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<title>Story of the birth of our nation is thrilling and inspiring</title>
<description><![CDATA[    July slipped into our hills with very little fanfare, replacing June and bringing more summertime weather. Midsummer flowers are already blooming, with the orange blaze of butterfly weed (or pleurisy weed) brightening the meadows. The pure blue of chic...]]></description>
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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:12:50 -0400
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<title>Extended, first special sessions cost us $380K</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The tab is in for the cost of having the Legislature in town for the extended session and first special session, May 26 to June 2.Total cost for $150 per-day pay and expenses is $380,418.Total House expenses were $279,497, although ind...]]></description>
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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400
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<title>Innerviews: Trail keeper finds the path to peace</title>
<description><![CDATA[<em>Kenny Williams maintains the Sunrise Carriage Trail for the city of Charleston. He loves his job and works hard at it. Hes proud of the improvements hes made. The trail committee thinks the world of him.</em><em>Getting there, this perfect job in this ...]]></description>
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Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:45:00 -0400
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<title>Manchins denials of Byrd story dont wash</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Frankly, I was surprised to discover upon returning from vacation that my June 14 report that Gov. Joe Manchin had a conference call with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, allegedly to discuss contingencies regarding Sen. Robert ...]]></description>
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Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400
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<title>Smell the Coffee: This green house</title>
<description><![CDATA[        CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- You couldve knocked me over with a feather.   In spite of having spent the past year or two being thoroughly turned off by the &quot;go green&quot; movement, I recently took a survey and discovered that much to my surprise, Im ...]]></description>
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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:45:00 -0400
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<title>But I dont like spam...</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- ITS nice to be wanted, but 32 invitations to attend a &quot;hard money&quot; conference in Las Vegas and 18 offers to &quot;view pics of Christian singles in your area&quot; in a single day seems a bit excessive.   Despite the efforts ...]]></description>
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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:47:14 -0400
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<title>Fair, sunny June days are to be enjoyed</title>
<description><![CDATA[<em>And what is so rare as a day in June.</em><em>Then, if ever, come perfect days;</em><em>Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune,</em><em>And over it softly her warm ear lays;</em><em>Whether we look, or whether we listen,</em><em>We hear life murmur, ...]]></description>
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Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:33:43 -0400
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<title>Innerviews: Literary Club stalwart full of good humor at 91</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. --<em> A stately brunette, a graduate of Sweet Briar, her picture appeared frequently in the society pages in an era when a womans place was in the home or on a committee at the country club.</em> <em>In 1959, she joined one of the citys ...]]></description>
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Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:45:00 -0400
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<title>Peggy Horton</title>
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Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:45:00 -0400
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<title>Smell the Coffee: We never outgrow our heroes</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- When &quot;X-Men Origins: Wolverine,&quot; the latest of the X-Men movies, was released, my husband, daughter and I were there for opening night. Like so many others, were fans of shows about characters with superpowers. Iron Man. ...]]></description>
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Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:45:00 -0400
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<title>Dont bug me with hot air</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- PRESIDENT Obama proved himself to be a one-man swat team last week, after he sat down in the White House with CNBCs John Harwood for an interview about the economy and a pesky fly began buzzing around the chief executives head.  Wh...]]></description>
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Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:45:52 -0400
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<title>Blessed are fathers raising children with love and guidance</title>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Twilight is stealing, over the sea; shadows are falling dark on the lea, borne on the night winds, voices of yore, come from that far-off shore ...&quot;Lavender shadows gather along the creek and come creeping across the yard. Lightning bugs rise up...]]></description>
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Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:04:13 -0400
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<title>Governors Mansion guest list is diverse</title>
<description><![CDATA[    The list of overnight guests at the Governors Mansion so far this year isnt long -- only 19 nonrelatives have stayed at the guest quarters -- but its heavy on education consultants and officials with ties to West Virginia University.Star WVU quarterbac...]]></description>
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Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:45:00 -0400
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<title>Byrds state of health sparks speculation</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Sen. Robert C. Byrds state of health has prompted some quiet, behind-the-scenes discussions in the event the senator is unable to return to office. I understand Gov. Joe Manchin met with state Democratic Party chairman Nick Casey last ...]]></description>
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Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400
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<title>Governors guests heavy with WVU ties</title>
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Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:02:39 -0400
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<title>Celebrate National Man Day.</title>
<description><![CDATA[A pair of Indiana brothers, Joel and Aaron Longanecker, have convinced more than a quarter-million males to promise to &quot;stand up and do manly things&quot; on June 15 in observance of their proposed new holiday -- National Man Day.Their National Man Da...]]></description>
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<![CDATA[rsteelhammer@wvgazette.com (Rick Steelhammer)]]>
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Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:18:39 -0400
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<title>It will come all right; the sun will shine again</title>
<description><![CDATA[The catalpa tree is literally dripping with blossoms, many falling to the ground to create a white carpet. This is a beautiful tree with large, heart-shaped leaves and large clusters of snowy white flowers. Closer examination reveals an orchid-like flower ...]]></description>
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Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:26:15 -0400
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<title>PEIA chief brewing another firestorm</title>
<description><![CDATA[Controversy over Public Employees Insurance Agency plans to cut off retiree health-care benefits for state and public school employees hired after Jan. 1, 2010, might seem tepid compared to a firestorm brewing over another pending PEIA initiative.PEIA dire...]]></description>
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Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:45:00 -0400
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<title>State moves ahead with plan to link agencies computers</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- We could find out as early as Monday whether any companies are challenging a proposed sole-source contract for consulting services as the state moves forward with plans to create a $60 million-plus Enterprise Resource Planning System. ...]]></description>
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Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400
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<title>Evolution of the laugh</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A study by British primate researchers and psychologists released last week suggests that humans inherited their ability to laugh from apes, through an evolutionary process that could date back as far as 16 million years. The study inv...]]></description>
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Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:38:49 -0400
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