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Tunnel Grating Collapse Foretold
Photo by Andy Lloyd
Traffic flows freely today toward the Wheeling Tunnel, a day after a grating collapse forced the closure of the eastbound tube. The section of drain was filled with asphalt to divert water across a drainage area, and traffic was rerouted.
May 16, 2008
WHEELING — Thursday’s collapse of a drainage grate outside the Wheeling Tunnel’s eastbound entrance should have come as no surprise to West Virginia Division of Highways officials, as they were alerted to concerns with the grate’s size and strength nearly a year ago.
During a summer 2007 visit to the tunnel to view tile adhesion problems, Bob Jackson, who served as tunnel project superintendent for then-general contractor Velotta Co., expressed concern to the News-Register about the difference in size of the new grates when compared to the old ones.
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Teacher Fund Target Of Suit
May 16, 2008
MOUNDSVILLE — A former West Virginia delegate and the Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co. are named as defendants in lawsuit filed by members of the Teachers’ Defined Contribution Plan.
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Pa. Talks Casino Gambling
May 16, 2008
WHEELING — Two Northern Panhandle racetracks have been rolling dice and spinning roulette wheels since December, and now some legislators in Pennsylvania are pushing to add table gambling to that state’s casinos.
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Two Are Accused In Fatal Crashes
May 16, 2008
A 22-year-old St. Clairsville woman pleaded innocent to vehicular homicide this week, while a 22-year-old Wheeling man was indicted for his part in an unrelated, deadly crash.
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A perfect solution
Thu, May 15, 2008 @ 2:18PM
For more than a year, I've been promising my mother-in-law, the saint who takes care of my daughter three and one-half days a week, that I would find a child care solution for Thursdays. When I first went back to work, Thursdays were handled by a good friend in Wheeling. Early last spring, she understandably decided having a busy toddler in the house along with her own six children was not as easy as caring for a babe-in-arms. God bless her and her children for being so good to Emma for a year! Now our friend and neighbor helps out, watching Emma on Tuesdays (she couldn't do Thursdays) while Grandma handles Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Wednesday afternoons. That's great, except for two things: 1. It's a bit much for Grandma, who's in her 70s; she needs more down time, and 2. Grandma likes to go knitting on Thursday afternoons. I've been promising her that Thursday duty would be temporary. I didn't want to deprive her of her much-needed rest or her knitting circle, which she so enjoys. I would find a sitter. I was confident I would find the perfect solution -- I'd convince my neighbor to switch to Thursdays; or I'd find a bright young college student with no Thursday classes who could come to my house ... or another super stay-at-home mom like my neighbor who would take Emma into her home ... or a grandmotherly type who would teach my daughter old-fashioned finger plays and how to bake cookies.
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My Two Cents - Part II
Fri, May 16, 2008 @ 1:43AM
Deep breath … And we continue It’s not just Central. The Knights may have steamrolled their way through the playoffs last season, including a 51-14 pasting of Williamstown in the title game, but even by Central’s standards, last season’s team was pretty special. The year before, the Knights beat the Yellowjackets 14-7, and the year before that 35-20. Not exactly blowouts. But there’s a recurring theme here. Central, Williamstown and up until the 2003 season, Moorefield. All three quality teams, all at or near the top of the Class A enrollment. Only once, when Madonna lost to Central in 2004 did a team from outside the big three make the title game. That’s because Madonna had a wildcard. The Dons were a team with good players, led by a quality coach in Bob Kramer. But the wildcard was Jake Myers, a game-changing type athlete that not every team has. Myers made a good Madonna team a great team, hence their trip to the 2004 title game. But what happened? Myers got hurt early and Central rolled 34-7. That’s not to say that if he would have remained healthy, the outcome would be different. But his injury took away Madonna’s equalizer, and like I said before, all things being equal, numbers rule the day. Madonna, like central, is a Catholic School, but unlike Central, doesn’t have near the enrollment.
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It's Time to Say Good Night, Hillary
Wed, May 7, 2008 @ 1:54PM
Hillary Clinton is beaten - but refuses to throw in the towel. After the primaries in North Carolina and Indiana this week, her opponent, Barack Obama, was just 184.5 delegates short of the 2,025 he needs to win the Democratic Party nomination for president. He'll get the additional delegates he needs. Yet Clinton stays in the race? Why? Is it ego - or is she determined to wreck the Democratic Party?
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Hold the Mayo ... Accountable
Mon, May 12, 2008 @ 9:49PM
Anyone else find it completely disturbing that former Huntington High School and USC standout guard O.J. Mayo says he has no idea what people are talking about when discussing his taking improper benefits? The benefits range from thousands of dollars to a big-screen, plasma TV that adorned his dorm room wall. This isn't a knock, but I've seen his mother give interviews and there isn't any way that family can afford luxuries like that, let alone the $50,000-plus SUV he's driving around. The NCAA has to do something. The school needs to do something. The NBA needs to do something. The NCAA needs to hit USC hard with sanctions, especially on the heels of the Reggie Bush fiasco (same circumstances). The school needs to look into all its recruiting coordinators and find out who is letting this happen, then fire the guilty parties immediately. And the NBA needs to find a way to make kids/agents pay for these transgressions. The kid, Mayo, already has more than you and I combined, so why not make him forfeit his salary for the first season? And while they're at it, ban any agent/agency that's found guilty of wrongdoing. This kind of stuff has to cease.
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At the Crossroads
Mon, May 12, 2008 @ 3:15PM
Legend has it that Robert Johnson met the devil at the Crossroads of Highway 61 and Route 49 in Clarksdale, Miss., where he sold his soul in exchange for fame in the blues world. Johnson has become known as the "King of the Delta Blues" and the "Father of Modern Rock and Roll." I stood at the crossroads last week, where I learned so many facts about the legends of the blues. And I didn't even have to sell my soul to learn those facts. The Mississippi Delta, not far from Memphis, Tenn., is the birthplace of the blues; and being in that birthplace in the past few days certainly has stirred emotion deep within me. I was in Tunica, Miss., for the Blues Music Awards, where the tops in the blues world are nominated for awards in many categories. It’s like the Grammys, but just for the blues. The audience is privileged to hear performances from dozens of the nominees. Being in the presence of the great blues musicians was more magical than I had imagined. Prior to the awards event, the governor of Mississippi spoke at a dedication ceremony celebrating a new Mississippi Blues Trail Marker, this one on Highway 61 – the road that ran from downtown New Orleans to the Canadian border, a major route for southerners migrating to northern cities. On this day, Route 61 was named “The Blues Highway,” thanks to a bill signed by Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, who said, “Today is a great day to remind Mississippians of the ...
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Check your register tape
Sat, May 3, 2008 @ 10:31PM
It happened again and I did not catch it until I got home. I was overcharged on a sale item at a store. In today's economy 79 cents is more than I want to be overcharged especially on a store-advertised special. Now I have to decide if it's worth the gas to drive back to this particular store outside of my usual driving pattern to get my 79 cents back. Something tells me I should just suck it up as my own fault because I didn't pay attention sooner. But at this particular store, you don't see what the prices are as they are being entered into the cash register computer. I have to admit there are stores that go above and beyond in correcting an error. Kroger, for instance, gives you the item free if they charge you the wrong price. I once felt sorry for them when I was charged $3.69 for a loaf of bread when it cost $2. They not only gave me all my money back but the bread was free. I was willing to pay but they didn't bat an eye at the refund. My grilled cheese sandwich tasted better than ever on that bread. Thank you very much. In today's economy, it pays to pay attention.
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