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Forum in Martinsburg aimed at reaching out to help solve the child poverty issue
richardb@herald-mail.comNothing brought to mind more about the suffering that children who grow up poor and destitute endure than the testimony of a young woman Saturday at a forum organized to combat child poverty. Kristi Cotter, 23, of Bunker Hill, W.Va., in an emotional...Tags: Theft, Social Issues, Substance Abuse, Poverty
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Common ground in W.Va. politics: Guns
The West Virginia Legislature has had a few partisan clashes this session, but one issue seems to be uniting Democrats and Republicans: gun rights. Congress and some states are considering assault weapon bans and similar measures in response to recent...Tags: National Government, Republican Party, Laws, Government, Politics
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Some gun owners at Second Amendment rally say Manchin 'sold us out'
matthewu@herald-mail.comPeople crowded the sidewalk and spilled into West King Street across from U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s office in Martinsburg on Saturday for a Second Amendment rally and protest. “I think he’s sold us out,” Keith Morgan, president of...Tags: John Overington, Politics, Gun Control, Assault, Barack Obama
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Labor battle possible in W.Va. in 2013
Michigan’s recent move to ban unions from collecting mandatory dues from workers might raise the profile of that and similar issues at the West Virginia Legislature’s next session. Champions of the policy known as right to work include at...Tags: AFL-CIO, Career and Workplace, Executive Branch, Republican Party, Earl Ray Tomblin
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 18
As a Republican, I’m disappointed with my party To the editor: Norman Mailer said, “One must grow or forever pay the price of remaining the same.” I am a registered Republican. I am disappointed with my party. It is driven by a past...Tags: Religion and Belief, Human Interest, Republican Party, Politics, Government Health Care
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 9
Prescription turn-in event targets youth drug abuse To the editor: An alarming number of Washington County youth are intentionally abusing prescription medications to get high. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has labeled...Tags: Career and Workplace, Pain, U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, Politics, Pharmaceuticals
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Harpers Ferry man, Snyder vie for votes in W.Va.16th Senate District
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comEditor’s note: This is one in a series of stories profiling candidates in the Nov. 6 general election. Jim Ruland is hoping to deny state Sen. Herb Snyder another four-year term in the West Virginia Legislature in the Nov. 6 general election....Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Herb Snyder, Elections
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W.Va. House veteran seeks to retain seat in race against Republican challenger
richardb@herald-mail.comThe newly renamed 65th Delegate District has four-year House veteran Tiffany Lawrence, the Democrat, trying to defend her seat in the West Virginia Legislature from Jill Upson, the Republican challenger and newcomer to Eastern Panhandle politics. The...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Substance Abuse, U.S. Navy
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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College celebrates new campus in Martinsburg
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comMore than 100 people joined Blue Ridge Community and Technical College leaders Friday to celebrate the completion of an $18.2 million campus project with ribbon-cutting and flag-raising ceremonies. Staged in front of the college’s new 55,000-...Tags: Executive Branch, Bonds, Government, Education, Science and Technology
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Falling Waters home where 132 dogs were seized is condemned
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA home where 132 dogs and 10 cats were found living in deplorable conditions Tuesday has been condemned by the Berkeley County Engineering Department, officials said Thursday. Two of the dogs taken from the home at 64 Slate Lane in Falling Waters, W.Va.,...Tags: Weight, Science and Technology, Craigslist, Inc., Health
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W.Va. Del. Daryl E. Cowles seeks fourth term
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of Eastern Panhandle candidate previews that The Herald-Mail will be running over the next several months. The announcements also will be posted on our website, www. herald-mail.com, through the West...
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Unger lands $1.6 million increase for BRCTC
An annual $1.6 million appropriation increase for Blue Ridge Community and Technical College in Martinsburg was included in the state budget, Senate Bill 160, passed recently by the West Virginia Legislature. “I went to Charleston (W.Va.)...Tags: Education, Budgets and Budgeting, Colleges and Universities
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