Jul 18th, 2008 · Gathered around a large, vintage diaphragm microphone, the native West Virginians in Hillbilly Gypsies perform a mix of traditional and original Appalachian music before a crowd at the International Mother's Day Shrine.
Keywords: mountains · music · Traditional · original · native · Vintage · microphone · Hillbilly · Appalachian · Mama · West Virginians · Gypsies
Jan 28th, 2008 · For the first time in U.S. history, drug overdoses and other types of poisonings now kill more people than guns, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Record numbers of West Virginians are dying in the quiet epidemic, mostly from prescription painkillers such as OxyContin, Vicodin and methadone.
Keywords: Drugs · deaths · Virginia · history · prescription · epidemic · Painkiller · OxyContin · overdoses · Vicodin · West Virginians · methadone
Oct 28th, 2007 · West Virginia is one of a handful of states that allows slot machines and other forms of video gambling in neighborhood bars, as well as at racetracks. But while other states are considering expanding their gambling options, many West Virginians are now having second thoughts.
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