
Photo from the AP
COMMENTARY: Shut Up, Ms. Plessy!
 
By Sarah Thompson
Bluefield News Network Columnist
Bluefield's Union Mission Assists Katrina Victims
 
By Craig Hammond
Bluefield News Network Writer
COMMENTARY: First Things First: Katrina in Chaotic Perspective
 
by Joseph J. Honick
BOOK REVIEW: 'Hollywood Nation' Explores Mainstream Media Bias, Celebrities Confusing Fame with Wisdom and How New Media Exposes MSM Lies
 
Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
Festival of the Rivers 2005, Day 2
 
photos by David Kinchen

 
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Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Randolph County Community of Helvetia to Celebrate WV's Oktoberfest 2005
 
By HNN Staff
COMMENTARY: Every Republican for Him or Herself
 
By Meredith Plessy
REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Experts Say Housing Sector Likely to Rebound from Katrina's Devastation
 
By Janis Mara
Inman News
MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Blanco Piddles While New Orleans Burns
 
By Mike Bayham

 
Performing Arts Center at BHS
Photo by Craig Hammond
 
Construction of The Performing Arts Center at Bluefield High School is almost complete. The state of the art, 1,000-seat, acoustic-perfect auditorium will meet Broadway standards that include theater stage, green room, and orchestra pit. The West Virginia Symphony is scheduled to perform at the end of September 2005.

 
Public Open Space
Photo by Craig Hammond
 
This is the site of the former Town Hall in Bluefield, Va. Because it is in the Flood Way, FEMA requires that it forever remains a Public Open Space.
 
Monday, September 5, 2005
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'An Unfinished Life' Makes One Think of 'On Golden Pond'
 

by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
MANN TALK: The Cindy Sheehan Controversy
 
by Perry Mann
COMMENTARY: Opposites Do Attract: Michael Moore, Cindy Sheehan
 
by Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist
Hinton Festival of Rivers: Day 1
 
photos by David Kinchen
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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
 
'The Constant Gardener': Pharmaceutical Conspiracy Film Analogous to Oil Crunch, Mass Destruction Weapons Ploys
 

by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
THUMBS XLI: Response to Katrina Sucks on All Levels; Amtrak Critic Off Base, Especially with Sky-High Gasoline Prices; Katrina News Coverage Shines; Bankruptcy Might be Worth Considering in Wake of Chapter 7 Changes; Is New Orleans Worth Rebuilding?
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
COMMENTARY: Michael Moore: A Study in Hypocrisy?
 
by Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist
Sunday, September 4, 2005
THE MANCHIN REPORT: We All Must Do Our Part to Help Katrina Victims
 

by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia
West Virginia Bar Association Solicits Funds for Katrina Victims
 
by HNN Staff
COMMENTARY: Pointing Partisan Fingers in Aftermath of Katrina
 
by Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist
Saturday, September 3, 2005
COMMENTARY: Fact or Fiction? Television News, News Magazines, Primetime Dramas
 
by Rene A. Henry
West Virginia Baptists Respond to Hurricane Katrina
 
by HNN Staff
MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Tragedy at Chalmette: Why Has St. Bernard Parish Been Forsaken by Politicians?
 
By Mike Bayham
Friday, September 2, 2005
Morris Excels in Herd's 36-24 'Ugly Win' over Tribe
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
 

 
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UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Old Dominion Warns About Solicitation; McDowell Warns of Unnecessary Travel; Atlanta Man Pleads Guilty
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

"The Radio Doc" (Jack C. Meshel, M.D.) of Radio Active - a local talk show - will discuss on Tuesday Sept. 6, 2005, the public health nightmare taking place in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina had its way in the Gulf Coast. Radio Active airs every weekday at 9:06 AM on WHIS (1440 am), WTZE (1470 am), and WBDY (1190 am).
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Jack Asbury Park Progresses; Griffith Named CEO at PCH; Drug Conviction Leads to Long Term; Bluefield Defendants Sentenced
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Day 6: Mogadishu on the Mississippi
 

by Mike Bayham
Save Gas This Labor Day: Attend Hinton's Free Festival of the Rivers 2005
 

by HNN Staff
Thursday, September 1, 2005
MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Day 5: The Disaster Widens
 
by Mike Bayham
Manchin: Avert Gas Crisis: Conserve Labor Day Weekend; He Demands Strong Action from Bush Administration to Reduce Prices
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Getting a Hand from Uncle Sam
 
by Mike Bayham
COMMENTARY: A True Friend and Ally Offers to Help in Wake of Katrina
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Felons Appealing Federal Convictions in Wake of High Court Ruling
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
COMMENTARY: Downtown Bluefield: Happy Days are Here Again!
 
by Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist
MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Chaos in the City; Looting Reveals Ugly Side of Big Easy
 
by Mike Bayham
COMMENTARY: Tragic End to a Tragic Crusade: The Shame of Cindy Sheehan
 
by Joseph J. Honick
Bluefield Police Shoot Man in Domestic Dispute
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
MIKE BAYHAM ON WEATHER: New Orleans on the Brink
 
by Mike Bayham
MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: A Picture Breaks a Thousand Hearts: Chalmette, LA from the Air
 
by Mike Bayham
MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: 'White Flag' at the 17th St. Canal; Wipeout of New Orleans?
 
by Mike Bayham
BOOK REVIEW: 'Divine Wind' Explores Destruction, Terrible Beauty of Hurricanes Down Through the Centuries; We Keep Building Where We Shouldn't
 
Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
FESTIVAL OF THE RIVERS 2005
Event to Feature Tribute to Hasil 'The Haze' Adkins
 
by HNN Staff
Elephant Wars? George Johnson Body Slams Fellow Republican Hiram Johnson
 
by HNN Staff
Rahall Urges Bush Administration to Tap Oil Reserves in Wake of Hurricane Katrina
 
by HNN Staff
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Federal Agencies, Red Cross, Christian, Jewish Groups Rush to Aid Katrina Victims
 

by HNN Staff
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: Lung Cancer License Plate Available from VA DMV; 'Excess' Funds Returned to Charleston; Drug Prescription Offered to Medicare Clients
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
COMMENTARY: Why I'm Getting Bush Fatigue
 
by Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist
UPLAND NEWS BRIEFS: G-Men Down Beavers 21-14; Boosters Former Location Demolished; Skyline Drive Performs in Bluefield, VA
 
Compiled by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
COMMENTARY: Ethnic Cleansing Now Complete
 
by Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist
STERNWHEEL REGATTA
Magic Island Closed Due to Expected Katrina Rain, Current Moisture
 
by HNN Staff
Monday, August 29, 2005
MIKE BAYHAM ON WEATHER: Katrina Leaves 10 Feet of Water in Parts of New Orleans, St. Bernard Parish
 
by Mike Bayham
MIKE BAYHAM ON WEATHER: Louisiana's Date with Disaster: The Prelude
 
by Mike Bayham
THUMBS XL: Bush's 'Working Vacation'; Overpaid CEOs – Plus Five Good Ones with Reasonable Pay; Who Needs Glass–Bottomed Grand Canyon Viewing Platform? Aussies Defend Religious Tolerance, Nation's Values
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
NEWS ANALYSIS: Monday is D–Day for Herd QBs
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
Prep Football Results: Week 1 West Virginia, Ohio, Week 2 Kentucky
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
BOOK REVIEW: 'Third Right' Plumbs Depth of Greed, Murder in West Virginia Coal Mining Community over 75 Years
 
Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
MANN TALK: The Arrogance of Sterilization Advocates
 
by Perry Mann
LETTERS…WE GET LETTERS
WV Can Afford Both Teacher Pay Hikes, Food Tax Elimination
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: Not So Grim or Gleeful for 'Brothers Grimm'
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
English Musical Master to Appear at Hinton's Festival of the Rivers
 
by HNN Staff
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Senatorial Candidate Lewis to Visit 'Camp Cindy' in Crawford, Texas
 
by HNN Staff
COMMENTARY: Robertson Not Cracked: Just Careless with Mouth
 
by Eric St. James
COMMENTARY: Shelley Moore Capito's Comments Appreciated
 
by Craig Hammond
Bluefield News Network Writer
Remember, September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
 
by Sherri Campbell
Saturday, August 27, 2005
WV Congressional Delegation Praises BRAC's Vote to Save Charleston's 130th Airlift Wing
 
by HNN Staff
NEWS ANALYSIS: GOP Delegates Want Gasoline Tax Added to Special Session Agenda
 
by Jennifer Smith
RAHALL REPORT: National Youth Sports Program is Program That Pays for Itself
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D–WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
THE MANCHIN REPORT: Three Simple Rules for a Safe Labor Day Weekend
 
by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia
OPEN LETTER TO CINDY SHEEHAN: You're Smearing Casey's Name to Promote 'Hate America' Agenda
 
by Jim Ashley
Late Score Gives G–Men Emotional 21–14 Win over Beavers
 
by Grant Traylor
Bluefield News Network Sportswriter
Friday, August 26, 2005
NEWS ANALYSIS: GOP Delegates Want Gasoline Tax Added to Special Session Agenda
 
by Jennifer Smith
Thursday, August 25, 2005
BNN NEWS BRIEFS: BRMC Hospital Board Changes Dramatically; Bluefield Churches Burglarized
 
Compiled By William Paine
 
Bluefield News Network Writer
Shay No. 5 Celebrates 100th Birthday Saturday, Aug. 27
 

by David M. Kinchen
 
Editor, Huntington News Network
Coal River Mountain Watch Calls Air Quality Test at Marsh Fork Elementary School a 'Sham'
 
by HNN Staff
COMMENTARY: Is Robertson Cracked? My Vote: Yes!
 

by Melody McPherson
 
Huntington News Network Contributing Columnist
Wednesday, August 25, 2005
WVVA Hires Frank Brady as General Manager
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
GAS PRICE CRISIS Month 5: Thefts, Violence Rising at the Pumps
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D–WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
More than 1,200 Democrats Expected to Attend Jefferson Jackson Dinner; Byrd, Manchin, Mark Warner Among Speakers
 

by HNN Staff
As 2nd Annual Festival of Rivers Nears, Hinton Declares Itself 'Homemade Instrument Capital of World'

by HNN Staff
Pence Springs Resort to Convert to Private High School
 

by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Bluefield WV Passes Storm Water Management Measure; Individual, Business Sanitary Bills to Increase
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
COMMENTARY: Tenth Anniversary of the Congressional Accountability Act
 
by Craig Hammond
Bluefield News Network Writer
THUMBS XXXIX: Bring on Those DVDs; Amtrak's Fall Fares Make Scenic Travel Affordable, Flexible
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Bluefield Virginia Town Council Considers Honoring Coach Carlock
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
Byrd: Hazelton Prison Serves Preston County Area Economy, Public Good
 
by HNN Staff
COMMENTARY: Magazine is Well Worth the Bark
 
by Lora K. Abernathy
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
COMMENTARY: Whose War is This Anyhow?
 
by Joseph J. Honick
The FairTax Book
BOOK REVIEW: 'The FairTax Book' Tells How We Can Get Heavy Boot of IRS Off Our Necks – Revitalizing Our Nation's Economy in Every Sphere
 
reviewed by David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
BNN NEWS BRIEFS: Fiddling at Convention; Foul Play Ruled Out in Shooting Death; Child Injured in Bluefield Va. After Running into Street
 
compiled by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Monday, August 22, 2005
MANN TALK: Powerful Discipline Will Not Produce a Saint
 
by Perry Mann
COMMENTARY: A Country of Smiles – Especially When You Tip
 
by Stephen N. Reed

RUTHERFORD ON FILM
'The 40–Year–Old Virgin' Needs Viagra; First Hour Relies on Series of Stand–up Comic Warm Ups
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
Sunday, August 21, 2005
NEWS ANALYSIS
 
WV GOP Office Holders, Activists Meet in Charleston; Blankenship Pledges $500,000 for Campaign to Eliminate Food Tax
 

by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Carl J. 'Butch' Antolini Named Executive Editor of The Register-Herald of Beckley
 

by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: Red-Eye: Craven's Latest a Finger Biting, Tighten Your Muscles, Roll Out the Foam Sizzler
 

by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Scrimmage Signals End of Two-A-Day Practices For Herd
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network
 
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BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Happy Birthday, Social Security
 

From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
RAHALL REPORT: Aviation: An Economic Engine
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
THE MANCHIN REPORT: Medicare Offering New Drug Coverage
 

by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia
Deadline Nears for $3,500 NAREE Bivins Fellowship Program
 
by HNN Staff
West Virginia Youth Disability Caucus a Great Success
Friday, August 19, 2005
BREAKING NEWS
Jury Finds Dooley Guilty of First Degree Murder
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
BOOK REVIEW: Rabbi's Book 'The Myth of Hitler's Pope' Explores, Demolishes Charges that Pope Pius XII Did Nothing to Save Europe's Jews
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
 
Huntington News Network Book Critic
TRAYLOR'S TRASH
 
Just When We Thought Randy Was a Good Guy
 
by Grant Traylor Huntington News Network Sportswriter
COMMENTARY: I Have Had Enough of the Lunatic Left and Lunatic Right
 
by Craig Hammond
Bluefield News Network Writer
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Bob Redd (right) legendary sports writer and Bluefield Beaver Broadcaster on Cool FM 100.9 was the guest of Craig Hammond (left) host of RadioActive on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005. Thursday morning's show was broadcast live from the press box at Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield WV.
Vendor Space Available at Self-Health, Awareness Expo
 
by HNN Staff
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Hiram Lewis on Hardball Show; Expected to Air Aug. 18
 
by HNN Staff
Mercer Health Board OKs Anti-Smoking Ordinance with 3-1 Vote
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
BNN NEWS BRIEFS: Tooley Murder Trial Continues; Tourism Gets Boost in Bland County; Child Shot in Bluefield WV
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Independent film and television producer Johnny Darakjian (right) was the guest of Craig Hammond (left) host of RadioActive Wednesday morning, Aug. 17, 2005. Darakjian has produced some past Academy Awards and MTV Awards programs and is currently working on a film titled "Polka Dot Girl" that deals with the RFK assassination in 1968. RadioActive airs every weekday morning on WHIS, WTZE, and WBDY at 9:06a.m.
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Two Confessions for One Murder in Princeton
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
MU Captures First Place at WV State Fair
 
by HNN Staff

 
Princeton attorney and Director of Child Law Services Mary Ellen Griffith (right) was the guest of Craig Hammond (left) host of RadioActive Tuesday morning, Aug. 16, 2005. For more information on Child Law Services call 1-800-352-6513. RadioActive airs every weekday morning on WHIS, WTZE, and WBDY at 9:06am.
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
Oct. 3 Deadline for Roadsides in Bloom Photo Contest
 
by HNN Staff
Parkersburg Country Club High School Invitational
 
by HNN Staff
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Israel Casts Out the Unlucky Shekel
 
 by Mike Bayham
'The People's Tycoon'
BOOK REVIEW: 'The People's Tycoon' Exposes Contradictions in Life of Automobile Icon Henry Ford
 
 by David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
Bluefield, Virginia Town Hall Starting to Take Shape
 
 by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Monday, August 15, 2005
COMMENTARY: Lutherans, Presbyterians and Disciples Pile on Israel
 
 by Craig Hammond
Bluefield News Network Writer
COMMENTARY: Presidential Head Hunting
 
 by Joseph J. Honick
MANN TALK: The Moral Contrariety of Christ and State
 
 by Perry Mann
The Great Raid
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'The Great Raid': Historically Accurate Portrayal of WW II POW Rescue Mission; Film Raises Questions Regarding Prisoner Torture Today
 
 by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
The Skeleton Key
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'The Skeleton Key' Grovels a Great Gumbo Horror/Suspense Incarnation
 
 by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
BREAST CANCER 3–DAY WALK: One Step Closer to a Cure; The 'Jones Girls' Share a Dream
 
 by HNN Staff
Sunday, August 14, 2005
  
Local artists Annie Schor (left) and Susan Katz (not pictured) displayed some of their latest art work at Congregation Ahavath Sholom in Bluefield, WV on Saturday night, Aug. 13, 2005.
Craig Hammond Photos
THUMBS XXXVIII: A Priest with a Hamptons Beach House? Bring on Those Large-Type Books! NARAL Withdraws 'Big Lie' Commercial; Belafonte, Gregory, Allen: A Trio of Looney-Tunes;
 

by David M. Kinchen
 
Editor, Huntington News Network
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Skinner Forges Ahead in Race for No. 1 Herd Quarterback Slot
 

By Grant Traylor
 
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
THE MANCHIN REPORT: Fairs, Festivals Important Part of State's Rich Cultural Fabric
 

by Joe Manchin Governor of West Virginia
RAHALL REPORT: Washington Rhetoric Vs. Local Needs
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Safer Roads, Better Jobs
 

From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
PSYCHOLOGICAL MATCHING: Online Dating Now Matching by Psychological Testing; However, 'Must Love Dogs' Perfect Match Site So Far Fails to Attract Any Happy Endings for Writer
 
 by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
  
 
The Bluefield High School Football team is ready to begin another season in just two weeks.photos by Candace Phillips
COMMENTARY: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors – Unless Israel is Building the Fence!
 
 by Craig Hammond
 
Bluefield News Network Writer
Tazewell Gets Grant to Fight Domestic Battery, Sexual Assault, Stalking
 
by William Paine
 
Bluefield News Network Writer
BNN NEWS BRIEFS: Drug Arrests in Tazewell County; Stormwater Ordinance in Bluefield WV; Coal Industry Benefits from New Energy Bill
 
Compiled By William Paine
 
Bluefield News Network Writer
Friday, August 12, 2005
Ben Waldman: West Virginia's Connection to Indicted Lawyer-Lobbyist Jack Abramoff
 
by David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network

 
BACK TO THE FUTURE --City officials announced Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005 that a plan is in motion to move some of the city government offices to Old City Hall (pictured above). Presently the building - built in 1924 - houses Summit Theater, Mercer County Visitors and Convention Bureau, and other Arts and Science programs.
 
--Craig Hammond Photo
COMMENTARY: The Anti-Gamblers: Waking the Sleeping Giant
 
by Meredith Plessy
Best of Girls High School Soccer on Display at YMCA Kennedy Center
 
by Chris Spencer
Huntington News Network Photographer
 
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WV Power Ride 3-Game Winning Streak Into Series with Lexington Legends
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
Thursday, August 11, 2005
BOOK REVIEW: 'Countdown to Terror' Shows How Inept CIA Really Is - It's Criminal
 
Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
COMMENTARY: You're Fired! Will $140 Million Do for Severance?
 
by Joseph J. Honick
Huntington News Network Writer

Jerry Kilgore (right), Virginia Attorney General and Republican candidate for Governor, stopped by the studio of WHIS to chat with Craig Hammond (left) host of RadioActive Wednesday morning, Aug. 10, 2005. RadioActive airs every weekday morning at 9:06 am on WHIS, WTZE, and WBDY.
WV Becomes 24th State Linked to National Sex Offender Public Registry Web Site
 
by HNN Staff
BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Mr. Truman's Nuclear Option
 
by Mike Bayham
Virginia Defeats Georgia 5-4 to Win Little League Tournament of Champions in Ceredo
 
by Chris Spencer
Huntington News Network Photographer
Wayne County Intermodal Facility, Rail Improvements Funded in Highway Bill
 
by HNN Staff
Wednesday, August 10, 2005

 
 
Joann Boileau (right) director of the Children's Home Society in Princeton was the guest of Craig Hammond (left) host of RadioActive Tuesday morning, Aug. 9, 2005. The Childen's Home Society will host an open house on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2005 at its Honaker Avenue site from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. to inform the public of the adoption services available through the organization.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Gambling Expansion May Incur a Heavy Cost…Politically
 
by Alice Click
COMMENTARY: Bottom of the Barrel
 
by Eric St. James
BNN NEWS BRIEFS: WV State Police to Provide Amber Alerts on Wireless; Demolition Derby Popular at Tazewell Fair
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
American Lung Association Notes Death of Peter Jennings, 67, Lung Cancer Victim
 
by HNN Staff
Glynn Carlock Sr., Legendary Graham High Head Grid Coach, Dies at 67
 
by Grant Traylor
Bluefield News Network Sportswriter
Traylor's Take: New Staff Brings Thunder to Herd Football
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
Tuesday, August 9, 2005
Hoot 'n' Holler Drill Marks First Day of Practice in Pads
 

 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
COMMENTARY: A Man in Search of a Party
 
By Joseph J. Honick
Parthenon Students Excel in WVPA Better Newspaper Contest
 
By HNN Staff
State Regulators Clear Path for Allegheny Energy to Sell WV Gas Business Sale of Mountaineer Gas, West Virginia Power Gas Won't Result in Immediate Price Relief for Consumers
 

by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Monday, August 8, 2005
MANN TALK: Half of What You Become Happens at Conception
 
by Perry Mann
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Stealth' Modest, Economy Class Supersonic Ballet
 
Stealth
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
Sunday, August 7, 2005
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Dukes of Hazzard' Predictable as Turkey and Dressing with Lots of Bawdy Rebellion Tossed In
 

 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
COMMENTARY: Young Females Please Apply
 
by Meredith Plessy
BOOK REVIEWS: 'Salonica' Shows Virtues of Empires over Nation States; 'Mimi and Toutou's Big Adventure' Tells True Story that Inspired 'The African Queen'
 

 
Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
Saturday, August 6, 2005
HERD FOOTBALL
 
Youth, Enthusiasm Spotlight Media Day; Strength Coach, New Turf Hot Topics
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
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BNN NEWS BRIEFS: Miners Museum Unit Gives Money Back to Tazewell County
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
HERD GRID PREVIEW: Part 1 of 2
 
A Look at Marshall's 2005 Season Opponents
 

 
by Adam Brown
Huntington News Network Writer

 
THE MANCHIN REPORT: Innovative Programs Expanding Health Care Coverage
 
by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

COMMENTARY: Manchin Logic: Don't Search for Long
 
by Vance McGuinness

 
RAHALL REPORT: Tug of War over Priorities: USA vs. Iraq
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
Friday, August 5, 2005

 
Bluefield's 5th Annual Downtown Street Festival drew large crowds Friday afternoon, Aug. 5, 2005. The festival concludes Saturday with a parade, concert, charity auction, soap box derby, and much, much more.
 
Craig Hammond Photo
 
  86th WV AMATEUR GOLF TOURNAMENT
 
Tim Fisher of Ripley Defeats Pat Carter of Huntington in 3-Hole Playoff, Ending National Record Streak
 
 By HNN Staff

 
HERD FOOTBALL
 
Media Day Spotlights New Coach Mark Snyder
 
By Grant Traylor
 
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

 
MU Recognizes Members of Heritage Society at Brunch
 
by HNN Staff
APPY BASEBALL
 
After 3 Straight Wins, Orioles Climb Out of Appy League East Cellar
 
by Grant Traylor
Bluefield News Network Sportswriter
MU's 24 Presentations Outnumber Other State Universities at Technology Conference
 
by HNN Staff
Some Tri-State Restaurants Survive the Franchise Onslaught
 
by Adam Brown
Huntington News Network Writer
Thursday, August 4, 2005
Thundering Herd
Marshall Starts New Beginning Under Coach Snyder
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
BNN NEWS BRIEFS: Bluefield, WV City Board Sworn in; Rahall at Chickory Square Dedication
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Pi Kappa Phi Cyclists Pedal into Huntington City Hall
 
by Adam Brown
Huntington News Network Writer
COMMENTARY: Residents from Death Tax States Eye West Virginia; FairTax Plan Worth Considering to Slay IRS Dragon
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
COMMENTARY: No NAACP 'Image Awards' Likely for Byrd
 
by Hansford Riggins
WV Power
WV Power's Win Streak Goes to 4 Games with 6-5 Victory over Asheville Tourists
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
Wednesday, August 3, 2005
Congressman Rahall Visits Radio Active
Congressman Nick Rahall (left) and Craig Hammond (right) host of "Radioactive" on WHIS, WTZE, and WBDY have a friendly chat before the dedication ceramony of the new Chickory Square in downtown Bluefield tuesday. Rahall was a guest on Radioactive earlier in the morning.
Bluefield, WV Vice Mayor Linda Whalen (left) talks with members of the South Bluefield Neighborhood Association Tuesday evening, Aug. 2, 2005 at East River Park. Residents gathered at the park in South Bluefield to kick off Bluefield's participation in the National Night Out Program - a coast-to-coast initiative that empowers citizens to take back their neighborhoods from drug dealers and irresponsible out-of-town landlords.
National, state, and local officials were on hand to dedicate the new Chickory Square in downtown Bluefield,WV on Tuesday morning, Aug. 2, 2005. The only unfinished portion of the project is the Rail Yard painting in the background.
 
COMMENTARY: Running Over the Neighbor's Cat with a Lawn Mower
 
by Eric St. James
BNN NEWS BRIEFS: Log Fort Carefully Being Deconstructed; State Senators Bearing Gifts
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
COMMENTARY: The Evolution of Mountain State Politics
 
by Meredith Plessy
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
2005 Lilly Reunion Slated for Aug. 12-14
 
by HNN Staff
WV's Timberline Resort Recognized by U.S. Navy for Service to Military Personnel
 
by HNN Staff
Bluefield Beavers Begin Title Defense with Fall Practice Start on Aug. 1
 
by Grant Traylor
Bluefield News Network Sportswriter
THUMBS XXXVII: Bush Shows Guts in Bolton Appointment; Jim Rubin Presents Lincoln Very Well Indeed; Let's Deep-Six WV's Food Sales Tax; Department Store Demolition Derby
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Tuesday, August 2, 2005
C–USA Coaches Pick Herd Fourth in East Division
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Osama's Useful Idiots
 
by Mike Bayham
Rahall Praises Transportation Bill: 'A Bases Loaded Home Run for West Virginia'
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
86th West Virginia Amateur
Huntington's Pat Carter Cards a 73; Boggs, Whitten Lead with 68
 
by HNN Staff
Your Wild Horse is Waiting for You in Ronceverte
 
by HNN Staff
Rahall Announces Nearly $3 Million in Southern WV Law Enforcement Grants
 
by HNN Staff
Monday, August 1, 2005
Three Doors Down
 
3 Doors Down Wows Charleston Civic Center Audience of 10,000
 
by Brandon Woolum
Huntington News Network Writer

 
WV Power's Salome Hits Two–run Homer in 11th Inning for 8–6 Victory over Hickory
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
MANN TALK: What are the Characteristics of a Mature Person?
 
by Perry Mann

 
Hundreds of residents gathered at the Old Wade School playground Saturday to celebrate the school's new reason for being - a full service community center.

 
THE MANCHIN REPORT: Children's Clothing Voucher Increase – from $150 to $200 – Directly Benefits State's Neediest Families
 
byJoe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

 
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Must Love Dogs' Hilariously Relates Perils of Internet
 
Unconditional Love Searches
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
COMMENTARY: Who is Paying for Manchin's Defense?
 
by Sebastian Tutte

 
BOOK REVIEWS: 'We're in Trouble' Features Gripping Short Stories by a Young Master; Thomas Cook's 'Red Leaves' Portrays a Family in Crisis; 'Tabula Rasa' Shows How Good Can Come from Evil
 
Reviewed By David M. Kinchen Huntington News Network Book Critic
Sunday, July 31, 2005

 
RAHALL REPORT: Recreation and Parks Month
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
 
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

 
SALLY BASEBALL-Braun Leads WV Power to 6-4 Victory over Hickory
 
by Grant Traylor Huntington News Network Sportswriter
THE ALLEN REPORT: Fighting for Oceana Naval Air Station
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. George Allen (R-VA)
COMMENTARY: Socialized Health Care is a Bad Idea
 
by Jim Ashley II
COMMENTARY:Gary, Gary Quite Contrary
 
by Eric St. James
WV Oil and Natural Gas Association Thanks Congressional Delegation on Energy Bill
Saturday, July 30, 2005

 

 
Steve Shaffer (left) District Manager of Food City presents Craig Hammond (center) Director of the Bluefield Union Mission with a check for $1000.00 for the Mission's food pantry. Steve Remines (right), Bluefield Food City manager, participates with the presentation.
Final Transportation Bill Passes House, Brings Millions to Marshall's RTI
 
by HNN Staff

 
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: Despite Billy Bob, 'Bad News Bears' Barely Reaches Second Base
 
by Tony Rutherford
 
Huntington News Network Columnist
Frich Wants Regressive Food Sales Tax Eliminated

 
SPORTS-Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon to Draw Thousands Aug. 20
 

 
by HNN Staff
 
JOURNALISM-NAREE Fellowship Application Deadline Nears for Realty Journalists
 

 
by HNN Staff
 
Rahall Economic Development Tour to Visit Hatfield McCoy Trail
 

 
by HNN Staff
 
Friday, July 29, 2005
Anti-Mountaintop Removal Rally Slated Saturday, July 30
 
by HNN Staff
Team Effort Brings HealthNet Closer to Accident Victims on ATV Trails
 
by HNN Staff
RUTHERFORD ON THEATRE: Original Rock Opera Opens in Charleston; 'Griswold and the Goblin King' Has 2 Weekend Run
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
Amtrack Station in Hinton, WV
BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Keeping Amtrak on Track
 
From the Desk of Robert C. Byrd
U.S. Sen. (D-WV)
Thursday, July 28, 2005
National GOP Senate Committee to Run Anti–Byrd Ads in WV This Week
 
by HNN Staff
Bluefield News Network News Briefs
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

SPORTS: Princeton Devil Rays Take 2 of 3 in Appy Series with Bluefield Orioles
 
by Grant Traylor
Bluefield News Network Sportswriter
Kids attending the Bluefield Union Mission's Swim Party at the Bluefield Elks Club find relief from the hot and humid summer.
 
Photos by Craig Hammond
Bluefield News Network Photographer
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HOW HOT IS IT? HOT ENOUGH FOR FREE LEMONADE!
 
Photo By Craig Hammond
Bluefield News Network Writer
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Batteau 'Minner' Performs Flawlessly on New River Trip
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
WVSILC to Host Youth Disability Caucus in Charleston
 
by HNN Staff
Blankenship Sues Manchin Over Pension Bond Amendment Allegations
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Writer
Earl Charles
Patriots Release Former Herd Running Back Earl Charles
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
Rahall Part of Congressional Delegation Offering Condolences in London
 
by HNN Staff
Rick Snuffer Expected to Announce Run for Rahall's 3rd District Seat
 
by HNN Staff
John Duty Sr. of Hurricane, John Duty Jr. of Morgantown Capture Their 7th Father/Child Championship; Wayne and Geoff Christian of Charleston Finish Second
 
by HNN Staff
COMMENTARY: The WV GOP is BACK
 
by Sebastian Tutte
Bluefield Public Housing Grant Awarded
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Cancer Resource Center Opens at PCH
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer
Sky High
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Bluefield News & Brew in beautiful downtown Bluefield, West Virginia, welcomes Sarah Hammond - soon to be Sarah Thompson - as its new general manager. Sarah will marry Jason Thompson of Bluefield on Saturday July 30, 2005.
Beavers, G-Men Hit Gridiron Twice in 2005
 
by Grant Traylor
 
Bluefield News Network Sportswriter
Shellie Keene-Hicks of the New Tazewell/Four Seasons Fitness Center joins Craig Hammond, host of RadioActive, during the Monday July 25, 2005, morning show. Volunteers raised more than $50,000 Saturday for the new center which will be located near the Tazewell Community Hospital.
Marshall Quickly Filling Athletic Dept. Vacancies
 
by Grant Traylor
 
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
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