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Taking A Ride On W.Va.’s Own Polar Express, This West Virginia Morning

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On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia has its own version of the Polar Express. Briana Heaney rode along on the Christmas Train at Cass State Park to see what this new offering is all about.

Also, in this show, a state bureau brought an expert out of retirement to study West Virginia’s Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Waiver program and take a closer look at its state-run psychiatric hospitals. Emily Rice has more.

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Caroline MacGregor produced this episode.

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