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jmowreader

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26. The wacko VA governor finished his term of office
Sat Jul 12, 2014, 02:47 PM
Jul 2014

His next term, in the Governor's Suite at the luxurious Sussex I State Prison, should be starting in just a few months.

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I am sure it is to ensure that folks don't yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #1
Lincoln's condition for allowing the formation of WV Kelvin Mace Jul 2014 #8
West Virginia didn't secede from the US. Was formally admitted to the Union as a state in 1863. pinto Jul 2014 #2
That's what I read Kelvin Mace Jul 2014 #9
Yes, it's when they became their own state BainsBane Jul 2014 #22
Strikes me as pro-union (i.e. anti-confederacy) (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2014 #3
That's what I get out of it, too. n/t bluedigger Jul 2014 #7
It's surprising eyeofnewt Jul 2014 #4
How have I missed these ignorant people all my life? Kelvin Mace Jul 2014 #11
There are ignorant people all over the U.S. Jenoch Jul 2014 #13
the upper peninsula of MI isn't all that far from Minnesota dsc Jul 2014 #16
You seem to have missed my point. Jenoch Jul 2014 #28
It can be confusing. johnp3907 Jul 2014 #24
John Denver wasn't helpful either Cirque du So-What Jul 2014 #5
I'm not familiar with the geography of that area, Brigid Jul 2014 #10
I don't know where the two of you are getting that nonsense... Johnyawl Jul 2014 #18
Maybe instead of "Shenandoah River" he should have sang "New River." BKH70041 Jul 2014 #12
The Shenandoah River Go Vols Jul 2014 #15
Barely. BKH70041 Jul 2014 #25
West Virginia just made it the official state song Kelvin Mace Jul 2014 #20
On June 20, 1863, Brigid Jul 2014 #6
Life is old there DirkGently Jul 2014 #14
When I was much younger SheilaT Jul 2014 #17
Yep, I heard that as well Kelvin Mace Jul 2014 #19
Maybe because even in the metro area we get confused with the wacko VA GOV and their Drew Richards Jul 2014 #21
The wacko VA governor finished his term of office jmowreader Jul 2014 #26
It actually happens a lot. ohheckyeah Jul 2014 #23
Honestly the politics behind the split is very interesting. Kurska Jul 2014 #27
Probably the same amount of times whistler162 Jul 2014 #29
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