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What can turn the teachers' union around? 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2430

What will make our state appreciate educators? 0 Kteachums Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 1562

What's happened so far in West Virginia's historic opioid trial 3 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 9 1226

Who Owns West Virginia's Water? A Cautionary Tale 7 Lasher Jan 2014 Jan 2014 6 2586

Why did Jim Justice switch from the GOP to the Dems in the first place? 9 Ken Burch Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 5142

Why is Manchin breaking with Dems on shutdown? 8 BigmanPigman Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1921

Will you vote for Old Blue, you know he "loves West Virginia!" 7 Hubert Flottz Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2508

Winter in summer: West Virginia weather station plummets to freezing. 1 elleng Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1116

Winter storm warning issued for several inches of wet snow in Roanoke/NRV area early Monday 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1623

With 'Omnibus' Bill Anticipated, Education Unions Outline Points of Support and Opposition 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 936

With election looming, Gov. Justice crosses state, handing out grants 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 996

Woman arrested in Beckley pastor slaying 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1253

Woman who made racist comments about Michelle Obama will regain position at gov't-funded nonprofit 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1700

WOMEN COAL MINERS, Interviewed: WV Mine Wars Museum Forum, Women's History Month 2 appalachiablue Mar 2022 Mar 2022 5 3413

Wondering what all the fuss is in West Virginia about the Mountain Valley Pipeline? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 2652

World Languages at WVU is no more 5 róisín_dubh Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1463

WV Statehouse Beat: Reaction to oil train explosion 1 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1634

WV attorney general fires aide who recited white supremacist slogans in video 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1164

WV cardboard sled comoetition 2 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1574

WV Coal control: How safety board members get picked (a must read) 0 theHandpuppet Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 1389

WV congressmen vote to cut MSHA budget 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 Sep 2017 6 2185

WV Could Get Stuck Cleaning Up Coal Industry's Messes, Crisis Emerging In KY, OH, PA, VA: ProPublica 5 appalachiablue Dec 2023 Dec 2023 9 2272

WV Delegate Mike Caputo: Coal Jobs and Safety Act not really about jobs or safety 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1266

WV Democrats powerless to stop abortion ban 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 1693

WV Energy Policy? Pipelines! Export our Resources a.s.a.p. 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1528

WV Ethics Commission tightens legislative rules on nepotism in government jobs 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1058

WV Gas Industry Forcing Pooling Again 0 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1275

WV Gorby Pad Pipeline ‘Explosion’ & Fire Under Investigation (Tyler Co) 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1503

WV Gov. Jim Justice went after WSAZ for this story, singling out one reporter in particular. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 2539

WV Gov. Justice, Marion Health Dept. admonish Fairmont church for holding large event 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2020 Jul 2020 5 1083

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WV Governor is switching to Republican party. 12 Staph Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2878

WV House bill gutting state mine inspectors' enforcement powers prompts public hearing, draws UMWA 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 1764

WV House GOP Education Bill To Allow Charters Moving Forward As Teachers Protest 0 appalachiablue Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1062

WV House of Delegates 3 MadAnne Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1679

WV HS Students Hold Walkout After Forced To Attend Church Revival At School W 'Doors Locked': ACLU 13 appalachiablue Feb 2022 Feb 2022 19 3517

WV Journalist Let Go after Reporting on Abuse of People with Disabilities in State Care 9 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 41 4363

WV judge rejects claims for restitution from former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1342

WV law protects consumers from unknowingly buying flood-damaged cars 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1388

WV lawmakers legalize drinking raw milk, celebrate by drinking raw milk... 1 rocktivity Mar 2016 Apr 2016 4 1768

WV lawmakers voted to keep jail records hidden from public. Some say they regret it. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 2756

WV lawsuit against clinic a travesty 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 8 1679

WV Legislators Eager For Massive Rollback Of Water Standards (repost w/link) 2 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1574

WV Legislature Fails to Pass “Forced Pooling” on Last Day 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1331

WV legislature proves they're musogynists - override Tomblin's veto 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1448

WV mail=PonyExpress 3 pkz Jan 2012 Jan 2012 1 2440

WV Newspapers’ Independence on Energy in Doubt, Harrison & Preston Counties 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1371

WV Press Association 0 Lasher Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 1177

WV Protest Targets Sen. Joe Manchin Coal Baron: 'More Like A Russian Oligarch Than A West Virginian' 0 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 3580

WV Racing Commission leader says agency on track to go broke 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1175

WV Ramp Dinners & Festivals 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1253

WV redistricting update: Senate delays vote again, as controversy swirls over map that came out of 3 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1214

WV Residents Pack Polling Places For Early Voting. 'We Need Change, Going In The Wrong Direction' 1 appalachiablue Oct 2020 Oct 2020 9 1227

WV residents worry clear-cutting in national forest is a return to state's destructive past 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 3337

WV Senate Bill #508 is a Kick in the Face to Local Residents 1 Panich52 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1340

WV Senate cares more about killing regs that help ensure clean water than health of populace 2 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1795

WV Senate considering shift from income tax to sales tax 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1577

WV Senate President says his signature bill will 'protect' coal companies. But the industry itself i 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 2723

WV Sports Stars Urge Manchin To Support Voting Rights Legislation; Jerry West, Nick Saban... 1 appalachiablue Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 2779

WV state advances bill that would repeal work permissions for 14-15 year olds 1 Marthe48 Feb 21 Feb 21 2 792

WV Supreme Court halts DHHR contract changes 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1389

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WV Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry named in 32-count judicial complaint 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2018 Jun 2018 3 1256

WV Supreme Court resuscitates suit over principal confronting transgender student in bathroom 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 1257

WV Supreme Court to mull final resting place for slain WWI Medal of Honor recipient 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1498

WV Teachers 8 Day Strike, Labor Struggles in WV From Coal Miners to Teachers: Democracy Now! 7 appalachiablue Mar 2018 Mar 2018 6 1435

WV temporarily reduces bus driver applicant requirements; another Fayette school will close 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 903

WV urban deer hunt is lifeline for food programs 5 Tanuki Jun 2021 Jun 2021 6 1128

WV Utility Rates Are On The Rise 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2018 May 2018 2 1153

WV Vaccine Incentives: Coll. Scholarship, Truck, Rifles, $1.588 Mill Grand Prize, $100 Savings Bond 3 appalachiablue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 930

WV water agency director fined for storing furniture at state office 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4240

WV's Oldest River Becomes America's Newest National Park: (& Jimmy Carter Natl Hist. Park, GA News) 1 appalachiablue Jan 2021 Jan 2021 15 1189

WV-DEP should reform itself in the public interest 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1415

WV-DEP’s Huffman: Strip-mine & mountaintopping health studies deserve ‘closer look’ 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1262

WV: 81% of Available Vaccines Distributed, Decade of Bad Luck Helped Steel It To Fight Covid 0 appalachiablue Feb 2021 Feb 2021 4 1539

WV: Bill Gates Visits West Virginia, Considers Building Nuclear Reactors 7 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 1933

WV: Billboard Campaign Calls On Manchin to Lower Drug Prices by Voting for Build Back Better Act 4 appalachiablue Dec 2021 Dec 2021 13 2479

WV: Black Communities Become 'Sacrifice Zones' For Industrial Pollution, Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica 0 appalachiablue Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1202

WV: Governor Jim Justice Being Treated for Possible Lyme Disease 3 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 2173

WV: Hundreds Protested Manchin Opposition To Voting Law Overhaul, Sunday Eve, June 14, Charleston 10 appalachiablue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 14 1425

WV: Restrictions on Clean Syringes Led To Severe HIV Outbreak, Kanawha Co. Cases As Many As NYC 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 6 3375

WV: Vaccine Hesitant Are In 'Death Lottery,' Governor Says 1 appalachiablue Jul 2021 Jul 2021 6 1330

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