Bert Jett the Big Dish Star on Blue Creek
Associated Press reports from ELEVIEW West Virginia on Bert Jett a 39 year old man who has become a national curiosity after a photo of him with his family home and a $7800 satellite dish went national Jett says he has received fan mail from across the country including Holland and Iowa while locals debate the image and its implications his family insists the antenna was bought with their own money and that they live simply on land they own the dish remains a local landmark attracting sightseers and visitors to Blue Creek as Bert and his brother Fred share tales of satellite positions rattlesnakes coon dogs and their modest life centered on sports and occasional movies</S:
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Associated Press
Eleview
W.va
Bert Jett
Blue Creek
Charleston
Bill Tiernan
Jett
Iowa
Holland
Sara Jett
Fred
Welfare
Fred Jett
Jetts
Bert
Mexico
Canada
In house services redefine marketing hub
A West Virginia company touts an in house department combining advertising agency art printing plant computer center and mailing facilities under one roof with one account executive and one billing system. For over thirty years the firm claims it provides integrated services to many companies and invites contact with Jack Cipoletti to explore turning their in house model into the client’s own.
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West Virginia
Jack Cipoletti
Manchin shifts redistricting plan to force action in 1982
Secretary of State A James Manchin abandons a lawsuit and instead vows to block 1982 congressional candidate entries until lawmakers pass a redistricting bill based on the 1980 census. He notes time constraints before the February 22 candidate filing period and warns legal action may still come if forced. The move aims to compel the Legislature to redraw districts after the 1980 census.
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Charleston
W.va
A. James Manchin
Manchin
U.S. House of Representatives
Redistricting drive shapes WV House races and Senate bids
With a Democratic edge in four congressional districts, West Virginia lawmakers navigate a 1980 census map aimed at altering odds for Rep. Cleve Benedict and Rep. Mick Staton. Kanawha County figures Tompkins and Boettner eye Staton’s seat as Fayette County looms large in a fight over district borders.
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Cleve Benedict
Mick Staton
Benedict
Staton
Washington
Kanawha County
House
Roger Tompkins
Li Boettner
Boettner
State Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
West Virginia
Fayette
Mercer Jail Meeting Set
The Mercer County Commission will hold a special meeting Monday at 1 30 p m with Sheriff Dane Hare Prosecuting Attorney David Knight and special attorney Charles Cunningham regarding the federal court order for Mercer County jail. The session will be held in the County Commission Room in the courthouse.
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Princeton
Mercer County Commission
Dane Hare
David Knight
Charles Cunningham
Mercer County
County Commission
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