Wrong Turn sparks West Virginia taint outcry and backlash
Samantha Perry reports on WV Everomit Fitch T shirt that mocked West Virginia sparking reader outrage and a demand from the governor to pull the slogan It's all relative in West Virginia. National outlets pressured the distributor while critics accuse the film of reinforcing stereotypes and cannibalism myths.
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Mountain State
Bluefield
West Virginia
Bluefield State College
William Randy Deason and Colley Lead Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as Publisher and Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor along with staff roles for Samantha Perry Tammie Toler Barbara Hawkins Bill Archer and City County Editor Senior Copy Editor Andy Patton. The text includes a biblical quote about faith and healing.
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Tammie Toler
Barbara Hawkins
Bill Archer
Sore Ahl Ose
Andy Patton
Stay in West Virginia Graduates urged to aid state economy
The article urges high school and college graduates to remain in West Virginia to pursue education or employment locally. It highlights Promise Scholarships funding for many entering college and notes staying would boost economic growth, create jobs, and increase tax revenues while countering brain drain. It calls businesses to offer opportunities and urges collective effort to revitalize the Mountain State.
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West Virginia
Mountain State
West
Fight to stop draft bills S89 and HR163 in 2005
Letter arguing to block House and Senate measures reactivating the draft starting June 15 2005. It claims the plan ends education deferrals includes women, allocates 28 million to Selective Service, and seeks to fill thousands of draft and appeals boards. Calls for media coverage and constituent pressure.
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Pentagon
Reagan and the myth of hard work overcoming poverty
Jay Ambrose argues that social mobility exists and is driven by values and effort, citing Ronald Reagan as an example. He credits Reagan’s optimism, faith, and self discipline, learned from his mother and reinforced by childhood struggles with his father’s alcoholism, with enabling unlikely success. Ambrose contends leftist claims of universal helplessness undermine freedom and entrepreneurial energy.
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Horatio Alger
Harold Bell Wright
Reagan
Udells
Washington
Ambrose Bierce
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