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A century later, Scopes trial still resonates amid classroom culture clashes in Tennessee
LPM - Kentucky
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July 17, 2025
In July 1925, the historic Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee, hosted what was dubbed the “trial of the century” against teacher John Scopes for violating a state law that prohibited teaching evolution in public schools. The three-story...
"I like the term Silent Assassin": Lane Kiffin's Ole Miss WR has savage response to media question at SEC Media Days
Sportskeeda
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July 17, 2025
Ole Miss junior wide receiver Cayden Lee was a three-star recruit when he joined the program in 2023. He wasn’t the most talked about name in his class, which included higher-rated receivers like Ayden Williams, Tre Harris and Zakhari Franklin. At...
College hoops' 25 best non-champs since 2000, from Cooper Flagg's Duke to Wichita State
The Athletic
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July 17, 2025
Editor’s note: All week, The Athletic is looking back at the best of the first 25 years of the 2000s in men’s college basketball. Also read the top 25 players, top 25 coaches and top 25 teams, and submit your own picks. This March, I ranked all of...
The West connection with a lot of “layers” will play a major role for Best Virginia in TBT
The Dominion Post - West Virginia
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July 17, 2025
MORGANTOWN — The last time Jarrod West shared the Charleston Coliseum floor with his son — also named Jarrod, affectionately known as Lil Jarrod — the two were celebrating winning the 2017 Class A boys’ state basketball championship at Clarksburg...
West Virginia To Host A 335 MW Wind Farm
CleanTechnica
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July 8, 2025
Last Updated on: 9th July 2025, 01:57 pm Oh the irony, it burns. The US coal mining industry has blistered its way through the iconic coal producing Appalachian state of West Virginia for generations, permanently blowing up hundreds of pristine...
Officials must not avoid hard decisions
Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia
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One of elected officials’ favorite tricks is to drag out the line “But are you better off than you were (insert politically beneficial timeframe here)?” It gets people thinking: Am I better off? For West Virginians living in a state that hopes to...
Fifteen-year-old Brysen Wright receives multiple college offers after amazing Patrick Mahomes
MARCA
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July 22, 2025
Actualizado 22/07/2025 - 13:35 CDT Brysen Wright's rise is rewriting the script for teenage football phenoms. The 15-year-old freshman at Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Florida, has already secured a five-figure NIL deal with Wild Card...
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OregonLive.com
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July 17, 2025
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How hot can Earth get? Our planet’s climate history holds clues
Science News
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July 17, 2025
Our species likes it cold. Homo sapiens evolved in — and still inhabits — one of Earth’s rare and fragile ice ages, periods distinguished not by an abundance of saber-toothed cats and woolly mammoths but by ice caps at the poles. For most of its...
West Virginia ranked 43rd in average VA home loan amount in Q1
Mountain State Times - West Virginia
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July 8, 2025
Tanya Bradshe Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs | https://department.va.gov Tanya Bradshe Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs | https://department.va.gov With $294,883 in home loans issued, West Virginia ranked 43rd in average loan amount for...
Shelley Moore Capito touts energy bill and travel safety advice for West Virginians
Charleston Leader - West Virginia
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July 11, 2025
Senator Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Senator for West Virginia | Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Senator for West Virginia | Official U.S. Senate headshot Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican representing West...
License Renewal for Seniors in West Virginia: What You Need to Know
The Smithville Herald
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July 11, 2025
In West Virginia, the process of renewing a driver’s license can be different for seniors compared to younger drivers. As individuals age, they may face changes in vision, reflexes, and overall driving ability, which is why the state has specific...
House Health Chair answers CDC report call to action
Clay County Free Press - West Virginia
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July 22, 2025
West Virginia House of Delegates Health and Human Resources Committee Chairman Evan Worrell, R-Cabell, is announcing his plans to continue driving bold legislative action that helps shape nationwide health policy, using a new report from the...
Clean Vision breaks ground at Clean-Seas West Virginia facility
Interplas Insights
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July 11, 2025
Clean Vision Corporation has announced the successful ground-breaking of its Clean-Seas West Virginia (CSWV) facility located in Belle, West Virginia. The 50-tons-per-day (initially) plastic pyrolysis facility is a key step in advancing the...
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New York Post
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July 17, 2025
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Our Radar Systems Have Accidentally Turned Earth into a Giant Space Bean for the Last 75 Years and Scientists Say Aliens Could Be Listening
ZME Science
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July 23, 2025
Credit: ZME Science/Midjourney. For decades, scientists have debated whether we should try to contact alien civilizations or stay silent and hope we’re left alone. However, a new study suggests that it’s too late now. Whether we like it or not,...
Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBO) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Insider Monkey
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July 23, 2025
Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBO) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript July 22, 2025 Peoples Bancorp Inc. misses on earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $-0.68942 EPS, expectations were $0.78. Betsy: Good morning. And welcome to Peoples Bancorp...
Rich Rodriguez took long way back home to West Virginia
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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July 11, 2025
FRISCO, Texas — Rich Rodriguez has more gray around the temples than the last time he was at West Virginia, nearly 20 years ago when he bolted for Michigan as one of the hottest coaching prospects in college football. Two more head coaching stops...
Ohio County EMA director explains Disaster Declaration for flood victims
WTOV9 - Ohio
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OHIO COUNTY, WV — Following much anticipation and a month-long wait, a Disaster Declaration was made on Tuesday by President Donald Trump to assist flood victims in West Virginia. The President announced $11.7 million dollars in FEMA relief on...
Grow West Virginia: Morrisey announces new economic initiative
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection - Money Matters) CHARLESTON — Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Thursday he wants to continue economic growth in West Virginia, and announced a new initiative he believes will keep the Mountain State on an...