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Thunder" lead the football team into the stadium, a stir rose among the crowd as Gov. Joe Manchin strode casually through the parking lot.

Manchin stopped to shake a few hands and pose for a few pictures, all the while remaining neutral in the battle for state football bragging rights, right down to his wardrobe.

The governor sported a striped tie that included the Thundering Herd's trademark green mixed with WVU's blue and gold.

Lifelong Marshall fan Robin Picha of Kenova couldn't resist running her hand over the garment as the governor passed.

Touching his garment as he passes? St. Luke might sue for copyright infringement. What is left to say? Sadly, the parking lot was not flooded, or we could have witnessed the waters parting.

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Having Fun

With Mojo

It ain't easy being me, but it's fun!

Hey Kids! Mojo here! What a football game! Well, at least in the first half! But regardless of the score, the WVU-Marshall game was an unqualified success! And it was all my idea! I tried to keep a low profile throughout the game, but how can you do that when you're me? Well, you'll never understand that, 'cause there's only one me! But let me tell you, it's impossible! No complaints here, though -- it's fun being me! Some people wish they were someone else sometimes, like a famous actor, or a star athlete! But I never think about being anyone except me! Sometimes that's kind of a downer! I bet it's fun thinking what it would be like to be someone else! I'll never know how that feels!

Former WCHS radio talk show host Stephen Reed has accepted a position with Prison Fellowship in Lansdowne, Virginia. He will be serving in the Strategic Gifts division as the Grants and Foundations Specialist. Reed holds law and divinity graduate degrees from WVU and Emory University.

Started in 1976 by former White House Special Counsel Charles “Chuck” Colson, Prison Fellowship seeks the transformation of prisoners, their families, and society in general through the power and truth of Jesus Christ.

Colson started Prison Fellowship in 1976, soon after his own release from prison on a Watergate-related conviction. Colson continues to serve as Founder and continues his writing and broadcasting ministry, reaching 1000+ radio stations across America with his “BreakPoint” commentaries. Former Virginia Attorney General Mark Earley serves as the organization’s President and also has a new radio commentary and blog, known as “The Point.”

Currently, Prison Fellowship International has similar prison outreach programs in 112 countries.

For more information, go to Prison Fellowship’s website at: www.pfm.org.

West Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Adams received an honor on Saturday from the man he hopes to displace in 2008.

Adams was honored by the Manchin administration for his entreprenuerial efforts with his party rental company, Great Inflates, for his company's participation in a block party at Kearneysville, in Berkeley County, and for his "commitment to the community."

In his remarks before about 250 onlookers, Adams spoke about the importance of having candidates from the Eastern Panhandle running for high office in West Virginia, as "the needs of the region are often ignored by the career politicians in Charleston."

Adams said also, "We need fair pay for our teachers, better roads -- including the completion of Route 9 -- and tax relief for working families."

Adams was joined by his daughter Caitlyn, 5. State Sen. John Unger was also at the event.

If you think Gov. Joe Manchin is not an absolute rock star in his state-- among the public and some media -- you are in a state of denial.

The Mountaineers and Thundering Herd may have been the official centers of attention at the WVU-Marshall game, but the governor stole the show throughout.

He introduced the starting lineups on ESPN2, then conducted a national TV sideline interview later (inserting a plug for coal that was so off- subject as to be embarrassing) and worked the adoring crowd like, well, Elvis handing out scarves at the end of a concert.

If you have any doubts left about the spell Mojo casts over most West Virginians, consider this report from a Huntington Herald-Dispatch reporter on Sunday:

After fans watched Marshall's "Marching

Fred Thompson's official entry into the race for president on the Republican side has had an immediate effect on the polls.

A new Rasmussen poll shows Thompson within one point of frontrunner Rudy Giuliani. The former New York City mayor has 24 percent, with Thompson at 23 percent.

Mitt Romney and John McCain came in with 14% and 11%, respectively.

Hillary Clinton continues to enjoy a substantial lead over her closest rival. The latest polling shows Clinton with 40 percent support among Dems, Barack Obama with 21 percent.