Churches in West Virginia Debated Role in Public Debate
A political brouhaha in the state capital centers on whether churches, notably the United Methodist Church, should weigh in on controversial issues such as mountaintop removal mining. Gov. Underwood criticizes social action, editors weigh in, while opinions vary on the church’s place in public discourse.
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United Methodist Church
Buckhannon
Cecil Underwood
West
Register-Herald
Beckley
WV CHIPS program leaves 35000 children uninsured
West Virginia officials say nearly 38000 eligible children will not receive health coverage under the national Children’s Health Insurance Program funded at 24 billion dollars over five years. Only 17240 of 55320 eligible are expected to get benefits, due to parents not signing up. officials plan broad outreach in medical offices, libraries, stores, schools, and orientations, with church groups aiding in ten counties to expand enrollment. The Journal of Martinsburg.
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Bureau of Medical Services
Division of Health and Human Resources
West Virginia Council of Churches
the Journal of
Martinsburg
Byrd Secures federal funding for West Virginia projects
West Virginia residents express gratitude to Senator Robert Byrd for channeling federal dollars to key public works. He attended the dedication of the 11.1 million Robert C. Byrd Wheeling Intermodal Transportation Center and ceremonies in Marshall County for a flood control project, plus a 22.3 million lake and dam initiative, highlighting his longtime role in boosting local infrastructure.
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Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
Wheeling
Robert C. Byrd
Marshall County
Wheeling Creek
West Virginia
West
Gender pliability debated in light of two reassignment cases
Orlando Sentinel columnist Kathleen Parker notes a controversial Pediatrics study on gender identity arguing pliability after birth. She details two cases where circumcision errors led to sex reassignment, highlighting limits of single studies and urging caution about socialization versus biology.
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Pediatrics Magazine
G.I. Joe
Alan Alda
Marilyn Monroe
G.I. Jane
Sharon Stone
Associated Press
Joan
John
Mary
Orlando Sentinel
Kathleen Parker
Kparker
Kparker.com
Online presence of The Register Herald Explored
The Register Herald lists its online address at www.register-herald.com and notes contact options for editors Dawn A Keys and R Shawn Lewis via email, along with a general newsroom inbox. The on line Opinion page is indicated but not fully shown.
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Register-Herald
Register- Herald
Register-Herald.com
Dawn A
R. Shawn Lewis
Park Politics and State Symbols in West Virginia
L T Anderson argues that a WVU Beckley campus and other state decisions reveal pork-barrel politics and inflated public subsidies. He cites the Summers County medical school idea, debates the state bird choice, and criticizes lawmakers for lacking original thinking while praising local natural imagery.
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Bob Kiss
West Virginia University
Beckley
Kiss
WVU
College of West Virginia
Marshall University
West
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