Garrison Administration Falls Over Bresch Transcript Scandal
WVU President Mike Garrison faced criticism as secret meetings over Heather Bresch’s master’s degree raised questions of academic standards. He announced plans to step down in September after not directing the action, with calls to fire those involved. Despite turmoil, WVU reported record enrollments and large pay raises for staff as leadership shuffled.
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West Virginia University
Mike Garrison
Morgantown
Garrison
Business School
Manchin
Heather Bresch
Bresch
West Virginia
WVU
Board of Governors
Mountaineer
Bluefield
Bill Stewart
Patrick White
Bob Huggins
Bluefield Daily Telegraph staff credits and biblical proverb
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as Publisher with Samantha Perry and Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor Managing Editor senior Editor and City Editor. The page features a Proverbs 11 2 3 AKJV verse about pride and wisdom.
Mercer County to modernize elections with clerk appointment
With the retirement of County Clerk Rudy Jennings on June 30 the Mercer County Commission will appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of the term until November. The commission has asked the Secretary of State to audit election procedures, training manuals and equipment, aiming to elevate records and vote tallies to modern standards.
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Mercer County Commission
Rudy Jennings
Jennings
Secretary of State
Sarah Bailey
Daily Telegraph
Mercer County
Commission
Delegation's priorities questioned amid remarks on West Virginia
The letter criticizes Dick Cheney and others for disparaging remarks about West Virginia residents, mocking them as poor and uneducated. It questions the intellectual acuity of the congressional delegation and notes the delegation's role in nominating a presidential candidate opposing the government and Washington establishment, implying no coattails for incumbents.
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Svent
West Rien
Dick Cheney
Othrs
Washington
West Virginia
Obama and McCain energy debate labeled as populist charade
Jay Ambrose criticizes Barack Obama and John McCain over energy policy framing. He argues windfall tax on oil profits would raise gas prices, cites China India and Middle East factors, and condemns drilling bans while praising market-driven supply why prices rise. He notes Obama and McCain both flawed on energy.
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Barack Obama
Corse
China
India
America
Goguery
Ronald Reagan
Obama
Washington
NAFTA
Alaska
Nevada
John McCain
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Dulles International
Jonah Goldberg
McCain
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Tom Bone
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
Margilies
Mercer Commission
Jay Ambrose
Times
Scripps Howard Newspapers
el Paso
Texas
Denver
Colorado
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