West Virginia grapples with pension tax and gray machines
The week’s snapshots cover proposed pension tax elimination to level retiree benefits, potential state licensing of gray video poker machines to offset revenue loss, and ongoing debates in the Legislature. Veterans benefits remain contested, while tax-cut optimism centers on House Speaker Bob Kiss and WV’s fiscal turnaround. Concord College receivd a human rights award for handling a racist threat incident successfully.
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Don Marshall
Del
Bob Kiss
Raleigh County
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T Weanes
Jeaniene Barber
Darrick Scott
West Virginia Human Rights Commission
Concord College
Readers Speak on Clinton Lewinsky Affair
A reader argues the Clinton Lewinsky affair is the people's business and condemns moral decay, urging forgiveness and prayer for the country. The letter questions public judging, cites history, and notes shifting public reaction and calls for impeachment outcomes.
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1998 Yankees: lean, relentless champions redefining Bronx Bombers
The piece celebrates the 1998 Yankees as perhaps the era's best, a cohesive team with 114 regular season wins and 11 of 13 postseason wins, emphasizing humility over ego. It notes Bernie Williams' free agency, San Diego's stadium bid, and Steinbrenner's possible relocation plans, calling this a likely final great Yankee team.
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Halloween Klingon Hair Gone Wrong in TV Interview
Neale R. Clark recalls a Halloween comic misstep as a black dye turned his hair black for six months while interviewing Dr. Leon Ginsberg, then welfare commissioner under Governor Rockefeller. He notes the Halloween spirit, the leisure suit, and the festive miscasting in a black and white photo.
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Ginsberg
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