WV is More Than Just Mountains
West Virginians have long been victims of stereotyping, and while that problem isn’t going to go away overnight, a large group of West Virginia bloggers recently did their part fighting this prejudice via an innovative group effort. On West Virginia Day (June 20), A Better West Virginia (www.abetterwestvirginia.com) spearheaded a movement that united WV bloggers to post with the purpose of creating new, positive stereotypes of our state. Thirty-five writers participated, and there are links to all of their entries at A Better West Virginia. Following are short excerpts from some of the participating blogs. From Empowering Perspectives (ywcacharleston.blogspot.com): “Just as West Virginians were among the righteous few who understood the moral repugnancy of slavery, we also reject the definition of our proud people as being, at best, socially backward and, at worst, racist at heart.” From The Folded Leaf (thefoldedleafyo
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» Full StoryJoe Alexander the Next Jerry West?
Yeah, but can he sell bed sheets in Beijing?
When Joe Alexander announced a couple of weekends ago that he was hanging in with the NBA draft, the only thing I could think about was É Woodstock.
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Morgantown Beat — June 17
Mike Garrison’s dire (maybe) straits and the reason God invented Powerball
Every time “Money for Nothing” came on the radio in 1985 (and that was a lot), I’d punch the volume – partly for Mark Knopfler’
Reinventing the Guard Position
Joe Mazulla and Darryl “Truck” Bryant are about to usher in a new era of guard play at West Virginia University.
After a season that saw players adapting to a new, rougher style of play, the only thing on the agenda for next y
Blog Unites WV’s Creative Class
There’s a new blog that makes it as easy to find other cool West Virginia blogs: 304blogs (304blogs.com). It’s a collection of RSS feeds of 56 different Mountain State blogs — and it’s growing. It’s maintained by two pro
» Full StoryMorgantOwn Beat Poll
What's the best thing about WV?
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What's On Your Pod, June 16
Yama's
New River Bridge
Tattoos of the Week
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