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<title>Kanawha changes ambulance policy on chemical plants</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kanawha County emergency officials will no longer blindly send an ambulance inside a local chemical plant unless plant personnel can tell them why the ambulance was called and describe conditions inside the plant. Instead, emergency cr...]]></description>
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:46:24 -0500
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<title>Bayer announces shakeup at Institute plant</title>
<description><![CDATA[INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- Bayer CropScience announced Monday it has brought in a new core management team for its Institute chemical plant, as the company tries to rebuild its safety performance and community reputation following an explosion and fire that kille...]]></description>
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<title>Ag Department eyes move to technology park</title>
<description><![CDATA[<em>Note: This story previously misreported that the Department of Agriculture was considering moving its headquarters to South Charleston. Only the lab facilities would be moved, a spokesman said today. </em> CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The state Department of A...]]></description>
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<title>Two Charleston men face meth charges</title>
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<title>Pink Ponys owners seek reversal of previous rulings</title>
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<title>Groups push for coverage of birth control for teens</title>
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<title>Weather causes commuter headaches</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kanawha County emergency responders were keeping track of half a dozen accidents as overnight snow turned into freezing rain just in time for the morning commute.  As of 8:30 a.m., Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers had logged a car ...]]></description>
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<title>Real-estate developer Al Summers dies</title>
<description><![CDATA[        CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Charleston real-estate developer Albert &quot;Al&quot; Summers died of heart failure at his Charleston home Sunday morning. He was 83.  Summers owned a number of buildings on the citys East End and was involved in numerous high...]]></description>
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<title>Northwood, state officials trying to work out agreement on license</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Wheeling-based mental health provider that has threatened to sue Gov. Joe Manchin says it is trying to reach an agreement with state officials without going to court. Northwood Health Systems board chairman Patrick Casey said Monda...]]></description>
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<title>Legislative schedule for Feb. 9</title>
<description><![CDATA[Legislative schedule for Feb. 9<strong>Senate </strong>9 a.m.: Economic Development Committee 10 a.m.: Government Organization and Transportation committees11 a.m.: Floor session 2 p.m.: Banking Committee <strong>House </strong>9 a.m.: Judiciary Committee ...]]></description>
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<title>Kanawha board wants more parent involvement at some schools </title>
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<title>Lottery chief predicts revenue will level off</title>
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<title>Auctioneer is sold on helping charities</title>
<description><![CDATA[        CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Mary Staples can auction off anything from cars to cows, clothes to collectibles.  Shes not the only female auctioneer around, but shes one of the few. There were 81 men and seven women in her auctioneering class.  She is the o...]]></description>
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<title>Coal operator expands into natural gas</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Coal mine operator Alpha Natural Resources has begun expanding its natural gas business by drilling its first well in the Marcellus shale. The company announced a joint venture Tuesday with driller Rice Energy. The companies are invest...]]></description>
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<title>Skepticism greets proposal to raise dropout age</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Lowering West Virginias high school dropout rate could be as simple as raising the age at which students can leave school from 16 to 17, lawmakers heard Tuesday.  Opponents countered that the bill headed for the Senate floor could ...]]></description>
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<title>Generators blamed for carbon monoxide deaths</title>
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<title>Manchin orders roof inspections before new storm hits</title>
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<title>Felony animal fighting penalty up for Senate vote</title>
<description><![CDATA[        CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Legislation that would make it a felony to operate an animal fighting venue will send a message that West Virginians will not tolerate dog fighting or cockfighting, the bills lead sponsor said Tuesday.  &quot;Were one of a few ...]]></description>
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<title>Teays Valley residents object to Hurricane charging sewer fee</title>
<description><![CDATA[    WINFIELD, W.Va. -- A city of Hurricane sewer fee that extends to Teays Valley residents is &quot;taxation without representation,&quot; several Putnam County residents said at a county commission meeting Tuesday.  John Shannon said he plans to file a l...]]></description>
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<title>Schoenbaum, Mountain Stage among winners of Alliance awards</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Mike Harmon wants people to call the handsome building at the foot of the South Side Bridge by its proper name: The Equities House.  &quot;We dont always want to be known as the Boll building. This is our home now,&quot; said Harmo...]]></description>
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<title>Middle School girls basketball tournament postponed </title>
<description><![CDATA[      The Kanawha County Middle School Girls Basketball Tournament, due to be held at Dupont Middle School today, has been postponed.  The second round will be played the next day school is in session.         	  ...]]></description>
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<title>Bulletin board: Feb. 10, 2010</title>
<description><![CDATA[        <strong>FUTURE EVENTS</strong>  The Charleston Branch NAACP: will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Columbia Gas Building, 1700 MacCorkle Ave. S.E. Call W.H. Anderson at 304-768-6149 for information.  Unity of Kanawha Valley, 3102 Blaine Blvd., wil...]]></description>
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<title>Gates appearance in Charleston on Wednesday rescheduled</title>
<description><![CDATA[            Because of the wintry weather, Henry Louis Gates Jr. will not be able to make his scheduled visit to Charleston on Wednesday.  The Harvard University scholar and West Virginia native was to appear at the Clay Center for the Hardesty Festival of...]]></description>
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<title>In This Corner: Organize, dispose and clean</title>
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  <li>Dispose of old paint, and properly. Add waste paint hardener, available at hardware stores to partial ca...]]></description>
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<title>Dr. Karp says: Who knows why babies cry.</title>
<description><![CDATA[Dr. Harvey Karp knows the skill new parents crave: the ability to calm their baby. And theyre right to want that, said the renowned pediatrician and author.Crying and sleeplessness in the first few months lead to all manner of bad effects for the family, f...]]></description>
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