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Governor McDonnell asks General Assembly to keep uranium mining ban in place for the 2012 session
NEWS7 Senior ReporterUPDATED 4:55 p.m.: A major development in the controversial issue of uranium mining in Southern Virginia. Governor Bob McDonnell asked the General Assembly on Thursday to keep the state's moratorium in place, while Virginia studies mining and develops...Tags: Regional Authority, Credit and Debt, Politics, Safety of Citizens, Executive Branch
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A taxing issue: getting things done in government can take longer than might be expected
It seems in Maryland politics, there are occasional issues that linger beyond their usefulness. Back when I was a kid, well into my teens and possibly even later than that, Maryland was the only state that didn't require dump trucks to cover their loads....Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Water Supply, Laws, Politics, Aberdeen
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S. Ind. home over old mine sinks 3 feet in 2 weeks
BOONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Southern Indiana officials say a home in the town of Boonville has sunk three feet in the past two weeks, apparently because of a collapsing mine shaft that dates to the 19th century. The Evansville Courier & Press reports...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Mining
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Uranium mining opponents return to Richmond
ReporterLate last week, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell asked state lawmakers to keep the moratorium on uranium mining in place for at least another year. That didn't stop opponents of uranium mining from making another trip to Richmond on Monday. About...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Regional Authority, Politics, Executive Branch, Government
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Armchair Travel Series returns to Johnstown Flood Museum
A visually spectacular travelogue series is returning to the Johnstown Flood Museum.
The Armchair Travel series, which is presented by First Commonwealth, builds on the success of the first series presented last winter.
Each of the four films in the...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Museums, Documentary (genre), Religion and Belief, Travelogues (genre)
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FirstEnergy to change accounting method for pensions, post-retirement benefits
FirstEnergy Corp., which on Thursday announced it would retire six older coal-fired power plants, announced in a separate email a new policy it said changes the method of accounting for pensions and other post-retirement benefits (OPEB).
The company...Tags: Politics, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Finance, Interior Policy
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FirstEnergy to close power station in Williamsport
julieg@herald-mail.comFirstEnergy will close the R. Paul Smith Power Station in Williamsport by Sept. 1 because of the cost of complying with federal environmental regulations that go into effect in 2015, a company official announced Thursday. The plant is one of six older...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Coal, Environmental Pollution, Asthma, Standards
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Williamsport residents fear plant closure will have domino effect
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWilliamsport resident Johnna Artz didn’t mince words Thursday about her opposition to the closing of the R. Paul Smith Power Station in town. “This affects everybody,” she said. “It hurts the whole community with the number of...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Allegheny Energy Inc., Metal and Mineral, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues
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James 'Jimbo' W. Miller
Aberdeen: The memorial service for James “Jimbo” W. Miller, 49, of Aberdeen will be 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at Carlsen Funeral Home and Crematory, 1708 Eighth Ave. N.E. The Rev. Bill Nelson-Loefke will officiate. Jimbo died Saturday, Jan. 21,...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Metal and Mineral, Heart Attack, William Miller, Farmington (Fayette, Pennsylvania)
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