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- Rate Hike For Power Companies Opposed - There's a really, really, really big hike on the table for later so meanwhile the power company is asking for a merely really big hike in the interim.
The state Public Service Commission plans to make a decision before July 1 on a rate increase request from two subsidiaries of American Electric Power. Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power are seeking an 18.5 percent interim increase.
- Bayer Adds Emergency Director at West Virginia Chemical Plant - It's a start. Now, following their own safety regulations would be a good next step.
Bayer said that Doug Jones comes to the Institute plant from the company's plant in New Martinsville.
(Hey, if anyone is listening out there, it might be worth checking to see if Doug Jones' old safety-related position at the New Martinsville plant is still filled... just sayin').
- Swine Flu Leads West Virginia Officials to Take Precautions - No cases here yet, but the way things are going it may well only be a matter of time.
Preventing the swine flu is as simple as following the precautions of the normal flu. You should wash your hands thoroughly, cover your mouth when you cough and, if you fell sick, you should just stay at home.
This is a good time to remind our politicians--it would be a really good idea for the public health of our country to mandate paid sick days for all employees. Right now someone with flu symptoms is heading to work because they can't afford an unpaid day at home.
- We don't have that outbreak, but we do have this one: W.Va., Pennsylvania Among States With New Salmonella Outbreak
Raw alfalfa sprouts have been linked to a salmonella outbreak in at least six states, including West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control have advised consumers to avoid the sprouts until further notice.
- Remember the 1927 explosion at the Federal Number 3 mine in Monongalia County? Ground broken for W.Va. Everettville mine disaster monument
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