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Ex-nun plans to challenge Shelley Moore Capito
A former Catholic nun is launching what she calls a dark horse candidacy to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito.
Virginia Lynch Graf, president of the Jefferson County Organization of Democratic Women, announced her intentions Wednesday in Charles Town before a crowd of supporters.
The 70-year-old former nun acknowledges she has no money and no campaign organization yet.
But she says she feels compelled to run because of Capito’s position on a variety of bills in Congress.
Capito, the state’s only congressional Republican, is in her fifth term in office.
So far, only one Democrat, a political unknown from South Charleston named David Harless, has filed pre-candidacy papers indicating he plans to challenge Capito.
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Data indicates McDowell is unhealthiest county in W.Va.
The health divide in West Virginia isn’t just a matter of the insured and the uninsured or the wealthy and the poor. It’s also a question of north and south.
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Marshall encourages community support for Google campaign
Marshall University is urging people to tweet, post videos on YouTube and write songs or poems about how much they want Google Fiber.
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Massey plans to double sales of expensive coal by 2012
Mine operator Massey Energy Co. said Wednesday that its $960 million acquisition of rival Cumberland Resources this week will help double sales of expensive coal used in steel mills by 2012.
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City's 5-year job outlook is good
A new report from West Virginia University predicts job growth in the greater Morgantown area will rebound this year.
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EQT helps fund gas-drilling program
Another company is kicking in support for West Virginia University’s new Natural Gas Education Program.
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Lawmakers eye $11.6 bilion budget for W.Va.
A joint legislative committee is shaping the finer details for a new, $11.6 billion spending plan for West Virginia state government.
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Last-minute error dooms W.Va. coal severance bill
Lawmakers thought they passed the necessary legislation, but a fatal flaw is blocking their bid to redistribute coal tax revenues.
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Marshall encourages community support for Google campaign
HUNTINGTON (AP) — Marshall University is urging people to tweet, post videos on YouTube and write songs or poems about how much they want Google Fiber.
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Woman pleads guilty to duct-taping child
CHARLESTON (AP) — A Charleston woman has pleaded guilty to duct-taping a 2-year-old boy she was baby-sitting.
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Census forms get W.Va. city names mixed up
Some Vienna residents are learning they can move to a new city without ever leaving the house, at least as far as the U.S. Census Bureau is concerned.
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Data indicates McDowell is unhealthiest county in W.Va.
