West Virginia Day personal reflection on a year the state joined
Bill Archer recalls family trips to Civil War reenactments and the 1863 birth of West Virginia. He writes how a West Virginia gym bag and a northbound search for belonging shaped his life from Manassas to Charleston and beyond.
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Washington Post
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Wildwood
N.J
Resurrection City
Washington, D.C
University of Maryland College
Jerry Butler
Terrapins
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Russia
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U.S. Army
United States
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Roles Listed
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists staff including Darryl Hudson as Publisher News Editor and Sports Editor Andy Patton. Woodson and Samantha Perry serve as Editor and Senior Editor. Bill Archer as Managing Editor. Charles Owens quotes a Bible verse from Matthew 11 28.
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The Stink Bug Invasion and A Tight Politician Battle
The stink bug, an Asian pest now in 39 states and DC, chews through apples grapes and peaches triggering farm pleas to Congress. Rep Frank Wolf pushes USDA action branding it Public Pest No 1 while agencies explore egg-eating Asian bees as a control option, warning of potential ecological risk.
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Asia
mid-Atlantic States
District of Columbia
Congress
mid-Atlantic
D.C
Frank Wolf
Virginia
Wolf
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Florida
Ag Department
Make things happen for veterans now not later
A veteran letter argues frustration at lacking appreciation for those who served. It praises America and calls out complacency among citizens, urging action to honor World War II veterans, fund Honor Flights, and visit the Beckley VA and memorials while there is time.
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Archer
Claysville
Penna
Bull Run
94Th Infantry
Dad
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Spon
Sored
Denver Foundation
Beckley VA
D.C
Princeton group seeks to restore the Lavon Theater
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