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August 22, 2007  RSS feed
World of pain
Use of pain medicines up by 90%, analysis finds
Retail sales of five leading painkillers nearly doubled over an eightyear period, reflecting a surge in use by patients nationwide who are living in a world of pain, according to a new Associated Press analysis of federal drug prescription data. More...
LEAK REPAIR

City of Whitesburg water and sewer employees Chris Caudill (on backhoe) and Larry Hall worked to uncover the source of a leaking water main in West Whitesburg last week. A split in the galvenized steel was soon repaired. More...

New post office near ready
By SALLY BARTO

Although Mayking, Millstone and Thornton residents have different ZIP Codes, they will soon be receiving their mail at the same location. More...

 Features
• article has image Official says Utah miners are likely buried
CASTLE DALE, Utah Cody Allred closes his eyes and pictures his father and five other miners sitting in the impenetrable darkness of a collapsed mine waiting for a sign, any sign of rescue. "I picture my dad wondering 'Where the hell are they? Any time now,'" he said. More...
• article has image New cancer treatment center now open near Hazard ARH
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 News
• Death toll in Iraq reaches 3,707
As of Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, at least 3,707 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 3,049 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. More...
• Jenkins Homecoming Days Festival Schedule of Events
• Whitesburg residents soon will have new cable TV provider
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 Opinions
• Did they all die in vain?
First, call the roll of those killed in action: Tom Anderson, Jarred Ashmore, James Bennett, Marty Bennett, Dale Black, David Bolen, Don Bragg, Amon Brock, Stevie Joe Browning, Steven Bryant, Timothy Caudill, Russell Cecchine, More...
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• article has image Close attention should be given to race in Australia
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 Columns
• article has image The way we were
Clips from Mountain Eagle front pages over the past 50 years August 22, 1957 The Harlow Motor Co., Whitesburg, has been named dealer for the Edsel automobile in Letcher County. The Ford Motor Co.'s new medium-priced car will be introduced early in September. More...
• article has image CLICK and CLACK TALK CARS
• article has image Salome's Stars
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 Sports
• Vick seeks mercy from court - and the NFL
Michael Vick has more to worry about at the moment than what Roger Goodell thinks. Or so it seems. For one thing, he's going to jail, for a year at the minimum, possibly up to 18 months, perhaps a lot longer. That's assuming his guilty plea Monday in the federal case means Vick won't face state charges in Virginia. More...
• article has image 'Homecoming' at Bristol
• article has image UK's Keenan Burton is a special person
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 Speak Your Piece
• Speak Your Piece
Tell us what's on your mind. No need to give your name.
E-m@il address In addition to the telephone and the U.S. Mail, The Mountain Eagle accepts comments to Speak Your Piece by electronic mail. Our address is: mteagle@tgtel.com I don't know why people are worried about Michael Vick. They will not convict him. Remember O.J.? Vick is a big time NFLfootball player, so no matter what he does he will not be convicted. More...
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 Health
• A race is on to create life
'Artificial life' likely to be created in three to 10 years
WASHINGTON Around the world, a handful of scientists are trying to create life from scratch and they're getting closer. Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now littleknown field of "wet artificial life. More...
• What is life?
• article has image College and Diabetes Care: 101
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 Families & Friends
• article has image Coy Morton is back at Veterans Center in Hazard
Whitesburg
Hello everyone, everywhere. Hope you are all doing well and keeping cool. I got a long call from Sue Thorpe of London, formerly of Marlowe. We talked and talked about the good old days. I don't think any of us realized we were living in the good old days then, we just took it all for granted. We all have our good memories and a special bond between us. We all see it now. More...
• article has image Jenkins woman is advocate for World War II veterans
• article has image Five to receive Citizenship Awards
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 Patchwork
• Entertainment
This guide is published by The Mountain Eagle as a public service to help keep readers informed about entertainment events within driving distance of Letcher County. All dates are subject to change. More...
• article has image TV actress writes novel
• New Travis Tritt album, 'The Storm,' has soul
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 Obituaries
• Nancy Irene Collins buried at Beefhide
Nancy Irene Collins of Shelby Valley, died August 16 at the Pikeville Medical Center. She was 71 years old. Born at McRoberts, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Marion and Lucretia Hall Mullins and the widow of James Collins. She was a sister of the late Mae Clark, Loretta Kern, Vera Potter, Vernon Mullins, and Rodolph Mullins. More...
• Services are held for James Belcher
• Niece rites held
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