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Across all sectors of Colorado the cost of electricity has skyrocketed more than 67 percent between 2001 and 2014, easily exceeding median income growth and the expected rate of inflation . ... For all sectors between 2001 and 2014, the cost per kilowatthour jumped from just over 6 cents to more than 10 cents, or 67.11 percent. ... the data for the remaining sectors emphasizes the double impact that increased energy costs have in the form of rapidly escalating electricity rates on Colorado ratepayers, who see not only their own personal energy costs rise, but are hit a second time...

This is old but I just stumbled across it. Planned Parenthood put out a tweet calling banning late term abortion cruel. They posted the following graphic: IMAGE ON LINK Here is a late term abortion. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE ON LINK (Photo of Baby Malachi) It is a twisted organization that says that BANNING this (not DOING this) is cruel.

Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has vetoed legislation to make West Virginia the 26th right-to-work state, but was quickly overridden by the Republican legislature. For bills that don't deal with budgetary matters or appropriations, a simple majority is needed to override a veto. The state senate had already done so. And the State House of Delegates was expected to follow suit, given that there are 64 Republican members. The law goes into effect July 1 (via Metro News ): The House of Delegates and state Senate made quick work of Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's vetoes on the bills that...

West Virginia is set to become the 26th state with a so-called right-to-work law. State lawmakers rebuked Thursday's veto by Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, voting along party lines in their House and Senate. Some House Republicans voted "no," though only a simple majority was required. ...

The driver was transported to the hospital and was pronounced dead. According to witnesses, the driver proceeded east bound through the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Westmoreland Drive at a high rate of speed. After traveling through the intersection, the driver drove through the parking lot of Appalachian Tire Warehouse and then crashed into the Elk River.At this time there is no foul play suspected.

Last year state legislators overwhelmingly overrode Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s veto, allowing The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act to become law. As the new 60-day session begins, West Virginians for Life (WVFL) is hoping the state’s legislative body will pick up where it left off and pass another pro-life bill. This time around, WVFL is seeking passage of a Dismemberment Abortion Ban. Recent undercover videos released by The Center for Medical Progress have shown high-ranking executives of Planned Parenthood abortionists casually discussing the way that they can dismember babies to obtain intact fetal body parts such as heads, hearts, lungs...

he National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is now asking for the public's help to locate 17-year-old Kaylee Posey. She disappeared from the Ocoee, Florida area on January 25th, 2016. Kaylee is 5'5 tall and weighs 105 pounds. She has hazel eyes and blonde hair. Kaylee's ears, naval and tongue are pierced.

Update 10:35 P.M. 1/19/2016 Without warning, dozens of public works employees raided Tent City. "They just coming in and taking all their personal stuff. People's life is in that box that they're throwing in that garbage can. Might mean nothing to nobody else, but it does to them," said Tim Walker. Walker lived in Tent City for years but was recently able to get an apartment through Covenant House. Tuesday, about 30 homeless were camped out on a strip of land which legally belongs to Waste Management. "Who knows what might be in there, your baby pictures, pictures of your...

CHARLESTON — Thousands of union members crowded the West Virginia Capitol Wednesday night to protest right-to-work and other items on the Legislature’s agenda. In a campaign organized by the West Virginia AFL-CIO, union members were bused to the Capitol to kick off lobbying efforts for the state's 60-day legislative session. The protesters gathered under the Capitol dome and chanted at legislators who were on their way to the governor’s annual state of the state address. Union officials want to prevent any changes to prevailing wage requirements for government-funded construction projects, avoid cuts to government employee health benefits and prevent West...

Blizzard warnings have been issued for the Baltimore and Washington D.C. metro areas, and blizzard watches extend northward to the Philadelphia and New York City metro areas as Winter Storm Jonas begins to take shape. The storm is expected to deliver heavy snowfall to at least 15 states, and heavy ice accumulations, strong winds and coastal flooding will add to the storm's impact as it carves a path from the nation's heartland through the South and onward to the East Coast now through Sunday. As of Thursday morning, just over 73 million people – or roughly one in every four...

The nation's capital is now under a blizzard watch, the first watch of its kind issued in advance of Winter Storm Jonas. Now is the time to prepare for Winter Storm Jonas, which is expected to kick into high gear Friday and pummel parts of the East through the weekend with heavy accumulations of snow and ice. Strong winds will likely add to the threat of power outages and may also bring serious coastal flooding along parts of the Atlantic coast. The National Weather Service issued the blizzard watch late Wednesday morning for Washington, D.C., and nearby Baltimore. The watch...

After more than a year battling an aggressive type of brain cancer, 6-year-old Nate Sansom passed away at his home in Chapmanville, WV on Monday January 11th. "Nate was a strong kid, he always had a smile on his face even throughout this whole journey. He never let it get him down," said Aaron Fry, Nate's uncle. The Heroes4Higher crew out of Huntington, WV spent quite a bit of time with Nate throughout his journey and were saddened but honored to be apart of his funeral services. They carried the boys custom made casket created by Trey Ganem Designs out...

HOUSTON, Texas - Today, Congressman Alex Mooney of West Virginia endorsed Ted Cruz for President. Mooney will become Cruz for President’s West Virginia Chairman. He is one of the new conservatives in the House of Representatives who are changing Washington and fighting the status quo.“I am proud to endorse Ted Cruz for President. Senator Cruz’s father, Rafael, visited West Virginia to discuss how he fled communist Cuba to live in freedom in America just as my mother did,” said Rep. Mooney. “I have had the pleasure of visiting with Senator Cruz on several occasions to discuss the shared conservative policies...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Second district Congressman Alex Mooney endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Tuesday in his run for the White House. Mooney will become Cruz for President's West Virginia Chairman. "I am proud to endorse Ted Cruz for President. Senator Cruz's father, Rafael, visited West Virginia to discuss how he fled communist Cuba to live in freedom in America just as my mother did," said Mooney in part of a statement. "I have had the pleasure of visiting with Senator Cruz on several occasions to discuss the shared conservative policies for which we are fighting in Congress." Cruz responded that...

CHARLESTON, WV - UPDATE 2:53 p.m. 12/25/2015 Multiple wrecks have been reported as well as mud and rock slides on Interstates. A check of WV 511 includes the following: - I-79 Mudslide at the 23 mile marker Northbound. - I-79 Accident 26 mile marker Southbound - I-79 Car fire 2 lanes closed 25.5 mile marker Southbound - I-77 Mile marker 106 Southbound (north of Charleston) tree over power lines 1 of 2 lanes closed There are still multiple areas of Linclon, Putnam, Kanawha, Clay and Braxton where water is over the road despite rain tapering off. Runoff can take a...

Cave skeleton is European, 1,300 years old, man says Archaeologist group wants a look at evidence Sunday September 29, 2002 By Rick Steelhammer STAFF WRITER MORGANTOWN — The man who first advanced the theory that markings carved on in a Wyoming County cave are actually characters from an ancient Irish alphabet has found human remains at the site, which tests indicate are European in origin and date back to A.D. 710, he maintains. Robert Pyle of Morgantown says that a DNA analysis of material from the skeleton’s teeth roots was conducted by Brigham Young University. That analysis, he says, shows...

POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. -- Tuesday marks the 48th anniversary of the Silver Bridge collapse that killed 46 people and changed a small West Virginia town forever. It happened Dec., 15, 1967, during rush hour traffic in Point Pleasant. The investigation of the collapse pointed to a single eyebar in a suspension chain due to a defect. All but two victims were found in the debris. The bridge was replaced by the Silver Memorial Bridge two years later in 1969. *Photo from WV Archives at the Culture Center VIDEO ON LINK

Since the start of the Syria's civil war in the spring of 2011, the U.S. has admitted 2,311 Syrian refugees and resettled them in 36 different states. According to data from the State Department's Refugee Processing Center the top three destinations for Syrian refugees since the beginning of the conflict are California, Texas, and Michigan. From March 15, 2011 through December 1, 2015, California received the most (261) Syrian refugees, Texas received the second most with 242, and Michigan has received the third most with 217. Other states that have received Syrian refugees since March 2011 include: Arizona (182), Illinois...

...The latest touchstone of liberal policy, the regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions, is causing economic destruction and pushing poverty higher in the Appalachians. But those backing the climate-change agenda are doing their best to keep this reality hidden from the public. Since 2012, 27 coal-mining companies with core operations in Central Appalachia, a region roughly centered in southern West Virginia, have filed for bankruptcy protection. The list includes a number of large-cap, publicly traded entities, such as Alpha Natural Resources, James River Coal and Patriot Coal. Production of coal in southern West Virginia declined by 45% between the first half of...

Here is a partial list of Democrat senators who so far are leaning AGAINST Obama's bizarre plan to allow Syrian "refugees" into this country in the wake of the Paris terror attacks by ISIS. This includes those senators who want a pause which I count as leaning against. If you can find other Democrat senators now leaning AGAINST Obama's absurd policy of potentially importing terrorists, please add them to the list. 1. Chuck Schumer 2. Joe Manchin 3. Bill Nelson 4. Diane Feinstein 5. Joe Donnelly 6. ??????