Kansas Reverberates After West Virginia Editor’s Rimshot
West Virginia readers react to Kansas editor David Hacker’s sharp editorial in the Manhattan Mercury. The piece mocks WV politicians and politics, touches on Kansas jokes, and hints at retaliatory sentiments toward states. Humor and regional tensions color the column.
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Vendors Drive Majority of Welfare Fraud Claims, WV Official Says
West Virginia Welfare Commissioner Leon Ginsberg told the Charleston Rotary Club that welfare vendors cost the state more in fraud than welfare clients. He cited monthly vendor payouts versus typical client checks, noted difficulties policing vendors, and warned of hidden fraud. He cited suspensions of pharmacists and a nursing home operator’s federal conviction, and projected $15 million federal cuts impacting programs like day care and meals. He stressed welfare’s broad economic role in the state.
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Mine Drainage Solution Sought
State Natural Resources Director David Callaghan announces a special task force to address acid mine drainage in northern West Virginia. The group will include state, industry and university officials and be co chaired by Dr Frank Carruccio of the University of South Carolina and Dr John Senciadiver of West Virginia University.
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