From seatbelts to survival lessons learned
A reflective piece urges constant seatbelt use after a near miss and a friend's severe accident. The author recounts personal confidence shifts, hospital progress, and a mother’s activism, stressing legal duty, cost of injury, and belts as life savers. The narrative ties cautious driving to public safety and personal responsibility.
Fortunes Lead VIPP and Hiking West Virginia Peep Program
Eddie and Gladys Fortune of Bluefield are active VIPP and Hiking West Virginia participants. They have visited about 15 of WV’s 36 parks, logged hundreds of miles, and earned walking sticks and badges. They praise back roads trips, night hikes, and Greenbrier River Trail as highlights, and describe VIPP and Hiking WV programs, eligibility, and rewards.
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Eddie Fortune
Bluefield
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Eddie
Tazewell County
Tazewell
W.va
Gladys
Wheeling
Point Pleasant
Twin
Greenbrier River
North Caldwell
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
Watoga State Park
Pipestem
Bluestone River
Bluestone Dam
Division of Natural Resources
Kanawha Blvd
Charleston
Wvparks.com
VIPP
Gladys Fortune
Babcock State Park
Can mulch spontaneously combust in a yard or shed
Virginia extension expert notes mulch or other organic material can heat through decomposition if stored damp in a building. Aged moisture plus bacterial activity may raise temperatures enough to ignite, with examples including poultry litter and stored mulch.
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Kathy
J.N
Virginia
Mike Harris
Harris
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