West Virginia’s new Washington liaison plan under fire
Critics question Gov Cecil Underwood’s appointment of former astronaut Jon McBride as Washington liaison at 168000 dollars yearly. They note WV already has five liaisons led by Robert Byrd the King of Pork and warn the move wastes tax dollars and duplicates effort.
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Mountain State
Beckley
Robert C. Byrd
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King of
Underwood
Byrd and Co
McBride
Union Contractors’ Association
Cecil Underwood
Memorial Day traditions and the balance with leisure
Jay Ambrose argues Memorial Day should honor fallen service members while acknowledging warmer days lure Americans to picnics parades and other pleasures. He notes Cleveland fished instead and recalls Civil War era tensions between the North and South. He urges keeping sacrifice in memory as part of the day’s meaning.
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Grover Cleveland
Jay Ambrose
Scripps Howard News Service
No-build preferred in LMS parkway corridor debate
Summers County readers condemn LMS reach as far as 500 feet each side of the proposed New River Parkway corridor from Hinton to Sandstone. They urge no-build policy and local control, while inviting comments to Randolph T. Epperly Jr. by Thursday.
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Sandstone
Raleigh
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Randolph T. Epperly Jr
Division of Highways
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Building
Kanawha Blvd
East
Charleston
Joe Rushford Hinton
Homicide in Fauquier: Heiress Gets 60 Days Jail Verdict
National view reports Susan Cummings, an heiress, was found to have fatally shot her Argentine polo playing lover Robert Villegas in Fauquier County Virginia. The local jury deemed extenuating circumstances and she received 60 days in jail. Authorities housed her separately with special amenities to avoid inmate unrest. This satirical piece critiques the justice system and recidivism rates.
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Fauquier County
Roberto Villegas
Susan Cummings
Cummings
Bumblebee Flight and Political Discourse Collide in West Virginia
Freelance columnist Mark Cassells ponders bumblebees flight and uses the debate to critique Democratic leaders and national security policy. He suggests Byrd and Rahall could spearhead investigations while criticizing alleged white house misdeeds and foreign arms transfers.
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Nick Rahall
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