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The misadventures of a Little Goody Two-Shoes

September 28, 2012 10:00 AM
By The West Virginia Record
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Once upon a time there was a little girl who dreamed of growing up to be a judge. Her brain was chock-full of ideas for changes in the court system. She just knew that the “different” ideas she’d thought up all by herself would make things better.
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THEIR VIEW: McGraw gets camera shy

September 27, 2012 7:18 AM
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MORGANTOWN — It’s a common practice for campaigns to send out trackers to follow their opponent’s every move. Trackers videotape candidates’ speeches and interaction with voters.
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Grand Opening Oct. 10: West Virginia’s new business court

September 21, 2012 9:00 AM
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We’re excited about the upcoming opening of the new business court in West Virginia.
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THEIR VIEW: Expert witness discovery should be abolished

September 20, 2012 9:16 AM
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CHARLESTON — Jury trials in civil cases are becoming remnants of the past. For instance, only 1.8 percent of the civil cases filed in federal court result in a jury trial. I don’t have any statistics, but I would wager that fewer than 1 percent of the civil cases filed in West Virginia are tried before a jury.
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The state formerly known as West Virginia

September 14, 2012 10:00 AM
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DARRELLVILLE — Have you heard the news? West Virginia may have a new name. Starting soon, our state could be known as McGrawsylvania. Our capital, Charleston, renamed Darrellville.
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THEIR VIEW: Loughry ruling means more ‘dialing for dollars’

September 13, 2012 8:56 AM
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -— The recent ruling in Loughry v. Tennant is deeply disappointing and means judges will continue dialing for dollars from major campaign spenders.
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Public financing of elections, a bad solution for a non-problem

September 7, 2012 9:00 AM
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Speaking before the House of Commons 65 years ago, Winston Churchill reminded Members of Parliament — and free peoples everywhere — that “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those others that have been tried from time to time.” Read More »

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Manchin safely on right flank of party

September 5, 2012 9:00 PM

Dear Editor: With the Democrats having concluded their national party convention in Charlotte, a New York Times analysis in last Sunday’s edition rated the loyalty quotient of party factions, landing the mug of West Virginia’s U.S. Senator Joe Manchin in … Read More »

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