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It’s understandable that those holding leadership positions in the legislative branch of state government in West Virginia have an inferiority complex when it comes to their relative strength compared to those in the executive and judicial branches. In the executive branch, the governor is in complete control and enjoys full-time status with a salary and [...]
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With the news this week that about half of Mountain State University employees will be without jobs come September, it’s impossible not to think of Charles H. Polk, the man credited with the massive expansion that enabled so many to come to work for the institution. Fired as president of Mountain State earlier this year, [...]
Continue reading …I love the beauty and history behind the old farms that dot the West Virginia landscape. I’ve been on several in a number of counties across the state and there’s usually something unique about each one. Some have big trees like the huge white oak I admired last week on a Braxton County farm. It [...]
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The recent spate of hot temperature days has brought with it creative ways to dress, or as the case may be, undress. Women who have always worried about their flabby upper arms could care less as they grab a sleeveless shirt and, as far as pantyhose, who even wears them anymore, regardless of the heat? [...]
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The heat and humidity of summertime is an active period for biting insects and slithering reptiles. Snakes are an often talked about reptile in that you either like them or hate them. The majority of folks tend to dislike snakes but they are a living species just like all the other animals that call this [...]
Continue reading …Hopefully, when members of the West Virginia Legislature convene in Charleston next week for three days of interim committee meetings, the joint House-Senate panel assigned the task of coming up with a solution for this state’s increasingly overcrowded prison facilities will begin considering concrete proposals to solve that problem. Carl Reynolds, a retired Texas courts [...]
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A gravel road is what, in southern Iowa—the old hippie’s home state, is called a Rock Road. The land there isn’t flat as the Midwest stereotype would suggest, but gently rolling, the hills sizable enough to conceal intimate bits of landscape until one pops over the rise. The roads follow the edges of the old [...]
Continue reading …Women’s magazines all seem to have their own set of topics that they keep recycling. A feature on how to lose those last stubborn 10 pounds, paired, oddly enough, with recipes for the world’s most decadent brownies, is bound to be on the pages along with an article about putting more zip into your marriage [...]
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KEARNEYSVILLE – Yes, the apple reflects the diversity and melting-pot culture of early American life, but so does the peach. What’s better than a ripe peach, just picked? To me, the image of biting in and letting the succulent juice run down my chin is the perfect symbol of good ole summer time. I spoke [...]
Continue reading …The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) recently published the 2012-2013 hunting regulations. For some folks it might be hard to think about hunting right now with the 100-degree temperatures but it’s only 2 1/2 months away. There have been some changes in the regulations this year worth mentioning. Archery season starts on Sept. [...]
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