Debit cards replace food stamps in West Virginia
West Virginia is rolling out the Electronics Benefits Transfer system with 55 counties adopting by May 1. The Mountain State Card replaces paper stamps with plastic, featuring a West Virginia outdoors scene and a magnetic strip. Officials tout security and stigma reduction, while stores benefit from reduced handling and faster access. The rollout spans Cabell, Wayne, 10 more counties this week, 12 southern counties by March 1, 17 counties including the Northern Panhandle by April 1, and Eastern Panhandle plus 14 counties by May 1.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Luck
Cabell
Wayne
Northern
Panhandle
Eastern Panhandle
Doctors pressing Senate for damage caps in West Virginia
About 150 doctors from across the state gathered in Flatwoods to back a House passed medical malpractice reform bill and push for tort caps. They want a seat at shaping a proposed physicians mutual plan as BRIM II winds down. The Senate committee planned to review the reform while doctors urged passage as-is.
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Charleston
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Douglas E. McKinney
West Virginia Medical Association
Flatwoods
McKinney
Harrison County
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Physicians’ Mutual
State Board of Risk and Insurance Management
Brim II
Medical Association
State Medical Association
Panhandle
Elkins
Martinsburg
Jerry Beasley
Concord College
Beasley
Bluefield State College
Jessica Sarrett
BSC
Linda Terry
Concord
Anglea Byrd
Jim Nelson
Salvation Army hosts second annual Super Bowl party in Princeton
Salvation Army Captain Bob Mullins said the event at headquarters in Princeton was a success offering meals and a shared game view. A Pulaski bus joined the gathering as Mullins framed the game as east versus west with Tampa Bay favored for proximity. Shannon Spence from Pulaski predicted the Raiders would win citing offense versus defense.
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Salvation Army
Princeton
Bob Mullins
Pulaski
Mullins
Tampa Bay
Shannon Spence
Raiders
Tampa
Super Bowl Socialites Split on Raiders Buccaneers
At The Club in Princeton fans gathered for a major Super Bowl party where locals from Princeton and nearby areas voiced mixed loyalties. Several picked Tampa Bay or Oakland while mentioning commercials and players, with comments praising Ozzy Pepsi ads and Terminator and Hulk spots.
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Katie Johnson
Princeton
Raiders
Katie
Craig
Kellie Cook
Tampa Bay
Kevin McBride
Lashmeet
Vikas Patel
San Diego
Calif
Oakland
Jennifer Manganello
Buccaneers
Mark Blevins
Mblevins
Bottonline.com
Roots of Iraq’s Struggle Under Ottoman Rule and Saddam Era
The piece traces Iraq’s modern history from British-backed Faisal’s 1921 kingship to Sunni elite control, Shiite opposition, Kurdish autonomy seeks, and Saddam’s Baath autocracy. It notes postwar repression, Kurdish ethnic cleansing, and rising sectarian and regional tensions shaping a fragile postSaddam landscape.
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Faisal
Iraq
Britain
Saddam
Republican Guard
Supreme Council For the Islamic Revolution
Iran
Baath Socialist Party
Baath
Baath Party
Ismail al-Rubia
Jordanian
al-Rubia
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West Virginia Board of Regents
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Ista Inara
Muffler & the City
Kerose
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