DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL JOHN EDWARDS PAID A VISIT TO WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA DURING HIS NATIONAL POVERTY TOUR. EMOTIONS WERE MIXED ABOUT HIS VISIT YESTERDAY. THEY DON’T WANT THEIR AREA TO BE STEROTYPED AS POOR BUT THEY WANT EDWARDS AND OTHERS TO FOCUS ON PROVIDING A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS PREPARING FOR THIS WEEKEND’S FREE REMOTE AREA MEDICAL CLINIC AT THE WISE COUNTY FAIRGROUND. THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS FROM THE REGION AND SURROUNDING STATES SPEND HOURS STANDING IN LINE EACH SUMMER TO GET THE ONLY MEDICAL AND DENTAL TREATMENTS THEY WILL RECEIVE ALL YEAR.