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House Majority Leader Joe DeLong, D-Hancock, said the state Health Care Review Authority has moved too quickly to approve the sale of the Heartland nursing homes in Charleston, Beckley, Clarksburg, Keyser, Martinsburg, Kingwood and Rainelle. They joined officials in five other states and a congressional inquiry into the sale of HCR Manor Care, the nations largest nursing home chain, to the Carlyle Group in a $6. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Council introduces two new ordinances ... Scouts collecting food for local distribution ... Glen Grainer invites MinCo Dems to ‘look at a new future' ... Owners announce tentative reopen date for Fitness Center ... “Seeing as a Child” Workshop Offered ... Jonathan Hodel to perform at FSU ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="25px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Wednesday, November 07, 2007 Council introduces two new ordinances Nov 7, 2007
Around 15 other cities also imposed these fees, with Martinsburg being the closet city. Rice also noted that the fees were set thusly so that when the police and recreation fees were added to the already existent sewer and fires, the total would be an even 5. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Byrd, Rockefeller back Amtrak bill Nov 1, 2007
Two long-distance Amtrak trains the Capitol Limited and the Cardinal stop in West Virginia cities, including Alderson, Charleston, Harpers Ferry, Hinton, Martinsburg, Montgomery, Prince, Thurmond, and White Sulfur Springs. Last year 13,000 riders boarded trains in Huntington, making it the Mountain States most popular Amtrak station. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Business)
Flu vaccine available November 3 to veterans, family and friends Nov 1, 2007
MARTINSBURG The flu vaccine will be available to enrolled veterans, family, and friends on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center, Room 1B-114, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ... The Martinsburg VA Medical Center's rive Thru Flu Clinic is currently open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., for enrolled veterans with VA I.D. cards ... If you are an enrolled veteran and you do not have a scheduled primary care appointment during the flu season, please use the rive Thru Clinic, or... (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Eastern Panhandle predicted to continue growth Oct 24, 2007
On Tuesday in Martinsburg, the WVU Bureau of Business and Economic Research presented its annual economic outlook for the Panhandle, including Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties ... This correction already has affected house price appreciation in the nearby metropolitan areas of Hagerstown-Martinsburg and Washington, D.C., he said. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Business)
Lawyer wants review of teacher plan Oct 23, 2007
The Martinsburg lawyer who asked state education officials to address some teachers high cost of living needs isnt ready to dismiss a lawsuit over the issue. Paul G. Taylor represents the Berkeley County Education Association and other education personnel in Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
New lawyers admitted to practice Oct 20, 2007
Joshua W. Downey, Reedy; Bryan Buckner Escue, St. Albans; Brandolyn Nicole Felton, Charleston; Rachel Starr, Morgantown; Christopher Thomas Ferro, St. Albans; Charity Kathryn Flynn, Huntington; Corinna Allane Foreman, Rainelle; Jason P. Foster, Martinsburg; Robert Carmen Fratto, McKees Rocks, Pa ... Katherine Logan Roberts, Charleston; Melissa Townsend Roman, Clarksburg; Thomas Clark Rose, Morgantown; Christina Joann Rumbach, Jane Lew; Katherine Marie Scharf, Charleston; Rena Katharine Seidler,... (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Stress from war leaves a heavy toll on families Oct 15, 2007
The Turners live 80 miles from the Martinsburg VA Medical Center, where Troy receives his care, and sometimes they go once a week ... Michelle drove him to the Martinsburg VA hospital, which sent him to Walter Reed for three weeks of psychiatric care. (Boston Globe)
Teacher shortage looms Oct 10, 2007
Paul Taylor, the Martinsburg lawyer who filed the suit, wants the state board to comply with a 17-year-old law that required it to address the increased cost of living in some areas of West Virginia. On Aug. 29, Kanawha Circuit Judge James Stucky denied the school boards motion to dismiss the case. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Practice your escape route, fire prevention week kicks off Oct 8, 2007
MARTINSBURG A recent National Fire Prevention Association Poll shows most Americans have a fire escape plan but a majority have never practiced it. Thats something the Martinsburg City Fire Department as well as fire departments across the country hope to change as National Fire Prevention Week kicked off on Sunday ... This years theme is practice your escape route, and with practicing your escape route there (are) a few other things they need to know, said Capt. G. Edgar Gouchenour of the... (Martinsburg Journal)
As arch-criminal, he's cut below rest Oct 5, 2007
Police in Martinsburg, W.Va. arrested a man on suspicion of drunken driving after the man and the lawnmower he was riding were unable to outrun a cop. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
West Virginia Man Tries to Flee Police on Lawnmower Oct 4, 2007
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Shippensburg native new commander of airlift wing Oct 3, 2007
Col. Roger Nye has been named commander of the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport Shepherd Field, in Martinsburg, W.Va. Nye, a Shippensburg native, says the base has about 1,200 people involved in strategic airlift missions using C-5 Galaxy cargo planes, the largest in the Air Force fleet. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
UAW strike comes as a shock Oct 2, 2007
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* Sino Swearingen pins hopes on investor Sep 28, 2007
AP, MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Friday, Sep 28, 2007, Page 12 ... Employment at Martinsburg peaked at about 230 last June, but Sino Swearingen laid off 38 Martinsburg employees last year and about 40 in July, according to an estimate by the Journal of Martinsburg ... Fuselages, wings and tail sections made in Martinsburg are sent to San Antonio, Texas, for assembly. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
More schools eliminate soft drinks Sep 23, 2007
Its something that they feel real proud of, said John Hough, executive director for the Regional Education Service Agency VIII in Martinsburg. No RESA VIII leaders swayed county administrators in the Eastern Panhandle, Hough said. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Man faces embezzlement, child pornography charges Sep 20, 2007
Leak has been ordered to make an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Martinsburg Oct. 2. Also in the Martinsburg federal courthouse this week, a judge entered a final order in a case of 54 Charles Town Races employees who sued to get overtime pay they said they were owed ... He was represented by Martinsburg attorney Barry P. Beck, who was allowed by the court to enroll other employees in the case. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Board to weigh Panhandle teachers cost of living Sep 13, 2007
Paul Taylor, the Martinsburg lawyer who filed the suit, wants the state board to comply with a 17-year-old law that required it to address the increased cost of living in fast-growing parts of West Virginia. - advertisement. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Pension plan could cost $215 million Sep 10, 2007
MARTINSBURG The Legislature faces a potential price tag of as much as $215 million if it wants to aid the nearly 20,000 teachers and school workers whose 401(k)-style retirement accounts lack sufficient funds in all but a handful of cases. A study presented during interim meetings Sunday offers five different ways lawmakers might merge at least some of these defined-contribution accounts into the Teachers Retirement System. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
$17M for new Guard hangar Sep 8, 2007 Read More... Aug 28, 2007 State at a crossroads, PSC official says Aug 27, 2007 Martinsburg Woman Wins Daily Grind Barista Competition Aug 22, 2007 The Left's Rovian Hate-Obsession Aug 21, 2007 Exploiting Our Fear of Death Aug 20, 2007 City woman named princess of forest festival Aug 16, 2007 Romney chooses state team Aug 11, 2007 Lawyer: Full story on kidnap not out Aug 10, 2007 State bank makes 'Hot 500' Aug 7, 2007 Clark, Davis tied for sixth in tourney Aug 7, 2007 Full Time Equals Playing Time? Aug 5, 2007 Hartmansville woman aided by Helping Hands Aug 1, 2007 Naive and bright-eyed at the opportunity Jul 30, 2007 Recalled food still on shelves Jul 29, 2007 Local volunteers step up to help woman in need Jul 28, 2007 Setting the Record Straight: Targeting Al Qaeda Jul 26, 2007 Men's Soccer Recruits Six Jul 25, 2007 Cruisin' for a cause Jul 20, 2007 Bulletin board Jul 19, 2007 NBA Summer League Update Jul 14, 2007 New members appointed to WVU governing board Jul 13, 2007 Bulletin board: July 12, 2007 Jul 13, 2007 Chronic DUI driver charged in W.Va. crash that killed 5 Jul 10, 2007 Dwindling Legions? Jul 8, 2007 more » Jul 8, 2007 Court rejects ACLU domestic spying suit Jul 7, 2007 Doctors of Death Jul 6, 2007 Bush asks nation to show patience with Iraq Jul 6, 2007 Iraq like historic US war, says Bush Jul 6, 2007 Bush calls for patience with Iraq Jul 5, 2007 Bush likens Iraq war to U.S. battle for freedom Jul 5, 2007 Bush Praises U.S. Troops in Iraq, Vows to Resist Iraq Pullout `Politics' Jul 5, 2007 Bush asks for patience Jul 5, 2007 President pays visit to W.Va. Guard unit Jul 5, 2007 Bush appeals for patience over Iraq war Jul 5, 2007 Bush Rouses Troops Jul 5, 2007 Bush Again Defends Iraq Policy Jul 5, 2007 We must win: Bush Jul 5, 2007 A call for patriotism, patience with Iraq Jul 5, 2007 Remarks by President Bush to the West Virginia Air National Guard Jul 5, 2007 Bush urges resolve for Iraq fight in holiday address Jul 5, 2007 Bush: Iraq war like Revolutionary War Jul 5, 2007 Iraq war like 1776, Bush tells Guard unit Jul 5, 2007 Bush Speech Focuses On Importance Of Success In Iraq Jul 5, 2007 Bush Defends Iraq in July 4th Address Jul 5, 2007 Parades, fireworks across the nation salute Fourth of July Jul 5, 2007 Guard passes goal for recruits Jul 5, 2007 Protests not likely for Bushs 4th Fourth visit Jul 4, 2007 Bush Defends Military Buildup In Iraq Jul 1, 2007 Bush will share 4th Fourth with Mountain Staters Jun 30, 2007 AEP joint venture project approved Jun 23, 2007 Scoreboard: Prep football, softball, basketball, baseball Jun 20, 2007 Study, state differ on grad rate Jun 13, 2007 Cool job (Bryce Baschuk) Jun 8, 2007 New lawyers admitted Jun 7, 2007 Motorcycle ride is all about the veterans Jun 5, 2007 Steptoe & Johnson chief dead at 87 Jun 3, 2007 Hawkeyes Earn Big Ten Honors Jun 1, 2007 Byrd, Jay vow close look at nominee May 31, 2007 Bush nominates Powell to be next federal judge May 25, 2007 WVU players eager to jump into summer May 22, 2007 SC plant included in new round of development loans May 18, 2007 Maryland racing could be on last legs May 13, 2007 Court admits 44 to practice law May 11, 2007
Col. Bill Burkart, an engineer at the Air National Guards 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, is supervising design preparation for the new hangar. Continue 1. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
W.Va. to host ‘M.O.M.' dental project Sep 1, 2007
MARTINSBURG A statewide dental clinic offering uninsured adults free dental care is currently underway and is in search of volunteers from dentists and hygienists to intake workers and translators. The West Virginia Mission of Mercy (M.O.M.) Dental Clinic, the first one of its kind in the state, will provide dental services to over 1,000 adults from June 26-28, 2008, in Martinsburg ... Scheduled to take place at a Martinsburg area high school, adults will be taken on a first-come, first-serve... (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
What they found sheds new light on the role that fear of death plays in contemporary politics--and, arguably, goes a long way toward unraveling the mystery of Martinsburg. (New Republic ). (Disinformation)
This 765-kilovolt-transmission line would run from the John Amos Power Plant near St. Albans to a substation northeast of Martinsburg. That 250-mile project is part of a much larger, $3 billion, 550-mile line that would run to New Jersey. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Jessica Salmiery of Martinsburg has won the 2007 Daily Grind National Barista Competition, displaying her skills in creating and serving espresso beverages in the coffee company's first such competition ... Salmiery developed her expertise as a barista at the Daily Grind Foxcroft location in Martinsburg, WV where she has worked for the last year ... Baristas who received honorable mentions in the competition were Nathan Hale from Winchester, VA, Logan Hartman from... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bush is going to make remarks at West Virginia Air National Guard in Martinsburg, West Virginia. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES). (Townhall.com)
n June 2004, I went door to door in a white, working- class neighborhood of Martinsburg, West Virginia, a small blue-collar town in decline ... As far as I could tell, Martinsburg voters were backing him for two reasons: first, because he opposed gay marriage and abortion ("There are two gays around the corner who are voting for Kerry," one fellow, with a Bush sign in his yard, advised me scornfully from his stoop); and, second, because he was leading the war on terrorism ("I feel more safe with... (New Republic)
West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw made the appointment to the court of Maid Silvia LXXI, Catherine Ann Wilkes of Martinsburg. Ehman, daughter of Jeff and Mary Anne Ehman, is a 2003 honors graduate of Capital High School. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Others named to the steering committee include Buckhannon resident Patricia Adams; Charleston resident and public relations consultant Mark Blankenship; Charleston attorney Mark W. Browning; South Charleston resident John Golden; Elkins resident Jeffrey N. Loudon; Martinsburg resident Jerry Mays, who lost a state Senate bid last year; Parkersburg resident James McCutcheon, a former member of the state House; Morgantown resident Thomas J. ONeil; Buckhannon resident Rick Rice, a former Upshur... (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Charleta Roseann Bird, 45, of Martinsburg, W.V., who first claimed to have been kidnapped by her estranged husband and then admitted she made a false report, waived her preliminary hearing Wednesday. Appearing in District Judge Susan Day s office in handcuffs and red prison garb, with her long hair in a ponytail, Bird agreed enthusiastically when asked if she wanted to tell her side of the story, but then she changed her mind on advice from her court-appointed counsel, Dirk Berry. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
In Martinsburg, Centra is the second-largest bank, passing up seven other well-established banks, he said. In June, the bank was featured on the front of American Banker, a financial service industry professionals publication. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
POST 94 RUNNER-UP: South Charleston Post 94 fell 11-3 to Morgantown Post 2 Sunday in the championship game of the State American Legion baseball tournament in Martinsburg. Post 2 (48-5) advances to the regional tournament. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
The Martinsburg, W.Va. native, who led the Bulldogs to a Class AAA state title game as a quarterback, has been permanently switched to wide receiver at , where he will help mix with , and others in an attempt to bolster one of the nations lesser-used passing games. (BlueGoldNews.com)
Nancy Thomas (second from right) looks over the completed deck and the near-finished steps, along with the volunteer workers from the Otterbein United Methodist Church of Martinsburg ... The volunteers at the Thomas home were all part of the Otterbein United Methodist Church of Martinsburg ... Before leaving their homes in Martinsburg, the Charlton family, members of the Otterbein Church, presented each team member traveling to this area a goody bag, loaded with snacks and food. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
The Martinsburg native considers going to Iraq a lot like her skydiving experience: an adventure into the unknown ... The 23-year-old Martinsburg native is seriously considering going to work for a private defense contractor in Iraq. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
MARTINSBURG Recalled food products that may be contaminated with botulinum toxin have been found on shelves in Eastern Panhandle stores, officials with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture announced Friday ... 207 W. King Street P.O. Box 807 Martinsburg, WV 25402-0807 304-263-8931. (Martinsburg Journal)
Via Helping Hands, two Methodist churches one in Keyser and one in Martinsburg went into action to build Ginger a porch ramp for better accessibility during her rehabilitation. e have such a wonderful community, a remarkably amiable Ginger said Thursday as volunteers from Martinsburg laid the frame for the ramp ... Vicki and Gary Mason coordinated the efforts, bringing 23 volunteers from Martinsburg to assist in the Mineral County projects. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
July 4: "Many of the spectacular car bombings and killings you see are as a result of al Qaeda the very same folks that attacked us on September the 11th. A major enemy in Iraq is the same enemy that dared attack the United States on that fateful day." (President George W. Bush, Remarks To The West Virginia Air National Guard, Martinsburg, WV, 7/4/07). July 10: "[A]l Qaeda is doing most of the spectacular bombings, trying to incite sectarian violence. The same people that attacked us on... (White House News Releases)
Trent Reid (Martinsburg, W.Va. is another recruit that will be expected to add to the Monarchs scoring attack. (Odusports.com)
Proceeds are to benefit Martinsburg Veterans Home. Club members were proud of the turnout and look forward to the second show next year. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Men and Women Against Discrimination will hold a rally for equal parenting, from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday near the Berkeley County Courthouse, corner of King and Queen streets in Martinsburg. A meeting will immediately follow the rally at the Martinsburg Public Library, 101 W. King St. For information, call 295-0053 or visit the Web site at. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
The Martinsburg native only saw about four minutes of action, scoring three points and snaring a rebound in the lopsided loss. Ironically, one of the players Kevin is competing for a roster spot with is , a Morgantown-born big man out of St. Joseph's who's father was a defensive lineman at West Virginia in the 1980's. (BlueGoldNews.com)
Gov. Joe Manchin named Charleston attorney Ellen S. Cappellanti, Wheeling newspaper executive William O. Nutting and Martinsburg businessman James W. Dailey II to serve through June 2011, according to a WVU news release ... Dailey is chairman, president and treasurer of Martinsburg-based W. Harley Miller Contractors and past president of the Contractors Association of West Virginia. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Men and Women Against Discrimination will hold area meetings on the following dates: 11 a.m., Saturday, Raleigh County Public Library, 221 North Kanawha St., Beckley; 6 p.m. Tuesday, Keyser-Mineral County Public Library, 105 N. Main St., Keyser; noon, July 21, Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library, 101 West King St., Martinsburg; and 10 a.m. July 21, Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library, 3100 Emerson Ave, Parkersburg. A Wheeling meeting will be scheduled in the future. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Brian Stone used the welding knowledge occasionally, most recently last year when he worked for an Armstrong County company on a construction project near Martinsburg, W.Va. his father said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
He said trips to Martinsburg and Morgantown can cost between $100 and $125 just for fuel. Id say in the summertime I log a couple thousand miles, he said. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Speaking to a selected audience of West Virginia National Guardsmen in Martinsburg, the president compared the American participation in the civil war in Iraq to the American War of Independence. Speaking to the troops, he said. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
President Bush puts his hand over his chest during the 'Pledge of Allegiance' during his visit to the West Virginia Air National Guard 167th Airlift Wing on Independence Day Wednesday July, 4, 2007, in Martinsburg, W.V.. Related story content. (Anchorage Daily News)
On July Fourth, President George W. Bush told the troops and families of the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, West Virginia that, Our first Independence Day celebration took place in the midst of a war -- a bloody and difficult struggle that would not end for six more years before America finally secured her freedom. He went on to urge more patience, more courage, more sacrifice, in order to achieve victory in Iraq. (Human Events Online)
Charles City Press - News. Friday, July 06, 2007. (Charles City Press, IO)
Jim Gerstenzang in Martinsburg, West VirginiaJuly 6, 2007. THE US President, George Bush, has compared the war in Iraq with the US war for independence in his Fourth of July speech. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Sign up to receive our free Daily Briefing e-newsletter and get the top news of the day in your inbox. Get breaking news in your inbox as it happens. (USA Today -- News)
Bush likens Iraq war to U.S. battle for freedom. Bush likens Iraq war to U.S. battle for freedom. (AZCentral -- News)
The president, speaking to a crowd of West Virginia Air National Guard soldiers and their families in Martinsburg, said he will resist political pressure to remove U.S. military personnel from Iraq ... The 167th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard in Martinsburg has sent troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, and Bush cited several soldiers who have gone on multiple deployments in those wars ... Bush spent more than 20 minutes after his Martinsburg speech greeting people in the crowd and posing for... (Bloomberg -- US)
Associated Press Writers Dena Potter in Martinsburg, W.Va. and Lawrence Messina in Charleston, W.Va. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
MARTINSBURG Kandi McCullough was glad she got to shake President Bushs hand when he made an Independence Day stop at the West Virginia Air National Guard. After all, she owes her marriage to him. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
(Additional reporting by Felix Bate in Pretoria, Alister Bull and Waleed Ibrahim in Baghdad and Matt Spetalnick in Martinsburg, W.Va. . (The Star Online, Malaysia)
President Bush waves to an audience at the West Virginia Air National Guard in Martinsburg, W.Va. MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (Fox News)
" Bush reiterated his warning that "terrorists and extremists" would try to strike inside the United States if the military walks away from the fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. "If we were to quit Iraq before the job is done, the terrorists we are fighting would not declare victory and lay down their arms. They would follow us here, home," Bush told a crowd of about 1,000 people gathered at a West Virginia Air National Guard maintenance hangar. Bush's trip to West Virginia came as he faces growing... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Thursday July 5 2007. Reviews of the movies opening this weekend including License to Wed. (Winnipeg Sun)
Today's Globe Local Politics Opinion Magazine Education NECN Special reports Obituaries. Bush's plea finds friendly audience. (Boston Globe)
I'm thrilled to be here in Martinsburg ... And one of those patriots was the founder of Martinsburg, West Virginia -- Major General Adam Stephen ... Of course, it wasn't West Virginia then, but it was Martinsburg. (PR Newswire)
MARTINSBURG, W.VA. President Bush equated the war in Iraq on Wednesday with the U.S. war for independence ... Bush's short trip by helicopter from the White House to Martinsburg broke up what is a week being spent largely out of the public eye. (Los Angeles Times)
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" The short trip by helicopter from the White House to Martinsburg broke up a week Bush is spending largely out of the public eye. The president returned to Washington on Monday after a five-day visit to his parents' house in Kennebunkport, Maine, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He is scheduled to go to Camp David, Md., Friday. Bush planned to mark the rest of the holiday at the White House, which offers a spectacular view of fireworks over the Washington Monument, and to... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
(July 4, 2007)--President Bush was back at the White House Wednesday afternoon after spending the morning in Martinsburg, W. Va. where he thanked the men and women of the armed forces for their service, especially as the Nation prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July. (KWTX.com, TX)
Brad Runkles and Derek Brown, childhood friends in Martinsburg who both earned Purple Hearts. "In 2004, they were driving together in the lead gun truck of a convoy in Iraq when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb," Bush said. (Newsmax)
Glen Catrow, a member of the 167th Air National Guard, talks with his daughter Grace, Wednesday, just before an Independence Day speech by President Bush at the West Virginia Air National Guard in Martinsburg, W.Va. Conversation guidelines: USA TODAY welcomes your thoughts, stories and information related to this article. (USA Today)
Wednesday, President Bush paid a Fourth of July visit to the West Virginia Air National Guard in Martinsburg, calling for "more patience, more courage and more sacrifice" in Iraq. Guard leaders overhauled recruiting practices in 2004, when it became clear that recruitment problems "weren't temporary," Jones said. (USA Today)
Martinsburg rally to be invitation-only ... The White House isnt likely to deploy rally squads at President Bushs Wednesday visit to Martinsburg. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
"President BushWHAT DO YOU THINK? (AP) President Bush, who faces mounting congressional pressure to end the war, called Saturday for patience as U.S. forces conduct stepped-up operations in Iraq. "We're still at the beginning of this offensive, but we're seeing some hopeful signs," Mr. Bush said in his weekly radio address, in which he likened U.S. troops deployed around the globe to the signers of the Declaration of Independence. "We're engaging the enemy, and killing or capturing hundreds,"... (CBS News)
President to visit Martinsburg on Independence Day ... The president will appear at the West Virginia National Guards 167th Airlift Wing base in Martinsburg on Wednesday morning, White House spokesman Blair Jones said Friday. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Through the partnership, the companies plan to build a 250-mile transmission line between the suburbs of St. Albans and Martinsburg, both in West Virginia. The project also includes another 40-miles transmission line from Martinsburg to the Frederick, Md. (Columbus Business First, OH)
23Marcus Scott TB/SS 6-1 185 AAA Martinsburg. 30Brandon Tucker RB/DB 5-10 180 A Wheeling Central. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Schools in several of West Virginias larger cities, including Charleston, Martinsburg, Clarksburg, Morgantown and Fairmont, lagged behind the state average. Parkersburg, Huntington, Wheeling and Beckley were above the state average. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
"A lot of them are working office jobs right now and they say they would do anything to be out on the river." After graduating from high school in his hometown of Martinsburg, W.Va. Mr. Stubbs decided that he wanted to pursue a life outdoors. (Washington Times)
Chad Elliott Crumbaker, Bexley, Ohio; Andrew Clayton Hunt, Martinsburg; Jaime A. Kosofsky, Charlotte, N.C.; Natalie M. Kreter, Pittsburgh; Billy Joe Lyons, Lexington, Ky. Ashley C. Pack, Hurricane; Christine Michele Quinn, Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
This couple were among hundreds of motorcyclists rode 55 miles from Greencastle to Martinsburg, W.Va ... GREENCASTLE Red, white and blue flags waved from the rear of customized Harley Davidsons, Suzukis and hundreds of other motorcycles at the TA Truck Stop on Sunday morning as riders young and old prepared for a 55-mile journey to the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Virginia ... he VA hospital in Martinsburg cared for my uncle and her father, and we thought this would be a... (Waynesboro Record Herald, PA)
Robert Bob Steptoe, the chief executive of one of the states biggest law firms who also served in the Legislature for 16 years, has died at his home in Martinsburg ... Steptoe was born in Clarksburg, but spent more than 50 years practicing law in Martinsburg, where he started the law firm Avey oe. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Elementary Education Leeds, ND Jr. Biology Martinsburg, WV Sr. Biology Coal Valley, IL Jr. Communication Studies/Health s Studies Waukesha, WI Sr. Biology East Moline, IL Sr. Social Work Danville, IL Sr. Psychology Fairfield, IA Jr. Biology St. Catherine, Jamaica Sr. African-American World Studies Iowa City, IA Sr. Biology Kingston, Jamaica Jr. Health s Studies Hilliard, OH Sr. Psychology Rochester Hills, MI So. Biology St. Catherine, Jamaica. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Bush nominated Martinsburg attorney William Powell last week to fill the seat of the late U.S. District Judge Craig Broadwater. Powell, the father of three young sons, is part of the Jackson Kelly law firms Martinsburg office. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
President Bush has nominated a Martinsburg lawyer to be the states next federal judge. William J. Powell is administrative manager of the Jackson Kelly law firms Martinsburg office, according to the firms Web site ... Broadwater was based in Martinsburg. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Barrett was the Martinsburg wide receiver who was in deep academic-eligibility trouble last summer and didnt recover. Continue 1. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
2 million loan to JetLink MRB, LLCm which does business as Arcadia Aviation for a new aircraft hanger at the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport in Martinsburg; a $749,000 loan to Enviro Tech International, Inc. of Illinois for purchasing its solvent manufacturing equipment out of bankruptcy in the companys Williamstown plant; and an $800,000 loan to Downard Hydraulics, Inc. of Princeton to expand the companys existing hydraulic cylinder manufacturing plant. The authority also authorized... (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
"When you look at the hotels and restaurants being built around Martinsburg and Charles Town, W.Va., around the racetracks that have slots, you can see the good business," Hoffberger said. "We'd like some of that economic business in Maryland. Politics are never simple, but not only would the horse industry be helped, whatever else the slots money is being used for would be helped, and the probability is that those broad issues could cause things to move forward.". (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Jessica Wehrle Nester, Martinsburg; Jason Matthew Nutzman, Scott Depot; Robert David Plumby, Wheeling; Aaron Michael Ponzo, Sewickley, Pa. Bridget Eileen Andrews Remish, Morgantown; Terry Lee Schnell, Morgantown; Scott Jordan Sherman, Houston, Texas; Douglas S. Scholtis, Smithfield, Pa. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
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