West Virginia
HUNTINGTON, WV - MAY 11: Phil Hancock of Amtrak introduces Mayor Steve Williams of Huntington, West Virginia as part of Amtrak National Train Day on May 11, 2013 at C&O Train Depot in Huntington, West Virginia.
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We are relieved that the nuclear gauge has been recovered and that no radioactive materials were released ... The agency thanks the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, West Virginia officials, the public and the citizen who discovered the gauge along the road for the combined effort to find it.
I have offers from Georgia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi State, Miami, Texas Tech -- I don’t know all of them off the top of my head
If you were in a state such as West Virginia or North Dakota or Arkansas, which is a rural state and it's mostly gone red in national elections, how would you approach that? Would you say, 'I'm going to beat Joe Manchin up because he didn't vote the way he should have?'More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Give Jets' Geno Smith a chance to play before you criticize
he'll ever be a big-time NFL quarterback. But the withering critiques and gratuitous shots haven't deterred the former West Virginia star from maintaining a single-minded focus."I understand it comes with the territory, and I just focus on what really matters Read more »
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Geno Smith: I'm no diva
but he's garnered significant attention since the April draft -- unfortunately for all the wrong reasons. But the former West Virginia quarterback doesn't seemed bothered about the media or his growing reputation as a diva. "I don't worry about what people Read more »
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Jets made all right moves to salvage franchise
that was underscored by a combined 50 turnovers.When Smith is on his game, as he showed several times during his run at West Virginia, he's terrific. But his limitations have been well documented, too: problems with consistency and a reputation for sulking Read more »
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Jets select new face of the franchise: QB Geno Smith
2 of the NFL draft: Geno Smith.Former Hofstra alum and former Jet wide receiver Wayne Chrebet made the announcement.The former West Virginia quarterback expected to be a first-round pick at Radio City Music Hall Thursday night, but fell all the way to the Read more »
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Jets to host Virginia QB Geno Smith: sources
Virginia quarterback Geno Smith will work out with the Jets this week, sources confirmed to Newsday Monday.Smith, who is projected to be a first-round pick in this months NFL draft, will meet with the Jets Wednesday and Thursday before traveling to Cleveland Read more »
Around the web
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Despite hurdles local ballot issues face, system unlikely to change
Ohio 10.8 percent 18 Indiana 10.9 percent 16 Kentucky 10 percent 31 Michigan 10.9 percent 17 Pennsylvania 10.6 percent 20 West Virginia 11.3 percent 13 Source: Ohio Department of Taxation TAX APPROVAL Ohio and its neighboring states have different methods 6:13 AM from Port Clinton News Herald Read more »
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Anna M. Blevins
M. Blevins, 82, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Medina. She was born February 16, 1931 in Huntington, West Virginia, to the late Edgar and Rhoda (Smith) Robertson. Anna was a homemaker and former clerk at Rices Frock Shop and Sears catalog store. She 5:33 AM from The Medina County Gazette Read more »
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House GOP raps Dems for taking IRS union cash, but Republicans took the money, too
is Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, a GOP establishment favorite running to claim a Democratic-held Senate seat next year in West Virginia. Capito took $2,000 from the union last September, Federal Election Commission records show. On Facebook and search engine 4:34 AM from Adirondack Daily Enterprise Read more »
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Power defeat Lexington
added their third and final run when Stetson Allie hit a two-out RBI single scoring Herrera. Clay Holmes started for West Virginia and received a no-decision. The right-hander pitched five innings and allowed a run on one hit while striking out five. Bryton 12:56 AM from Our Sports Central Read more »
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Could next House speaker be Republican?
— A Republican speaker in the West Virginia House of Delegates? Las Vegas oddsmakers would be in a tizzy over that, but from a mathematical standpoint, it is possible, when delegates gather under the dome in June to replace outgoing Speaker Rick Thompson. 12:34 AM from Beckley Register-Herald Read more »
