Rats and uniforms across West Virginia areas discussed
A Mercer County rat problem sparks alarm and cleanup calls as residents report large rats near homes and schools. Bluefield Daily Telegraph notes Kanawha County’s pilot uniform policy, while state crime stats show WV with low overall crime yet rising larceny. Williamson Daily News comments on livability rankings and state pride.
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Mountain
Princeton
Mercer County Board of Health
Stanley Walls
Mercer County
West Virginia
New York City
Charleston
Kanawha County
Charleston Daily Mail
Mississippi
Alabama
Minnesota
Williamson Daily News
Mozart for Preschools Bills in Florida Advocate Classical Music
Orlando columnist Parker surveys Florida proposed legislation by Sen. William Turner to add classical music to preschool curricula. Experiments at UC Irvine by researchers Frances Rauscher and Gordon Shaw link Mozart and other classical pieces to improved spatial reasoning in preschoolers and college students, prompting calls for music to be integral to schooling.
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Florida
William Turner
Dmiami
Turner
University of California At Irvine
Mitch Miller
Frances Rauscher
Gordon Shaw
UC At Irvine
America
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Snoop Doggy Dog
Rauscher and Shaw
Harvard
Rauscher
Shaw
Philip Glass
Johnny Boy
Nirvana
Barney
Supreme Court
White House
Baghdad
Parker
Orlando Sentinel
Kparker
Kparker.com
Gun worship ends where West Virginians watch less Seinfeld
In a Newsweek map West Virginians show little interest in Seinfeld due to few guns on the show and a culture favoring firearms. Columnist L T Anderson argues for gun restraint, noting Sen Robert Byrd’s cautious stance and his own long career, including service as a machine gunner.
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Ewsweek
Eastern Panhandle
West
Charlton Heston
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
L.T. Anderson
Charleston Daily Mail
Editorial contact details for two editors
Editorial page editor R Shawn Lewis can be reached via email at r shawn lewis hotmail.com or by calling 255 4462. Editor Dawn A Keys can be reached via email at dkeys register herald com or by calling 255 4460.
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R. Shawn Lewis
Dawn A
Register-Herald.com
Cleanliness Bonds Sisters Amid Household Tales
In a lunch with Sherrie Hunter of The Register-Herald, the author recalls family cleaning habits and mutual quirks. The piece contrasts their neat mothers with their own casual approach, jokes about bedmaking and dog hair, and ends with a nod to Sherrie’s tidy routines.
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Sherrie Hunter
Register-Herald
Shirley
Sherrie
Mother
Keyser
Winchester
Bell Atlantic
At&t
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Mercer
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Kanawha
W.va
Kathleen Parker
Anderson
Kentucky
Dusty
Dawn A. Keys
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