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Lawsuit to boot Trump off West Virginia ballots is dismissed because plaintiff lacks standing 5 Lasher Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 3241
Height of Opioid Epidemic, Drug Co Execs Made Fun of West Virginians; SCt Purdue Sackler Case 12.23 1 appalachiablue Dec 2023 Dec 2023 9 2505
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 3542
West Virginia's growing Eastern Panhandle is becoming too expensive for its poorest residents 9 TexasTowelie Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 4601
Report outlines 'pressing crisis' for dental care access in West Virginia 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 1947
On This Day, Nov. 14, 1970, A Plane Carrying The Marshall University Football Team Crashed Near Huntington WV 4 appalachiablue Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 3570
Judge in Bridgeport trans athlete case says it is 'likely' on the way to Supreme Court 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 1 4822
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Lasher Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 1621
Charleston, WV: Dem Party Resolution, 21st C Economic Bill of Rights, PDA, Progress Dems of America 2 appalachiablue Oct 2023 Oct 2023 5 4175
Warren Buffett's Green Cash Washes Over Coal Country 3 question everything Sep 2023 Sep 2023 11 3653
World Languages at WVU is no more 5 róisín_dubh Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 2578
200 Attend Protest Against West Virginia Univ Proposed Cuts To Programs & Faculty; Students' Union 4 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 3895
The Evisceration Of A Public University - WV 0 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 2071
Weirton, WV: Renewable Energy Plant Coming On Site of Once Thriving Steel Mill, Jobs Hope: Biden Act 2 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 4294
WVU: West Virginia Univ. Recommends Cutting 169 Faculty Positions, 32 Majors. More Schools 19 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 9 5063
NEW: The Supreme Court VACATES the 4th Circuit's stay against [Joe Manchin's] Pipeline 5 In It to Win It Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 3796
Happy 160th Birthday, West Virginia! 5 Staph Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2321
State mine safety enforcement concerns emerge following report on fatal Mingo County mine incident 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 3912
How bankruptcy helps coal industry avoid environmental liability 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 1 2511
West Virginia State Police Investigation: 10 more minors, 42 more women in total to sue West Virgini 1 sl8 Apr 2023 Apr 2023 18 4609
Jim Justice might get his wages garnished 4 Marthe48 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 2713
Boone County Commission seeking removal of prosecutor 0 Lasher Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 4366
West Virginia state police superintendent resigns amid probe 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2023 Mar 2023 1 3370
CSX train derails in Summers County, injuring 3 in locomotive crew 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 4150
West Virginia GOP majority House OKs religious freedom bill 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 2357
I just got a survey phone call from "MJ Research(?)". 2 Staph Feb 2023 Feb 2023 4 3214
A reporter's dismissal exposes political pressures on West Virginia Public Broadcasting 1 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 4178
about jim justice 0 Marthe48 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 2573
WVU, Marshall oppose campus carry in letter to lawmakers 2 Tanuki Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 3759
WV residents worry clear-cutting in national forest is a return to state's destructive past 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 4216

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WV: Bill Gates Visits West Virginia, Considers Building Nuclear Reactors 7 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 2918
WV Journalist Let Go after Reporting on Abuse of People with Disabilities in State Care 9 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 41 5601
An end to W.Va.'s inspection sticker? 3 Lasher Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 2693
Landau's Great American Songbook: Singer Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. of Logan, WV (WV) 0 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 3695
How West Virginia is spending almost $1 billion from opioid settlements 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 2662
WV lawmakers voted to keep jail records hidden from public. Some say they regret it. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 3521
3 WVa reporters who condemned interview of ex-coal CEO fired 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 3361
Paul Newman, 'Cool Hand Luke' and Huntington, West Virginia 6 appalachiablue Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 3856
On this day, December 6, 1907, 362 workers were killed in the Monongah mining disaster. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 2923
On this day, November 20, 1968, 78 miners were killed in an explosion at the Consolidated No. 9 mine. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 4 3933
52 Years Ago Today; Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes in WV. "We Are Marshall." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 3228
A thoughtful post from the Cabell County WV Democrats Facebook page. 3 Staph Nov 2022 Nov 2022 9 3111
DU4 Test 3 Lasher Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 1415
GOP WV Delegate under fire for allegations of quid pro quo sexual harassment 1 Lasher Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 4007
One more day for West Virginians to register for this year's election! 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 2043
West Virginians fear a road meant to help their towns could destroy them 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 3600
Morgantown area students protest a decision by the superintendent to remove pride flags 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 4769
Bill to benefit Mountain Valley Pipeline hits turbulence in Congress 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 2242
'There was no warning' Pallbearer killed by officers at West Virginia funeral 17 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 Sep 2022 51 7547
ACLU sues Senate president, others for ejecting woman from chamber for attempting to record abortion 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2022 Aug 2022 13 4516
Fish kill, nine miles of river, potentially affected by chemical spill on W.Va. Turnpike 0 sl8 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 3453
Wondering what all the fuss is in West Virginia about the Mountain Valley Pipeline? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 3291
WV Democrats powerless to stop abortion ban 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 2327
Remembering Woody Williams of WVa.: US Marine, Last WWII Medal of Honor Recipient, Iwo Jima. 0 appalachiablue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 4493
After two years in a coma, West Virginia woman wakes to name brother in attack 0 Jilly_in_VA Jul 2022 Jul 2022 15 3877
More Than a Stereotype, West Virginia. 8 Stereotypes Every West Virginian Hates 10 appalachiablue Jun 2022 Jun 2022 15 5502
Happy Birthday, West Virginia - 159 years young! 4 Staph Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 2341
The Chesapeake Bay watershed spans more than 64,000 square miles, 0 elleng Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 7626
One West Virginia community ponders life after a coal-fired power plant 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 Jun 2022 0 4033
WV: Governor Jim Justice Being Treated for Possible Lyme Disease 3 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 2871

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Black Appalachian Activist, Writer & Dissenter of Coney Barrett Confirmation Tells Her Story 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 3197
WV: Restrictions on Clean Syringes Led To Severe HIV Outbreak, Kanawha Co. Cases As Many As NYC 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 6 3943
WVU Receiving $11M for Research on Visual Disabilities 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 2155
Union Carbide Asks Judge To Bar 'Prejudicial' Words In Lawsuit 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 1 3848
Healthcare options limited in proposed VA hospital changes 1 Mysterian Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2187
WV Protest Targets Sen. Joe Manchin Coal Baron: 'More Like A Russian Oligarch Than A West Virginian' 0 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 3974
West Virginians To Blockade Sen. Manchin's Coal Plant: Coal Baron's Entanglements From Soup To Nuts 2 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 19 3779
Mass Action Planned at Heart of Joe Manchin's Coal Empire: April 9, Saturday (WV) 0 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 2921
A possible new industry for West Virginia raises some old questions 6 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2684
On this day in 2010, an explosion at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine killed 29 coal miners. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 2754
Ah! Those whacky Libertarians! 3 634-5789 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 14 2199
WOMEN COAL MINERS, Interviewed: WV Mine Wars Museum Forum, Women's History Month 2 appalachiablue Mar 2022 Mar 2022 5 3803
West Virginia Advances Bill Punishing Banks for Cutting Oil Ties 3 In It to Win It Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 2044
WVa Icon: Ken Hechler- Statesman, War Hero, Prof, Author, Only Congressman To March w MLK, Selma 4 appalachiablue Mar 2022 Mar 2022 7 3799
West Virginia Legislature passes bill to redesignate Glenville State College as university 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1763
'It's scary': While hundreds of workers face layoff in Brooke County, WV lawmakers move to slash th 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 3621
West Virginia bill blocking 'critical race theory' teaching misses deadline 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1365
WV Senate President says his signature bill will 'protect' coal companies. But the industry itself i 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 2937
Legislative takeover of state ed policy would be called 'clarification' on ballot; Senate postpones 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 2103
WV House bill gutting state mine inspectors' enforcement powers prompts public hearing, draws UMWA 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 1960
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