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Tonight, two of the best pitchers in baseball meet in the deciding game of an American League Division Series match-up. What do the starting pitchers have in common?

Here’s a hint:

For the record, the Bob Nutting-owned Pittsburgh Pirates traded away both Gerrit Cole and Tyler Glasnow in 2018. What did the Pittsburgh Pirates get for Cole? From MLB.com:

After . . .

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October 09, 2020

The plot to kidnap Governor Whitmer and Trump’s “cure” that used fetal tissue

Both are breaking stories: Will we see either of these stories in an Ogden “newspaper”?

FBI thwarts Whitmer kidnapping plot

From The Washington Post:

The FBI revealed Thursday that it thwarted a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, unsealing charges against six people who it said contemplated a violent overthrow of the government as state authorities charged seven more who they said wanted to . . .

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October 08, 2020

Coronavirus stimulus negotiations end as President cancels negotiations until after he wins re-election

West Virginians await new prediction from Senator Capito as to when the next package will be passed

From earlier today:

However, from CNBC News:

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has told his . . .

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October 06, 2020

In October 2014, Ogden’s Wheeling newspapers editorially criticized President Obama four times in a span of just eight days for his handling of the Ebola outbreak

What have they said about President Trump's handling of the coronavirus?

Editorials criticizing Obama

From October 20, 2014:

In what may be the most irresponsible act of his tenure, President Barack Obama has appointed a political hack to lead the fight against Ebola. Thoughtful Americans of all political persuasions may conclude Obama is more worried about his reputation than about saving . . .

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October 06, 2020

The Wheeling News-Register endorses McKinley. Why did they bother?

If your news source for local politics is an Ogden paper, you're probably unaware that he has a Democratic opponent

Does our local congressman have an opponent? Yes, David McKinley does have an opponent, Natalie Cline, although local readers would be hard pressed to find much evidence of her candidacy in an Ogden “newspaper.” In June, our local papers noted that Cline won the Democratic primary and would face McKinley for District 1’s House seat in . . .

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October 03, 2020

Is this the only afternoon newspaper in the United States that has nothing about President Trump contracting the coronavirus?

Here is President Trump’s tweet from 12:54 AM this morning:

The first Associated Press reports soon followed and continued . . .

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October 02, 2020

Keeping up with Senator Capito

Her thoughts on the debate and Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

Hey, WOAY, these are terrible answers. Did you ask any follow-up questions? (Apparently not.)

From Oakhill West Virginia's WOAY Newswatch:

WASHINGTON D.C. (WOAY) – In a phone conference on Wednesday, Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito called the debate on Tuesday between President Trump and Democratic Nominee . . .

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September 30, 2020

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