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53 min ago | Charleston Gazette

5 Questions with Kathy Mattea

Kathy Mattea headlines a special West Virginia-themed FestivALL Live on the Levee concert Friday.

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Related Topix: Kathy Mattea, Country, Charleston, WV, Princeton, WV

1 hr ago | WCHS-TV Charleston

State Archives Document West Virginia's Past

Kera Mashek Web Producer: Heath Harrison Reported: Jun. 19, 2013 9:35 PM EDT Updated: Jun. 19, 2013 10:38 PM EDT A lot of West Virginia's history is well documented in newspapers, video clips, and record books, all tucked away in the state's archives at the Culture Center in Charleston.

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Related Topix: Charleston, WV, Wheeling, WV

6 hrs ago | Wheeling News

How would you rate the W.Va. Leg...

But for the personal injury lawyers and Big Labor thugs in the Legislature, we have great elected officials in WV.

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10 hrs ago | Spirit of Jefferson Advocate

W.Va. is worth celebrating every day

This week, the state of West Virginia will celebrate the sesquicentennial of its birth - a brave and daring declaration of statehood that is unprecedented in American history.

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Related Topix: Virginia, Virginia Government, West Virginia Government, Boreman, WV

13 hrs ago | Dear Kitty

West Virginia's 150th birthday

June 20 marks the sesquicentennial of West Virginia statehood. The origins of the 35th American state grew out of the revolutionary events of the Civil War and the struggle to eradicate slavery within the United States .

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Related Topix: Virginia, West Virginia Government, Agriculture, Science

17 hrs ago | NewsandSentinel.com

Traveling exhibit on display at city building

More than 100 photos of West Virginia counties are on display at the Parkersburg Municipal City Building as part of the state's sesquicentennial celebration.

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Related Topix: Parkersburg, WV, Charleston, WV, Wood County, WV, Boreman, WV

21 hrs ago | The Intelligencer

Historical Society Set To Party Like It's 1863

The Marshall County Historical Society will celebrate West Virginia's Sesquicentennial and the state's history with fun events Saturday in several locations in Glen Dale and Moundsville.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Shelley Moore Capito, Marshall County, WV, Glen Dale, WV, Moundsville, WV, Benwood, WV

21 hrs ago | Coal Valley News

Tri River Transit to celebrate West Virginia's Sesquicentennial with reduced fares

Public transit systems around the state will offer riders some financial relief in honor of the state's 150th birthday celebration by reducing their rates for a day.

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Related Topix: West Virginia Government

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Charleston Gazette

Book showcases county courthouses

"The courthouse is usually the most elaborate and beautiful building in the county," Michael Workman, a West Virginia State University professor, wrote in a chapter about the history of courthouses.

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Related Topix: West Virginia State University, Virginia State University, West Virginia Government, Charleston, WV

The Intelligencer

Legislators Coming to Town

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin kicks off West Virginia's 150th anniversary in Wheeling Wednesday during events at West Virginia Independence Hall.

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Related Topix: West Virginia Government, US Governors, Earl Ray Tomblin, Wheeling, WV, Charleston, WV

Charleston Daily Mail

Teacher programs get mediocre marks

The vast majority of the 1,430 education programs that prepare the nation's K-12 teachers are mediocre, according to a first-ever ranking that immediately touched off a firestorm.

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Related Topix: George Washington University, West Virginia University, Marshall University, Columbia University, Wesleyan University

Charleston Gazette

Readers voice: June 18, 2013

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Charleston Daily Mail

W.Va. House elects Miley as new speaker

West Virginia's House of Delegates elected Tim Miley as its new speaker Tuesday - but only after one of his fellow Democrats crossed party lines to vote for the GOP nominee.

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Related Topix: US News, Harrison County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, US Governors, Earl Ray Tomblin, Wheeling, WV

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Boy Scouts plan projects in Mercer, McDowell

Next month thousands of Boy Scouts visiting southern West Virginia will take the opportunity to do good deeds for many communities.

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Related Topix: Fayette County, WV, Mercer County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Athens, WV, Bluewell, WV

NewsandSentinel.com

W.Va. AG questions clinics, reviews abortion regs

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey asked the state's two legal abortion clinics on Monday to answer a series of questions about their practices and their policies for ensuring patient safety as he investigates whether any regulatory changes are needed.

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Related Topix: West Virginia Government, Charleston, WV, ACLU

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Martinsburg Journal

Charles Town resident offering t...

History holds as much mystery as it does answers. What happened in the places visited every day, and how can we find and remember those stories? One hundred and fifty years ago, the state of West Virginia was born and a new chapter in history began.

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Related Topix: Charles Town, WV, Harpers Ferry, WV, Shepherdstown, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Martinsburg, WV

The Intelligencer

Kennedy's Kin To Be on Hand

A member of the Kennedy family will come to Wheeling this week on West Virginia's 150th birthday to honor the state's place in Kennedy family history and discuss the need to eliminate child poverty in West Virginia, state Senate President Jeff Kessler announced.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Joe Manchin, US Senate, Democrat, Wheeling, WV, Charleston, WV, US Governors, Joe Manchin

WHAG

W.Va. Residents, Authorities Demanding Action Along I-81

It seems like every day the news headlines read an I-81 accident claims another life.

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Related Topix: West Virginia Government

Charleston Daily Mail

Polymer zone officials touting WV plastics industry

Leaders from the state's plastics industry are promoting West Virginia as an ideal location for plastic and polymer companies at this week's PLASTEC East Trade Show in Philadelphia.

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Related Topix: Wood County, WV, Jefferson County, WV

Herald Star Online

Many - firsts' put W.Va. on the map

President Abraham Lincoln broke new ground in 1863 when he admitted West Virginia as the 35th state in the Union, so it seems fitting that those who have called the state's mountains and valleys home never have shied away from being first at anything.

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Related Topix: McDowell County, WV, Science Fiction TV, V, Entertainment, Drama, Television

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