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Public documents should be as accessible as possible

An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — When it comes to managing public records, the digital age can make things easier and harder at the same time. The Internet gives government many opportunities to make records more accessible to the public, but new privacy and security issues can pop[Read More…]

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Drilling firm prepares to help fuel three crackers

WHEELING, W.Va. — Marcellus and Utica shale ethane is so plentiful that Antero Resources plans to help fuel a total of three cracker plants, including the proposed Odebrecht facility in Wood County and the potential Royal Dutch Shell cracker near Monaca, Pa. As Denver-based Antero makes commitments for 66,500 barrels[Read More…]

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Educate people about the role of coal

An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Some Americans who never met a miner are beginning to wake up to the peril of President Barack Obama’s war on coal. It also is an attempt to send electric bills into the stratosphere for tens of millions of families, they[Read More…]

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Buckhannon’s muddy runners finish with smiles

  BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — More than 150 runners crossed the finish line bruised, breathless and covered in mud this weekend at the Buckhannon Fire Department’s second annual Five Alarm Mud Run. As beaten and battered as the runners were, they all had smiles on their dirt-caked faces. The Buckhannon Fire[Read More…]

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Fairmont recycling solid waste for farmers

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — If the grass is greener on the other side, it could be that the farmer is taking advantage of Fairmont’s biosolids program. In many municipalities, like Fairmont, the solid waste at the sewer plant is processed into a blackish-brown sludge that can be applied to farmers’ fields[Read More…]

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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Sept. 2

Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. RUSSIA’S GAINS CLOUD OBAMA’S ASSURANCES TO BALTICSThe president’s efforts[Read More…]

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