Shepherdstown Commemorates 250th Anniversary Of Beeline March
Residents and reenactors gathered in Shepherdstown on Saturday to celebrate the anniversary of a Revolutionary War event with West Virginia roots.
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The Role Rural Libraries Play Today, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, we talk with Emily Dubinsky, president of the American Library Association, about the role rural libraries play in the digital age.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCabell County School Levy Fails; Funding For Parks, Libraries At Issue
A portion of the five-year levy would have gone to libraries and parks, just not as much as before.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWhy An Appalachian School Board Pulled 57 Books Off Library Shelves
School boards have become the latest front in America’s culture wars — especially when it comes to books in school libraries that some people think are inappropriate for students. That situation has been playing out in Rockingham County, Virginia, which sits midway down the Shenandoah Valley.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Talk Of Budgets And Taxes
On this episode of The Legislature Today, lawmakers are mulling over countless tax proposals that would directly affect West Virginians and their wallets. Randy Yohe sat down with Kelly Allen, the executive director at the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, and House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, to discuss budgets and taxes.
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WVU Continues Cuts With Reductions To Library Staff
WVU libraries will be asked to further reduce their budget by up to $800,000 as part of a review of 20 academic support units.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Levy Funding Dispute And The State's Longest Serving Senator This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, a levy funding battle between one West Virginia county’s school, library and parks systems could have statewide implications. Also, Briana Heaney sat down with the longest serving state Senator in state history.
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