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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff,

Listening To Bridge The Divide And A Special Reading Of A Holiday Classic, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, the end of year episode of Us & Them explores one of the last bridges we have left in this splintered world - careful listening, and the staff at West Virginia Public Broadcasting reads the poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas"

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Government Curtis Tate,

Census: Most Of State's Largest Cities Shrank From 2022 To 2023

Of the state’s 15 largest cities, only Morgantown and Bridgeport gained population from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023, according to new U.S. Census data.

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Economy Jack Walker,

Only 8 Counties See Growth In State, Most In Eastern Panhandle

Only eight of West Virginia's 55 counties grew in population from 2022 to 2023. Most of these were clustered in the Eastern Panhandle and Potomac Highlands regions.

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