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Martinsburg caregiver spreads word of service cuts

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Not unlike other family members and caregivers, Rose Getts is concerned about proposed changes to the Intellectual Development Disabilities Waiver program, and what any reductions may mean to her 67-year-old sister Mary Kimble. Getts is no stranger to this program since she provides around-the-clock care to Kimble,[Read More…]

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John Brown tours to return to Charles Town

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — According to local officials, the John Brown walking tours in Charles Town have increased tourism to Charles Town while educating the public about “the rest of the story” after Brown’s raid in Harpers Ferry. Charles Town mayor Peggy Smith and Annette Gavin, CEO of the Jefferson[Read More…]

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Legislative Column: ‘At The Capitol’ for April

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — April legislative interim committee meetings were highlighted by the launch of a new select committee on tax reform. House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, spelled out the mandate of the Joint Select Committee on Tax Reform, stating, “We have a tax structure in West Virginia that’s broken, that’s burdensome, and that’s bewildering to[Read More…]

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Wheeling Suspension Bridge’s popularity endures

WHEELING, W.Va. — Though it’s been hanging around for 166 years, people still get a kick of out seeing the Wheeling Suspension Bridge. Frank O’Brien, executive director of the Wheeling Convention and Visitors Bureau, said while tourists generally do not drive long distances just to see the span, once visitors[Read More…]

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Recent challenge to EPA necessary, not premature

An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Even if the odds are against you, sometimes it is important to make your case. West Virginia and 14 other coal-reliant states gave oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last week challenging new proposed[Read More…]

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Maloney files ethics complaint against Justice Davis

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former gubernatorial candidate Bill Maloney, who formally who filed an ethics complaint with the state Judicial Investigation Commission regarding Justice Robin Davis’ decision to not recuse herself over a controversial court case, said the reason behind his latest action is simple. “The goal is just to get[Read More…]

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