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  • Springtime welcomed by winter weary wildlife
  • Winter survival is no small chore there or anywhere else in West Virginia for that matter ... bears were out of the den on the way up Gandy Creek to do a little trout fishing, deep down inside I was actually grinning ear to ear! In other follow up news ...
  • Logan Banner
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  • 3/18/2012 8:30:08 AM
  • Outdoor office
  • Her family often comes to the lake to fish. “I really like this area,” she said. “The rock is really unique and people travel from miles away to see it. I also love meeting new people and telling them about West Virginia State Parks. The scenery is ...
  • Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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  • 3/18/2012 1:56:25 AM
  • Clyde Beal: More than a million miles traveled together
  • Tasted something like a cross between white chicken meat and fish." If there wasn't enough to do with two gardens, canning vegetables, cooking wild dishes, raising kids, making home repairs and a new job driving big rigs all over the country ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 3/17/2012 8:48:37 PM
  • Ralph Shannon
  • He was a kind and caring gentleman with a gentle heart and a caring spirit. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, home improvements and doing stained glass. He loved being outdoors and spending time with his animals. He will be greatly missed by all who .
  • Williamson Daily News
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  • 3/17/2012 10:04:22 AM
  • Black fly spraying is still in state earmarks
  • Lawmakers made sure the Department of Agriculture has enough cash in its budget to keep three southern West Virginia rivers sprayed this summer ... asserted the Bti disrupted the natural food chain of fish and could possibly expose humans to health hazards
  • Register-Herald
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  • 3/16/2012 8:56:58 PM
  • Manchin drops quest for study after park service backs off on W.Va. proposal
  • Manchin said he wrote to park service director Jonathan Jarvis after residents raised concerns about a possible ban on hunting, fishing and trapping — all important parts of West Virginia's culture. Manchin received a letter Feb. 28 in which Jarvis said ..
  • Charleston Daily Mail
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  • 3/16/2012 9:44:05 AM
  • Manchin ends quest for W.Va. national park study
  • Manchin said he wrote to park service director Jonathan Jarvis after residents raised concerns about a possible ban on hunting, fishing and trapping — all important parts of West Virginia's culture. Manchin received a letter Feb. 28 in which ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 3/16/2012 8:53:58 AM
  • Gonzaga races by listless West Virginia 77-54
  • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gonzaga senior center Robert Sacre's pregame message to his younger teammates before facing West Virginia made up for in directness what it lacked in eloquence. "Hit 'em, is all you've got to say," Sacre said. "Hit 'em, be physical ...
  • TheInterMountain.com
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  • 3/16/2012 6:52:17 AM
  • Baghdad Bob: No inflation here
  • Consumers paid less last month for vegetables, dairy products, and meat, fish and eggs. Clothing costs dropped by the most in more than five years in February and airfares dipped. And natural gas prices dropped sharply last month and have declined nearly .
  • Daily Mail - Charleston (blog)
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  • 3/16/2012 6:37:58 AM
  • Gonzaga crushed West Virginia 77-52
  • PITTSBURGH -- Given the way West Virginia has played for two months now, it was inevitable that when the Mountaineers' season ended it would not end well. There was no inkling, however, that it would end this ugly. A team that had an agonizing habit of not
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 3/15/2012 7:25:05 PM
  • Super Swaps
  • Snack: Dip carrots or other veggies in salsa. Dinner: Lose the high-fat dressing and sauces and try spicy guac on burgers, chicken, fish, and, of course, tacos. Find more recipes to help you make the swap at www.eatwholly.com. Mix 1/4 teaspoon ...
  • Hampshire Review
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  • 3/15/2012 10:28:13 AM
  • Miners take message to Washington
  • Panel Two consisted of Paul Sloan, the Deputy Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conse-rvation, Randy Huffman, the Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department ... to those who love to fly fish are the mayflies – they ...
  • Williamson Daily News
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  • 3/15/2012 12:55:33 AM
  • Stay home
  • Right here in southern West Virginia there are myriad opportunities to hike ... Yes, you can raft the whitewater, float on the flatter portions of the river and fish to your heart’s content. But there are also plenty of trails for hikers and bikers ...
  • Register-Herald
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  • 3/14/2012 8:59:20 PM
  • Feds to tribe: Go ahead, kill two bald eagles
  • (AP) — A federal permit allowing the Northern Arapaho Tribe in Wyoming to kill up to two bald eagles for religious purposes is the first of its kind ever issued to an American Indian tribe, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service official said Wednesday.
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 3/14/2012 8:09:13 PM
  • Eastern Mining Collectors to have spring meet, show
  • The park has a lodge with a restaurant, cottages and campground. Besides cave tours, activities include hiking, horseback riding, swimming, boating and fishing. For more information about the park, call 1-800-325-0059. The park is located off ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 3/14/2012 6:14:41 PM
  • Largemouth Bass Virus Infects Fish in West Virginia
  • When you're headed out for that big catch, you probably haven't given much thought as to what that fish caught earlier. "We actually located a pretty widespread virus," said Chris O'Bara a Fishery Biologist with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resour
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  • 3/14/2012 3:15:44 PM
  • Kumquats add tart, intense kick to dishes
  • There's really no way around it. Kumquats are an odd little fruit. Visually, they resemble diminutive oranges. But they technically aren't citrus. And unlike oranges, it is the thin skin that is sweet, while the flesh is sour. You probably won't find ...
  • Charleston Daily Mail
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  • 3/14/2012 10:00:46 AM
  • John Jackson
  • A good Christian, he was a member of Weirton First Church of the Nazarene and Jewett Ruritans. He enjoyed fishing, working on stock cars and watching the races, farming and feeding the birds in his yard. One of his favorite pastimes was watching old ...
  • Weirton Daily Times
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  • 3/14/2012 7:44:46 AM
  • Price: Fish fry’s purpose is to unify county
  • even if the biggest fish caught is six-inches long, it will win.” Price said there will be inflatables for children and West Virginia University Extension Service Agent Jeremy Farley will give away fishing rods. He will give one away every 10 minutes ...
  • Logan Banner
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  • 3/14/2012 6:54:39 AM
  • Time to quit trashing Mercer County
  • People, we have a landfill for this purpose. Being a person who uses Kee Dam and the surrounding waters for recreation and the privilege of fishing, it makes me think some people have no respect or appreciation for what is provided to all. For a reminder .
  • Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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  • 3/14/2012 1:54:00 AM
  • Outdoorsmen comment on fishing, hunting rules
  • PARKERSBURG - More than 30 outdoorsmen attended a public meeting Tuesday evening in Parkersburg conducted by the West Virginia Division of Natural ... and trapping regulations and proposed 2013 fishing regulations. Following a Monday night meeting in ...
  • Parkersburg News & Sentinel
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  • 3/13/2012 8:53:22 PM
  • Avoid sulfur-rich food to reduce 'price' of gas
  • Foods that promote sulfur smells include eggs, meat, fish, beer, beans, broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage. If you don't want to give up on potentially smelloriffic foods, you can control odor by eating leafy, green vegetables alongside them and ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 3/13/2012 8:53:22 PM
  • Spring's decor seizes on ceramics
  • A percentage of sales of her pieces benefit Oceana, a nonprofit marine conservation group. John Newdigate's fun blue-and-white-fish painted platters and fish-shaped serveware have a Japanese vibe. Boston artist Leah Piepgras may have created the ultimate .
  • Charleston Daily Mail
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  • 3/13/2012 5:04:18 PM
  • Journal Junction for March 13
  • From Jefferson County: To the caller who questioned Jefferson County Schools' calendar only listing 179 days of instruction for the 2011-2012 school year: For your information, all counties in West Virginia - Berkeley, Morgan, Kanawha, all counties - are .
  • Journal & Sunday Journal
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  • 3/12/2012 11:03:24 PM
  • DNR Proposing New Regulations
  • The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has proposed new hunting, fishing and trapping regulations. The DNR held a meeting in Fairmont on Monday to allow members of the public to voice their opinions about the regulations before they are voted on i
  • WBOY
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  • 3/12/2012 9:16:01 PM
  • 2 Eastern US mussels to be listed as endangered
  • The sheepnose and spectaclecase mussels will be protected following an agreement reached last summer between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and ... Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The spectaclecase is about 7 inches long and is ...
  • Parkersburg News & Sentinel
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  • 3/12/2012 8:25:55 PM
  • John Patrick Grace: Weak GOP field stumbles toward Tampa
  • Many of the flip-flops, misstatements and outrageous bashing of fellow GOP candidates have made the Republican field look inept, sophomoric and flailing around like a fish out of water. Political TV viewers thus far have had to process (or try ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 3/12/2012 7:14:20 PM
  • Drilling-related runoff target of West Virginia regulators
  • CHARLESTON — West Virginia regulators are developing a permit to control stormwater runoff from drilling-related construction activities. The Department of Environmental Protection is seeking public comment on a draft general permit through April 19.
  • Register-Herald
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  • 3/12/2012 7:07:10 PM
  • 2 Eastern US mussels to be listed as endangered
  • The sheepnose and spectaclecase mussels will be protected following an agreement reached last summer between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and ... Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The spectaclecase is about 7 inches long and is ...
  • Charleston Daily Mail
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  • 3/12/2012 2:42:19 PM
  • Earth Talk
  • “Florida’s $60 billion tourism and fishing industries—as well as the Dry Tortugas marine sanctuary and deepwater corals in the Southeast Atlantic—are at stake.” Today Cuba imports half of the 200,000 barrels of oil it consumes each day ...
  • Hampshire Review
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  • 3/12/2012 12:54:56 PM
  • Gonzaga gets tough draw vs. West Virginia
  • But it certainly isn't an easy road the Bulldogs face playing No. 10 seed West Virginia on Thursday in Pittsburgh, just 75 miles from the Mountaineers' campus. "That's always hard to swallow. But there's so much criteria that goes into these things
  • TheInterMountain.com
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  • 3/12/2012 12:19:09 PM
  • Senator Manchin Requests National Park Study To Be Terminated
  • Senator Joe Manchin has requested that the reconnaissance study for a proposed national park in West Virginia be discontinued ... state will result in the closure of cherished hunting and fishing lands," in a letter to National Park Service Director ...
  • WBOY
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  • 3/12/2012 8:44:24 AM
  • Cougar killing might cost official his job
  • Imagine losing your job because you took part in a perfectly legal hunt. That’s might just happen to Dan Richards, president of the California Fish and Game Commission. Richards killed a mountain lion in Idaho, where it’s legal to do so.
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 3/12/2012 7:04:11 AM
  • DNR holding meetings on wildlife regulations
  • Hunters, trappers, anglers and others are getting their chance to weigh in on West Virginia’s wildlife regulations ... They’ll also be considering proposed fishing regulations for next year. And hunting and trapping regulations for 2013-14.
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 3/12/2012 3:50:55 AM
  • Ideas abound at agritourism workshop
  • I recently attended an all-day agritourism workshop that was part of the West Virginia Small Farm Conference ... It encompasses many things, from hunting for a fee and/or fishing to pick-your-own orchards, camping, corn mazes, and just about anything ...
  • Charleston Daily Mail
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  • 3/11/2012 9:10:03 PM
  • Tri-State news quiz answers
  • D) Fly fishing. 3. Music: West Virginia Public Broadcasting's Mountain Stage show recently went on the road to what college town? B) Athens, Ga. 4. Sports: The world famous Harlem Globetrotters played in Huntington last week. How many seven ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 3/11/2012 8:55:44 PM
  • Race to Help Raise Funds for Veterans
  • As sports director the West Virginia Paralyzed Veterans, Sack has been instrumental in building sports programs geared for disabled veterans. That includes wheelchair races, trap shooting and air rifle competitions, golf tournaments and fly fishing.
  • Wheeling News-Register
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  • 3/11/2012 8:41:25 PM
  • Search expanded for 4 missing fishermen off coast
  • SEATTLE -- The Coast Guard expanded its search area Sunday in an effort to find four people who disappeared from a fishing trawler off the Washington coast, but there was still no sign of them. A distress signal came from the 70-foot Lady Cecelia early ...
  • Charleston Daily Mail
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  • 3/11/2012 11:30:14 AM
  • Upcoming Meigs SWCD events
  • Chapters include pond construction, stocking, management practices for fishing, managing aquatic vegetation, fish health, pond problems and solutions, and wildlife habitat enhancement. Fish sale order forms are available at the Meigs SWCD at 33101 Hiland .
  • Pomeroy Daily Sentinel
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  • 3/11/2012 8:38:26 AM
  • State to regulate exotic animals
  • Sorry, all you lion and tiger owners who happen to live in West Virginia. There probably aren’t many of you, but from now on you’re going to have to register your pets. State lawmakers took a step toward regulating exotic animals during the ...
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 3/11/2012 6:58:13 AM
  • Lawmakers pass both texting, drug bills
  • CHARLESTON — West Virginia lawmakers raced toward the midnight deadline Saturday in passing legislation to outlaw hand-held cell phones for texting and talking, and to combat rampant drug abuse, considered a “scourge” in most of the state.
  • Register-Herald
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  • 3/10/2012 9:08:30 PM
  • Root strength
  • Joe Allen was a fish out of water. His wife ... one naturally preferring the moist, shady West Virginia soil — wild American ginseng. Long before today’s pharmaceutical companies, there were plants, says Dr. Hassan Amjad. Amjad, Allen’s longtime ...
  • Register-Herald
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  • 3/10/2012 9:01:20 PM
  • West Virginia Legislature roundup
  • A bill that would slow the growth of West Virginia's prison population is all but dead on the last night of the legislative session. The bill is not expected to receive a third reading in the House of Delegates because of concerns that it's a ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 3/10/2012 8:18:23 PM
  • Swiger knows the nooks and crannies
  • Swiger is responsible for the maintenance at all county properties, from painting and cleaning restroom disasters to snowplowing and fishing coins thrown into ... Recent awards of West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority grants enabled ...
  • Parkersburg News & Sentinel
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  • 3/10/2012 7:49:46 PM
  • In The Know - March 11
  • LEETOWN - Alumni, faculty and friends of the former Leetown graded (elementary) school are invited to a reunion at the handicap fishing area pavilion on ... Bay across the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia and south from the Mason-Dixon line through ...
  • Journal & Sunday Journal
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  • 3/10/2012 6:16:42 PM
  • What to watch: 'John Carter' movie trailer
  • New movies in theaters: 'John Carter,' 'A Thousand Words' The big new movies this week are “John Carter,” a PG-13 superhero-type movie; “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,” a PG-13 romantic comedy; “A Thousand Words,” a PG-13 comedy starring Eddie ...
  • Mineral Daily News-Tribune
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  • 3/10/2012 1:59:00 PM
  • Disaster recovery center to open in West Liberty%)
  • WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (AP) — A disaster recovery center will open Saturday in West Liberty, Ky., to help survivors of recent tornadoes. It will be open seven days a week until further notice. Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 3/10/2012 4:26:20 AM
  • Billy Summers: 'The Lorax' a fun movie for kids
  • Okay, not so subliminally. Mr. Geisel's imaginative tale is brought to life with an insightful creature, portrayed here in the form of Danny DeVito ("Taxi," "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "Big Fish"). With the still-distinctive "Louie de ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 3/9/2012 9:24:00 PM
  • Anti-graffiti proposal still hanging
  • If a bill holds up on the final day of this 2012 regular session, you can start calling it a West Virginia crime. Some municipalities ... along with freshwater fish due to their inherent nature which could be considered “dangerous to humans,” Judiciary ...
  • Register-Herald
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  • 3/9/2012 9:02:32 PM
  • Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
  • UP: To West Virginia University at Parkersburg for using a nearly $ ... sportsmen the opportunity to hear and comment on any proposed changes to the hunting and fishing regulations the DNR is considering. If area sportsmen want to make their opinions ...
  • Parkersburg News & Sentinel
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  • 3/9/2012 8:55:22 PM
  • West Virginia already has new drilling-waste rules
  • CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Earlier this year, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection added requirements that drillers of new injection wells, or those seeking modified drilling permits, provide a detailed geologic survey of subsurface features
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 3/9/2012 6:03:34 PM
  • C3PO, Jim Morrison and Cindy Brady send their regards
  • Ever notice how short football season is?  It’s because football players take time to heal up from their injuries.  Comic convention season lasts nearly all year because, when you’re a geek, you just put a Band-Aid on your blisters and ...
  • Daily Mail - Charleston (blog)
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  • 3/9/2012 5:46:16 AM
  • WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY: Friday, March 9
  • supervisor. All meetings are open to the public. For more information call 540-450-6850. •Janes UMC and Washington-Smith Unit #152 ALA are serving fish dinners every Friday during Lent at Janes UMC Fellowship Hall on Church Street, Keyser; Noon til
  • Mineral Daily News-Tribune
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  • 3/9/2012 2:54:28 AM
  • Man guilty of sex abuse must help foot bill
  • She asked for the maximum penalty "to speak to other victims, that their lives and their childhoods are important, that they matter." Her friend, Tracy Dawson, told the judge Good abused her also. "I hear what he is saying," she said after listening to ...
  • Charleston Daily Mail
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  • 3/8/2012 9:53:49 PM
  • 'The Lorax' a fun movie for kids
  • Okay, not so subliminally. Mr. Geisel's imaginative tale is brought to life with an insightful creature, portrayed here in the form of Danny DeVito ("Taxi," "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "Big Fish"). With the still-distinctive "Louie de ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 3/8/2012 8:42:14 PM
  • Healthy Habits: Help with managing COPD
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The name alone sounds scary. COPD, as it’s called, has a significant impact on the person living with it as well as those around them. You may be more familiar with the terms emphysema or chronic bronchitis, both of .
  • Mineral Daily News-Tribune
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  • 3/8/2012 11:16:44 AM
  • Pigeon Creek home lost in afternoon blaze
  • DELBARTON - A fire of undetermined origin claimed a home near Delbarton Wednesday afternoon. Delbarton Fire Chief Freddie Justice said his department was called to the scene at 3 p.m. on U.S. 52 near the Burch Middle School. The double-wide mobile home was
  • Williamson Daily News
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  • 3/8/2012 8:10:37 AM
  • Connecticut beats West Virginia 71-67 in OT
  • NEW YORK (AP) — Connecticut kept a great story going. West Virginia closed a chapter of its basketball history. Shabazz Napier scored 26 points and Jeremy Lamb added 22 to lead the Huskies to their 13th straight postseason win, 71-67 in overtime over the .
  • TheInterMountain.com
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  • 3/8/2012 7:34:50 AM
  • Texting bill raises questions on issues of enforcement
  • Probably," Manchin said. Because he was worried that police might use people's phones to fish for evidence of other criminal activity, Manchin suggested a provision be inserted in the bill to protect people from having their phones seized.
  • Charleston Daily Mail
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  • 3/7/2012 9:47:51 PM
  • Journal Junction for March 8
  • The answer is simple: Build a new prison. I know West Virginia doesn't have the money, but since when do we not spend money we don't have? From Jefferson County: I attended grades one through 12 in Morgantown area schools, and at every level I was taught .
  • Journal & Sunday Journal
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  • 3/7/2012 9:33:32 PM
  • Chance to win Trout and Tunes retreat with Larry Keel
  • Flat-picking guitarist Larry Keel and his band Natural Bridge are gearing up for a second year of the West Virginia mountain retreat weekend called Trout and Tunes, up at the Elk River Inn in Slatyfork, W.Va. And if you've got some fishing and ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 3/7/2012 8:57:44 PM
  • Genealogist to speak tonight in Huntington
  • HUNTINGTON -- Nationally renowned genealogist Robert B. Fish Jr. will be the featured speaker at the Thursday, March 8, meeting of the General Andrew Lewis Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Fish will speak at 7 p.m. at Enslow Park ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 3/7/2012 8:50:35 PM
  • Lawmakers duck action on exotic species
  • Elected officials avoid doing anything that might be the slightest bit controversial. Case in point: the West Virginia Legislature. Tasked with creating a law to regulate exotic animals within the state, they did the predictable thing — punt ...
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 3/7/2012 8:43:25 PM
  • Connecticut beats West Virginia 71-67 in OT
  • NEW YORK (AP) — Connecticut kept a great story going. West Virginia closed a chapter of its basketball history. Shabazz Napier scored 26 points and Jeremy Lamb added 22 to lead the Huskies to their 13th straight postseason win, 71-67 in overtime over the .
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  • 3/7/2012 12:58:08 PM
  • WV native tells of life in Japan 1 year after disasters
  • Crockett has strong West Virginia ties. He headed West Virginia’s office ... “I think people here are still concerned about eating fish from the ocean.” “Right now is cherry blossom season. People usually go out with colleagues or ...
  • Daily Mail - Charleston (blog)
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  • 3/7/2012 11:03:36 AM
  • A Gambler's Addiction: A Hopeful Recovery
  • Recently, Jim rediscovered his love for fishing and is starting to repair relationships ... you can call the Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia at 1-800-GAMBLER.
  • WBOY
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  • 3/6/2012 8:44:37 PM
  • Piedmont looking for donations for Homefest fishing rodeo
  • PIEDMONT – Donations are now being accepted for prizes and trophies for the annual fishing rodeo to be held Saturday ... annually spend approximately $800 for fish for the Potomac, underneath the Piedmont-Westernport bridge, in addition to hundreds ...
  • Mineral Daily News-Tribune
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  • 3/6/2012 10:36:09 AM
  • Woman wants rid of the turkey that stalks her
  • City folks. You gotta love ‘em. There are a lot of scary critters in Detroit. Drug dealers. Gang members.  Thugs of all shapes and sizes. So what does a Motor City woman fear? A turkey. From the Associated Press: COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP ...
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 3/6/2012 8:55:56 AM
  • West Virginia women fall in final Big East game
  • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — West Virginia coach Mike Carey had a feeling Notre Dame would try for an early knockout blow. He was just surprised by how little fight his team was able to put up in its final Big East game. Natalie Novosel scored 18 points and ...
  • TheInterMountain.com
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  • 3/6/2012 4:38:15 AM
  • Storms damage 45 homes in 1 West Virginia county
  • CHARLESTON — State officials say about 45 Wayne County homes were damaged by the storms and tornadoes that swept through southwestern West Virginia, and teams were working their way through Lincoln County on Monday to assess the destruction there.
  • Register-Herald
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  • 3/5/2012 8:52:57 PM
  • Relief efforts to focus on Southern West Virginia
  • CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- State emergency responders are focusing relief efforts on the hardest-hit areas of Southern West Virginia Monday after two tornadoes touched down last week, destroying homes and properties along the way. Herbert Lattimore, state ...
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 3/5/2012 6:15:28 PM
  • Something to make your head explode
  • It was bad enough that someone torched a 3,500-year-old cypress tree in Florida. It’s even worse to find out why the fire got started. Authorities allege that 26-year-old Sara Barnes, a resident of Seminole County, Fla., set the fire so she ...
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 3/5/2012 10:44:30 AM
  • Many options offered at new Mingo Diner
  • The menu features everything from omelets, soups, pasta, hamburgers, Philly cheesesteaks, reubens and hot dogs to gyros, hoagies, kielbassa, chicken, meatloaf, sausage, roast beef and fish. They also have a Greek salad, steak salad, chicken salad and blue
  • Weirton Daily Times
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  • 3/5/2012 8:49:58 AM
  • Fish dinners continue at Charleston church
  • St. Anthony Church will continue its annual Lenten Fish Dinners from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. each Friday through March 30 at the church, 1027 Sixth St. on Charleston's West Side. Battered, dipped, Cajun, lightly breaded and baked fish dinners plus shrimp will be
  • Charleston Daily Mail
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  • 3/5/2012 6:12:29 AM
  • Baby dropped in field by tornado dies; toll at 39
  • An upended couch and a tipped-over fish tank lay in the rubble. The mailbox was untouched. Its front hatch was tipped open, revealing a white piece of paper. "Inside was a $300 IRS bill," Kerr said, laughing amid the ruins.
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 3/5/2012 5:43:51 AM
  • West Virginia women beat No. 12 Georgetown 39-32
  • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — West Virginia coach Mike Carey looked at the stat sheet and shook his head in disbelief. His Mountaineers had just scored a season-low 39 points and somehow were advancing to the Big East tournament semifinals. "It wasn't a pretty ..
  • TheInterMountain.com
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  • 3/5/2012 5:15:13 AM
  • Jones named first team for Garden-bound West Virginia
  • PROVIDENCE, R.I. — West Virginia forward Kevin Jones was named to the All-Big East first team Sunday. Jones was the anchor for West Virginia. In league play, he outdistanced Marquette guard Darius Johnson-Odom by two points for the Big East scoring title.
  • Register-Herald
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  • 3/4/2012 9:08:27 PM
  • Robert Jones Sr.
  • and Lillian May Bennett Jones. Bob was a retired boilermaker with Local #667 of Winfield, West Virginia. He loved fishing, flea marketing, traveling and sitting on his back porch and watching the river. Bob was an avid Nascar fan. He was a U.S. Navy ...
  • Wheeling News-Register
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  • 3/4/2012 8:04:02 PM
  • Educator David Evans Wants Delegate Seat
  • CAMERON - David Evans has announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates in District 4 ... Evans is an avid sportsman involved in hunting, fishing and running. Evans has 13 beagles, and he hunts on a regular basis. He has completed ...
  • Wheeling News-Register
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  • 3/4/2012 8:04:02 PM
  • This week: Super Tuesday, iPad 3 and Bruce Springsteen
  • The big new movies this week are “John Carter,” a PG-13 superhero-type movie; “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,” a PG-13 romantic comedy; “A Thousand Words,” a PG-13 comedy starring Eddie Murphy; and “Friends with Kids,” an R comedy.
  • Mineral Daily News-Tribune
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  • 3/4/2012 4:50:46 PM
  • Indiana baby found in field after tornado dies
  • We’re so used to our cell phones and instant messaging. We didn’t have any of that.” Her parents asked a state fish and wildlife officer to go to their home. The officer eventually found Doris Shuck’s name on a list at the hospital for ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 3/4/2012 4:29:17 PM
  • JOSEPH BRUMFIELD
  • He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Joe was a wonderful husband ... Calvin Sam Brumfield of Huddleston and Jamie Dale Browning of West Virginia; four sisters, Temple (Richard) Rinker and Amy Jeanette Browning, both of Huddleston, Beverly Brumfield of Whitman .
  • Logan Banner
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  • 3/4/2012 6:35:09 AM
  • Deer-regulation changes will be a tough sell
  • Montana fishing guide comes immediately to mind. Professional golfer. In my crazier moments, maybe even a bobsledder. Under no circumstances, though, would I want to be a Division of Natural Resources official this year. As you can read on the ...
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 3/4/2012 5:59:21 AM
  • White bass, stripers and hybrids
  • Kentucky stocks the Ohio River with striped bass, referred to as “stripers” or “rockfish,” while it and Ohio and West Virginia stock the river ... freshwater striped bass fishing was born. These fish reproduced and grew to prodigious size on ...
  • Portsmouth Daily Times
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  • 3/3/2012 8:19:32 PM
  • Mount Porte Crayon is rough and wild
  • The West Virginia Division of Natural ... I have not done any serious fishing for at least ten years. When I did go, I was one who preferred the lakes over the streams. Most of the people who like to fish in Randolph County prefer the streams, and I ...
  • TheInterMountain.com
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  • 3/2/2012 9:39:28 PM
  • Field set for West Virginia girls tournament
  • The field was completed for the 2012 West Virginia girls basketball tournament after the completion of Thursday night's games. Just two local squads will be representing the area as Tucker County and Pocahontas County made the Class A field. Both of those
  • TheInterMountain.com
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  • 3/2/2012 8:49:21 PM
  • 12 girls compete for Strawberry Festival royalty
  • The West Virginia Strawberry Festival will stage its Junior Royalty ... She attends Upshur County Head Start. She enjoys fishing, squirrel hunting, shopping and dancing to Michael Jackson songs. Diaz, 5, of Buckhannon, is the daughter of Danielle Queen ...
  • TheInterMountain.com
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  • 3/2/2012 8:49:21 PM
  • Lady Bobcats advance to title contest
  • CHARLESTON - Lydia Bridenbaugh had a team-high 25 points and four assists to lead Wesleyan past Shepherd 74-47 Friday in the WVIAC semifinal action. Wesleyan advances to the title game of the tournament and will play Glenville State today at 3 p.m. Jamie .
  • TheInterMountain.com
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  • 3/2/2012 8:49:21 PM
  • Ye olde fish sandwich video
  • Want a fast food fish sandwich for Lent, but don’t know which one to choose? From the DM archives, Brad McElhinny and Philip Maramba hold forth on the offerings from six franchise joints. The results might surprise you.
  • Daily Mail - Charleston (blog)
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  • 3/2/2012 2:22:48 PM
  • 11 boys competing for WVSF junior royalty
  • Eleven boys from throughout the area will compete for titles as the West Virginia Strawberry Festival stages its ... and enjoys football and karate, hunting and fishing, and playing with his sister and the family pets. Competing in the 10- to 11-year ...
  • TheInterMountain.com
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  • 3/2/2012 8:03:25 AM
  • Chesapeake faces criminal Clean Water Act probe
  • West Virginia media outlets are focusing in this morning on ... Blake Fork and three other streams affected by Chesapeake’s drilling activities are tributaries of Fish Creek, which flows into the Ohio River. Interestingly, my friend Jeff ...
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 3/2/2012 7:41:57 AM
  • Life 101: or, How do I get everything done, again?
  • I’m off work today, dear Readers! I wish I could say I were treating myself to a spa day, spending time with a friend, or going shopping. I wish I could say that I slept in until ten and then planned to go out for a nice hearty breakfast. But ...
  • Daily Mail - Charleston (blog)
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  • 3/2/2012 7:13:19 AM
  • Justice Department investigating Chesapeake
  • WHEELING - Federal regulators are investigating Chesapeake Energy for possible criminal violations of the Clean Water Act at three West Virginia drilling sites ... Chesapeake's drilling activities are tributaries of Fish Creek, which flows into the ...
  • Weirton Daily Times
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  • 3/2/2012 6:44:41 AM
  • 4th Annual Southeast Ohio Tourism Expo set for Saturday
  • The day-long event will showcase the interests and offerings of Athens, Gallia, Pike, Ross, Meigs, Vinton and Jackson Ohio and Mason County, West Virginia, including topics like outdoor recreation, genealogy, shopping, dining, arts and theatre, homemade ..
  • Point Pleasant Register
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  • 3/2/2012 12:10:58 AM
  • Exotic animal bill worries owners
  • As defined by the bill, "exotic animals" can include mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fresh water fish. The legislation was introduced ... but that has never been the case in West Virginia. "That's what I liked about West Virginia.
  • Charleston Daily Mail
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  • 3/1/2012 9:26:20 PM
  • State Fair of West Virginia announces musical lineup
  • LEWISBURG, W.Va. -- Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 22, for the national-act concert lineup for the 88th annual 2012 State Fair of West Virginia. "This first group of shows reflects our commitment to our fairgoers and their ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 2/29/2012 8:51:44 PM
  • West Virginia Symphony announces 2012-13 season
  • DuBois, who was director of music for 10 years at Christ Church United Methodist, now teaches at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. In December, the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra will play its traditional programs: "Home for the Holidays" on
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 2/29/2012 6:35:43 PM
  • Birder arrested after moving hawk’s body
  • NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime observer of celebrated New York City red-tailed hawk Pale Male was arrested after finding the body of the bird’s yearlong mate, authorities said Tuesday. State Department of Environmental Conservation said Lincoln ...
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 2/29/2012 8:27:16 AM
  • W.Va. drivers with suspended licenses get reprieve
  • (AP) — The West Virginia Senate would offer drivers with suspended licenses ... Violations like putting trash out on wrong day or even hunting and fishing offenses can trigger a license suspension. The DMV suspends about 80,000 licenses for unpaid ...
  • Weirton Daily Times
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  • 2/28/2012 9:07:14 PM
  • Legislative roundup
  • A look at activity in the West Virginia Legislature on Tuesday ... Ordinance violations like putting trash out on wrong day or even hunting and fishing violations can trigger a license suspension. The DMV suspends about 80,000 licenses for ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 2/28/2012 8:31:26 PM
  • W.Va. drivers with suspended licenses get reprieve
  • (AP) — The West Virginia Senate would offer drivers with suspended licenses ... Violations like putting trash out on wrong day or even hunting and fishing offenses can trigger a license suspension. The DMV suspends about 80,000 licenses for unpaid ...
  • Parkersburg News & Sentinel
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  • 2/28/2012 8:24:17 PM
  • Drivers with suspended licenses would get reprieve
  • The West Virginia Senate would offer drivers with suspended licenses ... Violations such as putting trash out on the wrong day or even hunting and fishing offenses can trigger a license suspension. The bill, however, would not halt the use of license ...
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 2/28/2012 7:27:01 PM
  • W.Va. drivers with suspended licenses get reprieve
  • (AP) — The West Virginia Senate would offer drivers with suspended licenses ... Violations like putting trash out on wrong day or even hunting and fishing offenses can trigger a license suspension. The DMV suspends about 80,000 licenses for unpaid ...
  • TheInterMountain.com
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  • 2/28/2012 6:08:16 PM
  • Robert Keller
  • Following his retirement, Bob was a substitute teacher and a partner in Pocahontas Fish and Game Adventures fishing resort.  Bob was manager of Pocahontas County Country Club, the position he held from 2008 to the present. Visitation will be held on ...
  • Mineral Daily News-Tribune
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  • 2/28/2012 3:37:57 PM
  • W.Va. drivers with suspended licenses get reprieve
  • (AP) — The West Virginia Senate would offer drivers with suspended ... Ordinance violations like putting trash out on wrong day or even hunting and fishing violations can trigger a license suspension. The DMV suspends about 80,000 licenses ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 2/28/2012 11:56:02 AM
  • A fishing ban with no teeth
  • An environmental group has petitioned the federal government to outline what fines or other penalties it will impose on companies that fish within three marine national monuments in the Pacific. All commercial fishing was banned in the areas ...
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 2/28/2012 5:22:20 AM
  • Real ID exemption appears lost
  • CHARLESTON — West Virginia lawmakers seem cool to the idea of bucking the ... of the stipulations of the Real ID Act before the federal government required them. Fishing his own driver’s license from his wallet, Barnes said two areas with embossing ...
  • Register-Herald
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  • 2/27/2012 9:01:15 PM
  • Obama’s no-covery continues
  • Consumers are looking at their watches and wondering when this long national nightmare called the Obama presidency is over. In January, sales of durable goods had their biggest drop in 3 years. Home sales remain sluggish despite bargain-basement prices ...
  • Daily Mail - Charleston (blog)
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  • 2/27/2012 3:53:27 PM
  • W.Va. DNR seeks changes to cut female deer numbers
  • CHARLESTON — The Division of Natural Resources is taking a new approach to reducing West Virginia's deer population ... The commission sets the state's hunting and fishing regulations. Public meetings are planned around the state next month ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 2/27/2012 6:49:25 AM
  • Gut shot — by a raccoon?!
  • REDFIELD, Iowa (AP) — A rural Redfield man is being treated for two gunshot wounds after an attempt to shoot a raccoon caught in a live trap backfired. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says 68-year-old Larry Godwin was using a .22 ...
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 2/27/2012 5:16:22 AM
  • W.Va.-filmed episode of 'Bizarre Foods' to air Monday
  • Zimmern, the star of the popular Travel Channel TV show "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern," will be featured in a new episode filmed in West Virginia that airs at ... RoadKill Cook-off in Marlinton and Fish Hawk Acres farm market in Rock ...
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 2/26/2012 8:55:17 PM
  • Troubled city embraces rich history
  • Most of the mill's chocolate was bought and consumed locally, but the preservation society said some also likely made its way onto whaling ships, fishing vessels and warships. Some may have been used as military provisions as well, as hot cocoa was ...
  • Charleston Daily Mail
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  • 2/26/2012 2:57:22 PM
  • A misguided Bob Fish
  • After reading the letter to the editor from Bob Fish the truth must be told. The truth is it is against the West Virginia Constitution for two state senators to come from the same county during the same term. If you study the discussion that was held ...
  • Parkersburg News & Sentinel
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  • 2/25/2012 8:35:00 PM
  • Deem and second-class citizens
  • Perhaps Fish didn't mean it that way, but if the courts were to do what he suggested, West Virginia would not have two senators, but would have to share a senator with, say, Ohio or Pennsylvania as they have "more people and less senatorial representation.
  • Parkersburg News & Sentinel
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  • 2/25/2012 8:35:00 PM
  • Forms of local government in West Virginia
  • West Virginia Code 8-3-2 allows five different forms of local government by which cities can operate under. Here's a look at the characteristics of each: Mayor-Council Plan: Under this plan, city council members and the mayor are elected by the people.
  • Herald-Dispatch
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  • 2/25/2012 8:35:00 PM
  • In The Know - February 26
  • All of these sessions will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Conservation ... All candidates running for office in West Virginia are invited. Confirmation has been received from candidates running for U.S. House ...
  • Journal & Sunday Journal
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  • 2/25/2012 7:52:03 PM
  • DNR to hunters: Kill more female deer
  • West Virginia wildlife officials have created a whole new plan ... the seven-member panel that sets the state's hunting and fishing regulations.
  • Charleston Gazette
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  • 2/25/2012 3:55:49 PM
  • Hundreds of seagulls visiting the county
  • According to officials seagulls normally stay near the ocean because their main food is fish. The bird comes inland for numerous reasons, including to roost, lay eggs or mate. In a storm event the “birds of feather flock together” inland for protection.
  • Hampshire Review
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  • 2/24/2012 9:44:47 AM

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