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NEWS ANALYSIS: Canadian Vote Chance to End Bickering with Bush Team
 
By Paul Koring
Toronto Globe and Mail/Scripps Howard News Service
EDITORIAL: WV GOP Should Start New Year Right
THE MANCHIN REPORT: A New Year’s Resolution That Honors a Legacy Through Service
 

By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia
RUTHERFORD ON FILM
Intimate ‘Bee Season’ Explores Family Dynamics, Spirtuality as One of 2005’s Best Films
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
West Virginia Finds Sugar Bowl Bittersweet
 
By Chuck Finder
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
COMMENTARY: Growing Scandal Threatens Lawmakers
 
By Dan K. Thomasson
Scripps Howard News Service
COMMENTARY: Islamic ‘Honor’ Killings: Another Example of Islam’s Death Cult Status
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
How to Combat That Holiday Hangover
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service
BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Untied States of America’ Tells Us Nothing is Certain but Uncertainty
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
RAHALL REPORT: New Tech Program will Help ‘Connect the Third’
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
COMMENTARY; Strolling of the Great White Way…Back When Twin Tall Towers Dominated Lower Manhattan
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
Texas Town Devastated by Wildfires Vows: ‘We’ll Rebuild’
 

By Jerry Daniel Reed and Celinda Emison
Scripps Howard News Service
Colorado Governor Seeks Millions More for Heating Help
 
By Kevin Flynn
Rocky Mountain News/Scripps Howard News Service
E-mails Show Abramoff Followed Doolittle’s Casino Case
 
By David Whitney
Sacramento Bee
COMMENTARY: Boomers Face College-Loan Squeeze
 
The Providence Journal
DVD/CD REVIEW: Bullet in a Bible: Green Day’s War Protest Concert CD/DVD
 

By Melody McPherson
Huntington News Network Columnist
COMMENTARY: It’s Good to be King George
 
By Reg Henry
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Boomers Turn 60 Wondering How to Keep the Party Going: ‘Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me…’
 
By Mary Deibel
Scripps Howard News Service
THUMBS LIV: Germans Break Extradition Promise in Releasing Navy Diver’s Murderer; Wonder of Wonders: Grey Lady Writes about Liberal Bias, Harassment of Students on Campus; Kudos to Pulitzer for Allowing Online Entries;
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
What Will Happen in 2006? Scripps Howard Annual Predications
 
By Lance Gay
Scripps Howard News Service
GASOLINE SURVEY
Northern WV Regains ‘Lowest-Price’ Leadership at Gas Pumps
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
BOOK REVIEWS: ‘Our Oldest Enemy’ Revises Stereotypes about the French; ‘Cruel World’ Reminds Us of World War II’s Impact on Children; ‘Live Fast, Die Young’ Tells Story of Iconic Film ‘Rebel Without a Cause’
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
RUTHERFORD ON FILM
‘Fun With Dick and Jane’ An Entertaining, Spirited Romp, But It Can’t Match Segal/Fonda 1977 Original
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
MANN TALK: The Return of the Sun
 

By Perry Mann
2005: The Year in Sport: Highlights, Lowlights
 
Scripps Howard News Service
RETAILING: Tractor Supply Store Coming in March to Beckley's Raleigh Mall; At Long Last – A Tenant for Montgomery Ward Space
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Louisiana Probing Allegations of Euthanasia in Katrina Chaos
 
By Alan Freeman
Toronto Globe and Mail
SPORTS: College Bowl Capsules
 
By John Lindsay
Scripps Howard News Service
ENTERTAINMENT: ABC Cancels ‘Night Stalker’ After Only 6 Episodes; Show Faced Top-Rated ‘CSI’ on Thursday Nights
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Opponents Expect Ted Stevens to Continue ANWR Debate
 

By Liz Ruskin and Rob Hotakainen
Anchorage Daily News
Christmas Trees to Provide Key Tamiflu Ingredient
 
By Leonard Zehr
Toronto Globe and Mail
Rahall Praises New CTC Program, Executive Director Norm Kirkham
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Deaths in 2005: Year of Farewells to World Icons
 
By Mary Deibel

Scripps Howard News Service
Top Business, Industry Stories of 2005
 
By Mary Deibel
Scripps Howard News Service
Top National Stories: 2005: The Year of the Storm
 
By Lance Gay
Scripps Howard News Service
EDITORIAL: Rockefeller Has Never Made a Ripple...Until Now
COMMENTARY: Drilling the Taxpayers
 
By Tom Schatz
Special to Huntington News Network
Top 10 International Stories of 2005

 
By Lisa Hoffman
Scripps Howard News Service
COMMENTARY: Responding to Perry Mann: Faith in Doubt can be Anti-Intellectual, Too
 
By S. N. Reed
Special to HNN
RAHALL REPORT: A Holiday Message
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Consumers Are Judges at Real Estate Agent Ratings Site; RealtyRators Gauges Agent Performance
 
By Glenn Roberts Jr.
Inman News
New Look for Coal Impoundment Web Site
 
By HNN Staff
USDA Forest Services Announces WERC Grants
 
By HNN Staff
Police Changing Policies on Missing Children
 
By Thomas Hargrove
Scripps Howard News Service
ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
FAN CLUB DONATION FOR FORGOTTEN KIDS

Members of the USS Yeager - a Star Wars fan club - delivered a car load (literally) of toys to the Bluefield Union Mission's Toys For Forgotten Kids program Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005.
 
Craig Hammond Photo
Bush's Top Fund-Raisers See Spoils of Victory
 
By Jim Tankersley And Joshua Boak
Toledo Blade
MANN TALK: Doubt But is Not Doubt
 

By Perry Mann
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
 
Perry Mann Does a Sorry Analysis of Scalia’s Support for Death Penalty
EDITORIAL: Bush’s Ambiguous Wartime Powers
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service
THUMBS LIII: Memo to N.Y. Times: Look Up ‘Major Shift’ in Your Funk & Wagnall’s; Five Fences Proposed for 698 Miles of U.S. Mexican Border; Reading Scores Fall for Whites, Rise for Blacks, Asians: TV Blamed
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Mercer GOP Attacks Rahall’s Vote on Iraq, Says He’s ‘Not Committed to Victory in Iraq’
 
By HNN Staff
R.I. Youth Shows Soldier Amputees What is Possible
 
By Mark Patinkin
The Providence Journal
Merchant Marine Civilian Volunteers Fight for Benefits as Veterans
 
By Michael Doyle and Cyndee Fontana
McClatchy Newspapers
BAYHAM ON POLITICS: A New Orleans City Hall Profile in Courage
 
By Mike Bayham
Professor Proposes Iowa ‘Body Farm’ for Forensics Study
 
By Rob Hotakainen
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
MANN TALK: Thoughts Evoked by Recent Reading
 
By Perry Mann
CONSUMER NEWS Lewisburg, Rainelle Offer Best WV Gas Prices; No More Below-$2 Prices—for Now, At Least
 
By David M. Kinchen
COMMENTARY: Bush Must Let Cuba Play Baseball in Inaugural World Baseball Classic
 
By Rene A. Henry
COMMENTARY: A Big, Hearty Bass Round of Kudos to Christmas Tuba Players
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Rahall Visits Flooded Areas in New Orleans
 
By HNN Staff
HEALTH/MEDICINE
Drugs As Effective As Surgery in Managing Acid Reflux
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service
BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Finding a Solution to Our Energy Crisis
 

From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
THE MANCHIN REPORT: Seasons Greetings from the First Family
 
By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia
California’s San Joaquin Valley: The New Appalachia?
 
By Michael Doyle
Sacramento Bee
BOOK REVIEWS: ‘A Gift of Freedom’ Tells Story of John M. Olin Foundation: Major Source of Conservative Intellectual Funding; ‘High Stakes’ Exposes World of Greyhound Racing and Opponents in Alleged Animal Rights Groups
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
All I Want for Christmas is …Socks!
 
By Lisa O’Donnell
Winston-Salem Journal
BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Having a ‘Blue Roof’ Christmas
 
By Mike Bayham
COMMENTARY: Why WVU Could Actually Win This Bowl Game
 

By Stephen N. Reed
Special to HNN
REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Gamblers Turn to Housing; New Venues Make it Possible to Wager on Home Prices
 
By Janis Mara
Inman News
COMMENTARY: The Future Islamic Europe
 
By Peter Elsworth
The Providence Journal
Democratic Chairman Howard Dean to Keynote WV Party Fundraiser
 
By HNN Staff
Wheeling Jesuit University Joins Independent 529 Plan
 
By HNN Staff
NEWS ANALYSIS
Changes Could Bring Some Transparency to Patriot Act
 
By Margaret Talev
McClatchy Newspapers
RUTHERFORD ON FILM
'Kong' Collars Moviegoers from Opening Growl
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Write
COMMENTARY: Saudis Doing Well on Our Ticket
 
By Joseph J. Honick
REAL ESTATE MATTERS: 2005: A Busy Year for Real Estate Regulators; Federal Actions Put Industry Officials in Hot Seat
 
By Glenn Roberts Jr.
Inman News
American Lung Association Seeks Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, Boats for Vehicle Donation Program
 
By HNN Staff
COMMENTARY: Has Protecting Against Terrorism Gone Too Far?
 
By Paul C. Campos
Scripps Howard News Service
ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Real Estate’s December Report Card; Guest Perspective: Higher Loan Limits, Lower Rates Signs of Positive News
 
By John Burns
Inman News
Toys for Tots, Semper Fi Style

Members of the Marine Corp League # 957 delivered more than a thousand toys to the Bluefield Union Mission Monday afternoon, Dec. 12, 2005 for the Mission's "Toys For Forgotten Kids" program.
 
Photo by Craig Hammond

Rick Ball (center) Assistant School Superintendent, and Debra Akers (right) Mercer School Superintendent, were guests of Craig Hammond (left) host of Radio Active Monday morning, Dec. 12, 2005. The three discussed Mercer County's success in advanced placements, dual credit program with local colleges, video interactive classrooms, and the proposed drug testing program for extra curricular activities.
HEALTH/MEDICINE
Study: Chronic Disability in Older Americans Overestimated
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Lies My Teacher Told Me’ Shows How Ideology-Driven, Bland, Bloated High School History Textbooks Distort America’s History
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
More Than $1 Million Recycling Grants Awarded
 
By HNN Staff
Bettinger Honored for 2,600 Hours of American Lung Assn. of WV Volunteer Work
 
By HNN Staff
Driving in a Winter Wonderland

Bluefield, WV (BNN) Snow begins to cover Shenandoah Avenue in Bluefield Sunday afternoon, Dec. 11, 2005. Three inches of snow is expected overnight in nature's air conditioned city.
 
Photo by Craig Hammond
Bikers Donate Toys 'For Forgotten Kids' at Bluefield Union Mission

Bluefield, WV (BNN) --The Ghost Riders Motorcycle Club arrived at the Bluefield Union Mission Sunday afternoon, Dec. 11, 2005 and filled the mission's dining room with toys. This marks the 18th year that the Ghost Riders have participated in the mission's "Toys For Forgotten Kids" program. Children of parents in jail or prison are the recipients of the bountiful supply of toys.
 
Photo by Craig Hammond
TV REVIEW: ‘Sleeper Cell’ Fills ‘24’ Gap, Worthy Series in Own Right
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
RUTHERFORD ON FILM
Ho, Ho, Ho…A Reel Christmas of Cinematic Presents
 
By Tony Rutherford
Booster Pump Failure Results in Slurry Spill in Coal River Tributary
 
By HNN Staff
THUMBS LII: More Kelo Chickens Come Home to Roost in the Sunshine State; What Took Them So Long? International Red Cross Comes Up with Religion-Neutral Symbol to Allow 75-Year-Old MDA to Join
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
THE MANCHIN REPORT: Taking Last Major Step Toward Workers’ Compensation Reform
 
By Joe Manchin
Governor of West Virginia
MANN TALK: About My Grandson: A Great White Hope
 

By Perry Mann
NEWS ANALYSIS: Iraq Rebuttal Underscores Divisions Among Democrats
 
By John E. Mulligan
The Providence Journal
BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Celebrating the True Christmas Story
 

From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
RAHALL REPORT: The Internet Can be a Powerful Economic Tool
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
COMMENTARY
Yes, Virginia, There is a War on Christmas
 
By Jay Ambrose Scripps Howard News Service
Micro-Loan Programs Fund Fashion Forward Roxbury LTD in Lewisburg
 
By HNN Staff
NEWS ANALYSIS: Mantle of Scandal Worn by GOP Was Dems’ a Decade Ago
 
By Zachary Coile
San Francisco Chronicle
BAYHAM ON POLITICS: The Case for Mardi Gras
 
By Mike Bayham
GUEST COMMENTARY: The Alito Confirmation: A Battle Over Legal Culture
 
By Edwin Meese III

Mark Henne, City Manager of Bluefield, WV, right, was the guest of Craig Hammond, left, host of Radio Active on Wednesday morning, Dec. 7, 2005. Topics discussed included the position of Police Chief, Streetscape, and the renovation of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
Radio Active airs one hour every weekday morning starting at 9:06am on WHIS (1440 am) and WTZE (1470 am).
NEWS ANALYSIS
Bush Tries to Persuade Public That Economy is Strong
 
By Bill Straub
Scripps Howard News Service
COMMENTARY: West Virginia: America’s Switzerland?
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Sundown Towns’ Captures ‘Hidden’ Racism Outside the South; ‘Beyond Glory’ Depicts Boxing’s ‘Undercard’ to World War II: The 1938 Louis-Schmeling Fight
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen Huntington News Network Book Critic
Rockefeller Celebrates FAA Certification of West Virginia Biz Jet SJ30-2
 

By HNN Staff
RUTHERFORD ON FILM
Two Darkly Twisting Crime Flicks: 'Ice Harvest,' 'Derailed'
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
Microsoft, HP, Wal-Mart, Other Companies Phasing Out PVC in Consumer Packaging, Products
 
By HNN Staff
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Perry Mann Needs to Learn More about Reconstruction
Greater Bluefield Chamber Celebrates 100 Years

From right: Connie Saunders, Tom Hall, and Marc Meachum all officers of the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce, were guests of Craig Hammond (far left) host of Radio Active Tuesday morning, Dec. 6, 2005. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Chamber of Commerce in Bluefield.
 
RadioActive airs every weekday morning at 9:06 am on WHIS (1440) and WTZE (1470).
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
COMMENTARY: Congress Flunks Homeland Security Checkup
 
San Francisco Chronicle
COMMENTARY: Yes, I Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
RUTHERFORD ON THEATRE: Renaissance Players Slate 2nd Weekend of ‘Nuncrackers’ for Dec. 16-18
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
MEDICINE
SCAMS: That Fat Check in the Mail from the Great White North? It’s Counterfeit
 
By Andrew McIntosh
Sacramento Bee
COMMENTARY: Service Economy? Where’s the Service?
 
By Joseph J. Honick
BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Political Correctness Denies Holiday Reality
 
By Mike Bayham
COMMENTARY: Christmas Offers Something in the Here and Now
 
By Stephen N. Reed
Special to HNN
CONSUMER NEWS
Gasoline Prices Still Below $2 Mark in Northern WV, Declining in Charleston Area
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
The Week in Review
 
Scripps Howard News Service
BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science’ Explains How Leftists Have Politicized Science; Others Argue That Conservatives are Guilty, Too
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
MANN TALK: Reconstructionists, a Theocratic Threat
 

By Perry Mann

Joe Tennis (right), reporter for the Bristol Courier Journal and author of the book "Southwest Virginia Crossroads", was the guest of Craig Hammond (left), host of Radio Active on WHIS and WTZE Friday morning, Dec. 2, 2005. Tennis was scheduled to sign copies of his book at Borders Express bookstore at the Mercer Malll Friday, Dec. 2, as well as the Pearisburg, VA library on Saturday, Dec. 3, as well. The book is an experience, rather than a guide, of Virginia's best kept secret: Southwest Virginia.
THUMBS LI: Beckley Delegate Susman Wants Elected PSC, Closed Revolving Door for Commissioners; Chicago’s Legendary City News: R.I.P.
 
By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network
Effort Underway to Seek GOP Senator Leader Sprouse’s Ouster from Top Post
 

From HNN Staff Reports
RELIGION: Vatican Puts Limbo in State of…Limbo
 
By Doug Saunders
Toronto Globe and Mail
COMMENTARY: Kudos to NBA Commissioner Stern for Imposing Dress Code
 
By Star Parker Scripps Howard News Service
Rahall Fighting for Rural Community Airports
 
By HNN Staff
Author Joe Tennis Signing Books at Borders Express in Mercer Mall, Pearisburg Library
 

By HNN Staff
EDITORIAL: Bush Has a Plan, but Still Faces Dilemma
 
By Dale McFeatters
Scripps Howard News Service
After Hurricanes, Renewed Interest in Underground Power Lines
 
By Lance Gay
NEWS ANALYSIS: Able Danger Saga Stirs New 9/11 Claims
 
By James Rosen
McClatchy Newspapers
COMMENTARY: Nation’s Illegal Alien Crisis is West Virginia’s Problem, Too
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Robots A-Plenty Descend on Wheeling Jesuit for LEGO Robotics Competition
 
By HNN Staff
NEWS ANALYSIS
Iraq Exit Strategies: The Pros and Cons
 
By Lisa Hoffman
Scripps Howard News Service
NEWS ANALYSIS
Bush Pushes Immigration Reform: Is Anyone Listening?
 
By Bill Straub Scripps Howard News Service
Bush Tries Again to Rally Public in Support of Iraq War
 
By Bill Straub
 
Scripps Howard News Service
OBITUARY: Ralph O. Wilson Jr., 80, Prominent Civic Leader in Hinton
 
By HNN Staff
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network
RELIGION: Breaking Communion
 
By Terry Mattingly
Scripps Howard News Service
NEWS ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY: Darwin Controversy Obfuscates Scientific Principles
 
Sacramento Bee
COMMENTARY: A Response to Perry Mann
 
By Stephen N. Reed
Special to HNN
Three Months Since Katrina, Devastation on Gulf Coast
 
By Deroy Murdock
Scripps Howard News Service
COMMENTARY: Why Torture Ban Should be a Priority
Scripps Howard News Service
MEDICINE
Fat Rumps Causing Needle Problems for Doctors
RUTHERFORD ON FILM
‘Rent’ Transcends Its Early HIV Hysteria Origins, Becomes an Anthem for Acceptance, Love and a Generation Plagued by College Debt
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
COMMENTARY: ‘That Was Before My Time…’
 
By Joseph J. Honick
CONSUMER NEWS
Gasoline Prices Sink Below $2 Mark in Northern WV
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
EDITORIAL: Senate Campaign 2006: The Republicans May Make It Interesting Anyway
THUMBS L: California Weenie Parents Can’t Take Asian-American Competition; Amtrak Budget Saves Rail Passenger Service – for Now, at Least; Shopping and Dropping; I Say No to Black Friday
 
By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network
DATING GAME OVERSEAS EDITION-I: International Dating Offers Options, Perils for Overlooked American Men
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
MANN TALK: The Delightful Discovery of Thomas’s Gospel
 

By Perry Mann
FILTHY IN PHILLY
Pennsylvania Law Targets Sneaky Cell Phone Photos; ‘Upskirting’ and ‘Downblousing’ New Additions to Dictionary?
 
By Jonathan D. Silver
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pioneers Championship Hopes Dashed with 22-7 Loss to Weir Red Riders; Bluefield Beavers Advance with 22-7 Win over James Monroe
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
Lessons Learned from Historic Hurricane Season
 
By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service
COMMENTARY: Scrooge Strikes in Aftermath of Mason County Animal Shelter Fire
 
By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Chosen’ Explores Barriers to Admission at Harvard, Yale, Princeton; ‘Big Three’ Today Still Lack Economic Diversity, Despite Affirmative Action Efforts
 

Reviewed By David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
The Week in Review
 
Scripps Howard News Service
Week ending Nov. 25, 2005
EDITORIAL: Capehart Must Stay as GOP Chairman to be Taken Seriously Well, it's getting a little absurd for the WV GOP--and the National Republican Senatorial Committee--in their widely-publicized efforts to find someone, anyone to run against the vulnerable Robert Byrd in 2006.
SECOND ACTS
‘Brownie’ Seeks Fresh Start as Consultant in Colorado
 

By M.E. Sprengelmeyer
Rocky Mountain News
MINEAR REPORT: Straight Talk on Workers’ Compensation Law Changes
 
By State Sen. Sarah Minear
Republican, 14th District
Rahall Working for Legislation to Provide Libraries with Funds for Construction
 
By HNN Staff
COMMENTARY: The Latest Washington Scandal May Top Them All
 
By Dan K. Thomasson
Scripps Howard News Service
ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
RAHALL REPORT: West Virginians Keep on Giving
 
From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
COMMENTARY: Prince Dubya’s America
 
By Bonnie Erbe
Scripps Howard News Service
BOOK REVIEWS: Joan Didion on Grieving; Darnton’s ‘The Darwin Conspiracy’; In Search of ‘The Average American’; Herman Melville’s Life, Influence Explored by Andrew Delbanco
 

Reviewed by David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
Congress OKs Funding of $10 Million for Coalfields Expressway Four-Lane Road Will Link Beckley, WV to Pound, VA Through Raleigh, Wyoming, McDowell Counties
 
By HNN Staff
State Semifinal Playoff Preview
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
Retired Lineman, 84, An Active Crusader Against Illegal Immigration
 
By Lourdes Medrano Arizona Daily Star
Senate Gives Final OK to Funding for WV NASA Projects
 
By HNN Staff
THUMBS XLIX: Moscow Statue Restoration Sends Wrong Move to World; Holocaust Denier David Irving Arrested, Jailed in Austria; Alito’s Church-State Views Assessed by NY Times
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
BYRD’S EYE VIEW: Saving Money on Energy
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Rebuilding After Hurricanes: Planning Under Way Even as Recovery Continues; Much Smaller New Orleans; Apartments on Top of Wal-Marts?
 
By Glenn Roberts Jr.
Inman News
CONSUMER NEWS
Gasoline Prices Decline Toward $2 Mark in Northern WV
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Monroe County Passes 100 percent Clean Indoor Air Act
 
By HNN Staff
Man in Black and Angel Burn Away Politically Correct ‘Lines’ That Blur Show Business Lives Into Role Models in ‘Walk the Line’
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
WV Romance Novelist to Sign Books in Morgantown
 

By HNN Staff
MANN TALK: The Fireplace
 
By Perry Mann
WOOLUM ON MUSIC: Rock Legend Journey Wows Huge BSSA Crowd
 
By Brandon Woolum
Huntington News Network Writer
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CELEBRITIES
Dead These 25 Years, McQueen Still King of Cool
 

By Bill Straub
Scripps Howard News Service
The Week in Review
 
Scripps Howard News Service Week ending Nov. 18, 2005
Rockefeller Honors 78 Fallen Miners on Farmington Anniversary
 
By HNN Staff
REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Martha Stewart-ville Coming Soon to Raleigh Suburb; Domestic Diva Teams with Builder in Design, Marketing of Houses, Town Homes
 

By Janis Mara
Inman News
GAME REVIEW: ‘From Russia with Love’ Not a Good Bonding Experience
 
By Bill Hutchens
Tacoma News Tribune
EDITORIAL: Weldon Gets Support from Former FBI Chief Louis Freeh on ‘Able Danger’
Rahall Applauds Defeat of ‘Pirate Raid on Student Aid’
 
By HNN Staff
RUTHERFORD ON FILM
Scholarly Wizard Competition Sets Tone for a Lighter ‘Harry Potter’ Flick, But Sinister Intensity Graduates the Pupils into a Phantasmal Good Vs. Evil Battle
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
NEWS ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY: Off-Track Ouster at Amtrak
The Providence Journal
COMMENTARY: Ann Coulter on Murrow: Distorted History and Slander
 
By Joseph J. Honick
BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Going Home, Part II
 
By Mike Bayham
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Tech Engineers Fear U.S. is Falling Behind; Outsourcing Drives Concern
 
By Tom Abate
San Francisco Chronicle
BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Right to be Wrong’: Witty, Scholarly Little Book About Religion in American Culture, Law
 

Reviewed by David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
Rahall Applauds Decision to Retain U.S. Control of Internet
 
By HNN Staff
BYRD’S EYE VIEW: In Thanksgiving
 
From the desk of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
BAYHAM ON POLITICS: Scapegoating Election 2005
 
By Mike Bayham
RUTHERFORD ON FILM
‘Jarhead’ an Awesome, Disturbing Look at Troops Going Bonkers While Enduring Desert Sitzkrieg Boredom
 

By Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Writer
Great American Smokeout: This Thursday’s a Day to ‘Butt Out’
 
By HNN Staff
Remember American Lung Association, Christmas Seals
 
By HNN Staff
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
MANN TALK: An Appraisal of Rural and Urban Life
 

By Perry Mann
BOOK REVIEW: ‘The West’s Last Chance’: A Timely Look – in Wake of French Jihad – of What Western Culture Faces from Islamism
 

Reviewed by David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
CONSUMER NEWS
Gasoline Prices Continue Downward Slide in WV
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
WVSSAC Pairings, Sites Second Round Football Playoffs
 
By Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
Monday, November 14, 2005
Bluefield News & Brew Big Winner at Chili Cook-Off
 

By Faith Phillips
RAHALL REPORT: We Have No Room for ‘Sunshine Patriots’ and ‘Summer Soldiers’
 

From the desk of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Representing West Virginia's 3rd District
BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Devil’s Horn’ Traces History of Saxophone from Military Band Novelty to Coolest Horn on the Block
 

Reviewed by David M. Kinchen
Huntington News Network Book Critic
Cleanup Underway in North Central WV
 
By HNN Staff
Saturday, November 12, 2005
A Bowl of Big Red
By Craig Hammond, Bluefield News Network Photographer

This piping-hot roaster full of chili was the winner in two categories at the first Chili Cook-Off at the Bluefield State College Research and Development Corporation in Downtown Bluefield.
Known as Entry # 10, this chili won as "The Hottest" and "Best Overall". There were 15 entries.
EDITORIAL: Manchin Has Every Right to Attend Pro-Life Dinner
COMMENTARY: Florida Blues Band Produces Moving Tribute to ‘Greatest Generation’
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Bluefield Gas Co. is Out of Control
EDITORIAL: Is Congresswoman Capito in Trouble?
 
COMMENTARY: Thriving Amtrak Sustains Life-Threatening Blow with Firing of David Gunn
 
By David M. Kinchen Editor, Huntington News Network
Op-Ed Contributor
Remedial Ethics
 
By CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY
THUMBS XLVIII: Whatever Happened to Truth in Advertising? No ‘Digital Munich’ for Internet – Keep the U.N.’s Hands off Our Open, Accessible Internet; ‘Paper Clips’ Should be Shown in Every Classroom in the World
 

By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
Rahall Urges Rules Committee to Stop Harmful Budget in Its Tracks
 
By HNN Staff
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Rahall, Byrd Deliver Millions for Southern WV Water, Flood Projects
 
By HNN Staff
HBO DOCUMENTARY: ‘Paper Clips’ Tells Moving, Eloquent Story of Appalachian Holocaust Memorial
 

By David M. Kinchen

Editor, Huntington News Network
Democratic Party Chairman Casey Cites Wins in Tuesday’s Off-Year Elections
 
By HNN Staff