Jim McKay is State Coordinator of Prevent Child Abuse WV, a non-profit organization whose mission is to prevent the abuse and neglect of West Virginia's children.

Previously, Jim was Program Coordinator of a crisis shelter for runaway youth, and worked for The Education Alliance, a statewide non-profit promoting private support for public education. Jim served as Legislative Assistant to the Speaker of the WV House of Delegates from 1991-1994. Jim currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Alliance of Children's Trust & Prevention Funds and is Chair of the WV Legislative Action Team for Children & Families.

Jim McKay has been blogging since 2002 at his personal blog, Wabi-Sabi. He is also a regular contributor at wvablue.com and was a credentialed member of the WV State Blogger Corps at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.

Blog Entries by Jim McKay

Voters in W.Va. Say Electronic Voting Machines Switched their Obama Votes to McCain

Posted October 21, 2008 | 09:25 AM (EST)


According to multiple news reports, voters in West Virginia say that electronic voting machines changed their votes from Barack Obama to John McCain when they cast their ballots during early voting last week.

Voters in Jackson and Putnam counties have related experiences that when attempting to vote for Senator Obama...

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McCain Would Freeze Federal Spending While Giving Wall Street $700 Billion

Posted September 27, 2008 | 03:33 AM (EST)


I haven't heard anyone say much about this yet, but during Friday night's debate, Senator McCain somewhat offhandedly said "Sure," he would vote for the Wall Street bailout despite its price tag of $700 billion.

To pay for the Wall Street rescue, he cavalierly suggested the idea, "How about...

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Reminder To PUMAs: Biden Is Longtime Advocate For Women

Posted August 23, 2008 | 03:53 AM (EST)


As Sen. Barack Obama prepares to announce Sen. Joe Biden as his choice for Vice President, pundits are examining Biden's record and lauding his foreign policy experience in particular. Certainly, his experience and resume' is complete and his foreign policy credentials are significant.

However, Sen. Biden's most significant legislative accomplishment...

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