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Being on the road yet again traveling to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, we stopped at the Tamarack Rest Area in West (By God) Virginia. Tamarack is 315 miles from Youngstown, a little more than halfway of our 575 mile journey.
Tamarack is an advantageous rest stop. It keeps you on the Turnpike, has plenty of [...]
West Virginia Mountains Welcome Vacationers For An Old Fashioned HolidayTimberline Resort Realty Offers Canaan Valley Visitors Discounts This ThanksgivingCanaan Valley, WV – November 2008/Timberline Resort Realty/Press Release – Timberline Resort Realty has announced that for a limited time guests can enjoy up to a 20% discount on select professionally managed vacation rentals this Thanksgivin
The West Virginia Mountaineers and the Connecticut Huskies will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Rentschler Field.Odds makers at BetUS currently have the Mountaineers listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total is sitting at 44½.West Virginia shut out Auburn in the second half and put up 24 points for a 34-17 win in Week 9. West Virginia cov
Did you know that West Virginia provides enough coal to burn energy for over half of the United States?
Did you also know that in order to provide this energy the process of mountaintop coal removal has destroyed ecological habitats and family-owned land, and has contaminated local drinking water?
I watched this documentary, Burning the Future: Coal in America, on the Sundance Channel, and it defi
“‘It’s a different era,’ she muses. ‘I accept it.’”– Waneta Acker, 88-year-old Democratic Party doyenne in Ohio County, WV, quoted by Amar C. Bakshi in his Washington Post report today, “How W.Va. Democrats Came to Terms with Obama’s Rise“
by Ken
“Almost as soon as Obama locked up the Democratic presidential nomination,”
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There are approximately 8000 nurses in West Virginia who have not yet renewed their licenses this year. The deadline is October 31, 2008. This is a change from previous years when the deadline was the end of the year. Nurses were all notified, but officials are becoming concerned.Nurses face fines of $500 for November and $100 per month thereafter if they continue to practice without renewing thei
The Auburn Tigers and the West Virginia Mountaineers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Current streak:Auburn has lost 2 straight games.West Virginia has won 3 straight games.Auburn most recently:When playing in October are 6-4When playing on turf are 7-2After being outgained are 6-4When playing outside the conference are
West Virginia voters say voting machines are switching votes. In several cases, Democratic votes flipped to GOP. An electronic vote for “Barack Obama” flips to “John McCain”.
The West Virginia Gazette reports:
October 18, 2008
Some early W.Va. voters angry over switched votes — Jackson County touch-screens switched votes, 3 residents say. At least three early vote
I am honored to be one of the featured speakers at the West Virginia Law Conference this week. I'll be speaking on Thursday about basic special ed law and I'll give an update on caselaw. I'm looking forward to my presentation. Whenever I prepare a SpEdLaw 101 type presentation, I'm reminded about the progress we have made. Special Ed Law is "new law." In lawyer talk, that means that it didn't
In our second installment of “Righteous Rigs” comes another tailgating vehicle that you would be hard pressed not to notice when it is either parked or on the way to Milan Puskar Stadium. Nick named “the Shaggin Wagon”, this 1988 Ford E150 Conversion Van has undergone numerous modifications to make it the ultimate tailgating companion [...]
Back in 1991, when I was applying for financial aid to attend Marshall University in Huntington West Virginia, I found out about the Pell Grant. The Pell Grant is a grant offered through the government to students attending certain West Virginia colleges. I applied for and received a Pell Grant of $1000.00. [...]
911 dispatchers in Kanawha County are reporting that there has been an explosion at the Bayer Cropscience Plant in Institute. This Bayer institute is produce “Methomyl”. Witnesses reported seeing a red fireball and feeling a blast as far away as Charleston, after an explosion was reported at the Bayer Crop Science Plant in Institute at [...]
West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's scrutiny of the sometimes unscrupulous debt collection industry demonstrates that the complaints of a few abused persons may lead to consumer justice for the many.
For example: The complaint of a Westover woman who was coerced to pay $700 on a disputed debt after a collector hounded her at work prompted an investigation of Bureau of Asset
West Virginia has had an interesting political history. It was founded when it left Virginia after that state seceded in 1861. As a result, it started out as a GOP stronghold and then shifted to the Democrats during the 20th century. Today it remains basically-Democratic except for a trend to the GOP in Presidential races.
President: [...]
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The West Virginia Mountaineers are the team to beat in the Big East again this year, according to preseason voting by media that cover the conference.
Winners of two Big East championships in the last three years, WVU received 22 of 24 first-place votes and dominated the voting.
South Florida, Pittsburgh, and Rutgers [...]
A client of the West Virginia Film Office is casting for a low-budget feature film to be shot in Moundsville, West Virginia. The following are needed: Female age 30-35, fit with short spiky hair (or willing to cut hair) Female age 18-25, blonde, innocent and sweet looking Female age 25-35, American Indian Females of all body types and ethnicities between the ages of 18 and 35 for other vari
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West Virginia backup quarterback Charlie Russell has left the school’s football team.
WVU’s Director of Football Communications, Mike Montoro, confirmed yesterday that Russell has left the Mountaineers’ program.
Russell led Morgantown High School to back-to-back Class AAA West Virginia state championships as a high school player but has seen little game action playing [...]
Timberline Resort Realty Reports Bald Eagles Nesting Near Spruce Island and Sand Run LakesCanaan Valley, WV – June 2008/Timberline Resort Realty/Press Release – Timberline Resort Realty, offering rustic to luxurious vacation rentals and real estate sales in the heart of Canaan Valley – West Virginia’s ‘Swiss Alps’ – is pleased to report that that there are now two pair of American B
The Real News Network gives us this priceless take on the West Virginia primary. I realize its about 3 weeks old now. But give it a look. It's a great example of how core Democrats refused to vote for Obama because of his race. Obama needs independents to win the general...how many more think this way?
In 1967, Eugene Blake was convicted for the murder of then 18-year-old Donna Jean Ball. Blake was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. But in 1976 Gov. Arch Moore (R) commuted Blake’s sentence to "life with mercy" and opened the door for the possibility of parole. Five rounds in front of the State Board of Probation and Parole were unsuccessful, and a sixth application (in 1979)
Of course, Vice President Cheney quickly apologized for his inappropriate comment. At the time, he must have forgotten that there would be a Republican running for the office of President in November.
Devin Ebanks, the highly-rated St. Thomas More Prep guard, ended his recruitment drama this weekend by announcing that he would become a Mountaineer.According to a report on SI.com, during halftime of his game at the IS8 tournament in Queens, the former Bishop Loughlin star stepped out of the lay-up line, took the microphone and simple said “West Virginia” before stepping back into line to com
He was once Indiana’s top signee for the 2008 recruiting class. He’s now the prize of Bob Huggins and West Virginia. Devin Ebanks told Jeff Goodman of Foxsports.com this morning that he chose the Mountaineers over Memphis, Texas and Rutgers:
“I really respect Coach (Bob) Huggins and I trust what he’s saying. I also feel like [...]
For all intents and purposes Clinton's win in the West Virginia campaign today is meaningless. While she will most likely attempt to use the win as further evidence that she can carry battleground states in November against John McCain, it doesn't make up for the fact that Obama has won twice as many states as she has. The exit polls also show an interesting cross section of sentiments in the ra
I’m proud to announce are new segment, Keep It Smooth Jay. I will be posting posts from popular video blogger Jay Smooth who is very articulate and usually has unique views on current events and issues.
This time around, Jay talks about Hillary’s victory in West Virginia, and how it really doesn’t mean much to her [...]
Not that anyone expected anything different given the demographics...From the AP:As expected, roughly 95 percent of West Virginia Democratic primary voters were white. Half of voters were from rural areas.It was one of the oldest electorates among 31 Democratic primaries with exit polls to date, with four in 10 over age 60. The only other states with somewhat similar numbers were Arkansas, Arizona
Go Read What the Liberal media won't tell you is, she was expected to do this anyhow... So, why even report it? Just gives the old attention whore more publicity. She still is not going to clinch the nomination, she doesn't have the delegates. Stupid is as stupid does, I guess.
Senator Hllary Clinton won a decisive victory in the West Virginia primary by gaining over 60% of the votes including nearly 75% of white voters. Her triumph will be touted by supporters as an indication Obama is unable to attract support from large sectors of the white American working class population. A large percent of [...]
Senator Hillary Clinton handily carried West Virginia last night and in her victory speech, vowed to keep fighting.
With just five primaries remaining, the clock is ticking on Hillary Clinton’s candidacy. But is there a victory scenario for the New York Senator? Shockingly… yes.
It’s a long shot, but it is possible for Clinton to [...]
West Virginia Primary Results - West Virginia Primary Results in Win for Hillary Clinton - West Virginia Election Hillary Clinton Victory Speech Virginia Primary Results - The West Virginia Primary Results are in and Hillary Clinton is the winner of the West Virginia Primary as you can see from this delightful Hillary Clinton West Virginia Primary Victory Speech. This kind of reminds me of a deme
Today West Virginia voted, and gave Hillary an overwhelming victory. Even though this is a huge victory for her this does not change the fact that her road to the nomination is at this point is virtually impossible. Hillary is trying to get MI and FL counted and the only way she can get the nomination is by getting those delegates seated, and those votes counted. Hillary needs to stop alienating t
Hillary Rodham Clinton cruised to an easy win Tuesday night in the West Virginia primary, a victory that may slow but will not likely stop Barack Obama’s steady march to the Democratic nomination. CNN, NBC and the Associated Press called the contest almost immediately after the polls closed at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time. Obama had already [...]
U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has won the West Virginia Primary, the networks are reporting, and it is believed she could capture up to 80 percent of the vote. Polls had indicated, prior to the primary, that Clinton would easily cruise to victory there.
The 2005 Energy Bill was written behind closed doors by Dick Cheney and his oil & coal industry buddies. It did very little, if anything, to generate a net gain for the environment or for renewable energy technology. It did expand funding for coal and ethanol, both of which contribute to global warming and destruction of the environment.
Of the three existing mainstream candidates for Preside
“I have personally contracted with Dean’s milk company and we are putting Obama’s picture on a carton of milk.”
– Terry McBrayer,
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In anticipation of the Democratic primary in West Virginia, as well as the imminent end of the seemingly perpetual nomination process, my girlfriend and I went to Morgantown to volunteer for Obama's campaign this weekend. Good news, there are some Democrats here. A 74 year old white woman, offended by Hillary's recent comments about working class people, told me she is voting for Obama because he represents the working people and can actually change things. Dozens of other Morgantown residents we spoke with are enthusiastic Obama supporters, and it was clear that they appreciated canvassers' efforts to engage them and their neighbors.
Bad news, there is still an awful lot of racial and homophobic tension 'round these parts. West Virginia University had let out the day prior, so there w
I will be campaigning in West Virginia tomorrow and possibly Tuesday. If possible, I will find a place to give a speech on “family values.” I don’t know how much of an impact I will have there, but one never knows until one tries.
Mill Point, W.Va-- 20 people are in the hills looking for the elusive Bigfoot after reports of tracks were made. There were sounds made by the big-footed creature according to members of Bigfoot Field Researchers on this West Virginia expedition. According to researchers there are over 6,000 Sasquatch residing here in the United States and Canada. There aren’t too many people that believe these due to lack of enough physical evidence. Maybe one day they might find the truth out, for now we watch the crazy people search in the deep woods of America! I have been in W. Va before and let me tell you there are plenty of woods to hide in!
Have you ever been to West Virginia? I have and its really beautiful and the hospitality..there are no words to describe it. My sister lived there and I visited once but it was not a planned vacation. It was a memorial for her and a celebration of her life. It was not an easy time for my family but the kindess of strangers seemed to help. Its the West Virginia way...and everyone is treated like family regardless of whether you are passing through or even just visiting. When I first started on the rain, I remember reading a very special lady. It was a post that made me feel and think. One of those posts that really impacted me and caused me to send her an e-mail. I asked her if Keyser, West Virginia was close
It may be a surprise but West Virginia is great for a romantic getaway. This state has great contrasts. There is the busy hub near the nation's capital and the cozy escapes along the scenic inland and mountain areas. Sometimes overlooked West Virginia's romantic getaways can be quite an experience for the couple.In the New River Greenbrier Valley region you and you mate may soon discover the soothing comfort of the areas many mineral springs. A lot of resorts and spas have taken advantage of these natural features. On your Romantic getaway to West Virginia the two of you can go on hikes, ride bikes, go to a spa or go horse bike riding. The local foliage is beautiful especially in the fall. Spring brings a few gentle rainfalls and the luscious awakening of the forest.Great Bed and
The West Virginia Medicaid program has violated state law by failing to follow a standardized system for indexing and numbering its rules, according to a petition filed by Legal Aid of West Virginia in the state Supreme Court, the Charleston Gazette reports. The West Virginia Administrative Procedures Act establishes the system for filing new qualification rules and regulations.
West Virginia payroll has some unique aspects and conditions. Some of the details and laws are set out in this article including information concerning: tax withholding and reporting; unemployment insurance taxes and reporting; wage and hour laws; and child support withholding.
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Buying homeowner's insurance online is almost always cheaper than purchasing it otherwise. However, simply entering information onto a form on a website, without proper knowledge of what information to enter in order to get the best price, may not achieve the result you want.In other words, before you jump online and start randomly trying to find the best deal on homeowner's insurance, you would d
Last week, Andy and I had the privilege of speaking and touring two terrific Main Street communities in West Virginia. In Morgantown, WV, we stayed in a terrific boutique hotel in downtown called the Hotel Morgan - we experienced service...
Last week, Andy and I had the privilege of speaking and touring two terrific Main Street communities in West Virginia. In Morgantown, WV, we stayed in a terrific boutique hotel in downtown called the Hotel Morgan - we experienced service...
Next week, Andy and I travel to West Virginia for our first time to speak in two top Main Street destination cities - Morgantown and Fairmont, West Virginia. In a format familiar to our Main Street visits, we'll teach a...
Next week, Andy and I travel to West Virginia for our first time to speak in two top Main Street destination cities - Morgantown and Fairmont, West Virginia. In a format familiar to our Main Street visits, we'll teach a...
I wanted to talk about this yesterday but I'm swamped with work for school so from here on out be forewarned that the updates might be sparse. Heading into Saturday night it was pretty clear that one of the Top 2 teams in the country would lose setting up a situation where Ohio State could slide into the National Title game without having played since 1975. All signs pointed to Missouri being the team that lost because the Big 12 was a fraud conference all season, Kansas and Missouri were both slightly above average teams and it was pretty well agreed upon that Oklahoma was the best team in the Big 12. So should we have been surprised when they beat Missouri? Of course not. Do you ever remember the #1 team in the country not being favored in a Championship game - gimme a break Missouri you were a fraud team and you got exposed. The real surprise to me was West Virginia coming up short against the coaching mastermind that is Dave Wannstedt and his crutches. I don't think anyone has lo
Mount Vernon (NY) forward Kevin Jones announced his decision to attend West Virginia earlier this afternoon at a press conference. Jones was strongly considering Indiana, but ultimately chose the Moutaineers over the Hoosiers and Pittsburgh.
Ultimately, it was Bob Huggins and his ability to develop players like Jones in the past that gave the West Virginia the edge. Kevin’s brother Gerard offered the following comments to Adam Zagoria of the Zagsblog and NYChoops.net:
“Bob Huggins does the best job with tweeners like Kevin and getting them prepared for the next level,” Gerard Jones said. “With Huggins’ resume of developing players Kevin’s size and making them productive, we had to go with his resume.”
On a brighter note, Tom Pritchard, Matt Roth and Terrell Holloway have all signed and their letters have been received by Indiana according to John Decker of Hoosier Nation.
Devin Ebanks, the prized recruit of the class, is also signed, sealed and
To atone for a dismal showing last weekend in a 21-13 to South Florida, the 13th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers corrected their major problem from last week (turnovers) in demolishing the home team Syracuse Orangemen 55-14. The Mountaineers converted two deflected passes into touchdowns into touchdowns in the first half against the Orangemen (1-5, 1-1) to build a commanding 31-7 lead.
Mountaineer quarterback Pat White who last week sustained a thigh bruise against South Florida, was banged up again; however, he went 12-of-15 for 148 yards and a touchdown and also had 14 carries for a team-high 89 yards and a rushing touchdown, as well. One bit of good news for Syracuse on Saturday was that the much-aligned Orangemen defense held Mountaineer running back Steve Slaton, second in the nation with a 122.4 yards per game average, to 69 yards on 15 carries. Syracuse wide receiver Mike Williams led the Orangemen with 2 catches for 72 yards, including a 61-yard TD reception in the 3rd
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Staunton City Public Schools _____________________________________________________________________ P.O. Box 900 · 116 West Beverley Street, Staunton, VA 24402-0900 Phone 540-332-3920 · Fax 540-332-3920 www.staunton.k12.va.us News Release Contact: Angela Whitesell, School Board Chair May 30, 2007 (540) 886-6543 arborhillgardens@yahoo.com West Virginia Educator Named Staunton School Superintendent Dr. Steven Nichols will become Superintendent July 1. The Staunton City School Board has named Dr. Steven Nichols as the new Superintendent of Staunton City Schools effective July 1. Nichols replaces Harry Lunsford who is retiring. Nichols received his doctorate from the University of Virginia and has served as Superintendent of Schools for Jefferson County WV for the past five years. He has worked in the field of education for 35 years in the areas of administration,
Recruits You Care About:QB, Charlie Russell, Rivals 3-star, 1861 PaYD, 19 PaTD, 6 PaINT (2005)QB, Bradley Starks, Rivals 4-star, 2286 PaYD, 31 PaTD, 3 PaINT, 730 RuYD, 11 RuTD (2005)RB, Noel Devine, Rivals 5-star, 2148 RuYD, 31 RuTDRB, Terence Kearns, Rivals 4-star, 1719 RuYD, 24RuTDRB, Jock Sanders, Rivals 2-star, 1398 RuYD, 11 RuTD (2005)WR, Alric Arnett, Rivals 3-starWR, Andrew Harris, Rivals 2-star, 678 ReYD, 8 ReTD (2005)WR, Charles Matthews, Rivals 2-star, 450 ReYD, 2 ReTD (2005)WR, P.J. Shirdan, Rivals 2-starATH, Kendall Washington, Rivals 2-star, 805 RuYD, 6 RuTD, 715 ReYD, 8 ReTD (2005)We're still not sure what the appeal of playing in redneck West Virginia is, but it certainly proves how good of a recruiter head coach Rich Rodriguez is. Fantasy College Impact: West Virginia is locked and loaded for 2007 with the return of fantasy gods QB Pat White and RB Steve Slaton; and the future is looking extremely bright as well with the addition of RB recruit Noel Devine (who chose th
The college basketball season wrapped up this week. The University ofTennessee won the women's NCAA tourney, the University of Floridaconquered the men's side. In the NIT tournament, the University ofWyoming was victorious on the women's side, while the Universityof West Virginia won the men's title. OR did they? After the champion-ship game between West Virginia and Clemson, won by the Moun-taineers 78-73, officials handed out commemorative T-shirts to thewinning team. There was a problem however. The last 'i' in Virginiawas missing on the T-shirts, so in reality, the players and coachesfrom the University of West 'Virgina' were holding up the champion-ship trophy. The University was quick to point out that the NITprinted the T-shirts, not the learning institution of the Mountaineerstate. hhmmm, do I go on a West Virginia joke bender, or should Ileave this alone? Let's see, did you hear about the tornado that hitWest Virginia? It caused $3 million dollars of IMPROVEMENTS!Or t
Charleston, West Virginia - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw announced a settlement agreement with four affiliates of the nation's largest payday lender, Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. ('Advance America') of Spartansburg, South Carolina. The companies agreed to cease engaging in certain debt collection practices that concerned McGraw's office.
In the Big East opener for both teams, the West Virginia Mountaineers defeated the UCONN Huskies by the final score of 81-71 on Saturday afternoon in Morgantown, WV. West Virginia was led by Frank Young’s 22 points and Da’Sean Butler’s 16 points. For UCONN, they were led by Doug Wiggins’ career best 20 pts and Marcus Johnson’s 16 points.
UCONN got out of the gates slowly today and West Virginia took advantage of that. UCONN held the lead once at 1-0 and then trailed for the entire game. This was the first time since Dec 6th versus Northeastern that they had trailed in a game. It was also the first time they had trailed at the half all season.
Notes and Observations:
The starters were Price, Dyson, Johnson, Thabeet and Adrien.
I was impressed with Doug Wiggins play today. 10 of his 20 points kept the Huskies in the game in the first half. To me, he played like an upperclassman today.
UCONN came into the game today leading the nation in blocked shots with
Dallas Contracting Co., Inc. (website http://www.dallascontracting.com ) was contracted by Essroc Italcementi Group (Essroc) to demolish sixteen (16) cement and sand storage silos, several outlying buildings and also excavate out an area of property containing basements and foundations from former buildings and structures at the Essroc Cement Plant in Martinsburg, West Virginia. A portion of the plant needed to be demolished prior to Essroc's planned site renovation, representing a total investment of $320 million. Essroc is a leading North American cement producer headquartered in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, with an annual capacity of 7 million metric tons. Essroc is a member of Italcementi Group, one of the largest cement producers in the world, based in Bergamo, Italy.The standing silos and buildings comprised the bulk of the above grade demolition work. Eleven (11) of the silos were 26 feet in diameter by 45 feet high and were 60-75% filled with sand or cement. Five (5) of the silo
Just in to the Mondesi tipline...While the Georgia Tech band left their seats to perform at halftime, a WVU fan took advantage and left them a present upon their arrival. Yes, he took a dump in the GT band section. And yes, there are photos.Let's gooooo, Mountaineers!
A bill before the West Virginia Legislature would allow counties to impose a per drink tax of up to 35 percent on all alcoholic beverages sold at bars and nightclubs. The Mountaineer State becomes the latest to target on-premise alcohol sales as a way to shore up rickety budgets.Counties adopting the tax would be allowed to spend the funds for regional jail costs and fire and rescue services. While these are certainly important services, many voters in West Virginia say they had not heard of the proposal and were concerned that elected officials were trying to pass the bill before a public debate was held.Many state governments are increasingly under pressure from local governments over unfunded mandates for a variety of social programs. Targeting drink sales at bars appears to be perceived as low hanging fruit by state legislators and without an organized response from bar and restaurant owners and patrons it is likely these types of taxes will proliferate.
