Del Ron Fragale Answers Gundovald

Even though he claims he doesn't know who he's talking to, we appreciate the courage of his response. Dear ______, I usually don't respond to anyone who does not sign their name . I will this time for information purposes . I think I'm correct when I say the legislation our Commissioners and Assessor keep refering to was passed in 1988. I was first elected in 1990, Del. Cann in 1994, Del. Iaquinta in 2002, and Del. Miley in 2004.-This legislation said in effect that each assessor should follow a schedule to keep the assessed property values current. I applaud our commissioners for taking such a bold step. I hope their actions are constitutional.I believe Mrs. Romano is trying her best to do what she feels the law tells her to do.I would be happy to vote for a way to slow these valuations down without doing damage to our educational system. It probably is too late this year to make changes but Gov. Manchin has indicated he will call a special session on taxation later this year. This will be a good time to deal with this issue. Delegate Ron Fragale

Gov Joe will seize your property for the sake of the children

archivemanchinseize: "By Gary Abernathy Monday December 19 2005 6:55 p.m. Lora and I were in Charleston on Sunday to attend the commencement ceremonies of West Virginia State University. Lora's sister was receiving a degree, plus we were doing the Christmas gift exchange thing with her family later in the day. We were running a little late, and as we entered the Charleston Civic Center, I thought I heard a familiar voice wafting through the loudspeakers. 'That sounds like Governor Joe!' I exclaimed. What an added treat. I had no idea the Governor was the featured speaker, but I was very excited. We found a couple of seats and settled in for a Joe Manchin sermon. What a shame that we missed half of it, because if you need your spirits lifted, and if you ever start to think that West Virginia may not necessarily be the best place to live, work, and raise a family, well, you need a dose of Governor Joe. The Governor, frankly, said all the right things. He talked about how proud the graduates should be to live and work in West Virginia. He said West Virginia was the best place in the world to live and work and raise a family. And he said that education was so important, that your property might be seized to support it. That's right. The Governor was explaining about taxes. He said that seventy cents of every tax dollar went to support education in West Virginia. And he said, 'In fact, if you don't pay your taxes, we'll seize your property. That's how serious we are about education.' I just love this Governor, don't you? Read more on title link.

Working Poor Get No Tax Break

SB 674 Joe Minard Sponsors Bill for Tax Deduction than Votes Against taking it out of Committee

He voted for it before he voted against it! Senate Bill 674 would have dramatically increased the personal tax exemption $12,500 for an individual and $25,000 for a family.

On Line Vandals rip State's Congressional Delegation in Encyclopedia

"A popular Internet encyclopedia has angered some members of West Virginia's congressional delegation whose entries contain wildly inaccurate information. Sen. Jay Rockefeller's profile on the Wikipedia online site claims that he could be subject to criminal prosecution because of his dealings with Middle Eastern countries in 2002. And recently, anyone skimming Sen. Robert C. Byrd's profile would have read that he was '180 years old,' although he's 88. This is the work of Wikipedia vandals, most likely congressional staffers with a political ax to grind, according to the Web site's spokespeople."

Byrd Sorry he ever voted for Patriot Act

: "Sen. Robert Byrd, the dean of the Senate and its resident constitutional expert, counts only a few regrets in his 48-year Senate career: filibustering the 1964 Civil Rights Act, voting to expand the Vietnam War, deregulating airlines. Add to the list a new one from this century: supporting the anti-terror USA Patriot Act after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. 'The original Patriot Act is a case study in the perils of speed, herd instinct and lack of vigilance when it comes to legislating in times of crisis,' the West Virginia Democrat said Monday on the eve of the Senate's final votes on its renewal. 'The Congress was stampeded, and the values of freedom, justice and equality received a trampling in the headlong rush.' This week as he embarks on a re-election campaign for a record ninth term, Byrd, 88, will vote 'no' on renewing 16 major provisions of the act due to expire March 10. He argues that even with new privacy protections added this year by the Bush administration and its allies, the law has given the government too much power to pry. 'This new proposal would erase too many of our freedoms guaranteed to the American people,' Byrd added in a statement to The Associated Press. 'In essence, this legislation says that the Bill of Rights is right no more.' His position allies him with Sen. Russell Feingold, a relative Senate newcomer who nonetheless foresaw potential problems with the original Patriot Act before Byrd or any other member of the Senate. In 2001, Feingold, D-Wis., cast the lone vote against the new terror-fighting law. 'I wish I had voted as he did,' Byrd lamented on the Senate floor."

Tougher Fines, Safer Mines

: "EVER SINCE 12 WEST VIRGINIA men died in a coal mine explosion last month, the federal government's mine safety agency has been working overtime to shore up its damaged reputation. The Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued sheaves of press releases announcing how it backs the miners union's effort to play a role in the investigation, or how it's 'aggressively' testing a device to locate missing coal workers. More recently, and more important, it announced that, pending congressional approval, the maximum fine for safety infractions at mines would nearly quadruple, from $60,000 to $220,000."

Sago Mine Owner to give donations to Fire and PoliceHarrison County Included

Charleston Daily Mail: "International Coal Group says it will make donations to local police and fire departments that assisted during last month's deadly explosion at the company's Sago Mine. The Ashland, Ky.-based company did not disclose how much it would contribute to public safety agencies in Barbour, Lewis, Harrison, Randolph and Upshur counties. 'I thought it was pretty decent of them to make that offer,'' said Randolph County Sheriff Jack Roy. The department sent five deputies on Jan. 4. The 10 hours of overtime they worked cost $1,071."

Churches should Fund Themselves

Charleston Daily Mail: "THE federal government pulled its million-dollar lifeline to a group called the Silver Ring Thing. This Christian ministry, based in Pittsburgh, has taught abstinence across the country over the past three years. It also used that federal money to proselytize about God and the purity of marriage. That is inappropriate. Religious groups should not use government money for that purpose"

West Virginia Sees Some, Not Enough, Tort Reform

: "There are two tort systems in West Virginia, or so it seems to observers of the litigation climate there. The first has been reformed in recent years, delivering the benefits of competition and choice to consumers, lowering prices, and luring companies and professionals. The second tort system, however, continues to drag down the West Virginia economy, delivering verdicts against defendants that bear little relation to actual damages or a fair reading of liability. This second and unreformed tort system earned West Virginia the dubious distinction of being the only statewide area to be named a 'judicial hellhole' by the American Tort Reform Association in its late 2005 report. The other areas named 'judicial hellholes' were the Rio Grande Valley and Gulf Coast in Texas; Cook, Madison, and St. Clair Counties in Illinois; and South Florida."

Commissioner Ron Watson Responds to Gundovald

Harrison County Commissioner, Ron Watson, responded to Gundovald's comments on the property tax issues facing the local property owners. He sent this note on Friday and like a good vice-presidential aspirant, I chose not to release it until tonight. I have "X-out" his personal phone number in keeping with my desire to extend some degree of privacy to any Gundovald-Speaks communicant. What follows is from Mr Watson:

"Thanks for your comments and introducing me to blogging. This is my first.

With regard to your articles concerning the tax freezing action the Commission took Thursday and the question of when is the right time, I submit to you that the right time was yesterday and that was long over due. There should be NO hardship on any any agency, city, school board, etc. One can not prepare a budget until they know the numbers and that doesn't happen until the Commission sets the levy rates in March. With over 30 plus years in government I'm sure each of them have an abundance of supplus funds that they have hidden to where only they know. I will be more than glad to help them review their budgets (revenues & expenses) and show them ways to do more with less.

For those who want to cry foul....shame on them. How wrong can it be to be fair and upfront with the people they serve, the taxpayer. Many of your elected/appointed officials seem to forget who they work for. They don't own government, you do.

I'm not your typical elected official. My purpose for seeking office was to truly give back to my community. Harrison County is my roots and I came back home to stay till the end. I have been blessed over the years to have gained the experience, education, knowledge, skills and abilities needed to make a difference in our local government. The day of power brokers (king makers) is a thing of the past and so is the good ole'boy back room decision making. I feel that I speak for the silent majority who are afraid to speak out because they think they can't make a difference. I see my role as that of a coach and cheerleader. To be the sacifical lamb in bring about positive change. It's time for the taxpayers to step forward and send the message to a government that they don't respect or trust, to sound out loud and clear that they are mad as hell and are not going to take it anymore.

Your County Commission is truly an out of the box TEAM. Over the past three years we have explored options on how to provide tax relief that would be fair to all. Last year for the first time in many years the Commission rolled back the levy rate by 3%. But who noticed since the valuations had increased. This was also an option this year but who would have noticed........like last year, no one. The action and timing Thursday is what it is. Where do we go from here is anybody's quess. Hopefully the decision makers can find better methods in which to address tax issues. If not expect your Commission to continue to be trend setters.

As a side bar, the Commission finds no fault in the Assessors action. That office is only doing what the State Tax Department and WV State Code mandates. Likewise, the Commission is acting upon what we feel is our duty and responsibility. Let the chips fall where they fall. As one Commission, my intent is to continue to speak out and to bring relief to the taxpayer where ever I can. I know who I work for.....you.

Please give me a call, home/office. I would like to meet you and get more in depth on how to move our county and government forward. My home number is XXX-XXXX.

Ron Watson, "committed to a government that is open, responsive and accountable to the citizens of Harrison County"

Horse owner charged with cruelty; 29 horses seized - - The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register

Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register: "A Preston County man accused of abusing 29 horses has been charged with cruelty to animals and the horses placed in the care of the county humane officer. "

Another West Virginia County Going Smoke-Free

: "After almost two hours of discussion, the McDowell County Board of Health unanimously voted to approve a Clean Indoor Air Policy"

WV Woman told to Stop Rescuing Oppossums

Sarah Stapp heard from the DNR after her efforts to save baby opossums that had lost their mothers were recently publicized in newspapers across the state. The 42-year-old former science teacher cared for the orphaned animals until they were about 50 days old, and then returned them to the wild.

Bill Clinton is back Looking for Interns! No Kidding!

William J. Clinton Foundation "Internship Programs"

If you are an undergraduate, graduate or professional student or a recent graduate with your own strong interest in crucial issues of our day, the Clinton Foundation Intern Program offers a unique opportunity for growth, learning and meaningful service. We are looking for people who are dependable, enthusiastic, professional, and intelligent.

Loss

A self described, 40ish something, single mom, "disaffected DC insider", muses on life in her blog, Random Thoughts on Politics and Life. This morning she published a short paragraph entitled, "LOSS". Here it is:

"How do you recover from the loss of a loved one? I held him for one hour in May, but he changed my life for ever. I miss him so terribly. I keep putting one foot in front of the other, working through my pain and creating diversions with projects and activities but no one knows who deeply I hurt inside. My heart is breaking."

I responded to her anonymously with,

Would you like the sweet talk or the tough talk? Several of my friends have lost children in automobile accidents. I cannot fathom their pain. One friend's son died about 10 yrs ago as he was driving home from college. His father, Ray, phoned home to Connecticut to break the news to his parents. His mother, upon hearing the news, had a stroke. It was so severe that she went into a coma and was put into a nursing home . She finally died 9 years later. Ray says he lost two people he loved that evening.

Ray was an officer in the US Marine Corps. For a 2 to 3 year period during the Viet Nam war he was in charge of all recruiting in the state of West Virginia. His additional duty was to notify the next of kin about the death of their loved one before a telegram arrived from the Pentagon the next day. This was before the Interstates were constructed through the mountains and it could take up to 6 hours to drive in all kinds of weather from one end of the state to the other. Ray said that whenever he pulled his government car up to a house and got our wearing his uniform, the parents knew instantly why he was there.

Two years ago Frank’s son was killed. He was a passenger in a car driven by his girl friend on a four lane highway. Frank and his wife were becoming proud of their son, yet again. He had overcome a drug problem, he went back to college and was getting good grades, he had regained direction in his life and he now had a devoted girl friend that they all loved. A woman with a suspended license and no insurance crossed the lane and ended their son's life.

Fast forward a year or so. Frank is still in depression; mopping around, without purpose; maybe, even feeling sorry for himself a bit too publicly; noting his son's birthday, the date when he would have graduated, anniversary of this and that.

Ray, who is now retired, visits the office. He goes in to see Frank and tells him. "Frank, make up your mind. Either go jump off of a bridge and end it all or make up your mind that you are going to move on."

Frank had done better after that encounter. Sometimes, only the right person can say the right thing. So, you choose if this missive is sweet or tough.

And kid, you better not be talking about a dog or a cat!

WHAT! C'Burg Paper Reveals in Headline that a Bill would Require Full Assessment of Property Did that mean that Assessor Romano Jumped the Gun?

I'd give you a link to the Exponent Telegram for this but you'd have to sign up, enroll, apply, etc., etc. Do it if you wish to get to the article, however, the link above has the 5 additional paragraphs that your local newspaper cut short from the AP Wire. So, What's going on with our Assessor, Ms Romano? The AP article by Jennifer Bundy reports that the vast majority of counties are not now complying with a requirement to fully assess all county property. The proposed bill would give county assesors six years to bring the assessments up to 60 percent of appraised value. Why is there over-zealousness to stick it to the Harrison County taxpayers this year? Homeowners need small incremental changes in there tax structure. This recent reassesment has caused a major one. Commissioner Watson assures us 'she's just doing her job'. She's doing it too well without regard to sufficient judgement of how her efforts stand compared to all other assessors. You won't get any sympathy by claiming that 'Charleston made you do it!'. Or, is the new motto, "Why wait 6 years, when we can tax it all this year?". This has to stop and the legislators need to protect the citizens by passing a bill limiting the percentage increase of property taxes on homeowners in a given year. Ask them where they stand!

The Port Deal

Both the Dems and Repubs have consensus that our Federal Government should do less hands-on and more contracting out. In fact they compete for bragging rights on how many federal employees they can cut. The philosophical argument is that the private sector can do it better than the government. It is argued that it would be better managed and the employees more responsive. How, then, does not the same argument apply for 'the Ports' issue? If our government would not want to run the ports and compete with the private sector, how is it we can argue that a foreign government is better able to run the ports? Do we think that the UAE is a better run and more capable outfit than the U.S Government? What would be the affect of turning over some of our intelligence gathering to some Arab nations? Oh, wait a minute. Congress all ready held hearings on that. We are not allowed to apprehend Muslims on the battlefield and invite their own arab nationals to take them into custody and gather additional knowledge. But let's keep 'em out of Quantanimo and Abu Greb. Hell, lets give them jobs in our ports. The forign policy notion behind globalism is that if everyone eats, has a job, and a home then peace shall reign throughout the world. All of that we buy into, given our Western Pyche; however, there are these zealots who claim a peaceful relationship with a god who appearently demands they die for cartoon figures and blow themselves up to get an early position in line waiting for a turn with the vestial virgins. See my earlier post from the Sudan about the man who married a goat. Something of a shotgun wedding, I suppose. Personally, I'd blow myself up before hooking up with the goat. But, certainly you can appreciate his 'Sophia's Choice'. And of course, none of us has seen his wife. So, where does that leave us with the ports? Why would Bush choose to pick this of all things, as something to fight over? If the UAE are our friends, they would do better taking over the North Korean ports or Iran's so we can keep track of what nuclear production components they are importing.

Local Law Enforcement Loses an Icon!

Morgantown Native Dead at 81

| Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat

Interesting twist on the age old question of why buy the cow when you can buy a gallon

WHY THIS STATE SENATOR WILL NEVER SEE THIS!

Senator William R Sharpe,Jr Does Not Use Email or the Web!

Task Your State Legislators to Fix Property Tax Spiral

In the 'There ought to be a Law' department', there should be a legislative limit set to the percentage amount of property tax increase that County Assessors could levy against homeowners in a single year. It should be no more than a single digit as in 5% or 6% maximum vs the almost 15000 people who are victimized with a %10 or more increase in assessed value. Let's hear from Cann, Miley, Iaquinta, Minard. Where do you guys stand? I heard Richard Iaquinta (Delegate Harrison - Democrat) expressing concern tonight on WDTV about the state of education in Harrison County. Unspecified, but terrible things will happen if the confiscatory reassessment of property taxes is not implemented. Hold on! County residents recently passed the excess levy for education, yet again. Voluntarily increasing their property taxes to support county education at what the voters thought was a well-defined level. So, what is the PROBLEM, Mr Iaquinta? The public was told that to vote for the Levy would NOT increase anyone's taxes. The Dirty little secret was that the Board of Education members and the Assessors knew that since the county properties were going to be reassessed, the Board of Education would get a hughe increase in dollars by skimming off the same percentage of a much, much larger amount. Their shorts are twisted in knots because they have to live with last year's budget.

Let's Answer Harrison County Commissioner Watson's Question

Ron Watson, according to the Clarksburg newspaper, responded to a question from a municipal official by answering a question with a question. The question he and the other members of the county commision were asked was, to paraphrase, "Why did you wait until now to make a decision to freeze the property tax?". Ron Watson's answer was, "If not now, when? It is an excellent question and one that Ron Watson successfully dodged. He gave a hero's answer as if the commissioners acted as soon as they found out that taxes were going up. The mis-named "10% Letters" that went out from the Assessor's office to almost 15000 property owners had a date of 9 January on them. So, to Commissioner Watson's question about "When?" - why not freeze the tax back in December rather than wait until February 23? It is still a question that the commissioners should answer, however much I like their decision. One can sense the frustration of all officials who spent several weeks building and staffing an operational budget around figures given to them through the county administration, only to find a few days before they are scheduled to go public with their local budgets that the three commissioners, in their journey to OZ, found Courage, a Heart, and a Brain. Well, good for them. But they had to have known back in mid-November and December what the preliminary results of the assessor's results would be and the outrage it was bound to cause. That would have been a great time to call a halt to the rapacious appetite of the Assessor's office.

Harrison County Commissioners Freeze Property Taxes

Here is a question. If the assessed value for a house was $89,000 for the last 7 years but now goes up to $195,000 in 2006, is the County Assessor doing her job? Houses are suppossed to be assesed at fair market value. If the Assessor claims that she did her job this year by reflecting the fair market value of 195k, then can it be said that she did not do her job last year, or the year before, or the year before that when the assesed values were unchanged? The value of the house did not increase in value by $106,000 in one year. This kind of increase is over 100% in one year. There should be a maximum incremental change allowed on the value of assessed property in a single year. And it should be single-digit low. Perhaps no higher than some average of a well established and customarily used index for inflation. Think about it. The County Assessor may use whatever yardstick she chooses to jack up the taxes on a piece of property. If a new buyer pays more for a house she can claim that is the real market value of the home because someone paid it and use that figure. Sounds fair? But here is the problem with doing that. Parity. Other similar pieces of property or better pieces of property in the same area that did not change hands are not radically re-assessed to reflect a community wide increase in perceived increase in real estate values because of the price of the smaller house. This leads to a situation where the smalest, least desirable piece of property in a neighborhood or community may sell for a high price, but it is the only piece of property sold in a given year. Therefore that owner pays more taxes than his neighbors with bigger and better pieces of property. The last buyer in is burdened with a majority of the tax increase because of a new sales price. The new tax assessment on that property may be greater than the surrounding larger houses with more acrage, etc. Harrison Co. Commission Freezes Property Values If a house is reassessed upwards than that should drive a reassessment of every house in the neighborhood and result in a similarly changed percentage increase for all home owners. And that is where the fun starts with public hearings. The County Commisioners are to be commended for their unusual stance of freezing the property taxes. Let's hope they have the courage to stick with it and provide guidance to the Assessor about radical percentage change increases in property values.

Italian court: Not a virgin? Sex crimes aren't as serious

Sexually abusing a teenager is less serious a crime if the girl is not a virgin, Italy's higher court said on Friday in a controversial ruling that immediately drew a barrage of criticism

Former Miner Indicted

Former Sago Mine foreman indicted for falsifying documents in 2004. He's facing 116 charges unrelated to the Sago Mine explosion earlier this year.

Mystery Blob Eating Downtown LA

"Mystery blob eating downtown L.A." The crack investigative journalist team here at the Crush Liberalism Objective World News Service (CLOWNS) have unearthed the culprit in the shocking "blob eating L.A." story. It took some serious leg work, but our gumshoes did it. They obtained an impossible-to-get rare look at the cretin that is terrorizing the poor citizens of Los Angeles: CLOWNS...doing the job that the MSM should be doing, but won't!

School Consolidation, County Property Taxes, County Commissioners

The Hillbilly Blogger is upset about the defeat of a school consolidation bill in the state legislature that would have required community input before school consolidation. The defeat of this bill will result in less democratization. His additional point is that we, as citizens, must live with our mistakes. Thus we cannot recall an elected official. Some excellent points are made about the steep rise in property taxes in Harrison County. Is our assessor's office over-zealous? Where and how is this new source of money being spent? Notict that the County Commissioners are now donating your money to the United Way. Does that mean that since government is taking over this once private function that the rest of us should just keep our hands in our pockets? "A recent Bill(HB4040) in Charleston (The School consolidation Bill)that would have returned some of the decision making powers concerning closing and consolidating of schools back to the communities that are so adversely affected by these decisions made by a few incompetent bureaucrats was not advanced out of committee so the bill is basically dead. This action by Mr. Robert Plymale and the rest of the Communist cronies on the committee have dealt a blow to Democracy in the small communities around the state."

Woman takes off clothes in court

Slideshow

Penis prank gains world honour

Let's discourage publicity loving council members from doing the same. No wait! Tell em the TV cameras will be there

Naked Man attempts to Get in Police Station

Marshall Movie Producers Pick Shoot Locations

Students, Officials React to Deputy's Arrest

Students,

Teacher in Love is NOT Dating Student"

The Record Delta Online

National Forests belong to everyone

Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Morgantown Guys aren't Fly enough for the Ladies

The Daily Athenaeum Interactive

City Council's Jim Hunt aches for attention

Jim Hunt, city council member in Clarksburg, will call a press conference today at 1000 am. What for? He hungers for attention! He was on WBOY-TV Tuesday night to inform the citizens of Clarksburg that we as a city were going to get through the loss of a policeman who either resigned or was fired before he was arrested for petty larceny. Somehow Jim felt compelled to give everyone an inane pep talk, like this was a major crisis and aren't we lucky to have him around acting like a surrogate father to bring us through all of this. The police chief and city manager held a news conference on Monday to answer the questions from the media and to end the rumors that were flying since the week before. Congratulations to those two men for maintaining the commitment to the rules and the law, which required keeping confidential all matters of personnel until such time as a final disposition is made. Jim Hunt and his bitch, councilman BK VanHorn, were frantic in trying to break into the confidential circle to out the news before due process had been rendered. Hunt was starting to panic. He wasn't the star of that news conference. He fears that people will think that he is not in control. He is not in control. He is one of 7 council members. Jim and his bitch, BK VanHorn, have voted against everything the majority has tried to accomplish because he cannot share the limelight on a winning team. If it isn't all about Jim Hunt it isn't worth voting for.

Harrison County Considers Smoking Ban

Harrison considers indoor smoking ban CLARKSBURG — The Harrison-Clarksburg Board of Health is considering banning indoor smoking in all public places, including bars, restaurants and video lottery establishments. If the ordinance is approved, board members said they would consider phasing it in gradually. Two other counties, Tucker and Lincoln, have banned indoor smoking in all public places, said Bruce Adkins, director of the state Division of Tobacco Prevention. Ohio County’s only exemption is Wheeling Island Racetrack & Gaming Center and freestanding video lottery parlors. Braxton County’s ordinance applies to all public facilities except bingo halls with separate smoke-free sections. As has been the case in other counties that enacted smoking bans, some businesses are opposed to the clean air ordinance.

Mountaintop Mining Rehearing Denied, 5-3

Two WV appeals court Judges dissent

Sheriff: Officers Must Have Sex With Prostitutes For Evidence

Hastert will Campaign in WV for 1st Cong Dist Candidate

Chris Wakim expects Competitive Race

Manchin wants to boost pay for appointees

Massey proposes Hispanic miners in Kentucky

The Charleston Gazette - News

'Wife Swap' Show seeks local families

The Charleston Gazette - News

What do The New York Times and Marilyn Manson have in Common?

Let me see if I get this right: in smarmy, liberal America-ville, it’s cool to celebrate a painting of the virgin Mary covered in dung, a picture of Jesus marinating in urine, a play in which Jesus is depicted as gay and TV shows and movies that mock Christ and Christianity; but it is uncool to run a Danish cartoon slamming Islam’s irrational rage, because that would be a “gratuitous assault” on the Muslim religion?

Darrell McGraw is Spending your Money!!

Will Legislators Stop it?

Monongahela National Forest Included in Proposed Forest Sale

Good Valentine Day Advice

And ask a Marshall U Coed out - maybe 38% Need a Date

What Should be the State Snake??

West Virginia--Plan would make rattler state snake

Fishing Now is the Prime Time for Walleyes!

DNR to support Aquatic Vegetation in State Waters

New study shows success in growing in those lakes drawn down for Winter pool

WV Open for Business? Open the Beer Tap

Law limiting Alcohol content is costing the state

Mine Widow Left with Nothing

WV breaks its benefits-for-life promise

Judge shelves case over Jesus' existence

Hitler shotgun sells for $140,025 US

Ind. House Wrongly Valued at $400 Million

Blamed for Budget Shortfalls and Possible Layoffs

Peace Moonbeam Joins in protesting Infidels Locals don't get the new #1

Mohammed Cartoon T Shirts in Stock

Mohammed Fuse-head

GALLUP: Bush Approval Rating 82%

Sorry They're Talking Laura

Funeral Protesters may sue. Oppose WV bill

WV has the most bloodthirsty, vicious people protester has ever encountered

Ex-Gilmer School Official's Teaching License is Revoked

Porno on Computer

Help for Retirees on way according to coalition organizer

Help is on the Way!

Health Bill is No Solution, say Wal-Mart agents

Won't Solve Health Care Problem

Money Missing from WV Agency

$1 million in education funds unaccounted for

Legislators clear the way for Inexperienced to head Mine agency

Governor wants professor to oversea safety

14-year-old male juvenile arrested in connection with Grafton HS Bomb Threats!

Buckhannon Woman charged with embezzlement

It is so hard to be loved by fools!

Gun Ban succeeds in Transitioning Bad Guys to Knives

Summer knives amnesty announced

Iran to hang teenage girl attacked by rapists

Super Vision With Bionics

New Eye Glass Lens could double a Person's Vision

Corruption probe nets mayor, police chief, chief's wife

Chief's wife springs prisoners for sex

Just be happy they are not in WV

County To Suspend 'Cheating' Sheriff's Deputies

Adulterous behaviour leads to many cases of 911 calls

Shape Up: More to metabolism than just exercise

Police Raid Sports Bookie

Some Super Bowl Winners will be Disappointed!

Sago Disaster costs Worker's Comp $7 Million

$835,000 from EPA to Help restore Cheat Watershed

The Daily Athenaeum Interactive

'Car-chase capital' deploys new weapon -- GPS gum balls

CNN.com - 'They're a lot of Nuts out here'

GPS dart sticks to Vehicle

Track instead of high-speed pursuit

Future of Flying in West Virginia

Yeager Still Trying to Secure a Low-Cost Carrier

Wheeling City Council Supports Table Gaming Vote

Hundreds of New Species discovered i remote New Guinea

Mist-shrouded Lost World has Rare and Never before seen creatures

Iran to publish Holocaust cartoons

Iran Newspaper to run International Contest Mocking Holocaust

Friend of Lost Miner pays Homage with 400-pound Stone

Wesleyan College Plans More Program Cuts

Nursing, Physics, Engineering and Math affected

Victim seemed wary of Boyfriend

The Herald-Dispatch - AP Election News

Teen saves life of woman who saved him - Peculiar Postings - MSNBC.com

EARL - Pay attention - It's KARMA

Police: Man Unhappy With Price Of Car Sets Dealership Ablaze

Now Who Hasn't felt some Buyer Remorse?

Bride, 87, Stands by Her 49 yr Old Homocidal Maniac Husband

In 1977 Buried his Grandmother and great-aunt in the Rose Garden. No indication if new Bride was promised a Rose Garden. The Connecticut Post Online - News

Tacoma judge startles court in leading Super Bowl cheer before sentencing

Cartoon outrage bemuses Denmark

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | : "Asking me that question is like asking a rape victim if she regrets wearing a short skirt Friday night at the discotheque "

BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Muslim cartoon fury claims lives

Riot all you want. They're out of Virgins!

Teen Investigated for Homework Threat To Pres Bush!

He's not too keen about Oprah either!

Don't Let the Bed-Bugs Bite? Try Stopping them!

Bill would allow Doctors to Withhold CPR

The Intelligencer & Wheeling News-Register

Economy Benefits from Bush Tax Cuts

The Intelligencer & Wheeling News-Register

More debate anticipated as House addresses eminent domain

Bob Kiss, The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

GOP wants to choose next House speaker

The Register-Herald, Beckley

Rescue Crewman recounts recovery of dead Sago Miners

The Logan Banner

Charleston Woman is Teen Killer's Last Victim

They May have met on the Internet

The Charleston Gazette - News

Monkeys save drowning Baby Girl

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