Gas price puzzle tied to tolls and turnover in Beckley
Beckley shell operator John Stroud explains high local gas costs stem from credit card fees and tolls on interstates. He notes tourists pay with cards, increasing merchant fees, while residents pay cash, keeping prices lower. Tollbooths on the West Virginia Turnpike add two tolls for Charleston-origin gas and one for Roanoke-origin fuel, raising costs. Stroud cites mileage, hilly terrain, and river/barge access as factors driving higher prices in southern West Virginia.
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Partisan rhetoric and royal metaphor in a Raleigh County opinion piece
Mark Cassells argues that modern politics mirrors a royal presidency, condemning elite arrogance and partisan loyalty. He criticizes Clinton era policies from don’t ask don’t tell to health care, claims secrecy and FBI file abuse, and laments erosion of freedoms while urging readers to question their partisanship.
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National View Fans Pressure For Sports Reform
A Scripps Howard series argues fans bear part of the blame for sports excesses. Fans oppose high salaries and stadium costs but still buy tickets and support stars who misbehave, delaying reform until spending habits reflect wiser choices.
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Starr and Clinton in the Lewinsky affair debate
Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr presses the Clinton inquiry as Monica Lewinsky testifies that an affair occurred while Starr has yet to prove any illegal act. The piece argues the public views the affair as a private matter and calls for Starr to finish the investigation and curb taxpayer costs while urging Clinton to avoid new private meetings.
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