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Wood County Delegate Dies Following Stroke
Wood County Republican Delegate Larry Border died Wednesday evening after suffering a massive stroke Tuesday evening.
Border, who turned 60 last Friday, was serving his 11th term in the House of Delegates, having won his first election in 1990.
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Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was one of only a handful of Republican Members to press President Obama on jobs at today’s meeting at the White House. “Most Americans, at least from what I’m hearing, do not agree with the President’s handling of the economy. They’re frustrated with the reckless spending in Washington and concerned about the direction of our fragile economy. They’re certainly wondering why the Administration is making it harder for energy producers to operate when gas and utility prices have skyrocketed,” stated Capito after returning from the White House.
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By JOEL KOTKIN
Forbes
Ideas matter, particularly when colored by religious fanaticism, wreaking havoc even in the most favored of places. Take, for instance, Iran, a country blessed with a rich heritage and enormous physical and human resources, but which, thanks to its theocratic regime, is largely an economic basket case and rogue state.
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June 06, 2011 @ 10:05 PM
The Herald-Dispatch
MORGANTOWN -- The developer of a $2 billion coal-fired power plant in northern West Virginia says the project has reached a key milestone.
Longview Power said Monday that its plant in Maidsville has begun generating electricity. Commercial operations are expected to begin this summer.
Longview Power says hiring for the 695-megawatt plant is nearly complete. The plant will have 96 employees.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University says it's getting $5 million from coal company owner Chris Cline.
WVU says the give announced Thursday will be split between the medical school and basketball program.
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PITTSBURGH,
June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven CONSOL Energy (NYSE:CNX - News) mining operations in West Virginia were named recipients of safety awards in May during the 28th annual State Council meeting of the Holmes Safety Association in Roanoke, W. Va.
The awards recognized each operation and its employees for their commitment to and record of safety excellence.
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STON, W.Va., June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI - News) today announced that its Coal-Mac, Inc. has earned the Excellence in Reforestation Award in West Virginia.
The Excellence in Reforestation Award was presented to Coal-Mac on behalf of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Coal-Mac planted more than 100,000 trees in 2010 alone.
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First of all, I thank you for allowing me to use freedom of the press. I am not funded by a job in coal mining, my family was raised healthy and educated by coal mining, and my husband and myself were too.
This life we have goes back to 1921 when real heroes of freedom fought against Federal Government thugs and others to start a union that is the United Mine Workers of America. They fought for safety, better wages, health care and security for their families’ future.
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I am responding to an event set for June 6-11 called the “March on Blair Mountain: Appalachia Rising,” Brandon Nida quoted the mission statement as: "We march to preserve Blair Mountain, strengthen labor rights, abolish mountaintop removal in Appalachia and invest in sustainable job-creation for all Appalachian communities."
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