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We  started this blog more than a year ago to supplement our station’s web site, wvpubcast.org. At the time, we couldn’t provide RSS feeds, and we couldn’t archive our stories. This WordPress blog allowed us to improve our web content.

I’m happy to say it’s no longer necessary to post new content on this blog. We’ve made significant improvements to wvpubcast.org, changes that went live today.

At wvpubcast.org, it’s now easier to listen and read our stories. Our stories are easier to locate, and you’ll be able to access them from our archives. Just type key words in our search engine, and you should be able to find any locally-produced news story.

You can also sign up for RSS feeds. You’ll be notified anytime we post a story.

This is just the beginning. In the future, we will podcast all of our local news programs, including West Virginia Morning and Inside Appalachia. We still have work to do, but we now have the capability to do just about anything we want. So from now on, go to wvpubcast.org for the latest news from West Virginia Public Broadcasting.

In the meantime, we will keep this WordPress blog live so that our archives since April 2007 remain easily accessible to the public.

Greg Collard
News Director
West Virginia Public Broadcasting

 

Supreme Court race turns negative

By Scott Finn

We’re just days away from the primary in West Virginia, and the political ads are starting to get nasty – especially in the Supreme Court race.

Huntington lawyer Menis Ketchum has become the first candidate to release a negative T.V. ad, attacking Chief Justice Elliott “Spike” Maynard. But the other candidates are under attack too – from independent groups…

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Eastern Panhandle employees of bankrupt company search for work

By Cecelia Mason

When an Eastern Panhandle company called AB&C Group closed it’s doors in mid March, it forced about 400 employees into a job market where finding a job has become more difficult. Some of the workers have found jobs, but others are competing in a slow economy with people who have been laid off from other area companies. In the meantime, the AB&C employees have filed lawsuits in the hope of collecting their final pay checks.

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WVEA has new president

By Beth Vorhees

Princeton High School teacher Dale Lee won the election for president of the state’s largest teachers union over incumbent Charles DeLauder.

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Irene McKinney essay: On Motherhood

As we prepare to celebrate the 100^th Anniversary of Mother’s Day, West Virginia’s Poet Laureate Irene McKinney is thinking about her own mother, and the reality of motherhood.

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WVU Faculty Senate calls for Garrison’s resignation

By Emily Corio

On Monday, West Virginia University’s Faculty Senate voted, and they want President Michael Garrison out. More than three-quarters of Senators approved a motion that says Garrison “must resign” or the WVU “Board of Governors must require his resignation.” The vote came less than two weeks after an investigative panel found that top WVU officials granted Heather Bresch, Governor Manchin’s daughters and Mylan Inc. Chief Operating Officer, an MBA degree she didn’t earn.

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WV girl overdoses at PA treatment facility

By Scott Finn

Last month, two teenagers overdosed on the prescription drug methadone at a drug treatment facility in rural PA. One girl died Thursday; the other is from the Eastern Panhandle. She suffered brain damage from which she may never recover. WV DHHR sent her to the facility, run by the non-profit group KidsPeace. This isn’t the first time that children have died unnatural deaths under the care of KidsPeace.

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Oral History Project continues during FestivALL 2008

Edited by Suzanne Higgins

FestivALL 2008, a city-wide celebration of the arts, is scheduled to begin on WV Day, June 20 in Charleston. For the oral history project, visitors come to WV Public Broadcasting to record conversations about their lives. Last year, 82-year-old Hal Day and his daughter Christie recorded this excerpt.

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Children’s book about coal mining

By Beth Vorhees

Casey Erwin has written a children’s book: Our Daddy is a Coal Miner.

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Bethany professor uses musical talents to create a new sound

By Keri Brown

Aaron Carey has been playing heavy metal and rock music for most of his life. But over the past 6 years, his style of music has changed. He’s now focusing on using his guitar to produce more folk type music that combines his Native American and Celtic heritage.

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Wound care centers play vital role in health care

By Ashley Smith

All of us have had wounds or cuts of some type. For many patients, this means regular trips to hospital wound care centers. There are three such centers in the Charleston area; one is run by Thomas Memorial Hospital.

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Bill Clinton visits WV

By Emily Corio

Former Pres. Bill Clinton drew hundreds of people to a campaign rally Thursday at WVU in Morgantown. Even early morning rain didn’t keep supporters and spectators away.

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Union leaders meet to discuss proposed Wheeling Pitt merger

By Keri Brown

On Thursday, we reported a proposed merger between Esmark, the parent company of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, and India-based Essar. United Steelworkers Union leaders met behind closed doors on at the local union hall in Martins Ferry Ohio on Thursday to discuss the plans.

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In Man, Obama’s race and name give Clinton advantage

By Anna Sale

Polls and national pundits aren’t giving Barack Obama much hope for a victory in WV. A March poll showed Hillary Clinton leading Obama by 28 percentage points, with 18% undecided. In the small town of Man in Logan County, Hillary Clinton has nothing to worry about this primary season.

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Manchin, Garrison spoke once about Bresch flap

By Scott Finn

Gov. Manchin says it’s time for everyone to move on from the MBA controversy. Last week, an independent panel found that high-ranking WVU officials were wrong to grant Heather Bresch, Machin’s daughter, the degree. One question that’s being asked is whether Manchin intervened on her behalf.

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2nd district Democratic candidates agree, disagree on issues

By Cecelia Mason

Democrats Thornton Cooper, Richie Robb and Anne Barth are competing in the 2nd congressional district for the nomination to run against Republican Shelley Moore Capito in November.

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Proposed merger for Wheeling Pitt

By Keri Brown

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel may soon be under new ownership. On Wednesday, Esmark, the parent company of Wheeling-Pitt announced plans to merge with India’s Essar Steel Holdings, Limited.

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Dissecting Garrison’s problems: Chronicle for Higher Education reporter discusses Bresch scandal

By Beth Vorhees

Beth Vorhees talks to Paul Fain, a reporter for the Chronicle for Higher Education. In February, Fains wrote about WVU President Mike Garrison in an article entitled “The Lobbyist as President.”

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WVU President Garrison exchange with reporters over Heather Bresch report

West Virginia University President Mike Garrison responds to questions from reporters on the Heather Bresch MBA report.

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Three Democrats seek to challenge Republican Capito

By Cecelia Mason

Democrats voting in the May primary will choose one of three candidates running for the second congressional district: Thornton Cooper, Anne Barth and Richie Robb. In the first of two reports, Cecelia Mason looks at each Democrat’s background.

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