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    <title> NCLB Waivers Granted To 3 More States</title>
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    <published>2013-05-20T16:05:29Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-20T16:12:02Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced on Monday that three more states would join the ranks of those given permission to ignore part...
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    <title>Lynn R. Goldman:  Ending the Silence on Mental Illness</title>
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    <published>2013-05-20T10:42:04Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-20T10:42:09Z</updated>
    
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        <name>Lynn R. Goldman</name>
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		        The truth is that from the college campus to the workplace, we are all members of a national and increasingly global community. We must all learn the signs of depression and other mental disorders and reach out to someone in trouble.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mental-illness&quot;&gt;Mental Illness&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/congressional-briefings&quot;&gt;Congressional-Briefings&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/depression&quot;&gt;Depression&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mental-health&quot;&gt;Mental Health&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/george-washington-university-school-of-public-health-and-health-services&quot;&gt;George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia&quot;&gt;West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/public-health&quot;&gt;Public Health&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/grace-napolitano&quot;&gt;Grace Napolitano&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mental-health-awareness-month&quot;&gt;Mental Health Awareness Month&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/massachusetts&quot;&gt;Massachusetts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mental-health-stigma&quot;&gt;Mental Health Stigma&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mental-health-care&quot;&gt;Mental Health Care&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/healthy-living&quot;&gt;Healthy Living News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Another Gov Agrees To Expand Medicaid Program</title>
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    <published>2013-05-02T11:08:36Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-02T11:08:37Z</updated>
    
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		        West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) announced his state would take part in a key element of President Barack Obama&#039;s health care plan to enroll mo...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/jay-rockefeller&quot;&gt;Jay Rockefeller&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/medicaid-expansion&quot;&gt;Medicaid Expansion&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia-medicaid-expansion&quot;&gt;West Virginia Medicaid Expansion&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/president-barack-obama&quot;&gt;President Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia&quot;&gt;West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/health-care-reform&quot;&gt;Health Care Reform&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/affordable-care-act&quot;&gt;Affordable Care Act&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama&quot;&gt;Obama&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama-health-care-law&quot;&gt;Obama Health Care Law&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama-health-care&quot;&gt;Obama Health Care&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/health-care&quot;&gt;Health Care&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/earl-ray-tomblin&quot;&gt;Earl Ray Tomblin&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Mary Anne Hitt:  Two More Victories in the Fight Against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining</title>
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    <published>2013-04-23T16:00:23Z</published>
    <updated>2013-04-23T16:00:23Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Mary Anne Hitt</name>
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		        While the fight to end mountaintop removal coal mining is still far from over, we are celebrating today&#039;s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mountaintop-removal-coal-mining&quot;&gt;Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/environment&quot;&gt;Environment&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sierra-club&quot;&gt;Sierra Club&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/coal&quot;&gt;Coal&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mountaintop-removal-mining&quot;&gt;Mountaintop-Removal Mining&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/energ&quot;&gt;Energ&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia&quot;&gt;West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/green&quot;&gt;Green News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Laurence Leamer:  Two Lawyers Epic Struggle Goes On</title>
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    <published>2013-04-22T16:32:00Z</published>
    <updated>2013-04-22T16:27:30Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Laurence Leamer</name>
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		        Don Blankenship, the chairman of Massey Energy, drove Hugh Caperton&#039;s Harman Mine into bankruptcy in 1998. Pittsburgh lawyers Dave Fawcett and Bruce Stanley took on Caperton&#039;s case on contingency and fought it with relentless tenacity.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/virginia&quot;&gt;Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia&quot;&gt;West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/blankenship&quot;&gt;Blankenship&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/supreme-court&quot;&gt;Supreme Court&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/justice&quot;&gt;Justice&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/coal&quot;&gt;Coal&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/injustice&quot;&gt;Injustice&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/virginia-supreme-court&quot;&gt;Virginia Supreme Court&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Hank Koebler:  2013 NFL Draft: Dissecting the Draft&#039;s Top Quarterbacks</title>
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    <published>2013-04-22T15:40:46Z</published>
    <updated>2013-04-22T15:40:49Z</updated>
    
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        <name>Hank Koebler</name>
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		        This year&#039;s quarterback class has been widely disparaged, and somewhat rightfully so. In light of many recent first-year starters&#039; immediate success, especially last year, this quarterback class looks extremely barren in terms of pro-ready players who can start in Week One this fall.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tyler-wilson&quot;&gt;Tyler Wilson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia&quot;&gt;West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/2013-nfl-draft&quot;&gt;2013 Nfl Draft&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/arizona&quot;&gt;Arizona&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/syracuse&quot;&gt;Syracuse&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/matt-barkley&quot;&gt;Matt Barkley&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/usc&quot;&gt;Usc&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/florida-state&quot;&gt;Florida State&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ryan-nassib&quot;&gt;Ryan Nassib&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/matt-scott&quot;&gt;Matt Scott&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ej-manuel&quot;&gt;E.J. Manuel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/arkansas&quot;&gt;Arkansas&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/geno-smith&quot;&gt;Geno Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tennessee&quot;&gt;Tennessee&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/nfl-draft&quot;&gt;Nfl Draft&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tyler-bray&quot;&gt;Tyler Bray&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/sports&quot;&gt;Sports News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Joe Peyronnin:  Vote for Toomey/Manchin</title>
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    <published>2013-04-15T09:56:05Z</published>
    <updated>2013-04-15T09:17:45Z</updated>
    
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        <name>Joe Peyronnin</name>
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		        A vote to allow debate is not a vote for gun control. And many Republicans, and some Democrats, remain opposed to any such legislation, including background checks.
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    <title> Suspicion Rises That Killing Sheriff Was Payback For His War On Drugs</title>
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    <published>2013-04-04T08:18:57Z</published>
    <updated>2013-04-04T08:19:04Z</updated>
    
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		        WILLIAMSON, W.Va. &amp;mdash; The man suspected of killing a West Virginia sheriff as he ate lunch in his car was mentally disturbed and had no particular...
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    <title>Pat LaMarche:  West Virginia&#039;s Future Grim as Their Past Is Demolished</title>
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    <published>2013-03-26T17:29:32Z</published>
    <updated>2013-03-26T17:29:37Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Pat LaMarche</name>
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		        Turning from deep well mining to mountaintop removal mining or surface mining isn&#039;t just environmentally cataclysmic; it&#039;s devastating to the cultural heritage of West Virginia.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/massey-energy&quot;&gt;Massey Energy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia-mine-disaster&quot;&gt;West Virginia Mine Disaster&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mountaintop-removal&quot;&gt;Mountaintop Removal&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/coal&quot;&gt;Coal&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia&quot;&gt;West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia-coal&quot;&gt;West Virginia Coal&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/pollution-west-virginia&quot;&gt;Pollution West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/coal-pollution&quot;&gt;Coal Pollution&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mining&quot;&gt;Mining&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/coal-industry&quot;&gt;Coal Industry&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/coal-mining&quot;&gt;Coal Mining&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/green&quot;&gt;Green News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> State Delegate Fights To Reinstate Capital Punishment</title>
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    <published>2013-03-23T10:22:59Z</published>
    <updated>2013-03-23T10:23:02Z</updated>
    
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		        CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- With neighboring Maryland about to become the sixth state in as many years to abolish the death penalty, one West Virginia delega...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/capital-punishment&quot;&gt;Capital Punishment&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-overington-death-penalty&quot;&gt;John Overington Death Penalty&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia-death-penalty&quot;&gt;West Virginia Death Penalty&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia&quot;&gt;West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/death-penalty-west-virginia&quot;&gt;Death Penalty West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/death-penalty&quot;&gt;Death Penalty&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia-capital-punishment&quot;&gt;West Virginia Capital Punishment&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-overington&quot;&gt;John Overington&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Mary Anne Hitt:  Standing Up for Clean Water When States Won&#039;t</title>
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    <published>2013-03-15T11:59:07Z</published>
    <updated>2013-03-15T11:59:07Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Mary Anne Hitt</name>
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		        Imagine that you&#039;ve grown up in a beautiful, hilly countryside near many streams where you played and fished as a child. Now, years later, you can&#039;t e...
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    <title>OnEarth:  Sex and the City Sewer</title>
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    <published>2013-02-15T17:10:52Z</published>
    <updated>2013-02-15T17:15:31Z</updated>
    
    <author>
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		        By Melissa Mahony, OnEarth&lt;br /&gt;
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We spent our first Valentine&#039;s Day together at a Michelin-starred restaurant on one of New York City&#039;s trendiest streets. ...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sewage&quot;&gt;Sewage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/landfills&quot;&gt;Landfills&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/red-hook&quot;&gt;Red Hook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/brooklyn-12&quot;&gt;Brooklyn 12&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/brooklyn&quot;&gt;Brooklyn&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia&quot;&gt;West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/department-of-environmental-protection&quot;&gt;Department of Environmental Protection&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/landfill&quot;&gt;Landfill&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ny1&quot;&gt;Ny1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/newtown-creek-wastewater-plant&quot;&gt;Newtown Creek Wastewater Plant&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-city&quot;&gt;New York City&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/methane&quot;&gt;Methane&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/clean-water-act&quot;&gt;Clean Water Act&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/east-river&quot;&gt;East River&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/romantic-tour&quot;&gt;Romantic Tour&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tour&quot;&gt;Tour&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/valentines-day&quot;&gt;Valentine&amp;#039;s Day&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/nyc-waterways&quot;&gt;NYC Waterways&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/green&quot;&gt;Green News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Professor Bans Using Fox News In Class For A Hot Second</title>
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    <published>2013-02-15T14:17:34Z</published>
    <updated>2013-02-15T14:17:40Z</updated>
    
    <author>
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        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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		        Stephanie Wolfe, a political science professor at West Liberty University in West Virginia, is walking back a ban on using Fox News as a source for a ...
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    <title>Laurence Leamer:  Bruce Stanley&#039;s Got a Chip on His Shoulder</title>
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    <published>2013-02-11T14:41:32Z</published>
    <updated>2013-02-11T14:41:47Z</updated>
    
    <author>
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		        Bruce Stanley&#039;s enraged that the legal and political system is his native state of West Virginia is so corrupt that the bad and the compromised often float to the top of the system while the true and the caring are just as often endlessly stymied.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/trial-lawyers&quot;&gt;Trial Lawyers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/massey-energy&quot;&gt;Massey Energy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/supreme-court-of-west-virginia&quot;&gt;Supreme Court of West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/aracoma&quot;&gt;Aracoma&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/blankenship&quot;&gt;Blankenship&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia&quot;&gt;West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/coal-mining&quot;&gt;Coal Mining&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/massey&quot;&gt;Massey&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mine-disaster&quot;&gt;Mine Disaster&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> West Virginia&#039;s Cheesy Mardi Gras</title>
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    <published>2013-02-07T07:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2013-02-07T03:34:23Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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		        MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The Gulf Coast has Mardi Gras. Deep in the mountains of West Virginia, the descendants of Swiss and German immigrants have ...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/festivals&quot;&gt;Festivals&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia-travel&quot;&gt;West Virginia Travel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia&quot;&gt;West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/us-destinations&quot;&gt;US Destinations&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mardi-gras&quot;&gt;Mardi Gras&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/fasnacht&quot;&gt;Fasnacht&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/lent&quot;&gt;Lent&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/destinations&quot;&gt;Destinations&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ap&quot;&gt;Ap&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/travel&quot;&gt;Travel News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Randy Fox:  PHOTOS: The Faded Motels Of The Rust Belt</title>
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    <published>2013-01-24T07:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2013-01-24T07:06:25Z</updated>
    
    <author>
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        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-fox/</uri>
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		        As you travel through the Rust Belt, you can still come across the remains of hotels and motels still touting marketing innovations such as &quot;Color TV&quot; or &quot;Air Conditioning.&quot;
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/bellaire&quot;&gt;Bellaire&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/townhouse-motel&quot;&gt;Townhouse Motel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/photography&quot;&gt;Photography&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/faded-motels-of-the-rust-belt&quot;&gt;Faded Motels of the Rust Belt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia&quot;&gt;West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ohio&quot;&gt;Ohio&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-castle&quot;&gt;New Castle&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/huffington-travel&quot;&gt;Huffington Travel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/7-inn&quot;&gt;7-Inn&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/weirton&quot;&gt;Weirton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/virginia&quot;&gt;Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/jefferson-court&quot;&gt;Jefferson Court&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/pennsylvania&quot;&gt;Pennsylvania&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/houston&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/peninsula-motel&quot;&gt;Peninsula Motel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/erie&quot;&gt;Erie&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/randy-fox&quot;&gt;Randy Fox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/rust-belt&quot;&gt;Rust Belt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/villa-arms&quot;&gt;Villa Arms&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/huffington-post&quot;&gt;Huffington Post&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/roanoke&quot;&gt;Roanoke&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/american-elegy&quot;&gt;American Elegy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/youngstown&quot;&gt;Youngstown&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/travel&quot;&gt;Travel News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Connie Lawn:  Snowshoe Sunrise</title>
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    <published>2013-01-14T14:15:24Z</published>
    <updated>2013-01-14T14:15:10Z</updated>
    
    <author>
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		        There were so many wonderful experiences about the weekend in Snowshoe, it is hard to know where to start.
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    <title> Rockefeller Won&#039;t Run In 2014</title>
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    <published>2013-01-11T09:30:45Z</published>
    <updated>2013-01-11T09:30:49Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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		        CHARLESTON, W.Va. &amp;mdash; After nearly three decades in the U.S. Senate, Democrat Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia said Friday he was ready to retire,...
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    <title>J. Michael Welton:  Bootlegging the Kentucky Brand</title>
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    <published>2013-01-02T13:51:14Z</published>
    <updated>2013-01-02T15:49:47Z</updated>
    
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        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/j-michael-welton/</uri>
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		        It all started with the idea of a Super Bowl commercial to promote the real Kentucky. &quot;We wanted to put it on the biggest stage in the world,&quot; says Whit Hiler of ad agency Cornet IMS in Lexington.
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    <title> Concerns Remain After State Groundwater Testing</title>
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    <published>2012-12-17T17:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-12-17T13:19:06Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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		        CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Groundwater in West Virginia is generally of good quality but iron, manganese and radon levels are potential concerns, a re...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/water-quality&quot;&gt;Water Quality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/water&quot;&gt;Water&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia&quot;&gt;West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/water-quality-criteria&quot;&gt;Water Quality Criteria&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia-groundwater&quot;&gt;West Virginia Groundwater&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/wv-groundwater-quality&quot;&gt;Wv Groundwater Quality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/groundwater-quality-criteria&quot;&gt;Groundwater Quality Criteria&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/wv-water-quality&quot;&gt;Wv Water Quality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia-water&quot;&gt;West Virginia Water&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/west-virginia-water-quality&quot;&gt;West Virginia Water Quality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/water-quality-west-virginia&quot;&gt;Water Quality West Virginia&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/green&quot;&gt;Green News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Mascot Told To Stop Firing Musket At Wildlife</title>
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    <published>2012-12-09T21:03:43Z</published>
    <updated>2012-12-09T21:11:55Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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		        CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The musket toted by West Virginia University&#039;s Mountaineer isn&#039;t just a prop &amp;ndash; it&#039;s a bona fide weapon, and mascot Jonathan...
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    <title>Jake Williams:  What a Weekend With the ROTC Taught Me About the Military</title>
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    <published>2012-12-06T14:40:21Z</published>
    <updated>2012-12-06T14:45:26Z</updated>
    
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		        I traveled with IUP&#039;s ROTC to Camp Dawson to act as a journalist embedded into a military unit. Four of my staff members and I ate with the cadets, slept in the same barracks as the cadets and, in some cases, attempted to participate in the same activities.
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    <title> GOP Divisions Already On Full Display For 2014 Races</title>
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    <published>2012-11-28T08:42:44Z</published>
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		        WASHINGTON -- That didn&#039;t take long.&lt;br /&gt;
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    <published>2012-11-26T12:22:41Z</published>
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		        CHARLESTON, W.Va. &amp;mdash; On the heels of winning a seventh term, U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito vowed Monday to run in 2014 for the seat now held by ...
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    <title>Mary Anne Hitt:  One Big Step Closer to Ending Mountaintop Removal</title>
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    <published>2012-11-16T16:40:46Z</published>
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		        One of Appalachia&#039;s biggest coal companies is getting out of the mountaintop removal business.
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