Marion NewsLocal news for Marion, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Legislators want to discuss Marion VA- May 29, 2008 U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Barack Obama and Rep. Jerry Costello want to know who are responsible for nine reported patient deaths at the VA Medical Center in Marion last year.http://www.topix.net/city/marion-va/2008/05/legislators-want-to-discuss-marion-va?fromrss=... Marion Honors Fallen Smyth County Veterans- May 27, 2008 Reporter Bristol Herald Courier Published: May 27, 2008 BY AMY HUNTER BRISTOL HERALD COURIER MARION, Va.http://www.topix.net/city/marion-va/2008/05/marion-honors-fallen-smyth-county-veterans?fro... TODAY - roanoke.com- May 25, 2008 Recognizing local veterans of all wars featuring 16th- and 17th-century dress, the Air Force JROTC color guard, a rifle salute and more.http://www.topix.net/city/marion-va/2008/05/today-roanoke-com?fromrss=1 Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act- May 23, 2008 It's called the Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act. Senator Durbin says the bill was set into motion after a spike in deaths at the Marion VA hospital.http://www.topix.net/city/marion-va/2008/05/veterans-health-care-quality-improvement-act?f... Wytheville judge pleads guilty to reduced DUI charge- May 21, 2008 A Wytheville juvenile and domestic relations judge facing charges of driving under the influence has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of reckless driving, and will lose his license for a year.http://www.topix.net/city/marion-va/2008/05/wytheville-judge-pleads-guilty-to-reduced-dui-... Unions Vote Down Contract- May 14, 2008 "I don't know what is going on. They are pulling people out of offices and putting them on the production floor." Picketing United Auto Workers and United Defense Workers voted down a proposed contract offered by General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products Saturday, sending the strike into its fifth week. via Futureoftheunion.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/marion-va/2008/05/unions-vote-down-contract?fromrss=1 Marion VA Surgeries- May 12, 2008 The VA hospital in southern Illinois is expected to announce whether it has allowed some of its surgeries to resume. via WJPF-AM Cartervillehttp://www.topix.net/city/marion-va/2008/05/marion-va-surgeries?fromrss=1 |