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Former Secretary of State and congressman Ken Hechler is 100 years old Saturday.
Hechler was an Army combat historian during World War II and served in the Truman White House, writing speeches among other duties.
He served in the U.S. House between 1959 and 1976 and was secretary of state from 1985 to 2001.
According to the Associated Press, Hechler and his wife Carole will celebrate the milestone with a private event on Sunday in Romney.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting filmmakers Chip Hitchcock and Russ Barbour produced a documentary on Hechler’s life and work. The 2008 film, Ken Hechler: In Pursuit of Justice, is a two-part documentary examining the role of political office throughout 20th century America.
You can begin watching The Pursuit of Justice by streaming the embedded video below. To continue with the remaining parts, visit our YouTube playlist.
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Gov. Patrick Morrisey is upset with the pace of legislative action needed to access federal RHT funds.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling and held that West Virginia’s policy to deny gender-affirming care does not violate the Equal Protection Clause, the Affordable Care Act or the Medicaid Act.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe annual Mothman Festival has a competition for the title of ‘most unusual Appalachian celebration.’ Bath County, Kentucky, celebrated a historic occurrence this week. The meat shower of 1876. That’s when pieces of meat mysteriously fell from the sky onto a farm.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBeginning in January 2028, a pilot program in Berkeley, Jefferson, Raleigh, Fayette, Monroe and Summers counties would transfer day-to-day management of child protective service cases to a private entity.
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