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Know someone we can sue?

March 30, 2007 9:07 AM
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West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw wraps most of his self-serving crusades within the guise of his benevolent guardianship. Read More »

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Could you spot a counterfeit check scam?

March 29, 2007 9:55 AM
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McGraw

CHARLESTON — “Your luck has changed! You just won the lottery! A cashier’s check is enclosed to cover the taxes and fees. All you have to do to get your winnings is deposit the check and wire the money to the sender to pay the taxes and fees. You are guaranteed your prize when they receive their payment.”
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Wait just a minute! That’s our slogan!

March 28, 2007 9:50 AM
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Cohen

CHARLESTON — How dare they? Fortune Magazine’s 25th annual edition of “America’s Most Admired Companies” (March 19) includes a special ad section titled “Missouri, Open for Business.”
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Living up to ‘Your Honor’

March 23, 2007 9:29 AM
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They spend their days elevated, literally, don priest-like flowing robes and command automatic deference while on the job. Read More »

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Another hurdle cleared toward safer mining

March 22, 2007 1:43 PM
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CHARLESTON — During last year’s legislative session, the members of the Legislature and I came together to pass a mine safety bill that would lead the way for the first national mine safety legislation to come out of Congress in more than 25 years.
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Free Choice Act actually could hurt employees

March 22, 2007 10:30 AM
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Merinar

CHARLESTON — The news of late has been dominated by Iraq and the 2008 presidential contenders. Still flying “under the radar” is House Resolution 800, which Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently described as “the most important labor law reform legislation of this generation.” Read More »

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Teacher did the right thing

March 21, 2007 10:24 PM

Dear Editor: This letter is in regards to your story about the St. Anthony teacher who was fired while trying to learn if a student was a victim of sexual abuse. This lady needs a medal for stepping to the … Read More »

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Who’s watching the fox?

March 16, 2007 9:55 AM
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She wanted to prevent the federal government from “coming back and seizing money.” Read More »

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Open debate? Yep, unless it’s abortion or asbestos

March 15, 2007 2:00 PM
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CHARLESTON — OK, let me heap some praise first for the House leadership before I head down the road of criticism.
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It’s time to start thinking about tomorrow

March 9, 2007 9:43 AM
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The bevy of choices confronting any given state legislature at any given moment in time can be boiled down to a single, crystallizing question: Are our elected leaders living for today, or are they thinking about tomorrow? Read More »

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Cohen’s madness must stop

March 8, 2007 7:30 AM
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Jones

CHARLESTON — Stop the madness? The only madness is that Steve Cohen is still masquerading as the voice of the average West Virginia citizen while ranting in column after column about our judicial system being a “hellhole.”
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You can’t tell the players without a scorecard

March 7, 2007 8:44 PM
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Cohen

CHARLESTON — It’s that time of year again. There’s the crack of the bat, the smack of the baseball in leather at Major League spring training camps, where branches of palm tress ever so gently sway, a filter for the comforting rays of sun. It is as sure a sign of spring as adjournment of the West Virginia Legislature.
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Spineless

March 2, 2007 9:12 AM
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She must have had her fingers crossed. Read More »

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Our work is not done

March 1, 2007 3:30 PM
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Davis

CHARLESTON — In our professional careers as lawyers and judges, most of the children with whom we come in contact, unfortunately, have been victims of abuse or neglect. Their plight tugs at our hearts and inspires us to do what we can to make their journey through the court system faster and better.
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