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Allan Powell: Accurate history is a personal trust
It was sheer good fortune to happen upon the very riveting account of “The Romanovs,” written by Robert M. Massie. His narrative of the brutal, barbaric murder of Russia’s royal family by the Bolshevik revolutionaries, their ghastly mode...Tags: Murder, Russia
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W.Va. court could hear redistricting case
matthewu@herald-mail.comWest Virginia’s Supreme Court might be asked to help resolve a pending challenge of the state’s new congressional districts, and those who have questioned the legality of the district lines haven’t given up the fight. Both sides in a...Tags: Shelley Moore Capito, Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
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Excerpts from 'September Suspense: Lincoln's Union in Peril'
The Confederates captured their first Union capital today — in Abraham Lincoln’s birth state. Frankfort, Ky., was a coveted prize for the South. But even greater rewards were in view of two Confederate armies racing north toward the Ohio...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Abraham Lincoln, Wars and Interventions
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Shepherdstown fire department gets federal grant
Fire departments in Shepherdstown, W.Va., and Lesage, W.Va., are getting federal help. U.S. Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin announced grants Wednesday for the departments to buy updated equipment and vehicles or modernize facilities. The...Tags: Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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W.Va. legislators consider $1 billion bond to complete road, bridge projects
Associated PressWest Virginia could complete 19 shelved road and bridge projects all around the state if voters approve a bond amendment to borrow $1 billion, Transportation Secretary Paul Mattox told legislators Thursday. Addressing a joint meeting of the House and...Tags: Investments, Earl Ray Tomblin, Travel, Finance, U.S. Senate
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Martinsburg High football team gets a sendoff to AAA state championship
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comHundreds of their fellow students cheered members of the Martinsburg High School football team as they left campus Friday in charter buses en route to Wheeling, W.Va., to play in today's West Virginia Class AAA state championship game. The buses were...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Minor League Baseball, Football, West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, High School Sports
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Judicial panel to hear Jefferson County's appeal of W.Va. congressional redistricting plan
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA three-judge panel will hear the Jefferson County Commission's federal challenge of the state Legislature's reapportionment of the state's three congressional districts earlier this year. John Preston Bailey, chief judge for the Northern District of...Tags: Pocahontas, Laws, Earl Ray Tomblin, Judges, Herb Snyder
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Panhandle jobless rate better than much of W.Va.
richardb@herald-mail.comJobs, jobs, jobs. In today’s struggling economy, jobs are paramount on the minds of families, employers and economists. While hit by the economy like the rest of the country, West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle seems to have weathered a lot of...Tags: Housing Industry, National Government, Internal Revenue Service, Local Government, Unemployment Benefits
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Historical Society worked early on to preserve two Washington County landmarks
Founded in 1911, the Washington County Historical Society was guided by the steady hands of its first president, Harvey S. Bomberger, until his health began to fail in 1936. During those 25 years, the organization worked diligently to save Fort...Tags: Arts and Culture, Laws, George Washington, Annapolis, John Brown
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U.S. Supreme Court blocks W.Va. redistricting ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked a ruling by a panel of federal judges that had struck down West Virginia’s congressional redistricting plan, allowing the state to rely on that map in this year’s U.S. House of Representatives races....Tags: Government, Trials, Trials, 2010 Census, Politics
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Remembering the 1936 St. Patrick's Day flood
marieg@herald-mail.comIn the beginning, it was only rain — and rain happens all the time. But, 75 years ago, Mother Nature turned water into a malicious mad dog. In Williamsport, it ripped away buildings, destroyed bridges and sent people scrambling to the second...Tags: Washington County, Washington County (Maryland), Holidays, Maryland, Charity
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