Tag Archive for: West Virginia
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Monroe
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Elbert Rohrbough
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Braxton Cottage
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Monroe
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Tazwell Armentrout
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Calhoun
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Breton Gates
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Panhandle
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Matthew Farkosh
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Webster
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Ian English
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Kanawha
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Jeremy Luff
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Lewis
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Trevor Fullen
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Randolph
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Cameron Cotter
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Marion
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David Stanley
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Reuben Sayre
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Monongalia
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Jeremy Ruffner
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Upshur
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Jake Walker
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Monroe
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Charles Sutton
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Danial Ty Collins
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Barbour
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Gunnar Wilt
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Calhoun
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Cody Stevens
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Ian S Gilliam
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Webster
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Alex Frost
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Kanawha
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Ryan K Morris
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Lewis
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Jacob Russell
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Randolph
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Tyler Dotson
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Hunter Kelley
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Gilmer
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Michael McGahan
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Upshur
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Anthony Hammer
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Monongalia
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Robby Cicchino
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Monro
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Zachary Dougherty
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Commander Robert “Greek” Fochalis
Robert “Greek†Fochalis was born in Morgantown, WV.  He graduated from Morgantown High School in 1959.  In 1960 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy.  He received his basic training at Long Beach, California.  He was then assigned to San Francisco for Radar School for six weeks and then to the U.S.S. Mansfield DD728.  After his discharge from the Navy he began working for the I.B.E.W. as an electrician for 40 years and is now retired.
Robert “Greek†Fochalis has been a member of Post 91 in Hampshire, WV for 30 years.  He has served in the Post, Commander 9 years, 1st Vice Commander for three years, Sgt-At-Arms for two years and Americanism Officer for seven years.  He has been a member of the Honor Guard for 25 years and he has been a counselor at Boys State for nine years.
In the 10th District he has helped with the Oratorical Contest for five years. Â On the District level he served three years as District Commander, two years as District Vice-Commander and two years as Sgt.-At-Arms. Â He has served on the Department level as Department Vice Commander for two years, Membership Chairman and Membership Co-Chairman for four years. Â He has served on the National Americanism Council and he is a Paid Up For Life Member of the American Legion. Â He is also a member of the I.B.E.W, VFW, Moose, Eagles, NRA and Life member in North America Hunting Club.
Greek has four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
An Energy Future for Industrial West Virginia
- Tax on Exported Oil : This will provide funding necessary for the maintenance of a balanced budget
- Funding of Geothermal Research : Exploitation of West Virginia’s many geothermal hotspots will create a new industry, meaning new jobs and long-term energy dominance
- Infrastructure Maintenance : Funding highway and dam repairs will create permanent maintenance jobs and set West Virginia apart from the rest of the nation, whose infrastructure is trending toward failure
Economically Viable Environmental Protection
- Biofuel in Waste Management : Researching new biofuels will provide a way to dispose of wastes in the environment while producing useful fuels for industry
- Renewable Energy : We will also invest in solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources for a more environmentally friendly West Virginia
Capital Punishment
- The Nationalist party feels that West Virginia should reinstate the death penalty for criminals guilty of murder.
Educational Reformation
- New Options for All : Allow students, who so choose, to graduate after 10th grade, having completed general education requirements, and advance to technical or trade school to pursue a career
- A New Promise : Scholarship opportunities for those entering vocational schools
- Increased Job Security for High School Coaches : Current law stipulates that coaches who are not certified teachers and employed as such by the schools at which they coach must renew their coaching contracts after each year – We propose the school administration be given the power to draw contractual agreements with coaches on a more permanent basis
Crime: Reformation of Drug Laws
- Those receiving welfare will undergo drug testing, which will largely prevent the abuse of the welfare system
- Decriminalization of certain drug-related charges to allow revenue generated from fines to be reinvested in rehabilitation programs
Secretary of State Natalie Tennant
Natalie E. Tennant was sworn in as West Virginia’s 29th Secretary of State on January 19, 2009. Since taking office, Secretary Tennant has focused on initiatives to create an open and engaging government for our citizens, maintaining fair and honest elections and implementing efficient technologies to better serve the businesses and agencies of our state.
Secretary Tennant attended West Virginia University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Journalism and master’s degree in Corporate & Organizational Communication. While at WVU, Tennant was selected as the first female Mountaineer mascot.
Following the completion of her undergraduate degree Tennant started her broadcasting career working at television stations in Clarksburg and Charleston where she reported the news for more than ten years. Prior to being elected, Tennant was co-owner of Wells Media Group LLC, a Charleston based video production and media training company she operated with husband Erik Wells.
Secretary Tennant is dedicated to using a practical and common sense approach in fulfilling her duties as the Secretary of State. It is her principle belief that being an elected official allows for her to be a servant to the people of West Virginia.
Secretary Tennant is very active with the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). She is currently Co-Chair of the International Relations Committee and only days upon entering office presented and was awarded a bid to host the 2011 NASS Summer Conference. Tennant represented West Virginia while traveling with a dozen other secretaries of state in Taiwan. She met with Taiwan President Ma Ying-Jiao along with officials from the Taiwanese Council of Agricultural and Mainland Affairs and other national leaders and business owners. Recently, Tennant was named one of only twenty-four (24) to the Aspen Institute’s Rodel Fellowship program in public service. She is the first and only West Virginian to receive the fellowship in the five years of its existence.
Along with her duties as Secretary of State, Tennant also sits on the boards of the American Heart Association and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Secretary Tennant currently resides in Charleston with husband State Senator Erik Wells and daughter Delaney.
For further information please contact:
Ashley Parsons
aparsons@wvsos.com
304.558.6000
Full Time Staff
| Position | Name | Cottage |
| General Manager | Swayde Carpenter | Calhoun |
| Newspaper Editor | Devin McIlvain | Braxton |
| Broadcast Manager | Alec Salakovich | Panhandle |
| Staff Reporters | Andrew Carroll | Gilmer |
| Alex Jones | Braxton | |
| Jesse Kidd | Lewis | |
| Tyler Moyers | Barbour | |
| Clark Palmer | Gilmer | |
| Alex Petry | Kanawha | |
| Sam Ransbottom | Monongalia | |
| Cameraman/Photographer | Nick Robertson | Barbour |
| Graphic Design | Alden Roth | Lewis |
| Xavier Nolan | Panhandle | |
| Website Coordinator | Austin Shahan | Kanawha |
Part Time Staff
| Position | Name | Cottage |
| Cottage Reporters | Michael Bragg | Webster/Barbour |
| Nick Brownstead | Randolph | |
| Robert Fulton | Monroe | |
| Seth Hamrick | Kanawha | |
| Austin Hickman | Marion | |
| Troy King | Lewis | |
| Patrick Means | Braxton | |
| Michael Roy | Gilmer/Calhoun | |
| Drew Wade | Monongalia/Upshur |
Mazie Mullins, from Clendenin, was a Rosie the Riveter. During World War II, she riveted bombers at Goodyear Aircraft in Akron. She actively works with Thanks! Plain and Simple and other Rosies to make the West Virginia Rosie the Riveter Project a model for America .
As a child she helped her family clear the land for a farm and house. As a pre-teen, she worked for .75 cents a day doing laundry for lumberjacks. As a young woman, at Goodyear, her motivation was to “bring our boys home.†Her fiancé was killed in action just before he was to come home on leave to marry her. She says of these experiences, “I am glad learned the value of hard work, early. I am blessed to have worked hard for my country to help bring our boys home safely. Unfortunately, many did not make it home. Rosies just wanted to do our best to help end that war.â€
Mazie is one Rosie featured in the film, “We Pull Together: Rosie the Riveters, Then and Now†which Thanks! Plain and Simple’s has planned and managed.
Ilene Humphreys is Mazie’s daughter. She is on the Honorary Board to help work with leaders to teach about Rosie the Riveters. (Daughters of Rosie the Riveters are called, “rosebuds.)
Anne Montague is the Executive Director of Thanks! Plain and Simple, the nonprofit organization that has created the West Virginia Rosie the Riveter Project, so that the rest of America will model our state in finding and learning from our Rosies. She is Executive Director of the film, “We Pull Together: Rosie the Riveters, Then and Now†to premiere in Charleston the evening of June 28th at the Capital Theatre.
Tijah Bumgarner is the videographer for the West Virginia Rosie the Riveter Project. Originally from Fayette County, she graduated from Cal Arts in Los Angles, and she is now getting a graduate degree in film making at West Virginia State University.
http://www.thanksplainandsimple.com/
Thanks! Plain and Simple
5313 Carleton Ct (Suite F)
Charleston, WV 25313
(304) 776–4743 (Ofc)
(304) 545–9818 (Cell)
- Born November 8, 1936 and raised in McGraws, Wyoming County, West Virginia
- Married to Jorea Marple, and has four children
- Attended West Virginia University, Graduated with B.A., M.A., and J.D.
- Awarded post-graduate Fellow/Scholar funded by the Ford Foundation
- Served as counsel to West Virginia Governor Hulett C. Smith
- Served as general attorney to the federal government in State Department
- Served as counsel to West Virginia Legislature
- Was in private practice from 1969-1976
- Justice of West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, 1976-1988
- Chief Justice of West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, 1984 and 1988
- Elected as 35th West Virginia State Attorney General 1992-Current (Elected 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
- Appointed to Council of State Governments by National Association of Attorneys General
http://www.wvago.gov/
Main Office
Phone: (304) 558-2021
Consumer Hotline: 1-800-368-8808
Fax: (304) 558-0140
American Legion Mountaineer Boys State
Career Day – College Fair
All 4 year Colleges and Universities, as well as, Potomac State College of WVU are invited to participate in the annual Career Day – College Fair for the Boys’ State program.
Program Information:
The Boys’ State program is held each year as a training ground for the leaders of tomorrow. The program encourages good government through participation in a model state experience.
The program annually hosts over 300 students, all of which are rising seniors (Class of 2012).
This is an honors camp experience with minimum GPA, school administration, and community leadership recommendation requirements to be eligible.  West Virginia’s best and brightest students take part in the week long program.
Program Details:
West Virginia American Legion Mountaineer Boys’ State College Fair will be held on June 17th with set-up starting at 12:15pm in the Assembly Hall at WVU Jackson’s Mill, Weston, WV.
RSVP’s for Boys’ State should be directed to Chris Sharps by e-mail at: Chris.Sharps@wvlegion.org.
Response deadline is Wednesday June 8th.
If you have any questions, need additional information, or would like directions to the fair sites, please correspond with the representative listed above.