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Dolly Withrow: Can Creative Nonfiction Save Newspapers?

“The most e-mailed lists (by readers) suggest that readers will consume meaningful, interesting (and maybe even ‘important’) journalism if they feel compelled, beguiled, seduced.”        ~ Michael Herschorn  (The Atlantic, December 2007) Journalists give the essence of the story in the clothesline lead. They have been taught to begin a news story by telling the reader who, what, where, when,[Read More…]

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Giles Snyder: Sports nut or just a nut?

By Giles Snyder WVPA Columnist I’m starting to think that I doth protest too much when it comes to sports. Either that, or I’m developing a higher tolerance for boredom with each passing year. After all, I turned 50 back in April. A case in point – after rolling out[Read More…]

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‘Dark money’ opponent focuses on W.Va. race

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Having made his fortune as creator of the online gaming company Kongregate, Jim Greer is trying to take a stand against the inundation of “dark money” political attack ads that he believes are taking over elections across the U.S. Greer founded CounterPAC, a new group he thinks[Read More…]

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Drilling boom sparks new Doddridge substation

SHERWOOD, W.Va. — A new development near a local community is seeking to capitalize on an energy boom, as well as provide better service to nearby energy customers. FirstEnergy Corp. is constructing a new transmission substation near Sherwood. According to Holly Kauffman, the president of West Virginia’s FirstEnergy Operations, the[Read More…]

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Few dry eyes as Bridgeport kids get adaptive bikes

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Sometimes, an event has the ability to leave all those in attendance better off for being there. That happened Thursday at the Bridgeport Conference Center. Variety the Children’s Charity launched its “My Bike” program in Harrison County, giving away its 50th bike in West Virginia. The bikes[Read More…]

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U.S. burdened by ‘tax inversion’

An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The issue of companies working to avoid corporate taxes in the U.S. has become a major concern, one that needs to be addressed. The practice of U.S.-based companies merging with an overseas company or otherwise establishing an overseas presence has been[Read More…]

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Preston County benefits from mission trip season

REEDSVILLE, W.Va. — Close to 1,000 out-of-state volunteers helped homeowners in Preston County during the summer. Darrell Fedeles, the interim coordinator for the Catholic Church of Preston County Home Repair Program, said 900 volunteers, mostly teenagers, from 17 church groups have lent their expertise from replacing kitchens to adding extensions[Read More…]

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