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Women all over America were thrown for a loop this week when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force dropped its endorsement of regular mammograms for women aged 40 and above. But it went even furt...
Women, we carry mothers’ weight on our shoulders
That’s What She Said
That’s What She Said
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Just Sayin’: Website offers ‘free for all’ when it comes to gossiping
While recently researching an article I was forced to visit the Web-site Topix, after reading a few forums and polls I found myself disgusted and appalled. I would like to thank those who develope...
While recently researching an article I was forced to visit the Web-site Topix, after reading a few forums and polls I found myself disgusted and appalled. I would like to thank those who develope...
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Column 500 is Dan’s farewell installment
This is personal, dear reader. Your columnist loves newspapers and newspapering. Always have. Always will. Having dreamed as a child of someday becoming a newspaperman, having served my reportoria...
This is personal, dear reader. Your columnist loves newspapers and newspapering. Always have. Always will. Having dreamed as a child of someday becoming a newspaperman, having served my reportoria...
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Family Life: Vacationing without kids still requires entertainment
My husband and I finally went on a long-awaited vacation without the kids. I say “long-awaited” because this was the first vacation we had taken alone since we started having children twenty-thre...
My husband and I finally went on a long-awaited vacation without the kids. I say “long-awaited” because this was the first vacation we had taken alone since we started having children twenty-thre...
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Whatever their tone, we need town hall meetings
Years ago, when I was still in Congress, I pulled up one day to address a public meeting in a remote and very rural part of Indiana. The sheriff, a friend of mine, met me outside the small volunte...
Years ago, when I was still in Congress, I pulled up one day to address a public meeting in a remote and very rural part of Indiana. The sheriff, a friend of mine, met me outside the small volunte...
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Coal industry is still vital to future of West Virginia
When I first came to West Virginia more than 40 years ago, it was to work with coal miners and their families. Good people who worked hard and risked their lives so that the rest of America could ...
When I first came to West Virginia more than 40 years ago, it was to work with coal miners and their families. Good people who worked hard and risked their lives so that the rest of America could ...
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EDITORIALS
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Many members of the younger generations may have wondered what all the fuss was about Nov. 9, when the media gave much attention to a celebration in Berlin, Germany, marking the 20th anniversary of...
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Dear Dr. Brothers: I am a single gal in my 30s. I’ve had my ups and downs in life, just like everyone, but I always have tried to look on the bright side of things. There is nothing gained by mopin...
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Many of us who live in Appalachia have lived here all our lives. So have our parents. So have our grandparents and our great-grandparents. What we learned from them became a part of who we are and ...
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I just kept laughing and laughing. I know I sounded like a hen cackling over her eggs. Everything my son said was hysterically funny so I hee-d and haw-ed until my sides hurt. People at the other...
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A central aspect of the art of politics in Washington is getting information to the American people. Determining what the White House, Congress and the people will focus on — and, just as important...
LETTERS
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To the Editor: When President Obama recently mentioned that one big insurer controlled 96 percent of the market in a just one state, a collective (and very loud) gulp went down the throats of insu...
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Dear Editor: First of all, I would like to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to express my concern for the citizens of Williamson. It is my opinion that the city is putting hardships on th...
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Oppose the climate change bill Dear Editor: The West Virginia Cham-ber of Commerce is urging the state’s congressional delegation to speak out against a war on domestic energy that is being wage...
MORE OPINIONS
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This week, as a nation, we honored the service and sacrifices of our veterans, whether flying Old Glory and hugging loved ones at home or saluting them at parades and celebrations on Main Street. I...
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There’s a song called “God Likes to Work When Nothing Will” that has a great message. However, I would rather say God just likes to work. His timing is flawless and his work is never ending. He tri...
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Veteran’s Day 2009 has come and gone. The parades are over, the red, white and blue bunting rolled up until President’s Day, Flag Day and July 4, 2010. Only the Veteran’s Day sales remain to honor ...
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This week we will honor our veterans for all of their sacrifices and we will take the time to express our respect for our West Virginia heroes – our military men and woman – who answer the call of ...
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