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A legacy, good or bad, is not erased overnight, nor a new one established in one day. However much we might like to see an immediate end to the patronage and self-promotion that characterized the previous administration of the state … Read More »

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As a pesticide officer for the West Virginia Department of Agriculture, Robert Adams was familiar with the various insects and diseases that attack produce and livestock in our state, and with the poisons used to control pests and parasites. Under … Read More »

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What would Alinsky do? That would be Saul Alinsky, the infamous agitator, author of Rules for Radicals, and the ideological forebear of our president and many an EPA administrator. Would Alinsky grant a mining permit and then — after all … Read More »

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Say you’re happily married, but worried that your beloved spouse may one day develop a roving eye and be unable to resist the temptation to stray from the narrow path, so you ask your spouse to furnish the funds necessary … Read More »

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Whatever happened to that guy who used to be our state attorney general – you know, the one that served five terms? What was his name again? Magoo? MacGyver? McGraw? That’s it! Darrell McGraw. He had the same last name … Read More »

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It never ceases to amaze, how often some members of any given profession will circle wagons around a repugnant colleague, accused of doing something they themselves find abhorrent, and defend the individual to the bitter end – even though the … Read More »

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When you’re a kid and your parents say it’s time to go to bed, they mean it’s time to go to sleep. Going to your room and playing on the computer or IM-ing friends ’til 3 a.m. is not what … Read More »

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Mixit-brand women’s pajamas do not specify whether they’re intended for indoor or outdoor use, but one presumes that they’re most often worn inside. Mr. Heater tank-top propane heaters, on the other hand, specifically warn that they are meant for “outdoor … Read More »

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Some attorneys set out from the start with the intention of specializing in a particular area of the law that’s already well-established, some are trailblazers creating new areas of specialization, and others have opportunities fall into their laps. Which of … Read More »

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Gross incompetence is a good reason to fire an employee, or not to hire an applicant in the first place. If an employee can’t do the job the person was hired to do, that person needs to make way for … Read More »

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Sometimes, to make a convincing case for yourself, you have to show as well as tell, walk the walk as well as talk the talk. If, however, you’re trying to make the case that you’ve been injured severely enough to … Read More »

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If you wanted to establish a system of medical ethics to guide physicians, would you consult the writings of Josef Mengele and Jack Kevorkian? Almost certainly not. In fact, the twisted ideas of these macabre men of medicine might be … Read More »

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West Virginia’s new attorney general is living up to his promise to be different from his predecessor, five-term incumbent Darrell McGraw. Patrick Morrisey defeated McGraw in last year’s election without using public funds to subsidize his campaign, as McGraw did … Read More »

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In one of Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved fairy tales, a woman purporting to be a princess gives evidence of her exquisite sensitivity — thus confirming her royal identity — by demonstrating her ability to detect the presence of a single … Read More »

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Mama told me not to come. She said, “That ain’t the way to have fun, son.” Randy Newman’s song about an innocent teenager’s reaction to his first wild party was recorded by Eric Burdon & the Animals in 1966, but … Read More »