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Trumpcare

The locals bring in the strawmen for support

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March 22, 2017

Against the West Virginia stereotype

Positive coverage of Wheeling from Reuters

Earlier this week the international news agency Reuters featured Wheeling in an article about the growing acceptance of LGBT rights:

In conservative America, small cities stand up for LGBT rights

As the article explains:

Defying stereotypes in the U.S. culture wars over lesbian, gay, bisexual and . . .

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March 19, 2017

Town halls and our congressional representatives

Joe Manchin

Senator Joe apparently loves them

According to the WV Metro News, the senator attended two town halls on Thursday:

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., addressed two packed town halls Thursday, with topics ranging from the future of health care to marijuana. . . .

The first town hall was Thursday . . .

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March 19, 2017

How would Trump's proposed budget affect West Virginians?

Wheeling "newspapers" give us very little information on that critical question

Last November, the state of West Virginia overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump for president. What does the president's budget do to repay the state? If you read this morning's "newspaper" you did not learn very much about how Trump's proposed budget will affect West Virginians.

The Intelligencer used two AP . . .

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March 17, 2017

Two upcoming events

ACLU Director and "Blood on the Mountain"

WV ACLU Director Joseph Cohen tonight at 7 PM at the Wheeling Public Library

The Director of the West Virginia ACLU will be speaking tonight in Wheeling. Here is the Facebook write-up for the event:

Civil liberties are under attack at both the state and federal level. The onslaught is so intense, and coming at such an . . .

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March 16, 2017

Town hall update

Manchin to do four this week, Capito and McKinley none

The AP is reporting that Senator Manchin will take part in four town hall meetings this week in Martinsburg, South Charleston, Huntington and Morgantown.

Representative McKinley and Senator Capito continue to avoid them. Capito has been making noises that she may not support the current Republican health care proposal but I don't . . .

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March 14, 2017

Which is more important? The CBO report or Representative Bill Johnson's speech to Bridgeport High?

Examining the Intelligencer's news priorities

Look to this morning's Intelligencer for an answer

Here are this morning's top-of-the-front-page headlines for major U.S. newspapers as illustrated by Kiosko.net:

New York Times:

24 Million More Among Underinsured Under G.O.P. Plan

USA Today:

ACA repeal may boost uninsured . . .

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March 14, 2017

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