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Friday, July 18, 2008
McCain HQ opens
The McCain for President headquarters opened in Charleston Thursday night, with supporters enjoying a casual evening of refreshments and comaraderie. Inset, Kanawha County McCain chair Mike Stuart interviews with MetroNews' Jeff Jenkins. Below, the youngest McCain supporter, Chloe Noelle Beakes, takes in the sights.
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Garrison, WVU stonewall on phone records leads to lawsuit
West Virginia University and its president, Mike Garrison, have been sued by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, whose lawyers "want to question West Virginia University administrators under oath about why the university has not produced departing (Garrison's) telephone records and why it withheld and removed portions of other documents the newspaper requested under the state's open records law," according to a story in the newspaper Wednesday.According to the story, "After the newspaper sued WVU on April 15 for failure to comply with the state's open records law, the university provided 'reconstructed' billing records for one of Mr. Garrison's two cell phone numbers. Records for the other cell phone number, which WVU said was Mr. Garrison's personal line, and for his landline have not been provided."The reconstructed version was on plain paper, not on Cellular One letterhead, without any indication of its origin, according to the story.
Howell fundraiser held in Tucker County
Former House of Delegates member Debbie Stevens hosted a fundraiser Thursday at her home outside Parsons in Tucker County for State Senate candidate Gary Howell. About 20 local supporters enjoyed an evening of food and drinks, and heard Gary discuss his vision for the 14th District. Top, Debbie Stevens, GOP Chair Doug McKinney, local resident Eula Udovich and Gary Howell. Left, Debbie Stevens prepares to introduce Gary for his remarks.
Manchin should be asked the questions he's asking about Tri-State's failings
When Gov. Joe Manchin and supporters in the State Legislature permitted four counties to vote on allowing racetracks to add table games last year, they and several other local elected officials touted, in Kanawha County, Tri-State Racetrack's promise to include a 250-room hotel, conference center and entertainment complex in Nitro, as well as adding as many as 1,000 new jobs.Of course, none of that has happened, as noted Thursday by the Charleston Daily Mail in a story where Manchin plays the part of the aggrieved suitor, saying, "...they ought to be upfront and truthful in making sure the timelines are met. If there are challenges or bumps in the road, they ought to be upfront and tell us what that is."Actually, it should be the governor who explains why promises have not been kept, and "why there's such a delay here," as he put it. Again, it's an example of the governor pleading helplessness when events don't unfold in his favor, or are controversial.The Daily Mail reported that, tellingly, "Dan Adkins, vice president of Michigan-based Hartman & Tyner, corporate parent of Tri-State, has recently been unavailable for comment." Read the story here. 