Wyoming County Excess Levy Patched to Support Schools
Voters face a five year excess levy on the November ballot with a projected funding plan led by $830,000 for teachers salaries and benefits. The levy finances classroom labs textbooks facilities and buses among other items and promises no property tax increase while relying on rising property assessments. If approved the plan allocates over $1 million to teachers and support staff and outlines specific annual increases across multiple school needs.
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Yoming County
Board of Education
Wyoming County
West Virginia University Extension Office
West Virginia and the death penalty debate
The question asks whether West Virginia should reinstate the death penalty. Arguments on both sides cite deterrence, morality, costs, and wrongful convictions, with proponents stressing justice for severe crimes and opponents warning of irreversible errors and racial disparities. Public policy requires careful weighing of values, evidence, and risks.
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West Virginia
Mountaintop Removal Debate Reflects Big Coal Influence
A WV readers’ opinion condemns mountaintop removal as a bought propaganda blitz by out of state coal interests. The piece cites Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition based in Huntington and argues for limited scope, highlighting harms to wells, watersheds, and rural communities, urging economic diversification over destruction.
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West Virginia
Register-Herald
Thomson Newspapers
Canada
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Huntington
Cabell
Kanawha
Lincoln
Mason
Putnam
Wayne Counties
West
Polls and Demographics Shuffle Public Perception of Clinton
Guest columnist Mark Cassell argues polls reveal bias via demographics and question framing. He cites ZIP code data as enabling tailored results, notes political polling often misses true views, and predicts a liberal tilt from coastal cities versus the Midwest. He invites reader responses and lists contact details.
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Annapolis
Bill Clinton
Clinton
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Chicago
West Virginia
Los Angeles
Portland
New York
Miami
Hartford
San Francisco
White House
Midwest
Mark Cassells
P.O. Box
Beckley
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