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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, April 6

Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, April 6, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. KENYAN WARPLANES ATTACK AL-SHABAB POSITIONS The air strikes[Read More…]

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W.Va. Nonprofit Association hosting town meetings

Meetings introducing West Virginia Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence    LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Nonprofit organizations across West Virginia have an opportunity for face-to-face training and instruction during the next two months as the West Virginia Nonprofit Association hosts a series of town meetings. “Beginning with meetings next week in Huntington and Beckley,[Read More…]

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Experts see uncertain outlook for W.Va. economy

BECKLEY, W.Va. — Citing “unusually large declines” in a majority of indicators, experts at the WVU Bureau of Business and Economic Research said Thursday that the outlook for the state’s economy is “relatively uncertain.” “Overall, we believe the state’s economy will grow at a slow pace in the late summer[Read More…]

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Tomblin cites health concerns in raw milk veto

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have permitted the consumption of raw milk in West Virginia. In his veto message delivered to Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, the governor said that raw milk poses inherent dangers. “It may contain bacteria that is[Read More…]

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Scam university steals Charleston school’s history

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A diploma mill claiming the identity and 125-year history of the University of Charleston is offering life experience degrees for a fraction of the cost it takes to earn one from the private four-year college. For about $300, one can trade in past schooling and job experience[Read More…]

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Improving the public’s right to know

An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The nature of the Freedom of Information Act is to ensure that government is using its resources without waste, corruption or wrongdoing. The only way to find out is through curiosity, attention and persistence. Public access to what West Virginia’s government[Read More…]

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Poca man awarded $3 million in case against Ford

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal jury this week ruled against Ford Motor Company and awarded a 74-year-old Poca man more than $3 million in damages after his gas pedal got stuck, causing him to crash his truck. On Nov. 20, 2012, while Howard Nease was driving toward Charleston on U.S.[Read More…]

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Joe Manchin should follow Harry Reid’s example

An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada — injured and half-blinded by a New Year’s Day exercise accident — announced last week that he will retire from politics and not seek reelection next year. His announcement gives political figures and parties in[Read More…]

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Freshman delegate’s success reversed by vetoes

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Freshman Monongalia County Delegate Brian Kurcaba achieved a rare success this past session, seeing three bills pass through both houses of the Legislature and go to the governor. That led to the equally rare letdown of seeing all three of them vetoed in two days. The demise[Read More…]

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