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Happy Birthday, West Virginia! 5 Petrushka Jun 2016 Jun 2016 9 2366

Tornado Causes Bad Wreck on I-81 in West Virginia. 0 elleng Jun 2016 Jun 2016 7 1560

West Virginia News - 6/9/2016 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1416

West Virginia News - 6/2/2016 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1360

Mom Socked Son Over Taco Bell Grub 5 left-of-center2012 May 2016 May 2016 2 2186

Coal company executive Ben Hatfield found dead in Mingo cemetery 8 mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 May 2016 6 2955

West Virginia News - 5/10/2016 2 TexasTowelie May 2016 May 2016 0 1391

Country Roads! 0 elleng May 2016 May 2016 9 1450

Saturday Special: Bernie Campaign Brochures (English), Bernie Message Ink Pens, 0 appalachiablue May 2016 May 2016 2 1371

West Virginia News - 5/3/2016 0 TexasTowelie May 2016 May 2016 0 1353

Now Speaking, WV State Sen. Jeff Kessler (D) Candidate for Governor, with #WeThePeople 0 appalachiablue May 2016 May 2016 3 1606

West Virginia News - 4/24/2016 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1562

West Virginia News - 4/17/2016 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1583

West Virginia News - State employee told to remove Gadsen flag, Blankenship appeals conviction 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1736

WV judge rejects claims for restitution from former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1468

WV lawmakers legalize drinking raw milk, celebrate by drinking raw milk... 1 rocktivity Mar 2016 Apr 2016 4 1943

Oil & Gas Interests Continue Onslaught Against WV Residents 1 Panich52 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1778

WV Senate Bill #508 is a Kick in the Face to Local Residents 1 Panich52 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1474

Forced Pooling Resurfaces in WV Legislature 0 Panich52 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1409

Bernie Endorsed By Vice Chair, West Virginia Democratic Party Christopher J. Regan 0 appalachiablue Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 1778

PBS Frontline: The Mine Wars, Chapter 1 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2151

Upper Big Branch fireboss describes uncorrected safety hazards at trial 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 1535

Blankenship trial—Prosecutors win key pre-trial motions; UBB miners testify 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1464

Don Blankenship faces more prison time for lying to Wall Street than 29 deaths at Upper Big Branch 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 8 1504

Charleston Gazette-Mail Mothman (food) is everywhere in Point Pleasant (video) 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 2 1542

Editorial debate: EPA's terrible War on Coal and 2 realistic responses 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Sep 2015 1 1511

Residents cautioned to avoid Ohio River algae 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1693

Memos detail Blankenship’s push for coal production, ignoring safety violations 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 1585

Martinsburg: man is dead after being struck by train 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1676

Gazette editorial: W.Va.’s chance at the future 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1640

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Marcellus Region not Immune from Fracking Health Issues 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1355

Final EPA plan ‘a much tougher road’ for WV 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1343

Sheetz reverses decision to drop WV-made pepperoni rolls (after all, the rolls originated in WV) 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Aug 2015 2 1794

Local farmers battle with companies building Stonewall Gas Gathering Pipeline over crop damage 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1645

WV Gorby Pad Pipeline ‘Explosion’ & Fire Under Investigation (Tyler Co) 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1665

Court of Appeals: pipeline comp no power of eminent domain in KY |Blueprint f/ landowners 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1783

WV Energy Policy? Pipelines! Export our Resources a.s.a.p. 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1698

Tell Congress: Pass the ACHE Act and end mountaintop removal mining. | CREDO Action 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1410

Fracking forum, Huntington, WV June 15 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1636

Coalfield distress - eitorial 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1535

WV Delegate Mike Caputo: Coal Jobs and Safety Act not really about jobs or safety 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1393

Mitch McConnell has recruited some new passengers to ride his Coal Train Express to kill Clean Power 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 4 1918

Petition urging the Fayette County Commission to ban industrial waste dumping, 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1536

Fayette County Injection Wells at Lochgelly (WV) Stir Controversy 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1350

Creationist efitorial screed in Gazette is shameful 7 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 7 2675

As Mountaintop Mining Spreads, Lawmakers Oppose Rule To Protect Streams 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 6 1478

Interstate pipelines to steal from WV 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1481

Atlantic Coast Pipeline continues to raise questions f/ Dominion 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1362

Former DHHR official says she was fired for water testimony 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1544

Court filings say water company built intake upstream from FreedomInd in ’60s, ’70s; not utilized 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1387

Report: Rural WV roads, bridges among worst in nation, MI worst 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1416

Interactive map showing communities at risk from continued mountaintop removal mining. 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 3 1441

PA resident urges: "Fight the gas companies" 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1439

MVP and ACP Pipeline Meetings Scheduled in WV 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1323

Patriot Coal files Chapter 11 — again 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1399

Study warns of MCHM toxicity 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1307

Proposed rule on noise limits for oil, gas sites in PA pleases none (plus WV rep't) 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1481

Diesel Fuel Tanker Truck Fire Shuts I-79, Northwest of Morgantown WV 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1641

Charleston Council has questions about MCHM dumping 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1529

DEP blasts Freedom cleanup/bankruptcy proposal 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1269

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Freedom Industries waste headed for Charleston landfill 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1507

The tortured hills of West Virginia 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1246

A better way to monitor water 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1777

April/May 2015: UpComing Meetings on Pipelines & Watersheds in West Virginia 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1594

WV-DEP should reform itself in the public interest 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1600

WV lawsuit against clinic a travesty 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 8 1843

Tonite on Al Jazeera's Faultlines: "Water for Coal," 10 pET 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1521

Coal job losses more than offset by other energy gains, but not in W.Va. 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1880

Opinion: Mountaintop removal mining is a crime against Appalachia 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1775

Appalachian Preservation Project conference open to the public 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1579

West Virginia Railroad Museum on track for April 18 grand opening 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1701

More on Natural Gas Pipelines in Central West Virginia 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1648

Upcoming fracking & pipeline events & meetings 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1443

YAAAY! 8 elleng Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2595

West Virginians fight pipeline domain battles 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1606

Blankenship repeats ‘not guilty’ plea 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1858

U.S. Forest Service Extends Comment Period on Mountain Valley Pipeline 1 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1791

SWA Opposes Fracking Disposal “Cell” in Wetzel Landfill 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1634

WV-DEP’s Huffman: Strip-mine & mountaintopping health studies deserve ‘closer look’ 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1407

Pipeline Informational Meeting Coming Up March 28 in Buckhannon 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1365

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