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Pumpkins selling fast at Putnam farm
Photo By: Lawrence Pierce
Jim and Vanessa Withrow are running out of pumpkins fast. Today may be the last chance for customers to scour the Withrows' pumpkin patch for that perfect fall accessory.
The Rezek family of St. Albans look for the perfect pumpkin. Dad Gary Rezek and sons Max, 8, and Luke, 6, along with their mother Lori, try for pumpkin perfection.
Second Bayer employee dies from August explosion
A second person has died of injuries suffered during an August explosion at the Bayer CropScience plant in Institute.
Fired consultant wants $350,800 from WVU
West Virginia University officials are refusing to pay a $350,800 bill submitted by a Pittsburgh consulting firm that the university fired last spring.
One man's pork is another's road
Earmarks could largely disappear under McCain
Last year, West Virginia received $215 million in federal earmarks, funding requests inserted into bills by members of Congress. But if Sen. John McCain is elected president next month, most of those earmarks could disappear.
  • Kanawha County fair draws a fair crowd
  • Justices to rule on Bayer tax appeal
  • 'Mrs. Criss' makes good as Alyce Faye
  • Wertz Field, 1940
  • West Virginia Book Festival (feature photos)
  • Palin to visit W.Va. briefly
  • Seven hurt in Boone mine accident
  • Byrd slams McCain at U.S. 35 ceremony
  • Tying Capito to Bush, Hillary Clinton backs Anne Barth
  • Ex-Lincoln County assessor will not receive pension, W.Va. Supreme Court says
  • Man pleads guilty in East End stabbing
  • Reading relations: Roane family returns home for W.Va. Book Festival
  • Gasoline prices continue to fall
  • Complaint filed against police in Cedar Grove
  • WVSC hearing looks at college book prices
  • Gettysburg historian to speak at Cultural Center
  • Things to do today: Oct. 11, 2008
  • Atheist soldier to quit Army; drops religion lawsuit
  • Book junkies: America reading less, but some people still love books
  • Shalaway to give two talks on birds at book festival
  • Author to teach how to use childhood memories in writing
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    Politics
    Brig. Gen. Jack Yeager
    Our president's number one job is protecting the American people in an increasingly complex and dangerous world. In my judgment as a former Assistant Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard and retired brigadier general, Barack Obama is our best choice for commander in chief. Here's why.
    Rep. Shelley Moore Capito
    When it comes to the bailout, there's no shortage of blame to go around. Wall Street traders bought into risky mortgages while homeowners bought more than they could afford.
    Dr. Clinton E. Curtis
    Despite vast resources related to medical science, the United States remains one of the few industrialized countries in the world without universal health coverage for its citizens.
    Cecil E. Roberts
    There has been a lot of attention paid recently about an off-the-cuff comment Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, made about coal-fired power plants when he was walking along a rope line after making a speech at a campaign stop in Ohio several weeks ago.
    Marta Ree Tankersley
    My family runs a Charleston business that has been successful for almost 60 years. We're in our fourth generation with four of eight full-time employees part of the family.
    Business
    Meltdown gets closer to state
    Because we didn't have a housing bubble and didn't take part in the subprime loan mania - and because our energy sector has been robust - it looks like we're going to be among the last states dragged into this recession.
    Restaurateur Sadorra tries his hand at downtown living
    Charleston restaurateur Virgil Sadorra is at it again, but this time its something completely different - loft-style living in downtown Charleston.
    Magazine publisher to speak at conference on creativity
    Dale Dougherty of MAKE magazine thinks being creative goes beyond stereotypical art. He hopes that he can share that vision with west Virginians during the upcoming Create West Virginia conference.
    Charleston native receives award in China
    Charleston native Charles McElwee II, who practices and teaches environmental law in China, has been given Shanghai's highest honor for foreigners - the Magnolia Award, named for the city's official blossom.
    U.S. to buy into banks
    Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday that the Bush administration will move ahead with a plan to buy stock in financial institutions. Paulson said the program to purchase stock in financial institutions will be open to a broad array of institutions.
    Public records
    Crime report: Oct. 6, 2008
    The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between Sept. 25 and Oct. 1.
    On file: Kanawha County, Oct. 6, 2008
    Crime report: Sept. 29, 2008
    The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between Sept. 18 and 24:
    On file: Kanawha and Putnam counties - Sept. 29, 2008
    Charleston crime zones: Sept. 22, 2008
    News Columnists
    Dust in the wind
    Even though I'm commenting on it now, it seemed strange to me that someone's act of passing gas would appear in the newspaper and on television.
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