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6 New Monuments To Commemorate March To Blair Mountain

Six new sites along a 50-mile route between Charleston and Matewan, West Virginia will commemorate the 1921 Miners' March to the Battle of Blair Mountain.

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Federal Protests Hit Home And Tall Tale Telling Tips, This West Virginia Week

The top stories in West Virginia this week include a protest against federal cuts, a plan to change what SNAP benefits can buy and efforts to stabilize the state employees insurance agency.

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School Nutrition Cuts And Jennifer Garner Talks School Partnerships, This West Virginia Week

Top stories this week include the impact of federal cuts to school nutrition programs in West Virginia and Jennifer Garner on school-business partnerships and healthy eating.

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‘I’m retiring. I’m not quitting’: Cecil Roberts Looks Back On UMWA Career 

He says that in his 30 years at the head of the union, no achievement was more important than saving the health care and pensions of tens of thousands of retired coal miners. 

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