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Deep, deep pockets. (John D. Rockefeller IV)
National Review
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November 16, 1984|
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DEEP, DEEP POCKETS
WHEN HE stepped down several years ago as chairman of Jimmy Carter's Coal Commission, West Virginia's Democratic Governor John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV received as a farewell gift a huge silver bowl.
"Just what I've always wanted,' Rockefeller said, holding up the trophy. "It goes with my spoon.'
Though Rockefeller may joke about being rich--his personal fortune is thought to exceed $150 million--West Virginians have learned to take his money seriously. Four years ago, in what began as a tight race against former Governor Arch ...
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West Virginia senator praises Hardy Telecommunications.
Newspaper article from: The Exchange
; West Virginia Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D) had...environment, Rockefeller said USF is...County and West Virginia. The fund is...particularly West Virginia. [ILLUSTRATION...years ago, Rockefeller co-authored...
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West Virginia's Rx for drug costs: West Virginia's new prescription drug program is being called "the mouse that roared.".
Magazine article from: State Legislatures
; ...passed unanimously by both houses of the West Virginia Legislature could lower the cost of...costs. If the advocate program works, West Virginia could save substantial amounts of money...per pill lower than the prices the West Virginia Public Employee Insurance Agency pays...
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ITOWN COMMUNICATIONS LAUNCHES "WEST VIRGINIA FIRST".
Newspaper article from: Tele-Service News
; ...Communications, Inc., Charleston, W.Va., has initiated West Virginia First, an advanced broadband project for communities across West Virginia. The project will provide West Virginia with a competitive advantage in the broadband revolution...
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A Novelist Runs for Governor.(Denise Giardina; West Virginia)
Magazine article from: The Progressive
; ...third party campaign for governor of West Virginia. The author of four acclaimed novels...out-of-state corporations that own much of West Virginia, a crackdown on the mining and timber...measure of hope for groups such as the West Virginia Gay and Lesbian Coalition by speaking...
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No slavery in West Virginia.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Magazine article from: State Legislatures
; ...apologized for slavery. An asterisk notes that while Virginia has apologized, West Virginia has not, implying that West Virginia was a slave state. West Virginia was formed out of the western counties of Virginia as a nonslave state with...
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Remarks on arrival in Charleston, West Virginia.(Transcript)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
; ...'s nice to be back. I appreciate this West Virginia welcome. Thank you for your hospitality...thank our friend, a great friend to West Virginia, Shelley Moore Capito, for her leadership...independent streak; but three, she loves West Virginia. She loves the State, and she's working...
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Welcome to 'Tort Hell' - West Virginia, that is. A 'doctors crisis'.(doctor shortage in state caused by legal atmosphere)
Magazine article from: National Review
; The state of West Virginia, no stranger to problems, has a...calling it, and with good reason. West Virginia is losing doctors every day; communities...is it felt more acutely than in West Virginia. What makes things so tough? First...
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Remarks on Independence Day in Charleston, West Virginia: July 4, 2004.(Week Ending Friday, July 9, 2004)(Transcript)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
; ...State, the great city of Charleston, West Virginia. I appreciate the good people of this...President feel welcome. Thank you all. West Virginia is an important State to our Nation...to come here and see the beauty of West Virginia, to see the Almighty's work. There...
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Remarks to the community in Charleston, West Virginia. (Aug 9, 1993) (Transcript)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
; ...you very much. And hello, West Virginia, it's good to be back again...longtime friend, Senator jay Rockefeller, for that wonderful introduction...done for the people of West Virginia and the people of our country...learned something about West Virginia that I already knew, ...
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Bringing down the mountains; the impact of mountaintop removal surface coal mining on Southern West Virginia communities, 1970-2004.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News
; ...removal surface coal mining on Southern West Virginia communities, 1970-2004. Burns, Shirley Stewart. West Virginia University Press 2007 214 pages $27.50 Paperback HD9547 A native of West Virginia and the daughter of an underground coal...
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