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For The Record

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Design Contract Worth $7.3 Million Awarded for McDowell Federal Prison
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

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Border Patrol Union Boss: Tighter Border Won’t Help
 
By Timothy Pratt
Las Vegas Sun

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Spelling Bee Not Just for Nerds Anymore
 

By Amie Parnes
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Yes, to Geography Bee; Down with Spelling Bees
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: The Blessings of Marriage
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-WV

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COMMENTARY: U.S. Politicians: Keep Hands Off International Sports
 

By Rene A. Henry

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekend First…Delayed
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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11th Annual Summers County Memorial Day Celebration Held at Restwood   By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network
View Photos | Read Article

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Coal Miner Death Rate Spiking As Production Accelerates
 
By Don Hopey
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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06/06/06: A Revelation of the Beast?
 
By Dorothy Korber
Sacramento Bee

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘X Men’: Comic Comes to Life and Super Heroes Battle Hate, Intolerance
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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COMMENTARY: Untouchable Congress: Who Are We to Question?
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Ann Coulter: Neurotic Character Assassin
 
By Joseph J. Honick
Special to Huntington News Network

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Team America: World Public Relations Special Forces

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GASOLINE SURVEY
WV Prices Trending Downward with Start of Driving Season
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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NEWS ANALYSIS: A Nation That Speaks English—and Much Else
 
By Marsha Mercer
Media General News Service

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BOOK REVIEW: Lively, Readable ‘Infamous Scribblers’ Traces History of American Journalism from Colonial Beginnings to Early 1800s
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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HOME TIME: Big Ideas Can Solve Nagging Little Problems
 

By Rosemary Sadez Friedmann
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Greed: Roman, American: It Never Changes
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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O CANADA: Canadians Fearful of U.S. Water Grab
 
By Launce Rake
Las Vegas Sun

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CORPORATE CRIME: From White Collars to Prison Blues
 

By Carolyn Said
San Francisco Chronicle

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How to Deal with Information Overload
 

By Sarah Welch and Alicia Rockmore
getbuttonedup.com

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COMMENTARY: Two-Sided Borders: Both Have Responsibilities
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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Leonard Anderson Decides Not to Ask for Recount in Close 10th Senate District Democratic Race; Malcomb Gets 2nd Spot on Greenbrier House Ballot
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Mercer Equestrian Park Committee Seeking Bids
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

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Rahall Calls on Attorney General Gonzales to Hold Huntington Summit to Combat Drug Abuse
 
By HNN Staff

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English Majors Are Unaware Their Skills Are in Demand
 
ByArthur Kimball-Stanley
The Providence Journal

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How to Swim and Stay Healthy
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: After a Decade. Toyota’s Impact on West Virginia Immeasurable
 
by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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RAHALL REPORT: Play It Safe in the Sun This Summer
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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Summer Fun, Danger in the Mountain State
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

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Charleston Men Plan Anti-Evolution Protest
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Alan Mollohan: Still No Answers — Day 3
 
By Chris Wakim
Republican Candidate for Congress, WV District 1

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Rockefeller Opposes Senate Immigration Bill
 
By HNN Staff

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MINER Act Passes U.S. Senate by Unanimous Vote
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

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Environmental Cleanup Leads to New Morgantown Student Housing Development
 

By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS: U.S. High Court Ruling Clarifies Police Entry into Home Without Warrant; Intrusion On a Right Or Breaking Up a Fight?
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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ON THE ROAD: Mitsubishi offers Evo for your ego
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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A Fatal Freedom: Deaths in Motorcycle Crashes on Rise in States That Have No Helmet Laws
 

By Thomas Hargrove
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Approach Bureaucrats Expecting the Worse
 
By Steve Brewer
Scripps Howard News Service

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‘Da Vinci’ Seen Leading Film Faithful Back to Theaters; Young Males are Wild Card
 
By Thomas Hargrove
Toronto Globe and Mail

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Politics is Forever, Even in Religion

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Junior Golf Tournament to Attract Midwest’s Top Golfers
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: The Dictionary According to George W. Bush
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service

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Rahall Calls for Full Probe Into Stolen Veterans’ Data
 
By HNN Staff

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House Must Take Up Mine Safety Legislation: Rahall
 
By HNN Staff

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SPORTS: Agassi Comes Full Circle
 

By Paul Bauman
Sacramento Bee

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Nurse Practitioner Sharon Whelan Appealing Her Up to 9 year Prison Sentence
 
By HNN Staff

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It’s Lacrosse Encephalitis Time Again; State Public Health Officials Visit Mercer County
 

By Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network

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Wide Array of Product Prices Rise with Oil Market
 
By Dale Kasler
Sacramento Bee

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Rahall Joins Bipartisan Effort for Investment in Coal-to-Liquid Technology to Address Gasoline Prices; Other Nations Way Ahead of U.S.
 
By HNN Staff

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Jay Angered by Security Breach of Veterans’ Personal Information
 
By HNN Staff

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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COMMENTARY: Want to Make Chevron, Exxon, Citgo, BP Squeal? Take the Train This Travel Season
 

ByDavid M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Ray Nagin: From ‘Mayor Wonka’ to ‘The Comeback Kid’
 
By Mike Bayham

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MANN TALK: An Iota of Difference
 
By Perry Mann

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
God Speaks to Perry Mann… Says He’s Sick and Tired of Politicians, Preachers

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Snowshoe Mountain Kicks Off Summer Season with Memorial Day Weekend Freeride Mountain Bike Festival
 

By HNN Staff

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22-Year-Old Arabian Race Horse Claims ‘Triple Crown’
 

By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Mollohan Promises ‘Detailed Analysis’ of Real Estate Holdings, Transactions
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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EDITORIAL: Is Byrd in Control of His Own Campaign?
 

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Forecasters Predict Up to Six Major Hurricanes This Season
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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Yeager Scholars Class of 2010 Selected
 
By HNN Staff

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KINCHEN AT THE MOVIES: ‘Over the Hedge’ Features Junk-Food-Addicted Forest Critters Commenting on their New Human Neighbors
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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LIFEBOAT EARTH: Reducing Our Ecological Footprint
 
By Dr. Vickie Wolfe
Special to HNN

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Mountaintop Removal Opponents Slate Memorial Day Gathering at Cedar Lakes
 
By HNN Staff

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Lightstone Offering CORE Four Business Plan Writing Course in Hinton
 
By HNN Staff

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Federal Court Documents Indicates 2 Authorizations in WV for Phone Taps; Wiretaps Up Nationwide, but Percentage of Convictions Drops Drastically
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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EDITORIAL: Applied Card Systems and the Future

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GASOLINE SURVEY
WV Prices Steady or Rising Slightly in Most Areas
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Friendly Skies No Refuge from Unfriendly Fuel Prices
 
By Anya Sostek
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘Just My Luck’: Likable Characters Add New Smiley Spin on Rags to Riches Genre
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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HOME AND GARDEN: Dave Barry’s Lawn Lament
 

By Maureen Gilmer
DIY Network

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Chip Ferrell Wins Parkersburg Regional Qualifer of U.S. Army Fitness Challenge
 

By HNN Staff

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HORSE RACING: Barbaro’s Breakdown Overshadows Bernardini’s Win
 
By Anya Sostek
Scripps Howard News Service

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Immigration-Reform Costs Keep Piling On
 
By Michael Doyle
Sacramento Bee

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Disposable American’ Chronicles Loss of Job Security and How It Affects Workers and Their Families
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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COMMENTARY: Religion and Politics Definitely Do Not Mix
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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For Servers, Vegas Strip Casinos Prefer Beauty Before Age; Over the Hill at 27
 
By Liz Benston
Las Vegas Sun

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Rahall Calls for Full Funding of Bulletproof Vest Program
 
By HNN Staff

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HEALTH: Study: Too Many Medical Tests Being Done
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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Bank President’s Wife Arrested on Wanton Endangerment Charges Following Gun Brandishing Incident
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘The Da Vinci Code’: Fictionalized Account of Secret Inside the Holy Grail; Film Doesn’t Diminish Gifts of Jesus
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Heritage Farm in Pocahontas County Site of Festival Protesting Eminent Domain
 

By HNN Staff

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Kanawha County Surface Mine to be Reclaimed
 
By HNN Staff

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George Carlin on the Road Again…Still Roiling the Waters
 

By Ericka Gonzalez
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: The Refuge of Dictators:The Military
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Celebrate WV’s Communities: Attend a Fair or Festival
 
By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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RAHALL REPORT: Congressional Inaction on Mine Safety Legislation is Unacceptable
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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K.I.D.S. Present “Jack and the Giant” in Summers County
 

By HNN Staff

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REAL ESTATE: Golf Course Development Planned at Oakhurst in Greenbrier County
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BAYHAM ON POLITICS: My Choice for Mayor, Part Two
 
By Mike Bayham

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POLITICS: Democrats Consider Targeting Calif. Congressman John Doolittle
 
By David Whitney
Sacramento Bee

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ON THE ROAD: Saab Tries to Keep 9-5 Flying
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Leave a Light on for Cheney and Me
 
By Steve Brewer
Scripps Howard News Service

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Rahall Remarks May 18, 2006 on Rule Governing H.R. 5386, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
 
By U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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In Movie Code, Albino Equals Villain
 

By Bryan Rourke
The Providence Journal

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EFF Can Use Critical AT&T Documents in Surveillance Lawsuit
 
By HNN Staff

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EDITORIAL: Competing Economic Visions for WV

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COMMENTARY: Yet Another Delay for DeLay
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service

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JUST DESSERTS: Inside the Beltway, It’s All Illegal Immigrants, All the Time
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service

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Rahall Announces $600,000 in Brownfields Grants for Southern WV
 
By HNN Staff

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WVSOM Announces Spring Awards Ceremony Winners
 

By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Da Vinci Code: When Lines Between Fiction, History Get Blurred
 
By David Waters
Scripps Howard News Service

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Anderson Will Pay for Recount of Four Counties of 10th Senate District
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Car Show Slated at PikeView High School May 21
 

By HNN Staff

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U.S. Opens Assault on Wiretap Suit
 
By Bob Egelko
San Francisco Chronicle

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GUEST OPINION: Raese Says Bush is Taking ‘Crucial Step’ on Immigration Reform
 
By John Raese
Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate

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COMMENTARY: How Illegal Aliens Hurt the Poor
 
By Jay Ambrose
Scripps Howard News Service

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Rahall Issues Statement on Mine Safety Bill
 

By U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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COMMENTARY: Another Look at Ahmadinejad’s Letter to Bush
 
By Jay Ambrose
Scripps Howard News Service

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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Pilot Makes Forced Landing on U.S. 19 Short of Tazewell County Airport
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

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HOMEFRONT: Practical Rules to Help Tame Your Closets
 

By Sarah Welch and Alicia Rockmore
getbuttonedup.com

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Rahall Announces $1.8 Million Grant for Glade Business Park in Nicholas County
 
By HNN Staff

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Some Rules of the Road to Avoid Pain at the Pump
 
By Michael Taylor
San Francisco Chronicle

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SCIENCE: Katrina Response May Require Greater Mental Health Resources
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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Rockefeller Calls on Trade Ambassador Portman to Pursue Stronger Negotiating Stance to Save American Jobs
 
By HNN Staff

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Dawes Shoots One Under Par 69 to Lead Field at WV Open Qualifier
 
By HNN Staff

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The NAACP’s Fight Against Private School Vouchers
 
By Star Parker
Scripps Howard News Service

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Lizzie’s War’: Vietnam Era Novel Has Relevance Today as Military Service Splits Up Families
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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MANN TALK: A Spinach Season
 
By Perry Mann

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Researchers: Moose, Not Humans, Blamed for Mammoth Extinction
 
By Anne McIroy
Toronto Globe and Mail

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: Mission Impossible III: First-Time Director Successfully Integrates Technical Intricacies, Brisk, Explosive Action
 

By Tony Rutherford Huntington News Network Writer

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Flex-E-Grant Scholarships Available for June YMCA Camp
 
By HNN Staff

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Army Fitness Challenge Kicks Off May 20 in Parkersburg
 
By HNN Staff

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EDITORIAL: Raese, Byrd Have Wonderful Opportunity

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GASOLINE SURVEY
WV Prices Move Down Slightly in Most Areas – Except Hinton
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Monday’s the Deadline for Medicare Drug Sign-up
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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Congress Considers Hydrogen Prize
 
By Edward Epstein
San Francisco Chronicle

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘Poseidon’: More That Sinking Feeling Than Swimming to a Happy Ending
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Help Send The Scampers to 4-H Camp

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Mollohan’s Real Estate Transactions Take Center Stage
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Kinky Friedman’s On the Ballot in Texas: ‘Ride ‘em Jewboy’
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Some New Disorders for the Shrinks’ Bible
 
By Steve Brewer
Scripps Howard News Service

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Guiding West Virginia’s Graduates
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-WV

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Energy Leaders’ Investments in WV Have Big Impact
 
By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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RAHALL REPORT: Private Sector Stepping Up to the Plate to 'Connect the Third'
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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Doubleheader Brings MU Baseball Back to Appalachian Power Park on May 20
 
By HNN Staff

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Parker Leads Anderson by 11 Votes in Democratic Nomination for 10th Senate District
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Conservatives Shocked by NSA Phone Program
 
By Margaret Talev
McClatchy Newspapers

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ON THE ROAD: Kia Amanti Offers Luxury for Less
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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HEALTH: Researchers Begin to Get a Handle on Autism
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Reflections on the Primary Election
 

By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Latin, English: What Counts is Ease of Communication
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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Ohio Valley University Basketball Classic Slated for June 9-11
 
By HNN Staff

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Mahan, Sumner Garner Big Vote Totals in Raleigh, Summers; Anderson to Face Guills for State Senate Race in 10th District, Crozier to Face Miller in 26th Del. District
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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‘Bunkers’ Brings Restaurant Total at Glade Springs to Four
 

By HNN Staff

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Monroe County Slates Free Clothing Distribution
 
By HNN Staff

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EDITORIAL: But What About Jay?

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COMMENTARY: No ‘Boomeranging’ Here
 
By Steve Brewer
Scripps Howard News Service

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SPORTS COLUMN: Safe Bet ‘Big Jawn’ Daly’s Book Will be Big Hit
 
By Jim Donaldson
The Providence Journal

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Summers County Primary Election Night,
 
Photos by David Kinchen
Huntington News Network Editor View Photos

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Raese Wins Easily, Looks Forward to Byrd
 

By HNN Staff

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Kim Wolfe Defeats Marty Gearheart to Face Off with Nick Rahall in November
 

By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Bush Takes Risk with Gen. Hayden to Run CIA
 
By James Rosen
McClatchy Newspapers

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Coalfield Residents Pave Way for Grassroots Voice in U.N.
 

By HNN Staff
 

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COMMENTARY: Joan C. Edwards: A Woman I Wished I Had Known
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Free Will Makes Us More Than Mere Machines
 
By Stephen N. Reed

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford Huntington News Network Columnist

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Summers County Library Sponsoring a ‘Mystery Dinner’ on Friday, June 9
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Saturday in the Square Performance Series Slated for Downtown Hinton
 
By HNN Staff

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GUEST COMMENTARY: How We Got Where We Are
 
By Betty Ireland
WV Secretary of State

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COMMENTARY: How Kaavya Viswanathan Got Herself Packaged
 
By Mark Patinkin
The Providence Journal

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘A Writer’s Life’ is Gay Talese’s Quirky, Idiosyncratic, Often Exasperating Memoir
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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ENTERTAINMENT: A Guide to TV Season Finales
 
By Rick Kushman
Sacramento Bee

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Annual Youth Environmental Day Awards Slated for May 20
 
By HNN Staff

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MANN TALK: Man Is a Machine
 

By Perry Mann

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HEALTH AND FITNESS: Have Stroller, Get Workout
 

By Joe Miller
Raleigh News & Observer

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Study: Canadians Stay Away from Formal Worship, Pray in Private
 
By Michael Valpy
Toronto Globe and Mail

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HOME DECOR: A Compromise Between Wall-to-Wall Carpeting and Bare Wood
 

By Rosemary Sadez Friedmann
Scripps Howard News Service

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EDITORIAL: For U.S. Senate, Raese’s the Best Choice

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Former Gov. Cecil Underwood Disavows Hiram Lewis Campaign Mailer
 
By HNN Staff

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GOA Endorses Hiram Lewis
 
from Lewis Press Release

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GVCNRCTC Slates Building Construction Fundamentals Class
 
By HNN Staff

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New Series of NRCTC Classes to Aid Area Veterans
 
By HNN Staff

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GASOLINE SURVEY
WV Prices Appear to Be Leveling Off – at High Level
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Gasoline, Natural Gas Prices Impact Hard-Pressed District 27 Residents: Sumner
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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SCIENCE: Dunes Gird Titan, Saturn’s Most Mysterious Moon
 

By David Perlman
San Francisco Chronicle

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Health Advocates Call Attention to Plight of Uninsured
 
By Mara Lee
Scripps Howard News Service

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‘Death Tax’ Debate Heats Up in Senate
 
By Mary Deibel
Scripps Howard News Service

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Replica of 19th Century Granary Will Be Available for Viewing During Battle of Lewisburg Weekend
 

By HNN Staff

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GVCNRCTC Elderhostel Program Needs Advisors, Seeks Ideas for Visitors
 
By HNN Staff

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Record Employment in WV: ‘WV Open for Business’ Report
 
Compiled By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

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Additional Mine Workers Classes Begins May 8 at GVCNRCTC
 
By HNN Staff

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Option 22 Performs at the News & Brew
 

By Pamela Coleman Special to Bluefield News Network

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Raese Campaign Reacts to Hiram Lewis’s Claim of NRA Endorsement
 
By HNN Staff

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West Virginia State Park News
 
Compiled By William Paine Bluefield News Network Writer

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COMMENTARY: No, ES&S is Not a Division of FEMA: It Just Seems Like It in Wake of Foul-ups
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: A Fable for Our Times
 
By Jay Ambrose
Scripps Howard News Service

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Virtual Realty: Will Real Estate Agents Go the Way of Travel Agents?
 
By Elwin Green
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Rahall Calls on Bush to Extend Medicare Part D Deadline to Jan. 1, 2007
 
By HNN Staff

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Partnering for Better Health Care
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-WV

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RAHALL REPORT: Let Us Preserve the Power of Prayer
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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ON THE ROAD: Honda Fit to be Tied at Entry Level
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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A Statement of Principles on Our Editorial Policy
 
By Matthew S. Pinson
Publisher, Huntington News Network

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Rahall Introduces Constitutional Voluntary Prayer in Schools Amendment
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Open Borders – and Open Economies – on Both Sides
 
By Daniel Weintraub
Sacramento Bee

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Monongalia Delegate Candidate Harry Bertram Endorsed by ‘Pro-White’ Group
 
By HNN Staff

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GREENBRIER COUNTY: Business News Briefs
 
Compiled By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Resume, Interviewing Class Offered at Mountain State University May 11
 
By HNN Staff

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GVCNRCTC Honors 95 Candidates for Graduation
 
By HNN Staff

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WVSOM Retirees Honored in Lewisburg
 

By HNN Staff

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MARTY GEARHEART Q&A: Bluefield Businessman Seeks GOP Nomination to Face Against Nick Rahall
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Ethanol Producer ADM Hires Woman from ‘Big Oil’ as CEO; Maybe Somebody Isn’t ‘Stuck on Stupid’ After All
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Winning Lottery Jackpot Can’t Guarantee Happiness
 
By Ryan E. Smith
Toledo Blade

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COMMENTARY: The Massive Boycott Was Based On a Lie
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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EDITORIAL: Hiram Lewis Throws the Kitchen Sink…and Misses

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Raese, Manchin Favor Line-Item Veto Proposed by Bush; Byrd Opposes It
 
By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Population Figures Show Immigration’s Impact on Calif.
 
By Dan Walters
Sacramento Bee

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HEALTH: Middle-Aged Brits Healthier Than Americans, Study Finds
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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COMMENTARY: Scribes…Lawyers…Lobbyists
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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Honor Mom This Mother’s Day With Online Gift to United Way
 
By HNN Staff

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Hinton Council Names T.R. Peal Police Chief
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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EDITORIAL: Lewis Campaign Hard to Trust on Polls

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COMMENTARY: Smithsonian Deal with Showtime Networks is Just Plain Wrong
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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WV Democratic Chairman Nick Casey Slams Don Blankenship
 
By HNN Staff

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Racist Fringe Darkens Immigration Reform Debate
 
By Tyche Hendricks
San Francisco Chronicle

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GASOLINE SURVEY
WV Prices Dip in Some Areas, Rise in Others, Plateau in Others
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Break, Blow, Burn’ is Camille Paglia’s Close Reading, Explication of 43 Poems
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Hurricane Forecasters Refining Ability to Make Predictions
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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MANN TALK: The Estate of J.J. Dunbar, Late of Summers County
 
By Perry Mann

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COMMENTARY: Barbaros, Barbaria, Barbarien, Barbarian, Wailo, Nanban, Non-Aryan – Anybody Else But Us
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Gasoline Prices: Just the Facts, Please
 
By Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network

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Hinton Spring Appreciation Car Show, Saturday, April 29, 2006   Photos by Dave Kinchen Huntington News Network Editor
View Photos

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Hinton Council Slates Special Meeting for Monday, May 1
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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FBI to Subpoena Records of Mollohan’s Nonprofits; Congressman ‘Welcomes’ Action, Says He Will be Vindicated
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Reid’s Rising Liberal Credentials Could Cost Him in Home State
 

By J. Patrick Coolican
Las Vegas Sun

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A POEM A DAY: Day 30:  The Journey by Lawson Fusao Inada
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Ransoming Truth and Responsibility
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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COMMENTARY: ‘OpalGate’ Raises Questions about Matters Other Than Alleged Plagiarism

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘United 93’: Re-Creation of Real-Time 9/11 Events and Heroics Mesmerize Audience
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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ON THE ROAD: Buick Lucerne: A Marvelous Glide
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Drive Less? Politicians Won’t Ask
 
By Marc Sandalow
San Francisco Chronicle

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Summers Delegate Mahan Among 13 Women Honored by WV Women’s Commission
 

By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Ransoming Truth and Responsibility
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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COMMENTARY: Moenia Americana: Walls, Walls, Walls – Nothing Works
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 29:   First Poem After Serious Surgery by June Jordan
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Europe Knows That West Virginia Is Open for Business
 
By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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RAHALL REPORT: Answer to Gasoline Prices Right in Our Back Yard
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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Rahall: McCloy Letter Should Spur Action on WV Delegation Mine Safety Legislation
 
By HNN Staff

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Senate Nominee Candidate Snuffer Calls on Lewis to ‘Tone Down Rhetoric’
 
By HNN Staff

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Raese Spokesman Issues Response to Byrd’s Call for School Prayer Amendment
 
By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Did GOP Learn Lessons from California’s Immigration Backlash?
 
By Peter Schrag
Sacramento Bee

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Baby Boomer Retirees to Reshape Economy
 
By Mike Meyers
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

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Rahall: Big Oil Profits Take Americans for an Expensive Ride
 
By HNN Staff

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HEALTH: Hormone Apparently Kicks Us Into Gear to Diet and Exercise
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Rumsfeld’s Inferno: The Date from Hell in Hell
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 28:   Poppy by Anthony Hecht
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Mollohan Bought Tucker County Farm with ‘Longtime Friend’ Who Benefited from Congressman’s Earmarks, Wall Street Journal Reports
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Jay Addresses Effect of Methamphetamine Crisis on Children
 
By HNN Staff

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Rahall Addresses Rally of Veterans from Across Nation – Including VFW Members from Madison, WV
 

By HNN Staff

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Whatever It Takes’ Offers Solutions to Illegal Immigration Crisis by Border State Congressman J.D. Hayworth
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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COMMENTARY: Via Duco — Washington’s Bar Sinister
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 27:   Poem by Frank O’Hara
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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2006 Adopt A Highway Spring Cleanup Underway
 
By HNN Staff

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Bellepoint-Greenbrier Bridge Reopens in Hinton
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Mine Inspector Told to ‘Back Off’ on Warning of Dangers at Alma No. 1 Mine in WV
 
By Dennis B. Roddy
Pittsburg Post-Gazette

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Worker Owned Companies: Work Like You Own It…You Do!
 
By H.J. Cummins
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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BAYHAM ON POLITICS: New Orleans Mayoral Primary Post-Mortem
 
By Mike Bayham

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Fashionista Question: Why Can’t Pricey Jeans be as Durable as Wranglers, Levi’s?
 

By Lisa Heyamoto
Sacramento Bee

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COMMENTARY: Grain…Oil…Decline: Same Formula, Same Results
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 26: Outwardly His Life Ran Smoothly by Anne Carson
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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NEWS ANALYSIS: U.S. Standoff with Iran Pumps Up Gasoline Prices
 
By Matthew B. Stannard and David R. Baker
San Francisco Chronicle

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Bush Calls for ‘Rational’ Immigration Debate During Visit to Calif.
 
By Laura Mecoy
Sacramento Bee

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Battle of Lewisburg Reenactment Features Lantern Tour on May 20
 

By HNN Staff

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A POEM A DAY: Day 25: Seagulls by John Updike
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Studies Show Smaller Schools Outperform Larger Ones; Stop Further Consolidation
 
By Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame’ Puts Young History Students in the Heart of Historical Events
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘American Dreamz’: Infamous America Where Even the President Needs His 15 Minutes on an ‘Idol’ Ratings Bonanza
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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MANN TALK: Two Views of Two Pictures
 
By Perry Mann

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A POEM A DAY: Day 24: The Ladybugs by Nancy Willard
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Recipes from New Book by Food Network’s Giada De Laurentiis
 

Food Network

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Hinton's Good Ol' Days Spaghetti Dinner at the Memorial Building to Benefit the Campbell-Flannagan-Murrell House Museum   Photos by David Kinchen Huntington News Network Editor
View Photos

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GASOLINE SURVEY
WV Prices Top $3 Per Gallon Mark…and Keep Going
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Here Comes a Giant
 
By Jay Ambrose
Scripps Howard News Service

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TECHTALK: Beware of ‘Easy’ Claims for Digital Camera from Kodak; Once Set Up, It’s Wonderful
 

By Mike Berman
Scripps Howard News Service

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WV Anti-Abortion Group Endorses Delegate Candidate George Johnson
 
By HNN Staff

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Trip to Visit Troops in Middle East an Incredible Experience
 
by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Manchin Either Eternal Sophomore or Will Do Anything to Attain Higher Office

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Jewish Milwaukee’ Recounts Contributions, Achievements by Jews in Milwaukee, From Early Days to Today
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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A POEM A DAY: Day 23: Lightning Bugs by W.S. Di Piero
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Mundus Nostrum: World Bank Motto
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Don’t Blame Bush for High Gasoline Prices
 
By Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network

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Bellepointe Bridge to Re-Open Tuesday, April 25
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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MCDOWELL PRISONS: Federal Funding Dropped for Proposed Indian Ridge Facility; Stevens Correctional Facility Ribbon Cut
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

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Mollohan Steps Down ‘Temporarily’ from House Ethics Committee; California’s Howard Berman Takes His Place
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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ON THE ROAD: 9-7X Blends Saab, GM Strengths
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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Marine Corps Orders Fighters to Stop Wearing Polyester Underwear
 
By Lisa Hoffman
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Mixing Apples, Oranges, Politics and Ignorance
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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COMMENTARY: Rearranging the Imperial Advisor Chairs
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 22: The Waking by Theodore Roethke
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RAHALL REPORT: This Earth Day Let’s Renew Our Commitment
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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Death of Scott Crossfield Thins Ranks of ‘Right Stuff’ Pilots
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Crusader Nation’ Continues Saga Begun by Historian Traxel with ‘1898’; Displays Transition of U.S. from Continental Power to World Power
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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COMMENTARY: Bright Lights, Big Exurbs
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Canonicus Caries — Legal Corruption
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Low-Lifes’ Made Wal-Mart What It Is Today

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A POEM A DAY: Day 21: Wanda Why Aren’t You Dead by Wanda Coleman
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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WV Anti-Abortion Group Endorses U.S. Senate Candidate John Raese
 
By HNN Staff

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Presidential Disaster Declarations: ‘The New Pork’; Freezing Rain a Disaster?
 
By Thomas Hargrove
Scripps Howard News Service

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SPORTS: Colleges Increasingly Turning to Headhunters
 
By John DeLong
Winston-Salem Journal

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A POEM A DAY: Day 20: The Race by Sharon Olds
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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SUMMERS COUNTY ROUNDUP: News from Hinton and Summers County
 
Compiled By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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EDITORIAL: Raese vs. Byrd: Suddenly, Nobody’s Laughing
 

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Bush Names Rob Portman to Head Office of Management and Budget
 

By Michael Collins
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Republican Shamelessness
 
By Paul C. Campos
Scripps Howard News Service

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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COMMENTARY: Comitia Tributa/Comitia Centuriata – Not Republican or Democrat
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 19: How Much of That Is Left in Me? by Jack Gilbert
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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EDITORIAL: Raese’s Positive Ads Should be a Hit
 

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Iran’s No Iraq – But Plot Has Familiar Ring
 
By James Rosen
McClatchy Newspapers

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Creaky California Levees Ripe for Disaster
 
By Edward Epstein
San Francisco Chronicle

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COMMENTARY: Is Wal-Mart Getting Politically Correct in Dropping Gun Sales?
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Real Steps Toward Port Security
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-WV

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A POEM A DAY: Day 18: I, Too and Aunt Sue’s Stories by Langston Hughes
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Electronics Recyling Event Slated for April 29
 
By HNN Staff

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WV Asthma Coalition Celebrates 2006 World Asthma Day
 
By HNN Staff

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GASOLINE SURVEY
WV Prices Continue Steady Climb Toward $3 Per Gallon Level
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BUCKY, BE NICE: Either Focus on Getting Your Message Out or Get Out
 
By Rick Snuffer

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A Big Deadline Looms on Student-Loan Calendar
 
By Mary Deibel
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Where Are You, Thorstein Veblen, When We Need You? ‘Conspicuous Consumption’ Outdoes Itself with CEO Retirement Benefits in Era of Cutbacks for Real Workers
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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MANN TALK: Winter’s Demise and Spring’s Reprise
 
By Perry Mann

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COMMENTARY: Marius Sulla Caesar Family Ties: Dynastic Rule…No, Not Again
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 17: Consolation by Anna Akhmatova
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Dr. Karen Steele Delivered Keynote Address at Mary Theodoras Lecture in Athens, OH
 
By HNN Staff

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CONSUMER NEWS: No Charge for Directory Assistance with Special Number
 
By HNN Staff

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: Robinson Believes Films Should be Seen with Audience; It’s Time for 9/11 Movies; Politics Blocking Building in ‘Mess’ That is Today’s ‘Ground Zero’ — Part 2 of a 2-part Interview with Producer Amy Robinson
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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BOOK REVIEW / COMMENTARY: ‘The Hammer Comes Down: Political Junkie Book with Implications for All Voters; Lord Acton Was Right about Power Corrupting; Some Suggestions for Campaign Reform
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen Huntington News Network Book Critic

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COMMENTARY: Whiny Generals Not a New Phenomenon
 
By Craig Hammond
Bluefield News Network

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Caution: A Hot Tub, Spa, Bathtub Can be Hazardous to Your Health
 

By Alejandra Fernandez-Morera
Scripps Howard News Service

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A POEM A DAY: Day 16: Arkansas Good Friday by Franz Wright
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Californian Praises HNN Amtrak Article

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COMMENTARY: Google Goes (Meekly) to China
 
San Francisco Chronicle

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Pocahontas Eminent Domain Case on Agenda Tuesday Morning in Marlinton
 
By HNN Staff

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GUEST COMMENTARY: U.S. Senate Candidate John Raese and Eminent Domain
 
By George D. Johnson
Special to HNN

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘Game 6’: To Attend Opening Night and Get Thrashed by an Acid-Tongued Critic Or Escape to the World Series — Part 1 of a 2- part Interview with Producer Amy Robinson
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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ON THE ROAD: Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS is Hot to Trot
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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KINCHEN AT THE MOVIES: ‘Scary Movie 4’ Displays Wit, Humor of ‘Airplane!’ with References to ‘Saw,’ ‘The Village,’ ‘Brokeback Mountain,’ ‘The Grudge,’ and ‘War of the Worlds’
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: E Tu Generals: Rumsfeld Must Go – That Means Now
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 15: Permanently by Kenneth Koch
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Treat Every Day as Earth Day
 
by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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RAHALL REPORT: Easter Is a Time for Renewal
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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Gun Powder from Cave Dirt: The Real Bat Guano
 

By HNN Staff

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EDITORIAL: Hiram Lewis Has Completed One Task Well

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CONSUMER ALERT: ‘Smart’ Credit Cards, Hotel Key Cards Contain Too Much Information…Can Be Dangerous to Your Finances
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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NEWS ANALYSIS: What Do We Do with Today’s Immigrants – and Tomorrow’s?
 

By Betsy Hart
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: After All, a President is Just a Guy in a Suit
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service

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Hammer Head Flies Off Handle, Hits Mouth of Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy
 

By Cathleen F. Crowley
The Providence Journal

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COMMENTARY: All Roads Lead to Profit
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 14: Seder with comet by Marge Piercy
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Osteopathic Medical Students Use Class Breaks to Help Less Fortunate Worldwide
 
By HNN Staff

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New York Times Calls for Mollohan to Resign from House Ethics Committee
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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TAXES: Still Haven’t Filed Yet? Don’t Panic!
 

By Mary Deibel
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: China, Not Terrorism, Drives up U.S. Military Spending; Déjà vu All Over Again?
 
By Michael T. Klare
The Providence Journal

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COMMENTARY: Virtue, Knowledge, Truth: What is Missing in the Imperium Bush Administration
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 13: From ‘The Changing Light at Sandover’ by James Merrill
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Thursday’s WVPB Outlook Covers Snuffer Campaign for GOP Senatorial Nomination
 
By HNN Staff

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Disability History Week Bill Becomes Law; Celebrated Third Week in October
 
By HNN Staff

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Candidates Forum Draws Big Crowd on Summer-Like Evening in Hinton   By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network
View Photos | Read Article

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Hastert: ‘It’s Her Choice’ -- Referring to Pelosi Asking Mollohan to Step Down from Ethics Panel
 

By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS: A Question for President Bush
 
By Martin Schram
Scripps Howard News Service

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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COMMENTARY: Bush Imperium Multiwars
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 12: Trees by Mark Haddon
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Writer Appreciates Poem a Day Feature

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Rockefeller Demands That China Play Fair on Trade
 
On Eve of Trade Talk, Senators Call for China to Reduce Trade Deficit, Curb Theft of American Intellectual Property
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Higher Education Can Learn from WVU
 
By Rene A. Henry

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HEALTH: Feds Issue Warning About E.coli Outbreak
 
By Lance Gay
Scripps Howard News Service

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MANN TALK: Mankind’s Contract with Mephistopheles
 
By Perry Mann

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Keeping the Promise to Coal Miners’ Families
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-WV

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A POEM A DAY: Day 11: After the Grand Perhaps by Lucie Brock-Broido
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RELIGION: A Priceless Passover: Getting Together with Family, Friends to Celebrate Life
 

By Gail Ciampa
The Providence Journal

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WORKING LIFESTYLES: The Office Spouse: A Growing Trend
 

By Marjo Johne
Toronto Globe and Mail

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COMMENTARY: Movies That Hid from Critics Before Launch Aren’t All Bad
 
By Carla Meyer
Sacramento Bee

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COMMENTARY: Janus Bush Imperium: Leaker-in-Chief
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 10: Today and Two Thousand Years from Now by Philip Levine
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Harun Yahya Spokesperson Clarifies Hurd Statement

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WV’s Mollohan Subject of Federal Investigation; He’s Top Democrat on House Ethics Committee
 

By HNN Staff

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GASOLINE SURVEY
Prices Jump Even Higher Throughout West Virginia
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Doolittle’s Ties to Abramoff, DeLay Give Opponents Hope
 
By David Whitney
Sacramento Bee

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A KNIFE FIGHT IN A PHONE BOOTH: Dems’ Fight for California Governor Gets Fierce
 
By Carla Marinucci and John Wildermuth
San Francisco Chronicle

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A POEM A DAY: Day 9: The Fun Gallery by Kevin Young
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Volunteers Needed for Adopt A Highway Spring Cleanup
 
By HNN Staff

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Candidates Forum Slated for Tuesday in Hinton
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Scientists to Re-Create Sago Mine Blast
 
By Steve Twedt
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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COMMENTARY: Time for Cynthia McKinney to Go Home
 
By Star Parker
Scripps Howard News Service

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ON THE ROAD: Honda Ridgeline Blends Car and Cargo
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Governor’s Internship Program Offers Opportunities Statewide
 
by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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RAHALL REPORT: Small Businesses Are the Backbone of Our Economy
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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COMMENTARY: Eisphora—No More War
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 8: Hotel Bar by J.D. McClatchy
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Raese to Outline ‘Vision for WV’ Friday at Charleston Campaign HQ
 

By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Massachusetts Finds Cure for One of California’s Major Ills
 
Sacramento Bee

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Better for All the World’ Shows How Junk Science Contributed to Forced Sterilization and Nazi Genocide
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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QUEEN BEE MOMS, KINGPIN DADS: Getting Parents to Grow Up
 
By Mackenzie Carpenter
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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COMMENTARY: DeLay No More: Time for Spring Cleaning
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Why America is Safer When Some Generals Retire
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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A POEM A DAY: Day 7: Never Apologize, Never Explain by Jane Mayhall
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Where are the Muslim Moderates?
 
By Clifford D. May
Scripps Howard News Service

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Rahall: Bush Budget Proposal Slashes Firefighting Grant Programs
 
By HNN Staff

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ABUSED MALE SPOUSES: Media, Law Enforcement Often Treat Violence Against Men by Women As a Joke
 
By HNN Staff

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Engineer Shortage Concerns Nuclear Power Industry
 
By Lance Gay
Scripps Howard News Service

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HEALTH: Want to Feel Better? Make Some Friends
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Little Gods in Cubicles
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 6: Colosseum by Sarah Arvio
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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WV DEP Honors 15 Businesses, Individuals for Environmental Stewardship
 
By HNN Staff

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EDITORIAL: Hiram Lewis Goes Negative – Again

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COMMENTARY: DeLay Out But Not Down
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service

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WV Native John Corbett Takes Acting Hiatus to Record 1st Album
 

By Ronna Rubin
Great American County

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Case for Goliath’ Outlines U.S. Role as Reluctant De Facto World Government
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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COMMENTARY: Illegal Workers: Isn’t The U.S. a Country of Immigrants?
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 5: Like a Vocation by W.H. Auden, Chosen by Joan Didion
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BREAKING NEWS: Hinton Nurse Practitioner Sharon Whelan Sentenced to 3-9 Years on Attempt to Deliver a Controlled Substance
 
By HNN Staff

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KIM WOLFE Q&A: Cabell County Sheriff Thinks He Could Represent Residents of Southern WV Better Than Incumbent
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Tiny State, Big Money: Senate Race in Rhode Island of Big National Interest
 
By Scott Mayerowitz
The Providence Journal

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Airline Merger Leads to Culture Clash – And Physical One, Too
 
By Dan Fitzpatrick
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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COMMENTARY: America the Unequal
 
By David Yount
Scripps Howard News Service

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KINCHEN AT THE MOVIES: Sharon Stone’s No Match for Scrat and the Gang of ‘Ice Age: The Meltdown’
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: One Card Down…A Whole Pack to Go
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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A POEM A DAY: Day 4: Things I Saw With My Own Eyes by Dan Chiasson
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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GASOLINE SURVEY
Prices Continue to Rise Throughout Mountain State
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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POLL: Just Over Half of Americans Say They Are ‘Very Happy’ with Their Lives
 
By Thomas Hargrove and Guido H. Stempel III
Scripps Howard News Service

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MANN TALK: ‘What Does It Mean to be a Human Being?’
 
By Perry Mann

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Blue Ridge Gazette: On-line Magazine Devoted to Blue Ridge Mountain Region
 
By HNN Staff

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A POEM A DAY: Day 3: Boat by Deborah Digges
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Five Free Movies Offered at The Ritz Theatre Next Weekend
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Movie Will Focus on Tragedy That Struck Marshall, Huntington
 
By Milan Simonich
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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This Year’s Job Market the Strongest in Five Years for New Grads
 
By Mary Deibel
Scripps Howard News Service

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WV Group Starts Web Site for State’s Communities to Honor Military
 
By HNN Staff

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A POEM A DAY: Day 2: Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Bluegrass Concert ‘The Music of Our Hills’ Slated at Bath County H.S.
 
By HNN Staff

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Anna McCloy Displays Humanity, Humility, Class

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Auschwitz Escapee Who Told the World Dies in Canada
 
By Mark Hume
Toronto Globe and Mail

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ON THE ROAD: PT Cruiser Still Shines as Automotive Icon
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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RAHALL REPORT: West Virginia Has Lost a Great Daughter: Erma Ora Byrd (1917-2006)
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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A POEM A DAY: Kicking Off National Poetry Month…A Poem a Day – That’s Our Promise
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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West Virginia Young Democrats to Meet in Morgantown
 
By HNN Staff

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Ridge Says Security Management is Critical at U.S. Ports, Airports
 

By Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network

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EDITORIAL: ‘Raese Jobs’ vs. Government Jobs

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Capitol Visitor Center Construction Delays a Lesson in Excess
 
By Barbara Barrett
McClatchy Newspapers

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Rockefeller Sponsors Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act
 
By HNN Staff

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UMWA Insurance Beneficiaries Could Lose Ambulance Benefits on Saturday, April 1
 
By HNN Staff

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: National Problems Find West Virginia Fixes
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-WV

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COMMENTARY: ‘Gurges’: A Cognomen that Should be Added to Many in Congress
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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Secretary of State Representative Shows Bank Customers How to Use Electronic Voting Machines
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Good Ol’ Days in Hinton Features Music, Food, Historic Tours
 
By HNN Staff

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Gasoline Prices Rising Out of Sight Again
 

By David R. Baker
San Francisco Chronicle

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Fluffy the Commando Dog ‘Having a Blast’ in America
 

By Lisa Hoffman
Scripps Howard News Service

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U.S. Used Clothing Often Ends Up in Developing Countries
 
By Kelly Kearsley
Tacoma News Tribune

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Genocide Comment Could Cost Ambassador to Armenia His Job
 
By Michael Doyle
McClatchy Newspapers

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COMMENTARY: ‘When Better Automobiles Are Built, Buick Will Build Them’…In China, for the Chinese
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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MANN TALK: The Yank on the Womb
 
By Perry Mann

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COMMENTARY: Greed Just Grows and Grows
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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Touch-Screen Voting Machine Demonstration Slated for Wednesday at City National Bank in Hinton
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Undercover Team Smuggled Radioactive Materials into U.S. to Test Border Security
 
By Kevin Diaz
McClatchy Newspapers

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Uncertainty Ahead on Immigration Reform
 
By Lisa Hoffman
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Gresham’s Law in Effect When Illegal Aliens Perform Work Americans Want to Do
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Rahall Takes Leadership Role in Debate on Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Visitor Center
 
By HNN Staff

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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Women’s Shoes: Trimmer, Higher, the Funky Heel is Back for Spring
 

By Samantha Thompson Smith
Raleigh News & Observer

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Putnam High School Coaches Sue WVSSAC; Temporary Injunction Hearing Ordered for April 10
 
By HNN Staff

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Most States Find Smoking Ban a Boon to Businesses
 
By Bill Scanlon
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Senate: Old Men; Maybe Rumsfeld Should Join
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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Elegant Candles for Your Windowsills
 

By Matt Fox
Home & Garden Television

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GASOLINE SURVEY
Prices Remain at Elevated Levels Throughout WV
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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NEWS ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY: Pocahontas County Landowners to County: Don’t Abuse Eminent Domain; Take Up State’s Offer
 
By HNN Staff

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Nation Sees Sharp Drop in Gun Dealers
 
By Kevin Diaz
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

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Lawyers Wage War Against Fakes on Web
 
By Jacquie McNish
Toronto Globe and Mail

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘Stay Alive’: Creepy Abandonded Mansion, Countess of Blood Brings ‘Dark Shadows’ Vision to Mind; Film’s Blurred Realities Can’t Pass Even Most Liberal Logical Standards
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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MANN TALK: The Mess the Myth Has Made
 
By Perry Mann

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Operation Iraqi Freedom: Three Years Later

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Start Letter-Writing Campaign to Save Myrtle Beach Pavilion

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Comparisons to Ancient Rome are Apt Today

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A POEM A DAY: Day 2: Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Statement from Nick Rahall on Passing of Erma Byrd, Wife of Sen. Robert C. Byrd

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Community Garden Plots Offered by Summers County Wellness Center
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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LIFESTYLES: Generation Yo-Yo: Grown, but Not Gone
 
By Alison apRoberts
Sacramento Bee

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SIDEBAR: Generation Yo-Yo: A Look at the Still-Full Nest
 
By Alison apRoberts
Sacramento Bee

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Easter Bunny Ban Draws Unwanted Attention to St. Paul
 
By Jackie Crosby
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘Inside Man’: Mind Absorbing Caper with a Crafty Hidden Agenda That Falls Perfectly Into Place
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Dangerous to Compare Ancient Rome to Current World Situation

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COMMENTARY: Who Do You Want Running Your Company?
 
By Rene A. Henry

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A POEM A DAY: Kicking Off National Poetry Month a Few Days Early
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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2nd Annual Greenbrier Softball Early Bird Tournament Slated for April 7-9
 
By HNN Staff

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EDITORIAL: Hiram Lewis: Mad Dog of the WV GOP

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Amtrak Subsidy Doesn’t Make Economic Sense; Rail Service Should be Privatized

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Rahall Slams Bush’s Funding Cuts for Conservation Programs
 
By HNN Staff

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ON THE ROAD: Mercedes R350: Wagon on the Fast Track
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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Feds Weigh Allowing Wiccan Symbols on Government-Issued Grave Markers
 

By Lisa Hoffman
Scripps Howard News Service

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Former Fighter Pilot Pushes for More Air Force Diversity
 
By Michael Doyle
McClatchy Newspapers

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Away from the ‘Dark Continent’ (Europe), Basques Find Peace, Success in American West
 
By Maxim Kniazkov
Hispanic Link News Service

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Making a Commitment to Our Teachers and Our State
 
By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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COMMENTARY: Jugurthine War – Iranian War?
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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WV Housing Development Fund Gives Hinton $1,000 for Housing Survey
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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MSHA, NIOSH Representatives to Speak at April 20-21 Mining Symposium
 
By HNN Staff

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: Besides the Majestic Hills, Mountain State has Many Awesome Bridges
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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WV DEP Issues 2006 Impaired Streams List
 
By HNN Staff

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Timberline Ski Resort Hosts Free Jimmy Buffett Tribute Concerts
 

By HNN Staff

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SPORTS: WVU-Texas Hardly Has Feel of a Rematch
 

By Paul Zeise
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Services Set for Hilda Bolet Saunders Dunn
 

By HNN Staff

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Iraq War Veteran Phil Kiver Joins Hiram Lewis Senate Campaign
 
By HNN Staff

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High Oil Prices Push Fuel Prices Across the Board
 
By Thuy-Doan Le Sacramento Bee

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MU Featured in Time Magazine Story About Saudi Students in U.S.
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: No Gain from Pain
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Who Says It’s OK to Subsidize Rural Air Service But Not Amtrak?
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Dante DiTrapano Fails to Appear at Florida Bond Hearing
 

By HNN Staff

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HINTON NEWS ROUNDUP: Housing Meeting Set for Thursday; Bellepoint Bridge Reopens April 20; Bob Pruett Speaking at Pipestem March 30
 
By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network

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Gary Abernathy Joins Raese Senate Campaign
 
By HNN Staff

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Family: Underwood Suffered ‘Minor Stroke,’ Expected to Make ‘Full Recovery’
 
By HNN Staff

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Rahall Fights to Fund Essential Air Service for Beckley, Lewisburg, Princeton/Bluefield
 
By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Foes of Foreign Ownership City Security Fears
 
By James W. Crawley
Richmond Times-Dispatch

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings

 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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LETTER TO MY GRANDSON: Start Saving Your Money
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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EDITORIAL: Senator Raese: A 21st Century Kind of Leader

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DiTrapano Released on Bond Following Drug Arrest; Charleston Attorney is Randy Moss’ Agent
 
By HNN Staff

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Poverty is Widespread; It’s No ‘Gift’ to Millions in Cities, Rural Areas

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Conversations with the Great Moviemakers…’ Collects Thoughts of 32 Masters of Film in One Big Absorbing Volume
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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ENTERTAINMENT: Megan Mullally Looking Beyond ‘Karen’ Role
 

By Terry Morrow
Scripps Howard News Service

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CONSUMER INFORMATION: National Archives Site Helps Find Military Records
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BREAKING/DEVELOPING NEWS: Cecil Underwood Admitted to CAMC in Serious Condition
 
By HNN Staff

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Art, Music, Wine Tasting Draws Big Crowd to REACHH-Family Resource Fundraiser   By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network
View Photos

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Mountaineers Advance to 2nd Straight Sweet 16 with 67-54 Victory over Northwestern State

 

By HNN Staff

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Second WV Homeland Security Summit Continues Monday at Stonewall Resort
 
By HNN Staff

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Researchers Find Surprises in Business Meetings Study
 
By Mike Tumolillo
Scripps Howard News Service

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PERSONAL FINANCE: The Brave New World of Retirement Planning
 
By Mary Deibel
Scripps Howard News Service

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MANN TALK: The Gift of Poverty
 
By Perry Mann

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COMMENTARY: A Stray Twin-Engine Plane on Autopilot Or…Another Nervous Jitter That Jolts the Country
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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GASOLINE SURVEY
Just in Time for Spring Break: Morgantown Prices Explode; Increases Seen Statewide
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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GUEST OPINION: Stop the Madness: Rein in the Attorney General
 
By Steve Cohen

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
‘V for Vendetta’: What If Government Was Responsible for (Fill in the Blank)
 

By Tony Rutherford Huntington News Network Writer

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BOOK REVIEW: Michelle Malkin Singles Out Moonbats of the Left in ‘Unhinged’; It’s Time for a Decency Time-Out from Left-Wing, Right-Wing Wack Jobs
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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COMMENTARY: Values and Heroes: Not Always the Same
 

By Joseph J. Honick

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COMMENTARY: Pre-emptive War: The ‘EE’ Stands for ‘Double Error’
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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HEALTH: Study: More Pharmacists are Working Part-Time
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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EDITORIAL: Raese, Jobs, and the American Way

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MARCH MADNESS: Mountaineers Defeat Southern Illinois 64-46 in NCAA First-Round Match
 

By HNN Staff

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Old Media Makes Itself New with High Tech Acquisitions
 
By Grant Robertson
Toronto Globe and Mail

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COMMENTARY: Political Appointees: Bane of Government
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: National Recognition of Health Care Efforts Important for WV
 
By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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RAHALL REPORT: Congress Must Act on Mining Safety Legislation
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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Whittaker Sued in Federal Court by 2 Summers County Women
 

By HNN Staff

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Rahall Urges Action on WV Delegation Mine Safety Legislation
 
By HNN Staff

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Newspapers to Be Sold May Have an Angel in California Billionaire Burkle
 
By Carolyn Said
San Francisco Chronicle

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BOOK REVIEW: British Historian Crafts Masterful Political Biography of Abraham Lincoln
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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ON THE ROAD: Import SUVs Battle for Status
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: ‘Ab Urbe Condita’ : A Book George Bush Did Not Read – or Maybe He Did!
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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Rahall Co-Sponsors Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Visitor Center Legislation
 
By HNN Staff

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Randy Moss’s Agent Arrested in Florida for Possession of Large Amount of Crack Cocaine
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Casey Urges Special Session for Sexual Predator Legislation
 
By HNN Staff

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EDITORIAL: Raese’s Reaching Out to Conservatives, Independents

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Racial Identities Spawn New Terminology
 

By Mackenzie Carpenter
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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MANN TALK: Root Causes Matter
 

By Perry Mann

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HEALTH: Most Teens Experiencing Hearing Loss, Poll Finds
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: A New Form of Publicans and Equites -- Lobbyists
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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Phase 3 of Hinton Train Station Renovation Nearly Completed
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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STICKING TO THE BOOKS: Controversial Geography Teacher Back in Class
 

By Tillie Fong and Charlie Brennan
Scripps Howard News Service

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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COMMENTARY: De Republica: On The Republic – Bush’s View
 

By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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TAN MAN: Question Rages: How Does Boehner Get That Tan?
 

By Michael Collins
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: California Minnow Swallows California Whale
 
By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Novus Ordo Seclorum Not Bush’s New World Order
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Protecting the People’s Liberties
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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MARCH MADNESS: Guide to NCAA Tournament – From A to Z
 
By John Lindsay
Scripps Howard News Service

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‘Earl of Elkview’, Buddy Griffin & O’Daugherty Family Singers Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Around WV
 
By HNN Staff

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Hinton, WV (HNN) -- A house purchased by the city of Hinton in 2000 has been sold to Jeff Lyon of Pipestem for $20,000. The house on 6th Avenue between Temple and Ballengee streets was used as a rental for several Hinton police officers and was known as the "Police House." It was a foreclosure, purchased by the city of Hinton for $1 from HUD.
 
David M. Kinchen photo

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GASOLINE SURVEY
Prices Continue Upward Spiral Throughout Mountain State
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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DOCUMENTARY: ‘Why We Fight’ Examines Rise of Military-Industrial Complex
 

By Bob Hoover
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Part 3: Housing Market Flattening, But No Crash; How to Handle ‘Year of the Buyer’
 
By Janis Mara

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COMMENTARY: Dubai or Not Dubai Was Not Quite the Question
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘A Church in Search of Itself’: Thoughtful, Searching Look at Catholic Church as Pope Benedict XVI Takes Reins
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
Hills Have Eyes, Snouts, Crooked Teeth
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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PERSONALITIES: Zooey Deschanel on Acting, Screwball Comedies, Terry Bradshaw
 

By Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

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WV DEP Plans Earth Day Activities at Capitol on April 13
 
By HNN Staff

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Winfield Defeats Summers County 59-42 to Win AA Girls Title
 
By HNN Staff

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Art, Music, Wine Tasting Featured at REACHH-Family Resource Fundraiser
 
By HNN Staff

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Immigration Bill Would Add Visas for Tech Workers
 
By Carolyn Lochhead
San Francisco Chronicle

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
‘Failure to Launch’ Delightfully Mocks Social Stigma as McConaughey Fever Ignites Huntington Moviegoers
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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MUSIC REVIEW: Young Jazz Violinist Aaron Weinstein Continues Great Tradition
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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ON THE ROAD: Cadillac XLR Rates Inclusion Among World’s Best Automobiles
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Part 2: Housing Market Flattening, But No Crash; Rising Inventory Dampens Home-Sale Climate
 
By Chuck Green
Inman News

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Kyl Proposal Puts More Barriers on Arizona Border
 
By Brady McCombs
Arizona Daily Star

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Part 1: Housing Market Flattening, But No Crash; Home Builderss Caught in Slowing Market
 
By Glenn Roberts Jr.
Inman News

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: All West Virginians Deserve Access to Affordable Health Care
 
By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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RAHALL REPORT: WV Has a Tradition of Strong Women
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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ON THE ROAD: Jeep Goes Off Road in Ever Grand Style
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Senatus Populusque Americana: I Do Not Think So
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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Pinewood Derby State Championships Set for March 31-April 2
 
By HNN Staff

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Rahall Calls for Veterans’ Care to be Included in Iraq Supplemental Request
 
By HNN Staff

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Students with Asthma Affected by Shortage of School Nurses
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: E Pluribus Unum: Not Many Serving a Few
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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Lung Association Offers Golf Privilege Card for WV Golfers
 
By HNN Staff

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GASOLINE SURVEY
Prices Rising in All Regions of Mountain State
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Casey: Sprouse’s Grandstanding Could Jeopardize Sexual Predator Measure
 
By HNN Staff

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Poll Finds Americans Concerned About Government Secrecy
 
By Thomas Hargrove and Guido H. Stempel III
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: The West Virginia Turnpike: Don’t Throw Out Baby With Bath Water
 
By Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network

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COMMENTARY: Heads on the Rostrum
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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State Bar Association Will Hear Judge David Faber March 22
 
By HNN Staff

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Study: Influx of Foreign Workers a Boon to Wages? Some Economist Dispute Findings
 
By Andrew Lepage
Sacramento Bee

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BAYHAM ON POLITICS: The Runaway Clerk
 
By Mike Bayham

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BOOK REVIEW: Teen ‘Detectives’ Help FBI in ‘Mayhem on the Abraham Lincoln’ Train Mystery; ‘Edu-Fiction Project Aimed at 12 to 17-Year-Old Readers
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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GORDON PARKS 1912-2006: Photographer, Filmmaker, Writer, Poet, Musician – An American Renaissance Man
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Sua Pecunia – Not OPM
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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TRAVEL AND LEISURE: Cruise Lines’ Cabin Size Claims Should Set Off Alarms
 
By Spud Hilton
San Francisco Chronicle

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Economic Storm Clouds Gathering; Recession Coming Soon?
 
By Rob Rueteman
Scripps Howard News Service

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Concerns Mount Over Higher Rates on Student Loans
 
By Zachary Coile
San Francisco Chronicle

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SPORTS: Seedings, Pairings Released for Girls State Hoops Tournament
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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COMMENTARY: War and Peace—Not an Option
 
By Cicero

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GASOLINE SURVEY
WV Gasoline Prices Stable in North, Increasing in Most Other Areas
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Four Years Later: Sy Hersh’s ‘Evil Airlift’ of Pakistanis from Afghanistan May Help Connect Some ‘New Great Game’ Dots
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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MANN TALK: Capitalism Unbridled or Bridled
 
By Perry Mann

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COMMENTARY: A new Cause – and Call – for Civil Disobedience
 
By David Yount
Scripps Howard News Service

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ’16 Blocks’ Pairs Willis, Mos Def on Big Apple Obstacle Course to Federal Grand Jury
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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COMMENTARY: Eleutheria: A Word Missing in Government’s Vocabulary
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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Former MU Quarterback Chad Pennington Inks Pact to Stay with N.Y. Jets
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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EDITORIAL: Putin Plays ‘Bolshaya Igra’ – but He’s Painted Himself into a Corner

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Radio, TV Station Call Letters are Packed with History
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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CRIME: Machetes Cutting a Wider Swath of Fear in U.S. Communities
 
By Lisa Hoffman
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: ‘Eunuchs’ on Capitol Hill
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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HEALTH: Fighting with a Spouse May be Harmful to Your Heart
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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EDITORIAL: Breakfast With Byrd: The Bacon Isn’t the Same Anymore

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COMMENTARY: Government Not for Few but for Many
 
By Cicero
Special to Huntington News Network

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Canadian High Court Rules Sikh Daggers OK in Schools
 
By Richard Blackwell
Toronto Globe and Mail

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Enzymes Emerge to Speed Ethanol Production
 
By Lance Gay
Scripps Howard News Service

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR:
Byrd Can Still Deliver for West Virginia

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RAHALL REPORT: Let’s Carry the Torch High
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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EDITORIAL: Byrd vs. Raese: Who’s the Extremist Now?

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Senate Candidate Raese Calls Byrd Vote on Patriot Act Renewal a ‘Tragedy’
 
By HNN Staff

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘When Cats Reigned Like Kings’ Probes Egyptian, Asian Worship of Felines; Contains Handy Guide to Dozens of Cat Breeds
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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COMMENTARY: Reading and Writing: The Keys to All Learning
 
By Carrie Frederick Frost

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Former MU President Wade Gilley Speaks in Reston, VA. March 13
 
By HNN Staff

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GOP Opposition Signals Troubling Start to 2006 for Bush
 
By David Westphal
McClatchy Newspapers

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COMMENTARY: Making a Year of Civic Service a Rite of Passage
 
By Swanee Hunt
Scripps Howard News Service

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Coal Combustion Waste Study Recommends Federal Guidance
 
By HNN Staff

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Hinton’s Ascension Episcopal Church Holds Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner   Story and Photos By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network
View Photos | Read Article

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EDITORIAL: Byrd’s Big Government Economy Clearly Hasn’t Worked

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COMMENTARY: UAE Boycott of Israel Adds Another Dimension to Ports Controversy
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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California H.S. Students Struggle with Exit Exam’s Language Barrier
 
By Nanette Asimov
San Francisco Chronicle

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Consumers Save Where There is Cable TV Competition
 
By Bruce Hahn
President, American Homeowners Grassroots Alliance

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Professors’ Says Ideologues, Racists, Felons, Anti-Semites, Marxists Have Poisoned the Well of American Higher Education
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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HEALTH: Nutrient Content in Veggies Declines Amid Bigger Yields
 
By Lance Gay
Scripps Howard News Service

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Rahall Nominates Students to U.S. Service Academies
 
By HNN Staff

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Raleigh County Deep Mine to be Reclaimed
 
By HNN Staff

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Troop Soup Magazine Launches New Program
 
By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS: U.S.-Mexico Border Wall’s Merits for War on Terror are Debatable
 

By Matthew B. Stannard
San Francisco Chronicle

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Actor Dennis Weaver, 81, Dies at His Colorado Energy-Saving ‘Earthship’
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘Match Point’: Just Darn Luck Beats Hard Work
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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ON THE ROAD: Subaru Forester Crosses Back Into Car Country
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Tax Incentives for Energy Savings
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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Timberline Resort Sponsoring Free Concerts March 3-5
 
By HNN Staff

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Messer, Stone Volunteer Traffic Directing Experience in Hinton   By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network
View Photos | Read Article

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Hinton Voters Overwhelmingly OK City Levy
 
By HNN Staff

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EDITORIAL: Generational Differences: Byrd and Raese

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GASOLINE SURVEY
WV Gasoline Prices Stable or Decline, Despite Crude Oil Boosts
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Darren McGavin, 83, Dies in Los Angeles; Famous as Carl Kolchak and the Dad in ‘A Christmas Story’
 

By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Editor

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MANN TALK: The Chicken-in-the-Bank-Vault Syndrome
 
By Perry Mann

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Mixed Reviews as Curtain Falls on Turin Games
 
By Nick Gholson
Scripps Howard News Service

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ON THE ROAD: Revamped Aveo to Rev Chevy Sales in Entry-Level Segment
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Hiram Revels, First Black Senator, Served 1870-71, Filling Mississippi Term of Jefferson Davis
 

By HNN Staff

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DON KNOTTS—1924-2006: Lovable West Virginia Native Passes to the Mountaintop in the Sky
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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BUSINESS: Beckley Kohl’s Opens Sunday, Feb. 26
 
By HNN Staff

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Mercer Mall Presents Theatre West Virginia Musical ‘Miss Nelson is Missing’
 
By BNN Staff

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EDITORIAL: George Johnson: The New Republican

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Hepatitis C Outbreak: Sharing More Than Needles
 
By P J Toler
Adventure Radio News

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COMMENTARY: Missing the Point on the Port Decision
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Ohno Good as Gold (and Bronze) on Last Night of Skating
 
By Nick Gholson
Scripps Howard News Service

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: U.S. Bobsledders No Match for Germans
 
By David Nielsen
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: The Love of Learning
 
By Carrie Frederick Frost

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NEWS ANALYSIS: How Shiites Differ from Sunnis: It’s Theological
 
By Jack Epstein
San Francisco Chronicle

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COMMENTARY: What Bush Needs is Some Basic PR Advice
 
By Dan Thomasson
Scripps Howard News Service

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Jobs, State Tax Incentives at Stake in High-Court Case
 
By Mary Deibel
Scripps Howard News Service

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Note to Skiers: There’s No ‘I’ in U.S.A. Either
 
By Bernie Lincicome
Scripps Howard News Service

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Great American Schism U.S. Olympic Athletes Go It Alone
 
By Jody Berger
Scripps Howard News Service

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Reflecting on Our Strong Past, Looking Toward a Bright Tomorrow
 
By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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RAHALL REPORT: Teaming to Protect and Progress on Ohio River
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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Republican Luminaries Greet Karl Rove in Charleston
 

By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Bush Caught Off Guard by Ports Furor
 
By Marc Sandalow
San Francisco Chronicle

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Cohen, Slutskaya Stumble as Japan’s Arakawa Skates to Gold
 

Scripps Howard News Service

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Almost Comical User Fee Exemption for State Workers Introduced in State Senate
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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ON THE ROAD: Viper SRT10 Coupe: Driven to Excess
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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HEALTH: Smoking Raises Root-Canal Risk
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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Snowy Hinton   Photos by David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network
View Photos

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Obscure Agency at Center of Ports Controversy
 
By James Rosen
McClatchy Newspapers

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NEWS ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY: Kelo Eminent Domain Battle Moves to Jersey Shore Community
 
By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Editor

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Los Angeles Boosts Help for Homeless
 
By Laura Mecoy
Sacramento Bee

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Impostor’ Author Bartlett Calls George W. Bush a Pork-Loving Opportunist in Conservative Garb…More Like Nixon Than Reagan…Makes Clinton Look Very Good Indeed
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: U.S. Medal Drought Extends Through Women’s Slalom
 
By David Lassen
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Radio Shack’s Got Answers, but Why Didn’t They Ask Questions?
 
By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Editor

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HASSLE-FREE HOMEWORK: Organizational Skills Must be Learned, Then Applied
 
By Dr. Yvonne Fournier
Scripps Howard News Service

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West Virginia’s Mardi Gras Celebrated in Helvetia
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Another Look at Proposed Arab Takeover of Six U.S. Port Facilities
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Sizing Up 2008: The Republican Field
 
By Mike Bayham

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COMMENTARY: Imprisoning Innocent Men
 
By Paul C. Campos
Scripps Howard News Service

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: It’s Close, but Sasha Cohen Leads After Short Program
 
By Ray McNulty
Scripps Howard News Service

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Italian Skates to Gold; Hedrick and Davis Bicker
 
By Nick Gholson
Scripps Howard News Service

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Not Watching the Olympics? Too Bad for You
 
By Tim Goodman
San Francisco Chronicle

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Editorial:Disgrace No Barrier to Reward by House GOP
 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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System Would Limit Pollution, Allow Trading of Credits
 
By David R. Baker
San Francisco Chronicle

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Back Home in New Orleans…City Still Slowly Recovering as Mardi Gras Begins
 
By Jason B. Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle

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Scientists Question Preparedness for New Madrid Quake
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Arab Government Running U.S. Ports? How Tone Deaf is Bush?
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Military-Industrial Complex: Past and Present
 
By Joseph J. Honick
President, GMA International Ltd.

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CONSUMER NEWS: When Nasty Weather Puts a Chill on Travel Plans
 
By David Bear
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Belbin-Agosto End 30-Year American Medal Drought with Silver in Ice Dancing
 
By Ray McNulty
Scripps Howard News Service

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: U.S. Hockey Women Capture Bronze
 
By David Lassen
Scripps Howard News Service

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WV Democratic Women to Rally at Capitol on Wednesday
 
By HNN Staff

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GASOLINE SURVEY
Gasoline Prices Trend Downward as Storm Hits WV
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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EDITORIAL: Entrepreneurship: West Virginia’s Only Way Out

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
‘Date Movie’ Starts Fast, Then Limps Down the Aisle
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Olympic TV Ratings Lag: Here’s Why
 
By Ray McNulty
Scripps Howard News Service

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: In Whiteout Conditions, U.S. Blanked in Bobsled
 
By Thom Gabrukiewicz
Scripps Howard News Service

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Winter Olympics Stymied by…Winter!
 
By Bernie Lincicome
Scripps Howard News Service

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Costa Rica’s One-Man Olympic Band
 
By Nick Gholson
Scripps Howard News Service

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: COMMENTARY: Olympic Injustice Committed by Hedrick; Joey Cheek Shows Up Teammate with Hug for Gold Medalist Shani Davis
 
By Nick Gholson Scripps Howard News Service

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Blankenship, Raese Headline Eastern Panhandle GOP Event
 

By HNN Staff

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Shani Davis: Difficult Road to Olympic Gold
 

By Geoff Calkins
Scripps Howard News Service

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Swiss Men Upset Canada in Olympic Hockey
 
By David Lassen
Scripps Howard News Service

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Ohno Settles for Bronze in 1,000 Meter Final
 
By Ray McNulty
Scripps Howard News Service

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: U.S. Women Skiers Keeping Their Chins Up Despite Failure to Medal
 
By Thom Gabrukiewicz
Scripps Howard News Service

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MANN TALK: Harvesting and Harking at Year’s End
 
By Perry Mann

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Fly Like an Egyptian
 
By John Crumpacker
San Francisco Chronicle

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: ‘Lucky’ Lindsey Left to Mull What Could Have Been
 
By Geoff Calkins
Scripps Howard News Service

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Balance the Federal Checkbook
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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RAHALL REPORT: Rahall Joins Sheriffs’ Association, Chiefs Group in Condemning Cuts to Law Enforcement
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Higher Education Setting Pace for State’s Growth
 
By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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EDITORIAL: Joe Manchin’s Political Suicide

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COMMENTARY: Bush Gives Short Shrift to Transportation Woes
 
By Ann McFeatters
Block News Alliance

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EDITORIAL: The Katrina Mess
 
The Providence Journal

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ON THE ROAD: ML350 a Safe Bet for SUV Buyers
 

By Richard Williamson Scripps Howard News Service

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XX WINTER OLYMPICS: Plushenko Powers Through While Weir Falls Apart
 
By Geoff Calkins
Scripps Howard News Service

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Charleston, Morgantown, Huntington Lead WV in Wireless Hot Spots
 
By HNN Staff

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HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT: One Hunter Got Citation, Not a Warning, Like Cheney, Whittington
 
By Kathryn Garcia
Scripps Howard News Service

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Big east Too Big, Full of Flaws
 
By Gene Collier
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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WINTER OLYMPICS: Twenty-Something Athletes Pushing the Olympic Envelope
 
By Jay Weiner and Rachel Blount
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

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No Limits: 10 Years with Charleston’s Most Independent Theatre
 
By Patrick Felton

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WINTER OLYMPICS: U.S. Women Overcome Slow Start, Rally Past Finland
 
By David Lassen
Scripps Howard News Service

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Cheney Seemed Not to Know Basic Safety Rule
 
By Tom Stienstra
San Francisco Chronicle

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BREAKING NEWS: Kanawha Judge Rolls Back Turnpike Tolls to Previous Levels
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Throughout History, Political Animals Run Amok
 
By Michael Collins
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: We’re Selling Our Intellectual Seed Corn to Foreigners – And It’s A Good Thing!
 
By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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HEALTH: Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promising Results in Study
 
By Lee Bowman Scripps Howard News Service

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Hunting Accidents at Historic Lows Throughout U.S.
 
By Thomas Hargrove
Scripps Howard News Service

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Jokesters Take Potshots at Cheney over Hunting Mishap
 
By Lance Gay
Scripps Howard News Service

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Leadership PACs Not On Lobbying Reform Radar
 
By Margaret Talev
McClatchy Newspapers

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COMMENTARY: Less than 11 Months to a Narrower Wall Street Journal
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Parents Share Responsibility for Children’s Misbehavior
 
By David Yount
Scripps Howard News Service

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WINTER OLYMPICS: The New (Freckled) Face of U.S. Ski Team
 
By Geoff Calkins
Scripps Howard News Service

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WINTER OLYMPICS: Gold & Silver: Halfpipe Girls Prove Match for Boys
 
By Thom Gabrukiewicz
Scripps Howard News Service

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WINTER OLYMPICS: Gretzky Scandal Steals Spotlight from Olympics
 
By Ray McNulty Scripps Howard News Service

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Hinton Escapes Wrath of Weekend Storm -- So Far!   By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network
View Photos | Read Article

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph Building Turns 90
 

By Stuart McGehee

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GASOLINE SURVEY
Fuel Prices Trend Downward as Storm Hits WV
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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MANN TALK: The Road to Racial Ronconciliation
 
By Perry Mann

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘Firewall’: Methodic Thriller by (Part of) Production Team on MU Film is Crisp, Detailed, Jarring
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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WINTER OLYMPICS: Ailing Michelle Kwan Withdraws from Olympics
 
By David Lassen
Scripps Howard News Service

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C-Span to Cover Congressional Mining Forum Live on Monday
 
By HNN Staff

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Why Las Vegas Didn’t Make List of Terror Targets…And Why It’s Upset About It
 
By Benjamin Grove
 
Las Vegas Sun

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POLITICS: Is Partisanship a Biological Dysfunction?
 
By Dan Walters
Sacramento Bee

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HEALTH: More Hispanics Smoking, Studies Find
 
By Lisa Hoffman
Scripps Howard News Service

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EDITORIAL: Fifty-Four Years Under Byrd

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NEWS ANALYSIS: West Virginia Legislative Action Report No. 4
 
By Les Shoemaker Jr.
West Virginia Farm Bureau Lobbyist

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COMMENTARY: Evolutionists Could Use Some Consistency'
 
By Stephen N. Reed

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RAHALL REPORT: Resolution Honors WV’s Lost Miners
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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HEALTH: Cheeseburgers or Salads? The Truth About Fat
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Mendacious, Hypocritical Mideasterners
 
The Providence Journal

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CD Retailers Grapple with Digital Future
 
By Mark Brown
Scripps Howard News Service

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ON THE ROAD: Dodge Caliber SXT Looks Like a Homerun
 

By Richard Williamson
Scripps Howard News Service

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Timberline Resort Sponsors Free Concerts as Part of Willie Nelson Tribute Weekend
 
By HNN Staff

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West Virginia Firm Lauded by Armstrong
 
By HNN Staff

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Beckley Kohl’s Slated to Open March 3
 
By HNN Staff

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EDITORIAL: GOP Kanawha County Chairman Kawash Bags Big Buck for Upcoming Lincoln Day Dinner

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Federal Agency Begins Implementing New Mine Safety Legislation
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: West Virginia’s Engineering Tug of War
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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GASOLINE SURVEY
Gasoline Prices Trend Downward in Midweek
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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New Take on Testing for Heart Disease
 
By Jean P. Fisher
Raleigh News & Observer

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1937 Flood, Stewed Mulligan Footmad Concert Set for Saturday, Feb. 11
 
By HNN Staff

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Benefit Concert Slated for Dwight Diller
 
By HNN Staff

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CAMPAIGN 2006 : THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RACE GOP Challenger Kim Wolfe Responds to Federal Budget Issues Raised by Rahall
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: The Rules of Domestic Eavesdropping
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service

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Bush Budget Favors Tax Breaks, Puts Off Reform
 
By Mary Deibel
Scripps Howard News Service

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Ashby’s Argument for Intelligent Design Packed with Falsehoods

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COMMENTARY: A Cartoon’s Lesson
 
By Jay Ambrose
Scripps Howard News Service

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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White Grass Café Announces WV Culinary Scholarship
 
By HNN Staff

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Nevada Has Second-Highest Rate of Non-Citizen Residents
 
By Timothy Pratt

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BAYHAM ON POLITICS: When Cartoons Kill
 
By Mike Bayham

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘Something New’ Disdains Prejudicial Behavior that Robs Hearts of Happiness Through a Role Reversal Romance
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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WINTER OLYMPICS: Injuries will Play a Part in Turin Olympics
 
By David Lassen
Scripps Howard News Service

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Charleston, WV Woman Dies in Arkansas Shoot-Out Along with Teen Who Attacked Patrons of Mass. Gay Bar
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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GASOLINE SURVEY
Gasoline Prices Trending Upward Across WV
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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EDITORIAL: Is Hiram Lewis for Real?

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COMMENTARY: A Vote is Only the Beginning of Democracy
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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MANN TALK: Tolstoy’s Categories of Criminals
 
By Perry Mann

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Warriors’: Profiles in Military Courage from the Napoleonic Wars to 1973 Yom Kippur War by a Superb Writer
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Clean Air Forum Available Online
 
By HNN Staff

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Hinton’s Historic Ritz Theatre under New Management
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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MOUNTAIN STATE COAL CLASSIC
Lady Highlanders Defend Crown with 58-50 Win over Summers County Lady Bobcats
 
By HNN Staff

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Senators Probe High Unemployment for Young Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan
 
By Les Blumenthal
McClatchy Newspapers

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EDITORIAL: Do True Conservatives Take Hillary’s Money?

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘On the Outs’ Resonates with the Gritty, Impossible Burdens Faced by Young Women Where System Likely Fails Even Those Seeking to Move Up
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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KINCHEN AT THE MOVIES: ‘Hoodwinked’ Puts New Twist on Red Riding Hood, Contains Tributes to Chuck Jones’ Immortal Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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GUEST OPINION: DNA Evidence of an Intelligent Designer
 
By Tom Ashby

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WINTER OLYMPICS: Matching ’02 Medal Haul will be Challenge for U.S. Team
 
By David Nielsen
Scripps Howard News Service

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Bush’s Rhetoric Can’t Cure Nation’s Oil Addiction
 
By John Krist
Ventura County Star/Scripps-McClatchy Western Service

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: The Urgency of Mine Safety
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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RAHALL REPORT: Our Brave Miners Deserve Better
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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GAYLE MANCHIN REPORT: Go Red For Women: Increase Awareness of Heart Disease as No. 1 Killer for Women
 

by Gayle Manchin First Lady of West Virginia

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SPORTS: Wannstedt Tempered by Rough Debut at Pitt
 
By Shelly Anderson
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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EDITORIAL: Hiram Lewis: Would You Trust This Man with Your Money?

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Sen. Evan Bayh Criticizes Bush’s Military, Foreign Policy
 
By Mara Lee
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Memo to Publishers: Fact-Checkers Don’t Cost All That Much
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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OSCARS COMMENTARY: ‘Walk the Line,’ ‘Chronicles’ Deserved Best Picture Nominations
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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WV Congressional Delegation Comments on Proposed Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 2006
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: The Sorry State of Antiwar Protest
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service

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Rahall Slams House Passage of Budget Bill; Calls it ‘Major Blow to WV Families’
 
By HNN Staff

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Taking the Measure of New Fed Chief Ben Bernanke
 

By Peter Morici The Providence Journal

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COMMENTARY: Talk About Energy Independence is Cheap…Déjà vu Already Again...Like the Flick 'Groundhog Day'
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘On the Outs’ Producer, Director Strive to Help High-Risk Children—Part Two of Two
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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SUPER BOWL XL: Bettis Looks for Last Hurrah
 
By Kevin Goheen
Scripps Howard News Service

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Touch-Screen Voting Machine Demonstrator On Display in Summers Courthouse
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Engineer Corps, Beckley Ink Sewer Replacment Pact
 

By HNN Staff

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EDITORIAL: Spinning Out of Control: Byrd Spokesman Gavin’s Absurdity

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Profiling and the Demand for Security and Civil Liberties
 
By Arthur Frankel
The Providence Journal

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘On the Outs’ Brings Inspirational Story of 3 Inner City Teen Girls to Big Screen—Part One of Two
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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COMMENTARY: Color the Rest of Bush’s Budgets Red
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service

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POLITICS: Bill Wooten Files for Run at 9th District Senate Seat
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Surprise! Surprise! Big Oil Companies Report Record Profits
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘Big Momma’s House 2’: Big Screen Family Friendly Flick with Sporadic Laughs, Chuckles while Avoiding Uncomfortable Obesity (There, I Said It) Jokes!
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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SPORTS: College Recruiting is Year-Round Grind
 
By Charles Durrenberger
Arizona Daily Star

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Huntington Included in U.S. Airways Lowered Fares in East Coast Hubs; Airline Releases Wave of Fare Reductions of Up to 55% in Nearly 20 More Markets
 
By HNN Staff

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SHOCKER: Speaker Bob Kiss Declines to Seek Re-election to House of Delegates
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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GASOLINE SURVEY
Nitro, Cross Lanes, Parkersburg Among WV’s More Affordable Gasoline Locales
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Bracing for an Islamic Revival
 
By Mark Mackinnon
Toronto Globe and Mail

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COMMENTARY: The Piracy of Private Property
 
By William E. Bennett Jr.

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MANN TALK: Misnomer
 

By Perry Mann

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS: New Firm Serves up Real Estate Reports for a Fee; Former DataQuick Chief Launches HomeSmartReports.com
 
By Glenn Roberts Jr.
Inman News

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NAR: Existing Home Sales Decline in December, but 2005 Sets Record
 
By HNN Staff

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘Brokeback Mountain’: Exercise in Irony, Stereotypes, Taboos; Acting Glues Production;
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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HEALTH: Keep Your Baby Safe from SIDS
 
By Katy Buchanan Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Keeping a Promise to Our Miners and Mining Families
 

By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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Bless the Guys with the Guts to Dig the Coal
 
By Dick Feagler
Cleveland Plain Dealer Columnist

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Lobbying Scandal Could Dent Las Vegas Tourism; Area No. 3, Behind NYC, White Sulphur Springs for Domestic ‘Fact-Finding,’ ‘Educational’ Trips
 
By Benjamin Grove
Las Vegas Sun

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS: 50-Year Real Estate Loans a Possibility; Longer Loan Terms Would Lower Monthly Payments; You Can’t Get One…Yet
 
By Janis Mara
Inman News

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‘Mad Scientists’ Show Fish Have More Smarts Than We Suspected
 
By Bob Batz Jr.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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George Johnson Tells Why He Decided to Step Aside for Raese and Why He’s Running for Monongalia Delegate Post
 

By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: The Case of the ‘Million Little Pieces’ Book: Frey Lied…Oprah Cried…Who Cares?
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Raese v. Byrd on Seniors, WV’s Economy
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Buy a Lower Grade of Dog Food…Or Pay Your Gas Bill…the Choice is Yours
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: When Private PR Works for Government, It’s Time to Worry
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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MIKE BAYHAM: Welcome Regime Change in Canada
 
By Mike Bayham

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WINTER OLYMPICS: Awesome Opening
 
By Geoff Calkins
Scripps Howard News Service

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Snowshoe Mountain to Host Inaugural Scion West Virginia Open
 

By HNN Staff

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Herd Upsets No. 9 WVU 58-52
 

By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network

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Defense Leads WVU Past Herd Women
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network

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Who’s Rich? You Are Entering the Parallel Tax Universe
 
By Mary Deibel
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Stonewalling Does Not a Levee Make
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Targeting UCLA Professors Sparked Storm for Web Site
 
Sacramento Bee

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ENTERTAINMENT UPDATE
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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John Raese Files to Run for Senate Against Robert C. Byrd
 

By HNN Staff

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EDITORIAL: WV GOP Appears Unified Behind Raese for U.S. Senate

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COMMENTARY: When Survival is Job One
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service

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Anti-Eminent Domain Rally Slated for Wednesday, Jan. 25 at Capitol
 
By HNN Staff

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Arthur & George’ Novelizes Actual Events of England More than a Century Ago with Startling Clarity, Compassion, Complexity
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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FILMS: There’s No Shortage of Awards Shows This Season
 
By Barbara Vancheri
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Nickleback Announces U.S. Tour; Charleston Date March 26
 

By Brandon Woolum
Huntington News Network Writer

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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Despite Recent Disasters, Mining Deaths Declining
 
By Thomas Hargrove
Scripps Howard News Service

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Mining-Related Deaths by State, 1983-2004
 
By Thomas Hargrove
Scripps Howard News Service

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GASOLINE SURVEY
Vienna, St. Albans, Nitro Among Lowest Gasoline Price Places in WV
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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MANN TALK: As The Present Fades, the Past Becomes a Mistress
 

By Perry Mann

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MIKE BAYHAM: The Inevitable Recall Stall
 
By Mike Bayham

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MUSIC: Livingston Taylor Proves Safe, Solid and Sappy
 
Toledo Blade

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BREAKING NEWS
Search Teams Find Bodies of Two Miners at Aracoma Mine
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Star Parker Must Have Lost Too Much Sleep
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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MUSIC: Tom Snyder, Unlikely Punk Ally
 

By Ed Masley
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/Scripps Howard News Service

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DEVELOPING
Search Team Seeking 2 Miners in Logan County
 
By HNN Staff

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SPORTS: World Baseball Classic Unprecedented in 2 Ways
 
By Lisa Riddle Scripps Howard News Service

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Plenty of Immigration Reform Bills, But Will One Pass?
 
By Michael Doyle
McClatchy Newspapers

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: West Virginia’s Health Care Efforts Gaining National Notice
 
By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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COMMENTARY: More Than One Master on Uncle Sam’s Plantation
 
By Star Parker
Scripps Howard News Service

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BREAKING NEWS
Rahall – in Logan County with Mining Community – Asks for Prayers of West Virginians
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: News Flash: Brazil to Achieve Energy Independence This Year…Where’s the U.S.? Don’t Ask!
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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EDITORIAL: U.S. Senate Candidate Hiram Lewis: A Man Who Needs to Mature

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EDITORIAL: Lessons from Mother Virginia

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: How Digital Cinema Will Reshape Film Industry with Greater Possibilities for Lower Budget Productions in Wide Release: Part 2 of 2 Parts
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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BOOKS: Good Character Study of a Teen Looking for Direction
 
By Karen Macpherson
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Auto Show Opens Friday, Runs Through Sunday in Charleston
 
By HNN Staff

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Cabell Sheriff Kim Wolfe to Announce GOP Candidacy for 3rd District Congressional Seat
 
By HNN Staff

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Don’t Leave Pharmacy Without Medicine, Medicare Enrollees Told
 
By Lisa Zagaroli
McClatchy Newspapers

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Benedum Foundation Awards $350,000 to Transportation Institute
 
By Chris Spencer
Huntington News Network Photographer

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State Economic Development Grants Created Fewer Jobs Than Projected; Some Projects Not Yet Underway
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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SPORTS: Steelers: Less Time in Thin Air, The Better
 
By Ed Bouchette
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Nobody’s Laughing at Lobbying Reform Now
 
By David Westphal
McClatchy Newspapers

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Pocahontas County Citizens Association Takes Up Eminent Domain Issues
 
By HNN Staff

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ENTERTAINMENT: Golden Globes Kick Off the Party…and the Oscar Buzz
 
By Rick Kushman
Sacramento Bee

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Honoring Dr. King’s Living Legacy
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Miner Injustice’ Tells of Hardships Endured by Striking Coal Miners and Their Families in Pennsylvania in 1927-28
 
Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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EDITORIAL: Warner: The Drama Nobody Cares About Anymore
 

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Chinese Ban on Wikipedia Prevents Research, Users Say
 
By Geoffrey York
Toronto Globe and Mail

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HEALTH: Soy Shouldn’t Increase Cancer Risk, Study Finds
 
By Lee Bowman Scripps Howard News Service

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MIKE BAYHAM: Nagin’s Nutty ‘Chocolate’ Speech
 
By Mike Bayham

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Timberline Sponsors Free Performances Spotlighting Country Music Legends
 

By HNN Staff

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: Moviegoing Transitions Confront Distributors, Theatre Owners from Narrowing DVD Release Windows to Digital Projection, Films That Burn Out Quickly: Part 1 of 2 Parts
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Grassroots Group Seeks Petitions Legislature for Miner’s Day
 
By HNN Staff

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Pepsi Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run Competition Showcases Skills for Boys and Girls
 
By HNN Staff

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Sago 12 Remembered in Buckhannon Memorial Service
 
By HNN Staff

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GASOLINE SURVEY
Spike in Gasoline Prices Still Evident, Despite Softening in Some Markets
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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TV REVIEW: ‘Hustle’ Combines Exuberance, Pacing of ‘The Sting’ with ‘Cool Britannia’ Sophisticated Humor, Action, Cinematography
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BOOKS: If World is Going to the Dogs (and Cats)…Rejoice!
 
By HNN Staff

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: Tony’s Top Ten Weighs Heavy on Symbolic Dramas; Best Laughs from ‘Wedding Crashers,’ ’40 Year Old Virgin,’ ‘Hitch’
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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The Week in Review
 
Scripps Howard News Service
 
Week ending Jan. 14, 2006

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ALITIO CONFIRMATION BATTLE: Questions Raised About Having Judges Testify
 
By Bob Egelko
San Francisco Chronicle

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Mine Safety Gear Not Up to Date
 
By Caitlin Cleary
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Jobs Forecast Bolstered by Significant Economic Announcements
 
By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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Wildlife Charity Auction Slated for Jan. 28
 
By HNN Staff

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Young Conservative Activist Blasts Westboro Baptist Church; Tells Them to Stay Out of WV
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS: Inquisitors v. Alito
 
By Jay Ambrose
Scripps Howard News Service

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Gubernator Not Licensed to Ride His Hog, Accident Report Reveals
 

By Carla Marinucci
San Francisco Chronicle

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PROFILE: Jerry Waters: Talk Show Original
 

By Stephen N. Reed

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COMMENTARY: Film Cameras Going Way of Buggy Whip, High Button Shoes
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RAHALL REPORT: New Year Brings Renewed Promise
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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RUTHERFORD ON THEATRE: ‘Cats’ Auditions Slated Jan. 17-18 in Charleston
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Troop Soup Magazine Teams Up with WV Power Baseball Franchise
 
By HNN Staff

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Controversial Kansas Church to Picket Jan. 15 Sago Disaster Memorial Service in Buckhannon
 
By Brandon Woolum
Huntington News Network Writer
 
Click here to listen to the Westboro Baptist Church interview

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California Indian Tribes Worried About Fallout from Abramoff Affair
 
By Peter Hecht
Sacramento Bee

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BOOKS: Frey’s Memoirs Join Others Whose Veracity is in Dispute
 
By Bob Hoover and Mackenzie Carpenter Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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HEALTHeWV to Play Role in Manchin’s New Health Information Network
 
By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Proving Congressional Bribery a Tough Nut to Crack
 
By Michael Doyle
McClatchy Newspapers

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Europe Fears Dependence on Russia’s Natural Gas
 
By Doug Saunders
Toronto Globe and Mail

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COMMENTARY: Finally! Government to Adjust Flawed Fuel Economy Formula
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Thoughts of My Grandfather…Ode to the West Virginia Miners
 
By Rhonda Kay Rush

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WJU Receives $700,000 Gift from BB&T Foundation
 
By HNN Staff

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MIKE BAYHAM: No Saints: Haslett’s Reign of Error Has Ended
 
By Mike Bayham

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Highlanders Defeat Greenbrier East Spartans 60-55   By Chris Spencer Huntington News Network Photographer
View Photos | Read Article

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Militants Revive Cycle of Violence in Iraq
 
By Anna Badkhen
San Francisco Chronicle

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HEALTH: Chest Physicians Offer New Guidelines on Treating Cough
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Worst-Case Scenario for Housing in 2006, Part 2
 
By Janis Mara
Inman News

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WV Veteran Honored by Troop Soup Magazine
 
By HNN Staff

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Abandoned McDowell Mine Facility to be Reclaimed by AML, Special Reclamation
 
By HNN Staff

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Survey: Troops’ Support for War Declining
 
By Matthew B. Stannard
San Francisco Chronicle

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Donald Nestor Named Administrator of Sago Mine Fund
 
By HNN Staff

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Chase Gives $10,000 to Sago Mine Fund
 
By HNN Staff

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Crazyladies of Pearl Street’ Vividly, Humorously Portrays Poverty-Stricken Coming of Age During Depression, WWII
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Best-Case Scenario for Housing in 2006, Part 1
 
By Janis Mara
Inman News

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Lung Health Day Slated for Wednesday in Capitol Rotunda
 
By HNN Staff

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‘Munich’: Challenging the Conscience, Spielberg Asks Provocative Questions: When, How Should States Retaliate Against Terrorists? Will Retaliation Set Off More Attacks?
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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When 'Greed' is Too Weak a Word
 
By Marsha Mercer
Media General News Service

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Troops' Support for War Declining, Survey Says
 
By Matthew B. Stannard
San Francisco Chronicle

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HEALTH: Study: Pregnant Smokers Raise Risk of Digital Deformities in Kids
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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MANN TALK: The Derivation of Destiny
 

By Perry Mann

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COMMENTARY: The Re-Boxing of America
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Wheeling’s Historic Capitol Music Hall, Site of Jamboree, Shuts Down…At Least Temporarily
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘Casanova’: Slippery, Slick Screwball Comedy Barrel of Fun – In a Period Setting
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Fund Established for Families of Miners Who Died at Sago
 
By HNN Staff

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Alito: Mainstream Conservative or Radical Right-Winger?
 

By Mary Deibel
Scripps Howard News Service

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GASOLINE SURVEY
Sudden Spike in Gasoline Prices Hits Many WV Markets
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RAHALL REPORT: West Virginia Mourns Our Lost Miners
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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Detroit Auto Show Could be Most Exciting in Years
 
By Don Hammonds
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Dropping the Real Estate Boom in 2005; Real Estate Pace Slowed in Some Markets Last Year
 
By Glenn Roberts Jr.
Inman News

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Sago Mine Safety Record Not Spotless
 
By Dan Fitzpatrick and Michael A. Fuoco
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Financier Who Scored with Steel Tries Coal, Including Owner of Sago Mine
 
By Len Boselovic
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Bank One Donates $2,500 to Help Sago Mine Families; Grants $10,000 to Scholarship Fund for Children, Grandchilden of Miners
 
By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Ailing Sharon Leaves Political Void
 
By Lisa Hoffman
Scripps Howard News Service

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Rahall Expresses Condolences to Sago Mine Community
 
By HNN Staff

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Scottish Miner Offers Condolences to Sago Victims

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Putting the Brakes on Car Contrarians
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Spotlight Turns to Those Who Accepted Money, Favors from Abramoff
 
By Zachary Coile
San Francisco Chronicle

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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‘Everybody Knows Somebody Who’s in That Mine’
 
By Paul Reed Ward and Cindi Lash
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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COMMENTARY: Nothing Sweeter Than Sugar Bowl Success
 
By Stephen N. Reed

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West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show at Charleston Civic Center Jan. 27-29
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Better U.S.-European Relations May Have to Wait
 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette / Scripps Howard News Service

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EDITORIAL: Abramoff’s Guilty Plea Should be Only the Beginning of Cleaning Out DC’s Stables

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COMMENTARY: The 2005 Tokyo Rose Award
 
By Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network

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Professor Proposes Iowa ‘Body Farm’ for Forensics Study
 
By Rob Hotakainen
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

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MANN TALK: Thoughts Evoked by Recent Reading
 
By Perry Mann

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CONSUMER NEWS Lewisburg, Rainelle Offer Best WV Gas Prices; No More Below-$2 Prices—for Now, At Least
 
By David M. Kinchen

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COMMENTARY: Bush Must Let Cuba Play Baseball in Inaugural World Baseball Classic
 
By Rene A. Henry

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COMMENTARY: A Big, Hearty Bass Round of Kudos to Christmas Tuba Players
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Rahall Visits Flooded Areas in New Orleans
 
By HNN Staff

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HEALTH/MEDICINE
Drugs As Effective As Surgery in Managing Acid Reflux
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Finding a Solution to Our Energy Crisis
 

From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Seasons Greetings from the First Family
 
By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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California’s San Joaquin Valley: The New Appalachia?
 
By Michael Doyle
Sacramento Bee

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BOOK REVIEWS: ‘A Gift of Freedom’ Tells Story of John M. Olin Foundation: Major Source of Conservative Intellectual Funding; ‘High Stakes’ Exposes World of Greyhound Racing and Opponents in Alleged Animal Rights Groups
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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All I Want for Christmas is …Socks!
 
By Lisa O’Donnell
Winston-Salem Journal

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BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Having a ‘Blue Roof’ Christmas
 
By Mike Bayham

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COMMENTARY: Why WVU Could Actually Win This Bowl Game
 

By Stephen N. Reed
Special to HNN

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Gamblers Turn to Housing; New Venues Make it Possible to Wager on Home Prices
 
By Janis Mara
Inman News

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Hinton Snow Scene Pictures

Photos by David Kinchen

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COMMENTARY: The Future Islamic Europe
 
By Peter Elsworth
The Providence Journal

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Democratic Chairman Howard Dean to Keynote WV Party Fundraiser
 
By HNN Staff

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Wheeling Jesuit University Joins Independent 529 Plan
 
By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS
Changes Could Bring Some Transparency to Patriot Act
 
By Margaret Talev
McClatchy Newspapers

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
'Kong' Collars Moviegoers from Opening Growl
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Write

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COMMENTARY: Saudis Doing Well on Our Ticket
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS: 2005: A Busy Year for Real Estate Regulators; Federal Actions Put Industry Officials in Hot Seat
 
By Glenn Roberts Jr.
Inman News

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American Lung Association Seeks Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, Boats for Vehicle Donation Program
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Has Protecting Against Terrorism Gone Too Far?
 
By Paul C. Campos
Scripps Howard News Service

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Real Estate’s December Report Card; Guest Perspective: Higher Loan Limits, Lower Rates Signs of Positive News
 
By John Burns
Inman News

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HEALTH/MEDICINE
Study: Chronic Disability in Older Americans Overestimated
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Lies My Teacher Told Me’ Shows How Ideology-Driven, Bland, Bloated High School History Textbooks Distort America’s History
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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More Than $1 Million Recycling Grants Awarded
 
By HNN Staff

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Bettinger Honored for 2,600 Hours of American Lung Assn. of WV Volunteer Work
 
By HNN Staff

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TV REVIEW: ‘Sleeper Cell’ Fills ‘24’ Gap, Worthy Series in Own Right
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
Ho, Ho, Ho…A Reel Christmas of Cinematic Presents
 
By Tony Rutherford

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Booster Pump Failure Results in Slurry Spill in Coal River Tributary
 
By HNN Staff

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THUMBS LII: More Kelo Chickens Come Home to Roost in the Sunshine State; What Took Them So Long? International Red Cross Comes Up with Religion-Neutral Symbol to Allow 75-Year-Old MDA to Join
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Taking Last Major Step Toward Workers’ Compensation Reform
 
By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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MANN TALK: About My Grandson: A Great White Hope
 

By Perry Mann

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Iraq Rebuttal Underscores Divisions Among Democrats
 
By John E. Mulligan
The Providence Journal

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Celebrating the True Christmas Story
 

From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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RAHALL REPORT: The Internet Can be a Powerful Economic Tool
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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COMMENTARY
Yes, Virginia, There is a War on Christmas
 
By Jay Ambrose Scripps Howard News Service

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Micro-Loan Programs Fund Fashion Forward Roxbury LTD in Lewisburg
 
By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Mantle of Scandal Worn by GOP Was Dems’ a Decade Ago
 
By Zachary Coile
San Francisco Chronicle

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BAYHAM ON POLITICS: The Case for Mardi Gras
 
By Mike Bayham

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GUEST COMMENTARY: The Alito Confirmation: A Battle Over Legal Culture
 
By Edwin Meese III

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NEWS ANALYSIS
Bush Tries to Persuade Public That Economy is Strong
 
By Bill Straub
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: West Virginia: America’s Switzerland?
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Sundown Towns’ Captures ‘Hidden’ Racism Outside the South; ‘Beyond Glory’ Depicts Boxing’s ‘Undercard’ to World War II: The 1938 Louis-Schmeling Fight
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Rockefeller Celebrates FAA Certification of West Virginia Biz Jet SJ30-2
 

By HNN Staff

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
Two Darkly Twisting Crime Flicks: 'Ice Harvest,' 'Derailed'
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Microsoft, HP, Wal-Mart, Other Companies Phasing Out PVC in Consumer Packaging, Products
 
By HNN Staff

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Perry Mann Needs to Learn More about Reconstruction

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Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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COMMENTARY: Congress Flunks Homeland Security Checkup
 
San Francisco Chronicle

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COMMENTARY: Yes, I Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RUTHERFORD ON THEATRE: Renaissance Players Slate 2nd Weekend of ‘Nuncrackers’ for Dec. 16-18
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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MEDICINE
SCAMS: That Fat Check in the Mail from the Great White North? It’s Counterfeit
 
By Andrew McIntosh
Sacramento Bee

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COMMENTARY: Service Economy? Where’s the Service?
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Political Correctness Denies Holiday Reality
 
By Mike Bayham

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COMMENTARY: Christmas Offers Something in the Here and Now
 
By Stephen N. Reed
Special to HNN

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Hinton Christmas Parade   Photos by David Kinchen
View Photos

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CONSUMER NEWS
Gasoline Prices Still Below $2 Mark in Northern WV, Declining in Charleston Area
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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The Week in Review
 
Scripps Howard News Service

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science’ Explains How Leftists Have Politicized Science; Others Argue That Conservatives are Guilty, Too
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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MANN TALK: Reconstructionists, a Theocratic Threat
 

By Perry Mann

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THUMBS LI: Beckley Delegate Susman Wants Elected PSC, Closed Revolving Door for Commissioners; Chicago’s Legendary City News: R.I.P.
 
By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network

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Effort Underway to Seek GOP Senator Leader Sprouse’s Ouster from Top Post
 

From HNN Staff Reports

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RELIGION: Vatican Puts Limbo in State of…Limbo
 
By Doug Saunders
Toronto Globe and Mail

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COMMENTARY: Kudos to NBA Commissioner Stern for Imposing Dress Code
 
By Star Parker Scripps Howard News Service

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Rahall Fighting for Rural Community Airports
 
By HNN Staff

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Southern WV Christmas Parades Begin Friday Evening
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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EDITORIAL: Bush Has a Plan, but Still Faces Dilemma
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service

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After Hurricanes, Renewed Interest in Underground Power Lines
 
By Lance Gay

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Able Danger Saga Stirs New 9/11 Claims
 
By James Rosen
McClatchy Newspapers

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COMMENTARY: Nation’s Illegal Alien Crisis is West Virginia’s Problem, Too
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Robots A-Plenty Descend on Wheeling Jesuit for LEGO Robotics Competition
 
By HNN Staff

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Hinton Technology Building Completed, Ready for Tenants
 

By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS
Iraq Exit Strategies: The Pros and Cons
 
By Lisa Hoffman
Scripps Howard News Service

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NEWS ANALYSIS
Bush Pushes Immigration Reform: Is Anyone Listening?
 
By Bill Straub Scripps Howard News Service

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Bush Tries Again to Rally Public in Support of Iraq War
 
By Bill Straub
 
Scripps Howard News Service

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OBITUARY: Ralph O. Wilson Jr., 80, Prominent Civic Leader in Hinton
 
By HNN Staff

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Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network

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RELIGION: Breaking Communion
 
By Terry Mattingly
Scripps Howard News Service

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NEWS ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY: Darwin Controversy Obfuscates Scientific Principles
 
Sacramento Bee

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COMMENTARY: A Response to Perry Mann
 
By Stephen N. Reed
Special to HNN

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Three Months Since Katrina, Devastation on Gulf Coast
 
By Deroy Murdock
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Why Torture Ban Should be a Priority
Scripps Howard News Service

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MEDICINE
Fat Rumps Causing Needle Problems for Doctors

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
‘Rent’ Transcends Its Early HIV Hysteria Origins, Becomes an Anthem for Acceptance, Love and a Generation Plagued by College Debt
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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COMMENTARY: ‘That Was Before My Time…’
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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CONSUMER NEWS
Gasoline Prices Sink Below $2 Mark in Northern WV
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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EDITORIAL: Senate Campaign 2006: The Republicans May Make It Interesting Anyway

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THUMBS L: California Weenie Parents Can’t Take Asian-American Competition; Amtrak Budget Saves Rail Passenger Service – for Now, at Least; Shopping and Dropping; I Say No to Black Friday
 
By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network

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DATING GAME OVERSEAS EDITION-I: International Dating Offers Options, Perils for Overlooked American Men
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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MANN TALK: The Delightful Discovery of Thomas’s Gospel
 

By Perry Mann

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FILTHY IN PHILLY
Pennsylvania Law Targets Sneaky Cell Phone Photos; ‘Upskirting’ and ‘Downblousing’ New Additions to Dictionary?
 
By Jonathan D. Silver
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Pioneers Championship Hopes Dashed with 22-7 Loss to Weir Red Riders; Bluefield Beavers Advance with 22-7 Win over James Monroe
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
Lessons Learned from Historic Hurricane Season
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service

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COMMENTARY: Scrooge Strikes in Aftermath of Mason County Animal Shelter Fire
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Chosen’ Explores Barriers to Admission at Harvard, Yale, Princeton; ‘Big Three’ Today Still Lack Economic Diversity, Despite Affirmative Action Efforts
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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The Week in Review
 
Scripps Howard News Service
Week ending Nov. 25, 2005

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EDITORIAL: Capehart Must Stay as GOP Chairman to be Taken Seriously Well, it's getting a little absurd for the WV GOP--and the National Republican Senatorial Committee--in their widely-publicized efforts to find someone, anyone to run against the vulnerable Robert Byrd in 2006.

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SECOND ACTS
‘Brownie’ Seeks Fresh Start as Consultant in Colorado
 

By M.E. Sprengelmeyer
Rocky Mountain News

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MINEAR REPORT: Straight Talk on Workers’ Compensation Law Changes
 
By State Sen. Sarah Minear
Republican, 14th District

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Rahall Working for Legislation to Provide Libraries with Funds for Construction
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: The Latest Washington Scandal May Top Them All
 
By Dan K. Thomasson
Scripps Howard News Service

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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RAHALL REPORT: West Virginians Keep on Giving
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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COMMENTARY: Prince Dubya’s America
 
By Bonnie Erbe
Scripps Howard News Service

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BOOK REVIEWS: Joan Didion on Grieving; Darnton’s ‘The Darwin Conspiracy’; In Search of ‘The Average American’; Herman Melville’s Life, Influence Explored by Andrew Delbanco
 

Reviewed by David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Congress OKs Funding of $10 Million for Coalfields Expressway Four-Lane Road Will Link Beckley, WV to Pound, VA Through Raleigh, Wyoming, McDowell Counties
 
By HNN Staff

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State Semifinal Playoff Preview
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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Retired Lineman, 84, An Active Crusader Against Illegal Immigration
 
By Lourdes Medrano Arizona Daily Star

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Senate Gives Final OK to Funding for WV NASA Projects
 
By HNN Staff

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THUMBS XLIX: Moscow Statue Restoration Sends Wrong Move to World; Holocaust Denier David Irving Arrested, Jailed in Austria; Alito’s Church-State Views Assessed by NY Times
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Saving Money on Energy
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Rebuilding After Hurricanes: Planning Under Way Even as Recovery Continues; Much Smaller New Orleans; Apartments on Top of Wal-Marts?
 
By Glenn Roberts Jr.
Inman News

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CONSUMER NEWS
Gasoline Prices Decline Toward $2 Mark in Northern WV
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Monroe County Passes 100 percent Clean Indoor Air Act
 
By HNN Staff

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Man in Black and Angel Burn Away Politically Correct ‘Lines’ That Blur Show Business Lives Into Role Models in ‘Walk the Line’
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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WV Romance Novelist to Sign Books in Morgantown
 

By HNN Staff

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MANN TALK: The Fireplace
 
By Perry Mann

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WOOLUM ON MUSIC: Rock Legend Journey Wows Huge BSSA Crowd
 
By Brandon Woolum
Huntington News Network Writer

View Photos | Read Article

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CELEBRITIES
Dead These 25 Years, McQueen Still King of Cool
 

By Bill Straub
Scripps Howard News Service

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The Week in Review
 
Scripps Howard News Service Week ending Nov. 18, 2005

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Rockefeller Honors 78 Fallen Miners on Farmington Anniversary
 
By HNN Staff

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Music Entrepreneur Ray Nutter Purchases Bobcat’s Den; New Unkl Ray’s Café and Music Den Will Feature Live Music
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Martha Stewart-ville Coming Soon to Raleigh Suburb; Domestic Diva Teams with Builder in Design, Marketing of Houses, Town Homes
 

By Janis Mara
Inman News

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GAME REVIEW: ‘From Russia with Love’ Not a Good Bonding Experience
 
By Bill Hutchens
Tacoma News Tribune

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Controversy Swirls over NJ Businessman’s Real Estate Purchases
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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EDITORIAL: Weldon Gets Support from Former FBI Chief Louis Freeh on ‘Able Danger’

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Rahall Applauds Defeat of ‘Pirate Raid on Student Aid’
 
By HNN Staff

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
Scholarly Wizard Competition Sets Tone for a Lighter ‘Harry Potter’ Flick, But Sinister Intensity Graduates the Pupils into a Phantasmal Good Vs. Evil Battle
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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NEWS ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY: Off-Track Ouster at Amtrak
The Providence Journal

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COMMENTARY: Ann Coulter on Murrow: Distorted History and Slander
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Going Home, Part II
 
By Mike Bayham

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Thursday, November 17, 2005

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Tech Engineers Fear U.S. is Falling Behind; Outsourcing Drives Concern
 
By Tom Abate
San Francisco Chronicle

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Right to be Wrong’: Witty, Scholarly Little Book About Religion in American Culture, Law
 

Reviewed by David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Rahall Applauds Decision to Retain U.S. Control of Internet
 
By HNN Staff

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: In Thanksgiving
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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Wednesday, November 16, 2005

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Scapegoating Election 2005
 
By Mike Bayham

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
‘Jarhead’ an Awesome, Disturbing Look at Troops Going Bonkers While Enduring Desert Sitzkrieg Boredom
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Great American Smokeout: This Thursday’s a Day to ‘Butt Out’
 
By HNN Staff

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Remember American Lung Association, Christmas Seals
 
By HNN Staff

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Tuesday, November 15, 2005

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MANN TALK: An Appraisal of Rural and Urban Life
 

By Perry Mann

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The West’s Last Chance’: A Timely Look – in Wake of French Jihad – of What Western Culture Faces from Islamism
 

Reviewed by David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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CONSUMER NEWS
Gasoline Prices Continue Downward Slide in WV
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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WVSSAC Pairings, Sites Second Round Football Playoffs
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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Monday, November 14, 2005

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Tracy Smothers, Alere Little Feather on Wrestling Card in Hinton Nov. 12
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RAHALL REPORT: We Have No Room for ‘Sunshine Patriots’ and ‘Summer Soldiers’
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Devil’s Horn’ Traces History of Saxophone from Military Band Novelty to Coolest Horn on the Block
 

Reviewed by David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Cleanup Underway in North Central WV
 
By HNN Staff

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Saturday, November 12, 2005

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Veterans’ Day Marked with Ceremony at Summers County War Memorial in Hinton
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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EDITORIAL: Manchin Has Every Right to Attend Pro-Life Dinner

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COMMENTARY: Florida Blues Band Produces Moving Tribute to ‘Greatest Generation’
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Bluefield Gas Co. is Out of Control

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EDITORIAL: Is Congresswoman Capito in Trouble?
 

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COMMENTARY: Thriving Amtrak Sustains Life-Threatening Blow with Firing of David Gunn
 
By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network

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Op-Ed Contributor
Remedial Ethics
 
By CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY

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THUMBS XLVIII: Whatever Happened to Truth in Advertising? No ‘Digital Munich’ for Internet – Keep the U.N.’s Hands off Our Open, Accessible Internet; ‘Paper Clips’ Should be Shown in Every Classroom in the World
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Rahall Urges Rules Committee to Stop Harmful Budget in Its Tracks
 
By HNN Staff

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Thursday, November 10, 2005

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Rahall, Byrd Deliver Millions for Southern WV Water, Flood Projects
 
By HNN Staff

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HBO DOCUMENTARY: ‘Paper Clips’ Tells Moving, Eloquent Story of Appalachian Holocaust Memorial
 

By David M. Kinchen

Editor, Huntington News Network

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Democratic Party Chairman Casey Cites Wins in Tuesday’s Off-Year Elections
 
By HNN Staff

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Veterans Day: Recognizing a Debt of Honor
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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EDITORIAL: The End of Personality Politics in WV

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Wednesday, November 09, 2005

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MU Misses Opportunities, Southern Miss Uses Them in 27-24 OT Win
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
 
Photos by Chris Spencer

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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CONSUMER NEWS ANALYSIS
Medicare Prescription Site Virtually Impossible to Navigate, Decipher; Enlist Your Pharmacist, Other Experts to Help
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Former State Senator Leonard Anderson to Challenge Jesse Guills
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: A Broken Budget for West Virginia
 

From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Tab Hunter Confidential’ Tells With Good Humor Successes and Frustrations of a Studio-Created Movie Star
 

Reviewed by David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Tuesday, November 08, 2005

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MANN TALK: Herds and Families without Mature Males
 

By Perry Mann

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CONSUMER NEWS
Gasoline Prices Continue Downward Slide in Most Areas
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Autumn: The Dynamic Season
 

By Stephen N. Reed
Special to HNN

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
‘Good Night, Good Luck’: Balancing Power of Press with Fear of Dissent; A Film About Yesterday That Resoundingly Calls for Defiance of Political Correctness
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Monday, November 07, 2005

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Completed Landslide Retaining Wall in Hinton

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Tracy Smothers, Alere Little Feather on Wrestling Card in Hinton Nov. 12
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RUTHERFORD ON THEATRE
‘The Fantasticks’ Wins 4 of 5 Top Awards at WV Theatre Conference at MU
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Sunday, November 06, 2005

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COMMENTARY: Camera Never Sleeps, Senators Have Been Known to Nod Off
 

By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: The Mexican Solution to Our Second-Term Blues
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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MANN TALK: The Weasels in the Constitution
 

By Perry Mann

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RAHALL REPORT: Let’s Honor Legacy of Rosa Parks
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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Saturday, November 05, 2005

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Rahall Seeks End of Pay Gap for Guard, Reserve Members
 
By HNN Staff

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Heroes’ Explores Six Historical Figures, Two Mythological Ones, Showing What Distinguishes Them from Ordinary Men
 

Reviewed by David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Friday, November 04, 2005

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Californian Supports Byrd’s Immigration Slowdown

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COMMENTARY: Proposal to Limit Mortgage Interest Deduction Met – No Surprise – with Hostility from Real Estate Lobbyists
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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TV SERIES REVIEW
‘Criminal Minds’ Combines Suspense with Profiling Techniques, Outstanding Cast, Production Values
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Thursday, November 03, 2005

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Byrd Works to Stop Massive Immigration Expansion; Move Would Also Protect U.S. Jobs
 
By HNN Staff

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THUMBS XLVII: Hinton Native Sylvia Mathews Brings Honor to Mountain State; End of Road for Pensions? Keep the U.N.’s Hands off Our Internet!
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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EDITORIAL: Democrats: Will They Ever Really Lead West Virginia?

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
‘Legend of Zorro’: Swashbuckling Swordplay, Gunfire, Slingshots Offer Family Adventure, Improbable Physical Prowess Rivaling Pauline’s Perils
 

By Tony Rutherford Huntington News Network Writer

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Week 11: WVSSAC Prep Football Ratings: Morgantown Ousts Woodrow Wilson
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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Wednesday, November 02, 2005

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Princeton High Wins Top Award at Tri-State Marching Band Festival
 
By Chris Spencer
Huntington News Network Photographer

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MANN TALK: How Long the War in Iraq and Against Terrorism?
 

By Perry Mann

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
Saw II: Clever Script Weakened by Non-Stop Sadism, Heinz 57 Special Effects
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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COMMENTARY: Judith Millers War? Weapons of Mass Confusion Courtesy of the New York Times
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Strength of Existing Businesses Key to State Future Success
 
By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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COMMENTARY: One of the Lunatics Became President
 
By Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network

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Columnist Seeking Vendors to Businesses Reorganizing Under Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

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Sunday, October 30, 2005

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Marshall Comes from Behind to Beat Tulane 27-26
 

By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘House Poor’ Issues Cautions about Viewing Your Residence as an Infinite ATM; Offers Useful Advice About Buying, Selling, Remodeling, Financing
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Saturday, October 29, 2005

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RAHALL REPORT: ‘Tis The Season to Discover West Virginia
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Cheney’s Chief of Staff Indicted by Feds over CIA Leak Probe
 

By HNN Staff

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Friday, October 28, 2005

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Expect Natural Gas Bills 17 to 31 Percent Higher in West Virginia This Winter
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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THUMBS XLVI: Inflation: No Problem If You Don’t Eat or Drive; AEP Urged to Build IGCC Gasification Power Plant in WV; Iran’s President Openly Says What Other Israel-Haters Think
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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WV Division of Forestry Reorganized to Save Money
 
By William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

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Thursday, October 27, 2005

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Helen Thomas, Former Dean of White House Press Corps, to Keynote ACLU of WV Bill of Rights Dinner
 

By HNN Staff

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Rahall Applauds Bush Decision to Reverse Suspension of Davis-Bacon in Katrina Areas
 
By HNN Staff

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Journalistic Fraud’: Prescient Look at Problems Afflicting The New York Times
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Wednesday, October 26, 2005

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Landslide Retaining Wall Completed; Foundation for Sidewalks in Place; Repaving Expected Soon
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Byrd Meets with AEP CEO; Works to Help Attract New Coal Gasification Power Plant to WV
 

By HNN Staff

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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Rahall Opposes Cuts to Veterans’ Health Care
 
By HNN Staff

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Tuesday, October 25, 2005

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Right War?’ Probes Differences among American Conservatives over Iraq War; Traditionalists, Neocons, Realists Differ on Goals of Bush’s War on Terror
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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CONSUMER NEWS
Gasoline Prices Continue Downward Trend
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RAHALL REPORT: Medicare Prescription Drug Program to Get Under Way; It’s a Complicated Program and Gov’t Brochures are Confusing; Medicare Has Already Detected Scams
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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Monday, October 24, 2005

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Mistakes Doom Herd in 31-3 Loss to UTEP
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
‘Stay’: You’ll Instantly Find Yourself Hooked or Kick Yourself for Buying a Ticket
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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MANN TALK: Christian Culture is Built on a Pagan Base
 

By Perry Mann

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TV SERIES REVIEW…Continued
’Night Stalker’ Lacks Humor of 1974-75 Original
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Sunday, October 23, 2005

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EDITORIAL: The WV Economy: Time’s a Wastin’

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GUEST COMMENTARY: As Nature Designed Them
 

By Dennis McKeon

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Classes on Writing Business Plan for SBA PRIME Loans Offered in Hinton Beginning Oct. 28
 
By HNN Staff

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Saturday, October 22, 2005

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Winning the Battle Against Breast Cancer
 

From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Sacking a Down City: Benson and the Saints Look Southwest
 
By Mike Bayham

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Want Someone Really Qualified? Nominate Hechler for U.S. Supreme Court!

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Friday, October 21, 2005

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Common Sense Steps Can Prevent Forest Fires
 
By HNN Staff

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DeLay Booked, Photographed and Posts Bond in Houston
 

By HNN Staff

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Sustainable Communities Project Under Way in Braxton, Nicholas Counties
 
By HNN Staff

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Rahall Supports Legislation Protecting Universal Service Fund, E-Rate Program
 
By HNN Staff

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Thursday, October 20, 2005

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BOOK REVIEWS: ‘Outwitting History’ Recounts 25-Year Effort to Save Yiddish Books; ‘Born to Kvetch’ Reveals Cultural Influence of Yiddish; ‘Yiddish with Dick and Jane’ Parodies Popular Readers for Children
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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BAYHAM ON KATRINA: The French Quarter Revisited
 
By Mike Bayham

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Byrd Efforts Yields $1 Million to RTI Railroad Research Program
 
By HNN Staff

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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

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It Looks Like Perp Walk Time for DeLay as Texas Court Issues Warrant
 

By HNN Staff

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TV SERIES REVIEW
Reworking of 1974-1975 ‘Kolchak: The Night Stalker’ Continues Horror Tradition
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings

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CONSUMER NEWS
Gasoline Prices Continue Downward Trend
 
By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

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FOR THE RECORD: EDITORIAL: Eminent Domain Abuse: It’s Here, It’s Now

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Panel Slated in DC on Spread of Dual Citizenship Among Immigrants to U.S.
 
By HNN Staff

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Johnson Calls for Efforts Against Expanding Eminent Domain
 
By HNN Staff

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OBITUARY: Robert Henry Keatley Edmonds, Hinton Native, Dies at 84 in NC
 
By HNN Staff

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‘Proof’ Opens Friday, Oct. 21 at Greenbrier Valley Theatre
 
By HNN Staff

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Monday, October 17, 2005

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EDITORIAL: Eminent Domain Abuse: It’s Here, It’s Now

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HE SAID/SHE SAID ON FILM
‘The Fog’ Is One Dense Turkey
 

By Tracey Bush and Tony Rutherford

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
 
'Proof': Excruciating Drama as Paltrow Once Again Chases an Oscar Nomination
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
 
‘Elizabethtown’ Comedic, Symbolic Feel Good Fable on Life, Death, Hanging on to What You Have
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Summers County Native Turns Wood into Unique Pens, Pencils
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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MANN TALK: The Comfort and Mischief of Complacency
 

By Perry Mann

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN: WV Wildlife Center Offers Up Close Views of Animals
 
By Chris Spencer
Huntington News Network Photographer

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Sunday, October 16, 2005

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Marshall 20 UAB 19
 
Photos By Chris Spencer
Huntington News Network Photographer
 

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EVENTS: Railroad Days 2005 Debuts on Picture-Perfect Fall Day
 
By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network

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Saturday, October 15, 2005

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THUMBS XLV: Nothing Grand About Grand Juries; Gadzooks! Finally a Manageable Wall Street Journal Will Make Its Appearance; If the Economy is So Great, Why Are All Those People Lining Up to File for Bankruptcy?
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RAHALL REPORT: America Needs to Declare Its ENERGY Independence
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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Friday, October 14, 2005

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Manchin Seeks Coal Liquefaction Facility, Infrastructure in West Virginia; Part of a ‘Comprehensive Plan to Implement Coal Conversion Technology’
 
By HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY: Technology for Turning Coal into Liquid Fuel Has Been Around for 80 Years; All We Need is Capital—and a Way to Stop Big Oil from Killing the Efforts
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Fall Color Behind Schedule Throughout WV
 
By Chris Spencer
Huntington News Network Photographer

View Photos

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Freakonomics’ Lives Up to Its Reputation as Quirky, Readable Book on Real-Life Economic Models
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Rahall Applauds Release of State Quarter
 

By HNN Staff

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WV Board of Education Recognizes 127 Exemplary Accreditation Status Schools
 
By HNN Staff

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Thursday, October 13, 2005

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UAW WV Community Action Program Endorses Re-election of Byrd
 

By HNN Staff

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Byrd Supports Manchin’s Initiative on State’s Role in New National Energy Strategy
 
By HNN Staff

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘In the Shadow of the Law’ Has Legal Thriller Elements, But It’s More of a Literary Documentary on Workings of a DC Law Firm
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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Greenbrier River Bridge Closed for Renovation in Hinton
 
By HNN Staff

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She Said: Another Take on ‘Flightplan’ Just a C-List Movie from Lifeime;

 
‘Red Eye’ Superior Plane Thriller
 
By Tracey Bush

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Wednesday, October 12, 2005

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EDITORIAL: In Choice of Gould, Who Campaigned for Manchin, WV GOP Should Watch its Inclusiveness

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‘W’s’ Wild Atop Latest WV Prep Ratings
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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Insurance Commissioner: Auto, Homeowner Insurance Rates Have Been Reduced
 
By HNN Staff

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Tuesday, October 11, 2005

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Gasoline Prices Declining in Face of Consumer Resistance
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
 
‘In Her Shoes’ Grapples with Family Tragedy with Smiles, Tears and Reconciliation
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Monday, October 10, 2005

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘1491’ Blasts Away Every Preconception About Pre-Columbian Western Hemisphere; Forget Everything You Learned in School!
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
 
‘The Gospel’ Delivers Positive Musical, Philosophical Entertainment, Message -- Despite Predictable Prodigal along the Way; Grab Your Church Group, Dance Them into the Film
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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MANN TALK: Criticizing Religious Irrationality
 

By Perry Mann

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Sunday, October 9, 2005

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Third Quarter Pushes VT Past Herd 41-14
 

By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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THUMBS XLIV: Blast from the Past with L.A. Light Rail Proposal; Finally, Fair Treatment for Maligned Aaron Burr
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Saturday, October 8, 2005

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Rahall Calls on Congress to Help WV Families Combat Soaring Gas, Heating Costs
 
By HNN Staff

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Two State Landmarks to be Celebrated with Weekend Events
 

by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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RAHALL REPORT: Early Diagnosis of Cancer Saves Lives
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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Friday, October 7, 2005

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Rahall Announces $524,000 in Small Business Development Grants
 
By HNN Staff

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Thursday, October 6, 2005

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Kercheval Declines Comment on George Johnson FCC Complaint
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Coal River Mountain Watch Says Manchin Broke Promise on Health Concerns at Marsh Fork Elementary; CRMW Slams Manchin’s Review of Alleged Problems
 
By HNN Staff

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Constitution Day 2005: A Great Success
 

From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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Johnson Campaign Files FCC Complaint Against Hoppy Kercheval, WV Radio Corp.
 

By HNN Staff

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Herd Set for No. 3 Hokies Saturday in Blacksburg
 

By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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Little Junk Store Thrift Shop Back in Downtown Hinton
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Wednesday, October 5, 2005

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EVENTS: Railroad Days Slated Oct. 15-16, Oct. 22-23 in Hinton
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Katrina’s Wrath: Going Home, Part 1
 
By Mike Bayham

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COMMENTARY: Alice in Wonderland Lives…in American Trade Policy with China
 
By Joseph J. Honick
President, GMA International Ltd.

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Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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Royal Rumble Set for Saturday in Blacksburg
 

By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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GUEST OPINION: Capito Circles Byrd like a Vulture
 
By Nick Casey
West Virginia Democratic Party Chairman

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Tuesday, October 4, 2005

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Vendetta’ Tells Little-Known Story of J. Edgar Hoover’s Vicious Campaign Against His Most Famous G-Man
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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BAYHAM ON POLITICS: The Right Yells ‘Fire!’ Over High Court Nominee Miers
 
By Mike Bayham

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COMMENTARY: Ethics 101: The Case of the Raging TV Host
 
By John Ridgway

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ACLU of WV Challenge to Sunday Hunting Ban to be Heard in Ritchie County Court on Friday
 
By HNN Staff

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Monday, October 3, 2005

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Capito Decides to Hold onto Her House Seat, Not Challenge Byrd
 

By HNN Staff

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Take a Bite Out of High-Tech Crime
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
 
‘Serenity’: A Sci-Fi Space Opera that Carves an Intellectual, Swashbuckling Niche—Despite Occasional Expository Lapses
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Betty’s Bargains Celebrates Four years in Hinton
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Election Reform Coalition Praises Landmark Bill Passed in Special Session
 
By HNN Staff

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MANN TALK: Rejoicing in Revealed Iniquity
 

By Perry Mann

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COMMENTARY: Yes, Virginia (and West Virginia), There is a Double Standard
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Sunday, October 2, 2005

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Marshall Gets First-Ever C-USA Victory
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Building the Foundation for a Healthier West Virginia
 

by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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RAHALL REPORT: Volunteers of America
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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Friday, September 30, 2005

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COMMENTARY: Does Beckley REALLY Need More Byrd Money?
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Byrd Funds Released for Beckley Revitalization
 
By HNN Staff

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Byrd-Secured Funds on the Way for McDowell County Federal Prison Site
 
By HNN Staff

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam’ Explodes Myths about Peaceful Nature of Islam by Quoting Qur’an, Muslims, Reputable Sources
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Rahall Says He Will be Monitoring Beckley VA Transportation Arrangement Closely
 
By HNN Staff

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Thursday, September 29, 2005

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Huntington District Army Corps of Engineers: Missions Range from Water Projects to Recreation, Fish and Wildlife
 

by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Retaining Wall Concrete Pouring Expected Soon; Good Weather Has Kept Landslide Repair Work on Schedule
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

View Photos

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McCreery HUD Grant Approved; $500,000 Will Go Toward Elevator Construction
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Inman Ready to Hit the Ground in Herd Home Opener
 

By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

---

WV Bar Association’s Award of Merit Presented to G. Thomas Battle
 

By HNN Staff

---

BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Eddie’s Ready to Leave: NOPD Chief Quits
 
By Mike Bayham

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COMMENTARY: City, Metro Editors Forming Specialty Group; NAREE Past President Asks: ‘What Took You So Long?’
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

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Breast Cancer Fundraising Walk Slated for Hinton Park on Oct. 1
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

---

Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

---

C-USA Announces Bowl Affiliations, Qualification Rules for Bowl Championship Series
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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Tuesday, September 27, 2005

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Citizens' Group Awaits Governor's Marsh Fork Elementary Response
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Trader Joe's: A Perfect Piece in the Pullman Square Puzzle
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Jackie Adkins Serving as Acting Hinton Police Chief
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Buckwheat: The Crop That Saved the West Virginia Highlands
 
By Stephen N. Reed

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Monday, September 26, 2005

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THUMBS XLIII: Ontario Delivers Blow Against Oppressive Religion; Marshall Field's Soon to be Macy's – the Horror; Catholic Church on Wrong Side of Gay Priests Issue
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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MANN TALK: The Miracle of Seeds to Meals
 
by Perry Mann

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COMMENTARY: Are We Losing a Generation of Young Americans?
 
by Joseph J. Honick

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Sunday, September 25, 2005

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: ‘Flightplan’: Grab Your Oxygen Mask Thriller, but It Had Potential for more ‘Air Time’
 

By Tony Rutherford
 
Huntington News Network Columnist

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COMMENTARY: Senator Duke: No, Not David…Bobby!
 

By Sebastian Tutte

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Other War’ Probes Media Bias Against Israel and How It’s Changing; Truth Was ‘First Casualty’ in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
 
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Saturday, September 24, 2005

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BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Farewell to the Chief
 
By Mike Bayham

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Welcoming a New Investor – and Nation – to State’s International Business Family
 

by Joe Manchin
 
Governor of West Virginia

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GAS PRICE CRISIS Week 25: Rahall Supports Legislation to Combat Price Gouging at Pump
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
 
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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RAHALL REPORT: Hurricane Katrina Exposed Vulnerability of Oil Industry
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
 
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: International Film Series Includes Poignant ‘Turtles’ from Iraq/Iran; Other Films Depict Children Growing Up Around the World, Enron Financial Scam
 

By Tony Rutherford
 
Huntington News Network Columnist

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Friday, September 23, 2005

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Rahall Working to Undo Bush Executive Order Suspending Davis-Bacon Wage Law in Katrina-Damaged Region
 
By HNN Staff

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Byrd Presses Chertoff on DC Area Disaster Exodus Plans
 
By HNN Staff

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Byrd, Manchin Press for Emergency Planning WV Needs to Be Ready for Disaster Exodus
 
By HNN Staff

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MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: A Blessing in the Ruins: A Trip to Post-Katrina New Orleans
 
By Mike Bayham

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KINCHEN AT THE MOVIES: ‘The Aristocrats’ Delivers Mixed Bag of Outtakes on Dirtiest Joke Ever Told
 

By David M. Kinchen
 
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Thursday, September 22, 2005

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MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Rating C-Ray: Passing Judgment on Mayor of New Orleans
 
By Mike Bayham

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MANN TALK: Recoiling in Delirium
 
By Perry Mann

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Wednesday, September 21, 2005

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Weekly Movie Comings and Goings:
 

by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Marshall Slates Law School Recruitment Fair for Sept. 21
 
by HNN Staff

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Blackwater Spill Affects Logan County Stream
 
by HNN Staff

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Tuesday, September 20, 2005

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MU Pediatrics Dept. Sending Katrina Medical Relief Team
 
by HNN Staff

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BAYHAM ON HURRICANES: Hurricane Double Whammy? Rita Looms in Gulf
 
by Mike Bayham

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Monday, September 19, 2005

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Just Like Heaven': Regain Belief in True Love Before End Credits; Makes My Top 20 of All Time
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Film Critic

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George Johnson to Run Against Byrd; Says Campaign Will Focus on Private Property Rights
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Honor Thy Founding Document
 
By Mike Bayham

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COMMENTARY: GOOD MORNING, You’re Broke
 
By Joseph J. Honick
President, GMA/International Ltd.

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COMMENTARY: Not So Fast, Eric St. James
 
By Craig Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist

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Sunday, September 18, 2005

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Rested Herd Starts Preparation for UCF
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sports

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Saturday, September 17, 2005

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Legislators to Introduce Bill to Toughen WV Child Sex Offender Laws
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Bush's Luck Has Just Run Out
 
By Eric St. James

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BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Another Coast Guard Success Story in West Virginia
 
By Sen. Robert C. Byrd

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Fiscally Responsible Plan to Eliminate Food Tax Benefits All West Virginians
 
By Joe Manchin
 
Governor of West Virginia

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BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Presidential Olive Branches, Visions of Reconstruction
 
By Mike Bayham

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THE RAHALL REPORT: The Constitution: A Document Well Worth Reading
 
By Nick J. Rahall
 
Representing West Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District

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Friday, September 16, 2005

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BAYHAM ON KATRINA: The Spirit of Phoenix and the Incompetence of Baton Rouge
 
By Mike Bayham

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Rahall Urges President To Use Address To Offer Strategy To Reel In Gas Prices
 
By HNN Staff

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Thursday, September 15, 2005

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Rahall Denounces Ruling on Pledge of Allegiance
 
By HNN Staff

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THUMBS XLII: Crescent Memorial Sends Wrong Signal; Protected Calif. Sea Lions Taking Back Their Domain from Human Interlopers
 
By David M. Kinchen
 
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Wednesday, September 14, 2005

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Rahall Helps Jerusalem Native Secure Student Visa
 
by HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Like Father, Like Daughter? Or Not?
 
by Redford Stiles

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COMMENTARY: It's Time to Potty Train Nick Casey
 
by Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist

---

Camp Dawson: Hope after the Storm for Hurricane Katrina Refugees
 
by Stephen N. Reed

---

Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

---

Wood Education and Resource Center Awards 4 Grants in WV to Improve Forest Health
 
by HNN Staff

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

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Democratic Party Chief Casey Blames Bush Administration for High Gasoline Prices
 
by HNN Staff

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HHS Girls Host Powerhouse Soccer Tournament
 
by HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Synagogues Burning Again: It's the Fault of Israelis
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: The Haunting Ghost of Blankenship
 
by Eric St. James

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Monday, September 12, 2005

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COMMENTARY: Promises, Promises: Katrina and 9/11
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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KINCHEN AT THE MOVIES: 'March of the Penguins' Explores Frigid World of Amazing Emperor Penguins in Antarctica
 

by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Exorcism of Emily Rose': Fact, Faith, Reasonable Doubt
 

by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

---

BBC US Productions Seeks Couples in Trouble
 
by HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Landrieu: Amtrak Offered to Help Katrina Evacuation, FEMA Dithers
 
By David M. Kinchen
 
Editor, Huntington News Network

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Old Gloves’ Spares the Words, Delivers Vivid Portrayal of Last Century’s Atrocities
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
 
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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COMMENTARY: Just Give Them Time: It’s Levee, Not Levy!
 
 By Craig A. Hammond
 
Bluefield News Network Columnist

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Sunday, September 11, 2005

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Record Crowd Watches Kansas State Hold onto 21-19 Victory over Herd
 
By Chris Spencer
 
Huntington News Network Photographer

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RAHALL REPORT: Katrina Bringing Out the Best in West Virginians
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
 
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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COMMENTARY: We Can Walk and Chew Gum at the Same Time
 
 By Craig A. Hammond
 
Bluefield News Network Columnist

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Saturday, September 10, 2005

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Blue Ridge Music Festival Makes Debut in Salem, Va. in October
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Table Games Lunacy: Round and Round it Goes
 
By Meredith Plessy

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Giant Homes Draw Protest from Neighbors; Communities Seek Ban on Out-of-Place Mansions
 
By Glenn Roberts Jr.
 
Inman News

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COMMENTARY: Republicans Have a Life Outside of Politics
 
 By Craig A. Hammond
 
Bluefield News Network Columnist

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Friday, September 9, 2005

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U.S. Justice Dept. Sues Realtor Trade Group, Alleging Listing Policy Obstructs Internet-Based Brokers from Offering Lower-Cost Services
 
By David M. Kinchen
 
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Chicago Tribune’s Public Editor Don Wycliff Questions Politically Correct ‘Refugee’ Ban
 
By David M. Kinchen
 
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: How to Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your Face
 
By Joseph J. Honick
 
President, American Building Products Export Alliance

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Thursday, September 8, 2005

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COMMENTARY: Would Peter Jennings Tell Us The Truth About Taiba?
 
 By Craig A. Hammond
 
Bluefield News Network Columnist

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COMMENTARY: Another Failure of Mainstream Media: Where’s Coverage of Muslim Attack on Palestinian Christian Village
 

By David M. Kinchen
 
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Responding to Sarah Thompson
 
By Meredith Plessy

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Wednesday, September 7, 2005

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WV Special Session Begins Wed. Sept. 7
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

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Homeless Tulane Sports Teams Scramble for Survival
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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Bob Denver, 1935-2005, Rest in Peace
 
by Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist
Photo from the AP

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COMMENTARY: Shut Up, Ms. Plessy!
 
By Sarah Thompson
Bluefield News Network Columnist

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COMMENTARY: First Things First: Katrina in Chaotic Perspective
 
by Joseph J. Honick

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BOOK REVIEW: 'Hollywood Nation' Explores Mainstream Media Bias, Celebrities Confusing Fame with Wisdom and How New Media Exposes MSM Lies
 
Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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Festival of the Rivers 2005, Day 2
 
photos by David Kinchen

 

View Photos

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Tuesday, September 6, 2005

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Randolph County Community of Helvetia to Celebrate WV's Oktoberfest 2005
 
By HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Every Republican for Him or Herself
 
By Meredith Plessy

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Experts Say Housing Sector Likely to Rebound from Katrina's Devastation
 
By Janis Mara
Inman News

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MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Blanco Piddles While New Orleans Burns
 
By Mike Bayham

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Monday, September 5, 2005

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Hinton Festival of Rivers: Day 1
 
photos by David Kinchen

View Photos

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'An Unfinished Life' Makes One Think of 'On Golden Pond'
 

by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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MANN TALK: The Cindy Sheehan Controversy
 
by Perry Mann

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COMMENTARY: Opposites Do Attract: Michael Moore, Cindy Sheehan
 
by Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
 
'The Constant Gardener': Pharmaceutical Conspiracy Film Analogous to Oil Crunch, Mass Destruction Weapons Ploys
 

by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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THUMBS XLI: Response to Katrina Sucks on All Levels; Amtrak Critic Off Base, Especially with Sky-High Gasoline Prices; Katrina News Coverage Shines; Bankruptcy Might be Worth Considering in Wake of Chapter 7 Changes; Is New Orleans Worth Rebuilding?
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Michael Moore: A Study in Hypocrisy?
 
by Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist

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Sunday, September 4, 2005

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: We All Must Do Our Part to Help Katrina Victims
 

by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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West Virginia Bar Association Solicits Funds for Katrina Victims
 
by HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Pointing Partisan Fingers in Aftermath of Katrina
 
by Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist

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Saturday, September 3, 2005

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COMMENTARY: Fact or Fiction? Television News, News Magazines, Primetime Dramas
 
by Rene A. Henry

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West Virginia Baptists Respond to Hurricane Katrina
 
by HNN Staff

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MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Tragedy at Chalmette: Why Has St. Bernard Parish Been Forsaken by Politicians?
 
By Mike Bayham

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Friday, September 2, 2005

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Morris Excels in Herd's 36-24 'Ugly Win' over Tribe
 
by Grant Traylor
 
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
 

 

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MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Day 6: Mogadishu on the Mississippi
 

by Mike Bayham

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Save Gas This Labor Day: Attend Hinton's Free Festival of the Rivers 2005
 

by HNN Staff

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Thursday, September 1, 2005

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MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Day 5: The Disaster Widens
 
by Mike Bayham

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Manchin: Avert Gas Crisis: Conserve Labor Day Weekend; He Demands Strong Action from Bush Administration to Reduce Prices
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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Wednesday, August 31, 2005

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MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Getting a Hand from Uncle Sam
 
by Mike Bayham

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COMMENTARY: A True Friend and Ally Offers to Help in Wake of Katrina
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Chaos in the City; Looting Reveals Ugly Side of Big Easy
 
by Mike Bayham

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COMMENTARY: Tragic End to a Tragic Crusade: The Shame of Cindy Sheehan
 
by Joseph J. Honick

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MIKE BAYHAM ON WEATHER: New Orleans on the Brink
 
by Mike Bayham

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MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: A Picture Breaks a Thousand Hearts: Chalmette, LA from the Air
 
by Mike Bayham

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MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: 'White Flag' at the 17th St. Canal; Wipeout of New Orleans?
 
by Mike Bayham

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BOOK REVIEW: 'Divine Wind' Explores Destruction, Terrible Beauty of Hurricanes Down Through the Centuries; We Keep Building Where We Shouldn't
 
Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

---

FESTIVAL OF THE RIVERS 2005
Event to Feature Tribute to Hasil 'The Haze' Adkins
 
by HNN Staff

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Elephant Wars? George Johnson Body Slams Fellow Republican Hiram Johnson
 
by HNN Staff

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Rahall Urges Bush Administration to Tap Oil Reserves in Wake of Hurricane Katrina
 
by HNN Staff

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Tuesday, August 30, 2005

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Federal Agencies, Red Cross, Christian, Jewish Groups Rush to Aid Katrina Victims
 

by HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Why I'm Getting Bush Fatigue
 
by Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist

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COMMENTARY: Ethnic Cleansing Now Complete
 
by Craig A. Hammond
Bluefield News Network Columnist

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STERNWHEEL REGATTA
Magic Island Closed Due to Expected Katrina Rain, Current Moisture
 
by HNN Staff

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Monday, August 29, 2005

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MIKE BAYHAM ON WEATHER: Katrina Leaves 10 Feet of Water in Parts of New Orleans, St. Bernard Parish
 
by Mike Bayham

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MIKE BAYHAM ON WEATHER: Louisiana's Date with Disaster: The Prelude
 
by Mike Bayham

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THUMBS XL: Bush's 'Working Vacation'; Overpaid CEOs – Plus Five Good Ones with Reasonable Pay; Who Needs Glass–Bottomed Grand Canyon Viewing Platform? Aussies Defend Religious Tolerance, Nation's Values
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Monday is D–Day for Herd QBs
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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Prep Football Results: Week 1 West Virginia, Ohio, Week 2 Kentucky
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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BOOK REVIEW: 'Third Right' Plumbs Depth of Greed, Murder in West Virginia Coal Mining Community over 75 Years
 
Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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MANN TALK: The Arrogance of Sterilization Advocates
 
by Perry Mann

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LETTERS…WE GET LETTERS
WV Can Afford Both Teacher Pay Hikes, Food Tax Elimination

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: Not So Grim or Gleeful for 'Brothers Grimm'
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

---

English Musical Master to Appear at Hinton's Festival of the Rivers
 
by HNN Staff

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Sunday, August 28, 2005

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Senatorial Candidate Lewis to Visit 'Camp Cindy' in Crawford, Texas
 
by HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Robertson Not Cracked: Just Careless with Mouth
 
by Eric St. James

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COMMENTARY: Shelley Moore Capito's Comments Appreciated
 
by Craig Hammond
Bluefield News Network Writer

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Remember, September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
 
by Sherri Campbell

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Saturday, August 27, 2005

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WV Congressional Delegation Praises BRAC's Vote to Save Charleston's 130th Airlift Wing
 
by HNN Staff

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NEWS ANALYSIS: GOP Delegates Want Gasoline Tax Added to Special Session Agenda
 
by Jennifer Smith

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RAHALL REPORT: National Youth Sports Program is Program That Pays for Itself
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D–WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Three Simple Rules for a Safe Labor Day Weekend
 
by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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OPEN LETTER TO CINDY SHEEHAN: You're Smearing Casey's Name to Promote 'Hate America' Agenda
 
by Jim Ashley

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Late Score Gives G–Men Emotional 21–14 Win over Beavers
 
by Grant Traylor
Bluefield News Network Sportswriter

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Friday, August 26, 2005

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NEWS ANALYSIS: GOP Delegates Want Gasoline Tax Added to Special Session Agenda
 
by Jennifer Smith

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Thursday, August 25, 2005

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Shay No. 5 Celebrates 100th Birthday Saturday, Aug. 27
 

by David M. Kinchen
 
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Coal River Mountain Watch Calls Air Quality Test at Marsh Fork Elementary School a 'Sham'
 
by HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Is Robertson Cracked? My Vote: Yes!
 

by Melody McPherson
 
Huntington News Network Contributing Columnist

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Wednesday, August 25, 2005

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WVVA Hires Frank Brady as General Manager
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

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GAS PRICE CRISIS Month 5: Thefts, Violence Rising at the Pumps
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D–WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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More than 1,200 Democrats Expected to Attend Jefferson Jackson Dinner; Byrd, Manchin, Mark Warner Among Speakers
 

by HNN Staff

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As 2nd Annual Festival of Rivers Nears, Hinton Declares Itself 'Homemade Instrument Capital of World'
 

by HNN Staff

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Pence Springs Resort to Convert to Private High School
 

by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Wednesday, August 24, 2005

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Hinton Resolution Enables Developer to Proceed with McCreery Senior Residential Plan
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: Tenth Anniversary of the Congressional Accountability Act
 
by Craig Hammond
Bluefield News Network Writer

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THUMBS XXXIX: Bring on Those DVDs; Amtrak's Fall Fares Make Scenic Travel Affordable, Flexible
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

---

Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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Byrd: Hazelton Prison Serves Preston County Area Economy, Public Good
 
by HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: Magazine is Well Worth the Bark
 
by Lora K. Abernathy

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Tuesday, August 23, 2005

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COMMENTARY: Whose War is This Anyhow?
 
by Joseph J. Honick

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BOOK REVIEW: 'The FairTax Book' Tells How We Can Get Heavy Boot of IRS Off Our Necks – Revitalizing Our Nation's Economy in Every Sphere
 
reviewed by David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Monday, August 22, 2005

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MANN TALK: Powerful Discipline Will Not Produce a Saint
 
by Perry Mann

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COMMENTARY: A Country of Smiles – Especially When You Tip
 
by Stephen N. Reed

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM
'The 40–Year–Old Virgin' Needs Viagra; First Hour Relies on Series of Stand–up Comic Warm Ups
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Sunday, August 21, 2005

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NEWS ANALYSIS
 
WV GOP Office Holders, Activists Meet in Charleston; Blankenship Pledges $500,000 for Campaign to Eliminate Food Tax
 

by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Carl J. 'Butch' Antolini Named Executive Editor of The Register-Herald of Beckley
 

by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: Red-Eye: Craven's Latest a Finger Biting, Tighten Your Muscles, Roll Out the Foam Sizzler
 

by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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Saturday, August 20, 2005

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Scrimmage Signals End of Two-A-Day Practices For Herd
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network
 

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BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Happy Birthday, Social Security
 

From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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RAHALL REPORT: Aviation: An Economic Engine
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Medicare Offering New Drug Coverage
 

by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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Deadline Nears for $3,500 NAREE Bivins Fellowship Program
 
by HNN Staff

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West Virginia Youth Disability Caucus a Great Success

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Friday, August 19, 2005

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BOOK REVIEW: Rabbi's Book 'The Myth of Hitler's Pope' Explores, Demolishes Charges that Pope Pius XII Did Nothing to Save Europe's Jews
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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TRAYLOR'S TRASH
Just When We Thought Randy Was a Good Guy
 
by Grant Traylor Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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COMMENTARY: I Have Had Enough of the Lunatic Left and Lunatic Right
 
by Craig Hammond
Bluefield News Network Writer

---

Vendor Space Available at Self-Health, Awareness Expo
 
by HNN Staff

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Thursday, August 18, 2005

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Hiram Lewis on Hardball Show; Expected to Air Aug. 18
 
by HNN Staff

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Wednesday, August 17, 2005

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MU Captures First Place at WV State Fair
 
by HNN Staff

---

Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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Oct. 3 Deadline for Roadsides in Bloom Photo Contest
 
by HNN Staff

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Parkersburg Country Club High School Invitational
 
by HNN Staff

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005

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BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Israel Casts Out the Unlucky Shekel
 
by Mike Bayham

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BOOK REVIEW: 'The People's Tycoon' Exposes Contradictions in Life of Automobile Icon Henry Ford
 
by David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Monday, August 15, 2005

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COMMENTARY: Lutherans, Presbyterians and Disciples Pile on Israel
 
by Craig Hammond
Bluefield News Network Writer

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COMMENTARY: Presidential Head Hunting
 
by Joseph J. Honick

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MANN TALK: The Moral Contrariety of Christ and State
 
by Perry Mann

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'The Great Raid': Historically Accurate Portrayal of WW II POW Rescue Mission; Film Raises Questions Regarding Prisoner Torture Today
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'The Skeleton Key' Grovels a Great Gumbo Horror/Suspense Incarnation
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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BREAST CANCER 3–DAY WALK: One Step Closer to a Cure; The 'Jones Girls' Share a Dream
 
by HNN Staff

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Sunday, August 14, 2005

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THUMBS XXXVIII: A Priest with a Hamptons Beach House? Bring on Those Large-Type Books! NARAL Withdraws 'Big Lie' Commercial; Belafonte, Gregory, Allen: A Trio of Looney-Tunes;
 

by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Saturday, August 13, 2005

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Skinner Forges Ahead in Race for No. 1 Herd Quarterback Slot
 

By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Fairs, Festivals Important Part of State's Rich Cultural Fabric
 

by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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RAHALL REPORT: Washington Rhetoric Vs. Local Needs
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Safer Roads, Better Jobs
 

From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

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PSYCHOLOGICAL MATCHING: Online Dating Now Matching by Psychological Testing; However, 'Must Love Dogs' Perfect Match Site So Far Fails to Attract Any Happy Endings for Writer
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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COMMENTARY: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors – Unless Israel is Building the Fence!
 
by Craig Hammond
 
Bluefield News Network Writer

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Friday, August 12, 2005

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Ben Waldman: West Virginia's Connection to Indicted Lawyer-Lobbyist Jack Abramoff
 
by David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: The Anti-Gamblers: Waking the Sleeping Giant
 
by Meredith Plessy

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Best of Girls High School Soccer on Display at YMCA Kennedy Center
 
by Chris Spencer
Huntington News Network Photographer
 

 
View Photos
 

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WV Power Ride 3-Game Winning Streak Into Series with Lexington Legends
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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Thursday, August 11, 2005

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BOOK REVIEW: 'Countdown to Terror' Shows How Inept CIA Really Is - It's Criminal
 
Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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COMMENTARY: You're Fired! Will $140 Million Do for Severance?
 
by Joseph J. Honick
Huntington News Network Writer

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WV Becomes 24th State Linked to National Sex Offender Public Registry Web Site
 
by HNN Staff

---

BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Mr. Truman's Nuclear Option
 
by Mike Bayham

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Virginia Defeats Georgia 5-4 to Win Little League Tournament of Champions in Ceredo
 
by Chris Spencer
Huntington News Network Photographer

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Wayne County Intermodal Facility, Rail Improvements Funded in Highway Bill
 
by HNN Staff

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Gambling Expansion May Incur a Heavy Cost…Politically
 
by Alice Click

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COMMENTARY: Bottom of the Barrel
 
by Eric St. James

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Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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American Lung Association Notes Death of Peter Jennings, 67, Lung Cancer Victim
 
by HNN Staff

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Traylor's Take: New Staff Brings Thunder to Herd Football
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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Tuesday, August 9, 2005

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Hoot 'n' Holler Drill Marks First Day of Practice in Pads
 

 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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COMMENTARY: A Man in Search of a Party
 
By Joseph J. Honick

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Parthenon Students Excel in WVPA Better Newspaper Contest
 
By HNN Staff

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State Regulators Clear Path for Allegheny Energy to Sell WV Gas Business Sale of Mountaineer Gas, West Virginia Power Gas Won't Result in Immediate Price Relief for Consumers
 

by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Monday, August 8, 2005

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MANN TALK: Half of What You Become Happens at Conception
 
by Perry Mann

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Stealth' Modest, Economy Class Supersonic Ballet
 

 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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Sunday, August 7, 2005

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Hinton Water Festival Car Show
 

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Hinton Water Festival Parade
 

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Dukes of Hazzard' Predictable as Turkey and Dressing with Lots of Bawdy Rebellion Tossed In
 

 
by Tony Rutherford
 
Huntington News Network Writer

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COMMENTARY: Young Females Please Apply
 
by Meredith Plessy

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BOOK REVIEWS: 'Salonica' Shows Virtues of Empires over Nation States; 'Mimi and Toutou's Big Adventure' Tells True Story that Inspired 'The African Queen'
 

 
Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic

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Saturday, August 6, 2005

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HERD FOOTBALL
 
Youth, Enthusiasm Spotlight Media Day; Strength Coach, New Turf Hot Topics
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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HERD GRID PREVIEW: Part 1 of 2
 
A Look at Marshall's 2005 Season Opponents
 

 
by Adam Brown
Huntington News Network Writer

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Innovative Programs Expanding Health Care Coverage
 
by Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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COMMENTARY: Manchin Logic: Don't Search for Long
 
by Vance McGuinness

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RAHALL REPORT: Tug of War over Priorities: USA vs. Iraq
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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  86th WV AMATEUR GOLF TOURNAMENT
 
Tim Fisher of Ripley Defeats Pat Carter of Huntington in 3-Hole Playoff, Ending National Record Streak
 
By HNN Staff

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HERD FOOTBALL
 
Media Day Spotlights New Coach Mark Snyder
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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MU Recognizes Members of Heritage Society at Brunch
 
by HNN Staff

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APPY BASEBALL
 
After 3 Straight Wins, Orioles Climb Out of Appy League East Cellar
 
by Grant Traylor
Bluefield News Network Sportswriter

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Friday, August 5, 2005

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MU's 24 Presentations Outnumber Other State Universities at Technology Conference
 
by HNN Staff

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Some Tri-State Restaurants Survive the Franchise Onslaught
 
by Adam Brown
Huntington News Network Writer

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Thursday, August 4, 2005

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Marshall Starts New Beginning Under Coach Snyder
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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Pi Kappa Phi Cyclists Pedal into Huntington City Hall
 
by Adam Brown
Huntington News Network Writer

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COMMENTARY: Residents from Death Tax States Eye West Virginia; FairTax Plan Worth Considering to Slay IRS Dragon
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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COMMENTARY: No NAACP 'Image Awards' Likely for Byrd
 
by Hansford Riggins

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WV Power's Win Streak Goes to 4 Games with 6-5 Victory over Asheville Tourists
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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Wednesday, August 3, 2005

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COMMENTARY: Running Over the Neighbor's Cat with a Lawn Mower
 
by Eric St. James

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COMMENTARY: The Evolution of Mountain State Politics
 
by Meredith Plessy

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Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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2005 Lilly Reunion Slated for Aug. 12-14
 
by HNN Staff

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WV's Timberline Resort Recognized by U.S. Navy for Service to Military Personnel
 
by HNN Staff

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Bluefield Beavers Begin Title Defense with Fall Practice Start on Aug. 1
 
by Grant Traylor
Bluefield News Network Sportswriter

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ROUND ABOUT HINTON; 'New' Old Clock in Place; Slide Repair; Technology Center Nearing Completion
 
Articles and Photos by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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THUMBS XXXVII: Bush Shows Guts in Bolton Appointment; Jim Rubin Presents Lincoln Very Well Indeed; Let's Deep-Six WV's Food Sales Tax; Department Store Demolition Derby
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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Tuesday, August 2, 2005

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C–USA Coaches Pick Herd Fourth in East Division
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Osama's Useful Idiots
 
by Mike Bayham

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Rahall Praises Transportation Bill: 'A Bases Loaded Home Run for West Virginia'
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer

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86th West Virginia Amateur
Huntington's Pat Carter Cards a 73; Boggs, Whitten Lead with 68
 
by HNN Staff

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Your Wild Horse is Waiting for You in Ronceverte
 
by HNN Staff

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Rahall Announces Nearly $3 Million in Southern WV Law Enforcement Grants
 
by HNN Staff

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Monday, August 1, 2005

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3 Doors Down Wows Charleston Civic Center Audience of 10,000
 
by Brandon Woolum
Huntington News Network Writer

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WV Power's Salome Hits Two–run Homer in 11th Inning for 8–6 Victory over Hickory
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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MANN TALK: What are the Characteristics of a Mature Person?
 
by Perry Mann

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THE MANCHIN REPORT: Children's Clothing Voucher Increase – from $150 to $200 – Directly Benefits State's Neediest Families
 
byJoe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Must Love Dogs' Hilariously Relates Perils of Internet
 
Unconditional Love Searches
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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COMMENTARY: Who is Paying for Manchin's Defense?
 
by Sebastian Tutte

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BOOK REVIEWS: 'We're in Trouble' Features Gripping Short Stories by a Young Master; Thomas Cook's 'Red Leaves' Portrays a Family in Crisis; 'Tabula Rasa' Shows How Good Can Come from Evil
 
Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
 

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Sunday, July 31, 2005

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RAHALL REPORT: Recreation and Parks Month
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
 
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District

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SALLY BASEBALL-Braun Leads WV Power to 6-4 Victory over Hickory
 
by Grant Traylor Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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COMMENTARY: Socialized Health Care is a Bad Idea
 
by Jim Ashley II

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COMMENTARY:Gary, Gary Quite Contrary
 
by Eric St. James

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WV Oil and Natural Gas Association Thanks Congressional Delegation on Energy Bill

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Saturday, July 30, 2005

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Final Transportation Bill Passes House, Brings Millions to Marshall's RTI
 
by HNN Staff

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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: Despite Billy Bob, 'Bad News Bears' Barely Reaches Second Base
 

 
by Tony Rutherford
 
Huntington News Network Columnist

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Frich Wants Regressive Food Sales Tax Eliminated

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SPORTS-Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon to Draw Thousands Aug. 20
 

 
by HNN Staff
 

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JOURNALISM-NAREE Fellowship Application Deadline Nears for Realty Journalists
 

 
by HNN Staff
 

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Rahall Economic Development Tour to Visit Hatfield McCoy Trail
 

 
by HNN Staff
 

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Friday, July 29, 2005

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Anti-Mountaintop Removal Rally Slated Saturday, July 30
 
by HNN Staff

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Team Effort Brings HealthNet Closer to Accident Victims on ATV Trails
 
by HNN Staff

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RUTHERFORD ON THEATRE: Original Rock Opera Opens in Charleston; 'Griswold and the Goblin King' Has 2 Weekend Run
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Keeping Amtrak on Track
 
From the Desk of Robert C. Byrd
U.S. Sen. (D-WV)

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Thursday, July 28, 2005

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National GOP Senate Committee to Run Anti–Byrd Ads in WV This Week
 
by HNN Staff

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Wednesday, July 27, 2005

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Batteau 'Minner' Performs Flawlessly on New River Trip
 
by David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network

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WVSILC to Host Youth Disability Caucus in Charleston
 
by HNN Staff

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Blankenship Sues Manchin Over Pension Bond Amendment Allegations
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Writer

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Patriots Release Former Herd Running Back Earl Charles
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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Rahall Part of Congressional Delegation Offering Condolences in London
 
by HNN Staff

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Rick Snuffer Expected to Announce Run for Rahall's 3rd District Seat
 
by HNN Staff

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John Duty Sr. of Hurricane, John Duty Jr. of Morgantown Capture Their 7th Father/Child Championship; Wayne and Geoff Christian of Charleston Finish Second
 
by HNN Staff

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COMMENTARY: The WV GOP is BACK
 
by Sebastian Tutte

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Bluefield Public Housing Grant Awarded
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

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Cancer Resource Center Opens at PCH
 
by William Paine
Bluefield News Network Writer

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Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist

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Tuesday, July 26, 2005

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Marshall Quickly Filling Athletic Dept. Vacancies
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter

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