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The Republican Gazette welcomes Emails to the Editor and press releases. All submitted items must include the name and contact information for the author of the article, and all articles will only be published with the author's name included. Thank you for reading and participating in The Republican Gazette, another of West Virginia's most biased publications.(Press Release) Three Republican attorneys were recommended to the Kanawha County Commission Monday to be considered for the vacancy of Kanawha County Prosecutor.Pursuant to W.Va. Code 3-10-8, the County Commission must appoint a registered Republican to fill the vacancy. The appointee will serve until the end of 2008.The Kanawha County Republican Executive Committee recommended:1). Virginia Grottendieck Lanham, who is currently employed by the W. Va. Attorney General’s Office as designated, in house counsel for the W.Va. State Police.2). Mark Plants, who is currently an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney with the Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.3). Mike Stuart, who is an attorney with Steptoe-Johnson in Charleston, W.Va.“It is the wish of the Kanawha County Republican Executive Committee, that we work with the Kanawha County Commission in the filling of this vacancy to best serve the interests of the citizens of Kanawha County," said Melody Potter, Chairwoman of the Republican Executive Committee. Potter went on to say, “We wish Bill Charnock well in his future professional endeavors.”(Press Release) Kenneth B. Mehlman, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, will return to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as a partner, the firm announced today. Mr. Mehlman will focus on developing solutions for clients facing challenges in the legislative, regulatory, constituency, corporate and public relations arenas at the state, federal and international levels. Ambassador Robert S. Strauss, Akin Gump’s founder, stated, “As a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, I am delighted that Ken Mehlman, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, will be back at Akin Gump. We are a diversified and bipartisan firm, and Ken fits in perfectly.”Mr. Mehlman added, “It will be great to be back home. I look forward to working with some of the world’s best lawyers and advisors to develop some of the most creative and effective solutions to solve problems at the nexus of business and public policy.”Elected in 2005 as the 62nd chair of the Republican National Committee, Mr. Mehlman served in that position for two years. As the national spokesperson for the party, he developed close working relationships with members of Congress, governors and business leaders across the nation and around the world. Mr. Mehlman began his political career as legislative director to Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) and subsequently became chief of staff to Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX). He served as national field director for Bush-Cheney 2000, helping to organize the Iowa caucuses, and from 2001 to 2003 was the White House political director, helping to plan and execute the historic 2002 midterm elections in which for the first time since 1934, the president’s party gained seats in its first midterm election. From 2003 to 2004 he served as campaign manager for Bush-Cheney ’04. A graduate of Franklin and Marshall College and Harvard Law School, Mr. Mehlman began his legal career in 1991 as an associate in Akin Gump’s Washington, D.C., office, where he practiced for three years before entering politics. 
