Articles > Newspapers > U.S. Newspapers, Local Markets A-Dh > Charleston Daily Mail articles > October 2003

Article: Schools nudged senator, Candidate says Lincoln County is still his home

Article from:
Charleston Daily Mail
Article date:
October 13, 2003
Author:
Copyright

Old political wounds have never healed in Lincoln County, where many voters are still upset with former Sen. Lloyd Jackson for supporting school consolidation.

Now, as Jackson begins his campaign for governor, he has left his home county because of education - the same issue that caused him so much political trouble in the first place.

Jackson and his family are now renting a house on Bridge Road in Charleston. His family moved so his son could attend George Washington High School, Jackson said. Jackson has another son who attends boarding school.

Jackson said the move to Charleston was planned even before he decided to run for governor, although the new location is much closer to his ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Article: Jackson leaves Lincoln County
Charleston Gazette;  October 14, 2003 ;     535 words ... ... high schools. Consolidation opponents in Lincoln County criticized Jackson for taking his children out of the countys ... name was not on the ballot, he defeated Jackson in Lincoln County. Jackson captured the Senate seat by winning the ...

Article: Manchin attacks Jackson on school issue, Lincoln ...
Charleston Daily Mail;  May 3, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... monologue from Lincoln County school board president ... spot, Smith said Jackson "forced his plan ... protest from many Lincoln County residents, who ... have to endure. Jackson, a supporter of Lincoln County consolidation efforts ...

Article: State GOP chairman critical of Lloyd Jackson,: Warner ...
Charleston Daily Mail;  August 9, 2003 ;     569 words ... ... former state senator Lloyd Jackson, asking how someone who comes ... bustling Eastern Panhandle. Jackson, who represented Lincoln County in the state Senate, has ... would strongly consider it. Jackson said Friday he won't respond ...

Article: Lincoln County chosen as regional airport site
The State Journal;  March 8, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... expansion and improvement." Jackson said opponents' claims that ... the first in the door," Jackson said. He said airlines want ... 000 people. Combined, Jackson said, the regional airport ... service. Supporters of the Lincoln County site were ecstatic about the ...

Article: Port Authority to complete study of Lincoln County ...
The State Journal;  October 18, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... of the proposed Lincoln County regional airport ... Authority Director Bill Jackson said the study is ... specific to the Lincoln County site, which will ... study that picked Lincoln County as the site. Jackson said the study is ...

Article: Former Lincoln County, Kan., Deputy Sues Insurance ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Jack Jackson and Wray Nielander ... promise to sue Lincoln County. Four elected ... take it." Jackson's firing by the Lincoln County Commission ... representing Lincoln County. Tim Sear ... company and Job. Jackson and Nielander ...

Article: School employees in Lincoln County high on list of ...
Charleston Gazette;  October 20, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... were so high, the Lincoln County school board was forced ... to reduce claims in Lincoln County for years. But they ... until state Sen. Lloyd Jackson, D-Lincoln, who ... At that point, Lincoln County officials began seriously ...

Article: Lincoln County, W.Va., High School Would Be State's ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... 24--The proposed Lincoln County High School could become ... Duval High School in Lincoln County. "They could take ... state Sen. Lloyd Jackson, D-Lincoln, helped ... questioned whether Lincoln County residents had done ...

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Find articles, research, and archives