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DeKalb trash-to-gas contract fight has financial, environmental consequences
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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“What about healthy options?” asked Barbara Lawton, 65, a retired pharmacist who lives in south DeKalb, about a mile north of the landfill. “This is a beautiful area. Our family members moved here in the mid- to late 1800s, and it has tremendous...
Retiring President Gee proud of time at WVU
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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July 9, 2025
WVU photo Retiring West Virginia University President Gordon Gee chats with students. MORGANTOWN — In his four-plus decades as a higher education leader across the U.S., retiring West Virginia University President Gordon Gee has lived a structured...
Lowcountry News Fri 7.11.2025
SC 103 - South Carolina
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July 11, 2025
THE THEME IS ‘BLUE SKIES AND STARRY NIGHTS’, THE BEAUFORT WATER FESTIVAL HOPING TO GET SOME OF THAT DURING ITS 10-DAY RUN THAT BEGINS TONIGHT WITH OPENING CEREMONIES AND FIREWORKS AND THEN GETS INTO RAFT RACING, KIDS FISHING TOURNAMENTS AND...
Roster-Building Challenges Worth It For OVAC Staffs
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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photo by: Nick Henthorn Ohio head coach Bernie Thompson, left, and West Virginia head coach Tim Brown, right, pictured during Tuesday’s OVAC Luncheon in Wheeling University’s Center for Educational Technologies. The two coaches will guide their...
Trump’s favorite candymaker is not RFK-approved. Is a clash brewing?
USA Today - Virginia
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President Donald Trump, who famously has a sweet tooth, once received a handpicked selection of his favorite red and pink Starburst candy from former House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. However, if his Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has...
Happy Birthday to the Appalachian Regional Commission
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - West Virginia
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In 1963, President John F. Kennedy was asked by the governors in Appalachia to coordinate federal, state and local action in addressing needs in Appalachia. On March 9, 1965, just over 60 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the...
Area Woman who Spent Nearly Two Decades Serving as an Educator, Erin Lynn Bunner, Passes at 48
Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia
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July 10, 2025
Erin Lynn Bunner, 48, of Fairmont, West Virginia, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Born on August 9, 1976, she was the cherished daughter of Danny and Mary Weikle, also of Fairmont. Erin’s mother-in-law, Beverly Bunner;...
How Your Flight Home Could Be Broadcasting Earth's Location to Aliens.
Universe Today
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July 9, 2025
Every time you take off from Heathrow, land at JFK, or pass through any major airport, you might be inadvertently announcing humanity's existence to alien civilizations up to 200 light years away. New research reveals that the radar systems...
The Jazz Innovator: Jerald Miller
All About Jazz
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July 11, 2025
It's understood that talent alone is rarely enough to be successful in the music business. Among other things, it requires drive, relentless hard work, resilience, and a certain level of business acumen. But, in the last few decades, it's become...
‘Competing aggressively’: State, local officials welcome energy company Verne Inc. to Muncy area
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - Pennsylvania
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Lycoming County Chamber of Commerce President Jason Fink, co-founder and CTO of Verne, David Jaramillo and Pennsylania Gov. Josh Shapiro talk about the Verne development of a facility in Muncy to make high-density hydrogen and natural gas storage...
What other newspapers are saying: Are black bears returning to Ohio?
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - Pennsylvania
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Since the mid 19th Century, Ohio has been a relatively bear-free state. Humans drove out the black bears 150 or so years ago, and they’ve been considered rare and an endangered species here ever since. That might be changing, however, as...
Enterprise mobility meets compassion: Curbing substance abuse through remote monitoring
IoT Now
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July 7, 2025
The opioid epidemic continues to present significant challenges to public health. An estimated 10.3 million people in the United States aged 12 or older misused opioids in 2018 according to federal reports. West Virginia has been significantly...
FASEB Names Eric E. Kelley President
Newswise
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July 8, 2025
Newswise — Rockville, MD—Eric E. Kelley, PhD, Professor and Associate Chair of Research in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at West Virginia University (WVU) Health Sciences Center, was elected president of the Federation of American...
Royal Trumpeteers announced for 87th Forest Festival
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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July 11, 2025
ELKINS — Mountain State Forest Festival Director General Lisa Shaffer has announced the appointments of Aidan Matthew Lowther, Hunter Wade Shaffer, Madeline Grace Wamsley and Kyle Liam Warner as Royal Trumpeteers for the 87th Mountain State Forest...
San Francisco company plans to build hydrogen fuel storage tanks in Lycoming County
WVIA - Pennsylvania
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July 10, 2025
A San Francisco-based company will open a Lycoming County plant early next year to manufacture mobile compressed-hydrogen storage tanks that fuel electricity generators. The Verne Inc. plant in Muncy is expected to create at least 61 jobs and...
Insurers fight laws in states like Colorado restricting surprise ambulance bills
The Colorado Sun
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July 11, 2025
This story was first published at kffhealthnews.org. By Rae Ellen Bichell and Katheryn Houghton, KFF Health News Nicole Silva’s 4-year-old daughter was headed to a relative’s house near the southern Colorado town of La Jara when a vehicle T-boned...
Play to bring puppetry, stunt performing to the Contemporary American Theater Festival stage
The Shepherdstown Chronicle - West Virginia
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Dring SHEPHERDSTOWN — This month, Emmy-nominated playwright and director Lisa Dring will be participating in the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) — even though it may be from a distance. “Happy Fall: A Queer Stunt Spectacular,” which...
School smartphone bans reflect growing concern over youth mental health and academic performance
The Conversation
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July 11, 2025
The number of states banning smartphones in schools is growing. New York is now the largest state in the U.S. to ban smartphones in public schools. Starting in fall 2025, students will not be allowed to use their phones during the school day,...
Supreme Court Enters Ultimate Culture War
Our Time Press - New York
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July 11, 2025
By Mary Alice Miller The tumultuous 2025 Supreme Court term saw the court vacillate towards eliminating Congress and itself in deference to a unitary executive. But on the trans ideology issue, the conservative majority was firm on its stance...
Expanding the tournament a bad idea
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 11, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- By the time you read this, the Division I men's basketball committee may have announced an expansion of the NCAA Tournament fields for future renewals of March Madness for both men's and women's basketball. It is widely expected...