Proposed Cell Phone Law
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Posted: 6:14 AM Feb 19, 2008
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Thousands of people talk on cell phones while driving, but safety advocates say the practice is dangerous.

And if West Virginia lawmakers have their way it could be costly, too.

A bill introduced by Delegate Nancy Peoples Guthrie would make talking or texting behind the wheel a misdemeanor, punishable by a $25 fine.

If passed, the law would also mean if you're pulled over for something else and caught talking on the phone, you can be fined.

The bill makes exceptions for police, emergency personnel or other government officials.

It also allows folks to legally chat and drive but only if they're using a hands-free device.
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Posted by: Forrest on Mar 1, 2008 at 06:08 PM
Why exempt law enforcement? They already speed, run stopsigns/lights and cut their friends breaks on tickets...Make the law enforcement follow the same rules as the rest of us! You want to use the phone? Pull it over!
Posted by: gee whiz on Feb 22, 2008 at 12:48 PM
People, how many times have you talked on your cell phone while driving? How many times have you had an accident while talking on your cell phone. How many times have you had an accident while engaging in some other risky behavior? There are drivers out there who manage their coffee, cell phone and makeup just fine without causing accidents. Lawmakers should not be able to pass legislation that doesn't apply to them or law enforcement officers. That might keep unnecessary legislation to a minimum.
Posted by: crissy on Feb 22, 2008 at 02:55 AM
Hey Anon: I know they take your kids but it is their idea of how you take care of them. I know 3 kids who run around barefoot in cold weather, raised by their grandmother who never knows where they are half the time,always in trouble but cps never has a problem but let the school call on someone and it is all over. The government passes laws that we dont even know about. We dont have any rights anymore. Shirley Love wanted to bring back the padlle for the school teachers but you spank your own child at home with a paddle and see what happens. The schools are a part of the corrupt government. Police officers should have to obey every law we do or be charged the same as we are.
Posted by: o on Feb 21, 2008 at 03:24 PM
My vehicle can be fixed, but my childrens bodies cannot be replaced. Think before you cell and drive.
Posted by: T on Feb 21, 2008 at 03:21 PM
This is what I encountered on I64 today as a man in a white work truck swerved into my lane. Luckily, I WASNT ON MY CELL PHONE, or I wouldnt have seen him coming. WHY didnt he see me, well believe it or not, when I got around him, HE HAD HIS CELL IN HIS RIGHT HAND, MCDONALDS CUP IN HIS LEFT DRIVING WITH HIS ELBOWS! At least put the cup down if youre gonna talk on your phone. He WAS TOTALLY OBLIVIOUS TO THE FACT he almost hit me. This is why we need this law. God forbid everyone on the road decides to talk on their cells at the same time. MASSIVE PILEUPS!
Posted by: dave on Feb 21, 2008 at 12:06 PM
This is a good law. Since most of you probably are bad drivers anyways, it makes the roads safer from gossip queens and kings who feel that telling about little bobbys first do-do in his diapers on a cell phone is more important than safe driving. Nobody should be holding a phone to their ear while driving, ESPECIALLY government officials. They drive like they bought and paid for the road themselves anyway. That's why I'm not too proud to give the bird to every moron that comes close to running me off the road because telling the little lady what you want for dinner isn't as impotant as damage to my car or body.
Posted by: Anonymous on Feb 21, 2008 at 09:44 AM
I dont think that it is right, I mean come on are they going to start paying are car payments. That is our freedom. I mean I dont talk on my phone while I am driving because I have a little girl. There are other distractions besides the phone. My daughter for instacne, changing cd, eating, gps systems, smoking , etc. The list goes on. I mean what else are they going to take away from us, because of the new laws. There are other things they need to worry about besides a cell phone law. What about children getting abused or all the murders the robberies,we can go on about better laws then this one. Come on give us a break!!!!
Posted by: anon on Feb 21, 2008 at 02:10 AM
hey CHRISSY....news flash....they DO come and take your children if they dont like the way you care for them.
Posted by: t on Feb 21, 2008 at 02:08 AM
I dont care what cops do as long as they are there when I need them.
Posted by: crissy on Feb 20, 2008 at 09:15 PM
The point is no one has the right to tell us what to do. The state already has control of us and our family, pretty soon they will come in and take our children away because they dont like the way we take care of them. We need to take back our country that men and women like my husband fought in vietnam for.
Posted by: Trace on Feb 20, 2008 at 07:26 PM
Come on now Peoples, you have a good point with the cell phone law but it is all about saftey, right??? Why do you think the gov, police officers or emergency workers can drive so much better while on the phone? They have more on their mind and are usually driving over the speed limit anyway, that is dangerous. Everyone and I mean everyone should be required to be hands free while driving, not just for everyone else while you still get to hold your phone in your hand, thats not fair girl.I have been in so many close calls because some idiot was on the phone and my life wasnt as important as them figuring out what they were wearing to the club that night. I have seen this in cops too, we are all human is my point, just because someone wears a badge or holds an important job doesnt mean they are a superhero and rules do not apply to them. Lets keep it safe for everyone by everyone
Posted by: RICK A KYER on Feb 20, 2008 at 06:36 PM
As for the proposed cell phone law: does the state give classes to the Gov. officials? If so I would like to attend. Are we not all equal if so why are they able to use their phones? I personal beleive that if we are to make a law that it is illegal to use a cell phone when driving that it should be illegal for everyone except emergency personel. Have the politicians forgot that we vote , if the want to pass laws that exempt gov. officials and apply to us we should vote them down to our level.
Posted by: Debbie on Feb 20, 2008 at 06:05 PM
Until they start paying for my cell phone they have no business telling me when I can use it..I talk on my phone and drive and do just fine! Why don't they go after these people that leave those bars and drive drunk Now that is what they should be doing!
Posted by: Shaniqua on Feb 20, 2008 at 04:45 PM
My baby's daddy is a cell phone. He ran out on junior. Boo Hoo : (
Posted by: Sheep on Feb 20, 2008 at 04:44 PM
If our state government is proposing it they must think it will help reduce accidents. I don't know about the rest of you, but I elect them to represent me. They know much more about this sort of stuff than I do. Check out how much the state government gets paid. Delegates and senators get paid $20,000 for the two months of work they do in the year when the legislature is in session. They get free license plates and free parking and also get their fuel paid for. Don't forget the free lunches per diem. What I'm trying to say is they are better than us so they know what is good for us better than we know ourselves. Vote to ban cell phones.
Posted by: Logical on Feb 20, 2008 at 04:40 PM
Why is everyone ready to jump onboard to support this bill? Unless studies are shown that prove a higher rate of accidents caused by cell phones I will not support further encroachments on our rights of privacy. The government already control too much of what citizens can do in a country that is supposed to be "of the people, for the people, and by the people." You people seem to not enjoy freedom. Either that or you don't need statistics to back up baseless claims.
Posted by: anon on Feb 20, 2008 at 02:40 PM
http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/insurance/cellphones/ For all those who disagree, please read this.
Posted by: r on Feb 20, 2008 at 02:35 PM
Dear Q, well for starters, look in THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, you will find some startling details. Im sure, (since you seem to have lots of time on your hands) you can search this topic and google and it will keep you busy for quite some time. Im off to work now, with my cell in my pocket, turned OFF. You have a great day and hope you learn something!
Posted by: Stephanie on Feb 20, 2008 at 02:09 PM
Nope, John. CD player is broken and only listen to WTCR. Thanks for your concern though!
Posted by: John on Feb 20, 2008 at 01:14 PM
Stephanie, I hope you're not changing stations or skipping songs will driving and listening to your music.
Posted by: Stephanie on Feb 20, 2008 at 01:03 PM
What on Earth is so important in our lives that we must have a phone available to us 24 hours per day. I am a working mom and my cell phone is usually on my counter at home unless I am out of town for my work. We expose ourselves to this and then complain about the stress in our lives. Of course we're stressed! We never have a moment to ourselves. Use your driving time to relax, listen to some music, and, if you don't have kids, enjoy the solitude. Otherwise, use it to catch up with your family. Stop allowing people that are not your intimate family and friends access to your own personal time! Every one will benefit!
Posted by: H on Feb 20, 2008 at 11:05 AM
FINALLY! Its about time. Although the fine should be higher.
Posted by: ROB on Feb 20, 2008 at 10:51 AM
i have a cell phone and i also have on star people go buy a car with on star its all voice activated no dialing if you must talk while on the road and if you still wreck while on star will notify you been in a accident and your location no one knows your on the phone they just see you talking and think your crazy person talking to yourself
Posted by: Anonymous on Feb 20, 2008 at 10:51 AM
I hope someone is drafting a law that you are not allowed to drive in the snow. I have seen people make mistakes while driving in the snow, rain and sunshine. I would not want to be responsible for causing that kind of accident. Oh and no going thru McDonalds because you may spill hot coffee on you!
Posted by: Gary Payton on Feb 20, 2008 at 10:45 AM
why is frontier phone service the only option in lincoln county
Posted by: Tiquan on Feb 20, 2008 at 10:42 AM
Oh snap! mitch just got jiggy wit it and dissed my boy dave.
Posted by: Jessie on Feb 20, 2008 at 10:30 AM
I think it is a good idea but think it should apply to the police etc.. also. Maybe it would stop all the mom's picking up their kids from school from driving into the parking lot with the cell phone attached to their ear. What also kills me is that they don't even get off the phone when getting their kids. What's so important that can't wait until you get home. A neighbor of mine, their 16yr daughter got her driver license, a new car and a new cell phone. First week of having her license she got into a serious wreck while talking on the cell phone. Get off the phone and pay attention to the road and the vehicles on it!
Posted by: mitch on Feb 20, 2008 at 10:03 AM
dave, i don't think you'd be exempt from the law...
Posted by: dave on Feb 20, 2008 at 09:06 AM
should have done this years ago. Now if only they can propose a "moron" law that bans idiots from driving...... Then there would be no one driving but me.....
Posted by: Anon on Feb 20, 2008 at 08:48 AM
I know a teenager that was in a really bad accident a year ago. They were texting on the phone and hit a concrete truck head on. He almost died and will be crippled for life now. But I guess he didn't learn his lesson because I have passed him and he is always talking on his cell phone while driving. If you ask me cell phone are really bad. They invade your privacy by allowing people access to you 24/7. Not only do people need to be safe they also need "down time" away from others. Teenagers call each other all hours of the night because their parents can't hear the phone ringing. It allows young women to be harrassed and stalked. Cell phones are dangerous in more ways than one!!!!
Posted by: BillB on Feb 20, 2008 at 06:30 AM
To Lots of You:I like the police. I have have never gotten a ticket if I wasen't brakeing the law.
Posted by: travis on Feb 20, 2008 at 05:14 AM
I agree with the last guy. The cops already think they are above the law. They go 85-90 in a 65 zone, but give us tickets for 75. Same for our already scandalous politicians, ugh hmm, goverenment officials. We need to take their phones so they can actually do something for the city, county, state, and the U.S. as a whole. The work hard and campaign hard to get into office, then they are a bunch of do nothings. Oh, and it doesn't matter if its a democrat or republican. The party system does nothing but hurt our government. We need to vote for people and their ideas not their party. As for cell phones, PUT EM DOWN!
Posted by: q on Feb 20, 2008 at 01:40 AM
r, I would be very interested in seeing any of the studies that you have researched on the subject. I have been in contact with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and they are unaware of this information. Please tell me you are not trying to pass off your opinion as fact to the public to further your own agenda. Are you really a cop who wants others banned from using their cell phones while you are still allowed to do so? Is your master plan to taunt us by making us feel less important since you have a cell phone and we are without? I have contacted various cell phone providers and we are planning to promote an entire day by having cell phone users across the state drive while talking on their cell phones and also eating a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken to prove that cell phones do not negatively affect driver safety. If you are against this bill please use your cell phones and eat Kentucky Fried Chicken while driving this Friday Feb. 22nd.
Posted by: matt t. on Feb 20, 2008 at 12:47 AM
im for the law but i dont think it is ok for cops to be able to talk on there phones either. huntington police are horrible for it. every time i see a cop in the city of huntington, if they are NOT turning there lights on just to go through a red light they are jacking ther jaws on a cell phone! if im laying in a ditch dead somewhere i would hate to think a policeman wouldnt here the radio of the emergency over bein on the phone to kill the time of there shift!
Posted by: to on Feb 19, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Okay, lets all be honest. How many times have you been in the fast lane, stuck behind someone going 15 miles UNDER the limit, (Buckeyes excluded, they always drive this way) only to find (when you finally get to pass them) they are so involved in their conversation, they have NO CLUE they are surrounded by cars. I always honk my horn as I pass hoping to wake them up, but I bet they dont hear that either...
Posted by: r on Feb 19, 2008 at 11:27 PM
Posted by: q on Feb 19, 2008 at 09:39 PM r ain't too bright. can't chew gum and breath at the same time. My response to this is: At least Im smart enough to know I dont want to live with the regret of knowing I caused an accident and possibly a death of an innocent person all because I chose to talk and drive. Studies prove your response time is much slower when you are on your cell phone, not to mention the distraction in general. I will continue to choose the safest way to drive, thank you. Hypothetically, if one has a wreck because they were on their cell, how many times are you going to say to yourself, "If only I had been paying more attention." Well, you could have if you were focused on the road, not your phone conversation. Not to mention the horror of the person on the other end when you scream and crash....
Posted by: Michele on Feb 19, 2008 at 11:25 PM
I am for the law...I know that I become distracted while on my phone, and Ive seen other people distracted as well....But I also see the point about its no more distracting than talking to a passenger or listening to the radio....All phones should be required to have bluetooth...that way you can just have that lil thingy in your ear and talk away as if the person was just a passenger...
Posted by: Anonymous on Feb 19, 2008 at 11:03 PM
They need pulled over for being in the phone period. This shouldnt be just cause something else happened. Im tired of getting cut off and then some fool slows down cause they are on the phone trying to look important.
Posted by: kevin on Feb 19, 2008 at 10:41 PM
Hey Rose you can't count the time you have almost been rear ended or side swiped? sounds like you may be an accident waiting to happen.
Posted by: mad on Feb 19, 2008 at 10:16 PM
ok young kid! Your not a good driver until you have drove for 5 years accident free! At least that's what AAA tells us! Just don't do it! I am guilty and I reach a destination and stop and think I don't remember how i got here! It happens to many of us! We all should pratice safer driving pratices! I like the nationwide add on tv right not what tells us to act like we are in each others home instead of like we are all in each others way!
Posted by: Just a thought on Feb 19, 2008 at 10:07 PM
I think that this is crazy. I understand that some people get distracted when messing with their phones...dialing out for instance. BUT..i dont see how talking on the phone is any more distracting than talking to a passengers. 98% of the people I know drive one handed most of the time anyway. Whats next...a law that states if the cop doesnt see both your hands on the wheel at any given time is cause for a fine!? I have been in plenty of near misses in my car, but never have i seen someone talking on the phone during these. They just made a stupid mistake. do i ever feel the need to call the cops and say...be on the look out for this car..the person driving is an idiot...NO. Only when they are clearly under the influence of SOMETHING! I agree with the poster who said lets see an unbiased study on the number of cell phone induced accidents!
Posted by: Agree! on Feb 19, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Anyone who is objecting this law is one of the idiots that is eventually going to wreck into a innocent individual and take a life. Just today I was sitting at the red light on Jefferson Rd and some lady was just yacking away on her phone through the red, green arrow, yellow and red again. People was blowing their horns and she just sat there like a rere. Finally the next green she went and drove literally 15 mph down Jefferson Rd. finally pulling off at the IGA in Davis Creek. Just crazy. Talk at home! Or I have an even better idea. Since your out and driving around stop by the persons house whom you are talking to , in person conversations are 100% better than over the fun. Be considerate people!
Posted by: dianna on Feb 19, 2008 at 10:01 PM
then i guess smoking and drinking soda,water,etc should fall into the same catergory ,,what about the motheres,fathers who have car loads of childrenn,,where do we live again in u.s. or russia
Posted by: Archie on Feb 19, 2008 at 09:48 PM
I was sitting at a red light and talking on the phone and some old geezer started honking his horn and gesturing toward me. I wasn't driving erratically and haven't had an accident in 15 years of driving. I guess he'd heard all the rumors about cell phones causing accidents. Distractions cause accidents. If you aren't distracted (not paying attention to the road) while talking on a cell phone no one should care.
Posted by: q on Feb 19, 2008 at 09:39 PM
r ain't too bright. can't chew gum and breath at the same time.
Posted by: Anonymous on Feb 19, 2008 at 09:16 PM
i dont think its the cell phone...its the people behind the wheel..i am a young kid who talks on the cell phone all the time..and i do just fine. some people can do it and some cant..why punish the ones who can?
Posted by: Anonymous on Feb 19, 2008 at 09:07 PM
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD LAW. MOST OF THE TIME I PULL OVER WHEN I GET A CALL ANYWAYS. I DO THINK IT SHOULD GO FOR EVERYONE NOT JUST REGULAR PEOPLE. WE CAN'T HAVE A LAW THAT ONLY EFFECTS CERTAIN PEOPLE THATS NOT RIGHT.
Posted by: BobSOWV on Feb 19, 2008 at 08:40 PM
Melvin, if your on this site much you will see that the majority of the participants HATE the Police. I don't understand it. It really bothers me and I hope Im not the only one that it disturbs
Posted by: Anonymous on Feb 19, 2008 at 08:35 PM
I know about cop's on the cell phone's .My daughter went threw a yellow light and the cop saw her but guess what he was on his phone but he took time to come after her ,he ran a redlight and almost cause a car to hit him ,is this stupid or what ,this happen in Ashland ,watch out if your driving there .They can do what ever they want .
Posted by: bigmama on Feb 19, 2008 at 08:30 PM
I have a cell phone for emergencies because my husband had open heart surgery in September 2006. He can call me if he needs anything. Also, if my kids are with me then they answer it,but if I am alone then I answer it and see who it is then put it on speaker.
Posted by: bigmama on Feb 19, 2008 at 08:27 PM
I have a cell phone for emergencies because my husband had open heart surgery in September 2006. He can call me if he needs anything. If my kids are with me they answer it for me, but if I am alone I answer it then put it on speaker.
Posted by: Rob on Feb 19, 2008 at 07:48 PM
Great Idea!! I was hit by a person talking on a cell phone. If she would not have rear ended me she would went through a red light and caused a major accident.Make the fine higher.The people who say they can do both are only fooling themselves.
Posted by: kevin maynard on Feb 19, 2008 at 07:46 PM
Why should police, emergency personal or other government official be any diffrent? Next law makers will be trying to tell us what kind of car to buy. I've got an Idea how about focusing on drunk/doped drivers that would make the roads alot safer.
Posted by: Rose on Feb 19, 2008 at 06:00 PM
I can't count the number of times I've almost been rear-ended or sideswiped because some fool was paying more attention to their phone than the road. I say that if someone is caught using a cell phone while driving, confiscate the phone. That'll get those idiots where it hurts.
Posted by: r on Feb 19, 2008 at 05:45 PM
Bluetooth is not the solution... I can drive down the road with one hand just fine. But you engage my brain in conversation on the phone and Im not gonna pay much attention to the road. Thats just me. Your driving is impaired just like being on drugs.
Posted by: t on Feb 19, 2008 at 05:43 PM
I dont mind when I see cops talking on their cells because this means they cant possibly be paying attention to their radar and dont really care if Im speeding! Talk all ya want law enforcement!
Posted by: Unneeded on Feb 19, 2008 at 05:22 PM
A law we don't need. If the person is talking on the phone and is distracted to the point of swerving or other traffic violations the cops can pull them over already. No need to punish those who can talk on phones without being distracted.
Posted by: Ron on Feb 19, 2008 at 04:30 PM
Wonderful idea! Should have been sooner
Posted by: tim on Feb 19, 2008 at 04:18 PM
i think thats agreat idea,but what ever happened to lead by example?if its passed for one it should be for all,including officials.
Posted by: Anonymous on Feb 19, 2008 at 03:59 PM
I agree if it is going to be a law it should apply to everyone not just some people. Anyone can cause a wreck. If you need to talk on your phone get the hand free devises or just simply PULL OVER. I was almost in a bad car wreck b/c someone in the other car did not see me because they were just to busy on the phone. I do have a cell phone and I have my friends and family that call me while I am driving, but I tell them I will call them back when I get home or when I have my car stopped. I was al ready in one bad accident that almost took my life I dont need another one for careless people that rather talk on the phone then pay attion to the road!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous on Feb 19, 2008 at 03:47 PM
I think that if cell phones are a distraction, then so is smoking!
Posted by: Richard on Feb 19, 2008 at 03:26 PM
So $25 is all a life is worth? Make the crime punishable no less than $1000
Posted by: PI on Feb 19, 2008 at 02:56 PM
It is called buy a bluetooth ear piece! Simple solution.
Posted by: Anonymous on Feb 19, 2008 at 01:57 PM
I think this should be a law that EVERY state passes & should include EVERYONE!!! I have barely escaped accidents many times by people talking on cellphones while driving & not keeping their minds on their driving!
Posted by: Anonymus on Feb 19, 2008 at 01:38 PM
There are some people that can talk for a short time on the phone and be ok but it is hard to drive a stick shift and pay attention to the conversation and the road. Alot of people are driving and talking on cell phones and not paying attention to the roads and having more accidents so I do think it is a good idea. But police are always talking on the phones so they should also use the earpiece as well.
Posted by: Anon123 on Feb 19, 2008 at 01:35 PM
Oh this should make some people mad... I drive with one hand holding my phone, a cigarette in the other hand leaving only my knee available for the steering wheel. Oh and I don't want to forget to mention that im driving a stick shift. I do just fine.
Posted by: ds on Feb 19, 2008 at 01:27 PM
anyone driving should not be doing anything that can a distraction and possibly cause an accident. using a cell phone, applying makeup, eating...it's all a distraction and keeps a person's focus off of the road. a lot of people lack common sense when they're behind the wheel and i wish the fine was $100 instead. $25 doesn't seem high enough for the damage they can potentially do. and for the comment about kids yapping in the back seat, you can speak to your child(ren) without turning around. we did the same to our parents. remember that?
Posted by: melvin on Feb 19, 2008 at 01:24 PM
What do you guys have against cops?
Posted by: mg on Feb 19, 2008 at 01:21 PM
Cell phones are annoying and distracting everywhere. I even see people using them while on the toilet. I was standing in line at a service desk and the woman in front of me couldn't even hang up long enough to talk to the service desk employee. This is rude. I don't understand why everyone must have a cell phone to their ear. Get off of the phone and tend to business, that goes for driving, shopping and yes going to the rest room.
Posted by: Jim on Feb 19, 2008 at 12:49 PM
Wow!!! I almost had a wreck reading this news story on my blacberry while I was driving. Thanks for helping me see the error of my ways. LOL
Posted by: Cindy on Feb 19, 2008 at 12:46 PM
Any law that doesn't apply to police and govt. officials is probably a bad law. There are few circumstances with legitimate exceptions. Emergency personnel and police have their own communication systems, making use of cell phones on the job unnecessary. Personal phone calls are another matter. If our lawmakers and law enforcement personnel can be trusted to manage their cell phones, while not becoming a danger on our roadways, then shouldn't the general public be given the same confidence. Should we have this double standard?
Posted by: Andy on Feb 19, 2008 at 12:42 PM
Why don't they start focusing on the drunk drivers as opposed to making to stupid laws.
Posted by: jay on Feb 19, 2008 at 12:29 PM
I think it's a lot of bull. Just a new way to try to get money is all I think they are doing.
Posted by: Jr. on Feb 19, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Why is it any safer for government officials to do this than the rest of the public?
Posted by: gs on Feb 19, 2008 at 11:33 AM
well,lets see here the public cant do it ,,but police can,,this mean police must be super human or somthing,,they can drive and talk at the same time but there safe though they cant wreck while on putting there attention toward the phone call
Posted by: Becky on Feb 19, 2008 at 11:32 AM
What is good for the goose, is good for the gander. I was nearly rear-ended twice in Ashland last Saturday by a Boyd County deputy,, he was holding a water bottle in one hand (to spit tobacco juice in) and a cell phone in the other. Thank God he finally went around me.
Posted by: Anonymous on Feb 19, 2008 at 10:50 AM
i think this law should apply to everyone on the road that talks on the cell phones. if it is that important for you to be on the phone, then pullover and keep the roads a little safer for us that is not driving irratically. i'm tired of dealing with inconsiderate drivers cutting me off, changing lanes without the turn indicators and etc. hang up and drive would ya thanks
Posted by: JL on Feb 19, 2008 at 10:36 AM
unknown, the speaker option apparently would be illegal as well as hands free phones. The bill says "talking" it doesn't mention holding the phone.
Posted by: david c on Feb 19, 2008 at 10:36 AM
will this new law apply to the police also? i work in charleston and it seams everytime i pass a cop on the road they are on the phone or worse yet looking at their computer screne instead of the road.
Posted by: unknown on Feb 19, 2008 at 10:10 AM
this is great. Now ppl will drive instead of going 20 in a 55 because there talking on the cell phone .. as well this will prevent so much less wrecks.. anyways cell phone has speaker phone now.. USE IT
Posted by: John on Feb 19, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Im on the road alot and I have to talk on my cell phone, its part of my job. Now if I do have to text or IM on my cell, then I will pull over and do that. If this passes, people will still do it.
Posted by: miranda on Feb 19, 2008 at 09:47 AM
Are they planning on making it illegal to drive with children in the car also? I know I'm distracted much more often by my child yapping to me in the back seat then I ever am by my cell phone. You can't legislate good sense folks. People will continue to use their phones whether or not it's illegal. Good point Brian about cell phone use for law enforcement, I used to date an office and he spent a bunch of time chatting to me on his cell phone while on duty.
Posted by: Finally on Feb 19, 2008 at 09:27 AM
This is the first piece of legislation that has made sense. Cell phones and driving don't mix.
Posted by: Chris on Feb 19, 2008 at 09:10 AM
I think it is about time, too many times I have been driving down the road with my family to experience someone paying more attention to their cell phones, But if the law passes, then are the police going to inforce it since there just as guilty.
Posted by: Sean on Feb 19, 2008 at 09:03 AM
I would like to see an unbiased study of how many cell phone related accidents there have been in the last five years in WV. Perhaps "they" are assuming that cell phones cause accidents. How many have you heard of on the news or read in the paper? What do the police reports say? I have yet to hear or see one wreck caused by someone on the phone.
Posted by: Sean on Feb 19, 2008 at 08:58 AM
We have laws that will protect the public from the affects of distracted driving. If a cop sees you driving erratically they can pull you over. If you use a cell phone without being distracted and affecting your driving the cops or public should not care. I do agree that some cannot, but they also can't chew gum and walk at the same time.
Posted by: shana on Feb 19, 2008 at 08:51 AM
To wow and Robert: Let me guess that you two are so perfect that you have done anything behind the wheel that would endanger other lives. You never eat or anything when you are driving? Get real!!!
Posted by: Randy on Feb 19, 2008 at 08:30 AM
They will run into a huge legal issue here. If they pass the law then they will be required to provide a free hands free device to anyone that requests it. California had to do this and it cost them far more than fines brought in.
Posted by: Jon on Feb 19, 2008 at 08:28 AM
I can see texting while driving and maybe talking if it is a teenager, but even going to the point of fining you if you pull over that is to much. This all boils down to another way for the lawmakers to get to our hard erned money. I have been driving for 29 years and if I need to text someone I pull off the road. I think they need to re-think this one and ask those it will effect. Like Brian said the radio in the cruzers are to talk to the dispatchers not the phone so if the law passes then it should be the same for them.
Posted by: wow on Feb 19, 2008 at 08:16 AM
lets impose fines for talking on a phone but forget about those changing cds, smoking, chewing, eating, putting on makeup, etc. A lady rear ended me while putting on her eye makeup.
Posted by: Robert on Feb 19, 2008 at 08:11 AM
When are they going to fine people for eating while they are driving? Or putting on makeup?
Posted by: Brian on Feb 19, 2008 at 08:04 AM
Does this mean that all the police officers I see talking on their cell phones are really talking to their dispatchers instead of their girlfriends? Wow! And here I thought the Motorola 2way radio in every patrol car & & portable radio clipped on every uniform was for that. Silly me.
Posted by: RANDY SIMONS on Feb 19, 2008 at 07:55 AM
as o native west virginian what you are doing with this law is a violation of peolples right to choose on there own as to what thye want to did and is illegal ubder the laws of the united states
Posted by: Debbie on Feb 19, 2008 at 07:39 AM
It's about time. Saw a jeep drive off the road on 64 two days ago, Yep you guessed it the guy was yapping on a cell phone.
Posted by: c on Feb 19, 2008 at 07:20 AM
Im sorry, but in my opinion, the hands free option is still dangerous. The problem is not that one hand is off the steering wheel while holding the phone, the problem is YOUR BRAIN IS NOT ON YOUR DRIVING like it should be. You can always tell by erratic driving if someone is talking on their phone while driving. They just think they are the only ones on the road.
Posted by: junior on Feb 19, 2008 at 06:51 AM
I think it's great and about time for this to happen. I all most got hit by a person talking on a cell phone while driving. yes i have a cell phone and use it a lot but not while i'm under a wheel of a car.
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  • Posted By: Big Earl: Hello working people of WV this is Big Earl and people there is nothing wrong with eating good wholesome foods like bacon sausage eggs lard flour and the like all these PETA types are ganging up on our good food like you cant go to a baseball game now and get a hotdog without a PETA nut bothering you boo hooing about the poor little pig that turned out as a hotdog. Now my favorite restaurant in the world Kentucky Fired Chicken has thrown in twith these nuts and is grilling chicken now. Chicken was never meant to be grilled only fried regular or extra crispy. So people I say get busy we have work to do they is two states in front of us we in WV have to reclaim our top spot as best fed in the whole country go down to the foodland or kroger and get a cube of regular mountain dew a sack of Lays chips and some good ball park big red smokeys with a big bowl of chili and have a grill out tomorrow to celebrate the fourth of July in style and may I say God bless the USA and coal miners too.
  • Posted By: food for thought: Yes I am a Christian. I do need to understand the book of Revelation more and the end time prophecy. Like most I have the concept of it. Just to make it short, government dependence(happening more than ever) and is almost being forced for the citizens of this country to rely on. Cap and trade?(sign of the mark of the beast?)I don't know. I am ready. You that believe in science is fine, I do too. I do not go as far as to believe every report they give out. I pose this question. if you are so worried about global warming that means you don't like heat or burning:correct? Hmmm, think on this of what in Revelation I do understand. The lake of fire is where the worm dieth not and the fire is never quenched. Eternity is forever, on this Earth we are just passing through.
  • Posted By: to why: no ,hetrosexuals wont go to hell any slower than gays.adultry fornication,stealing lying murder etc,are all sins.every one sins,it just that you cant say you want to be a christian,and keep on with bad habits or not want to change and expect god to say thats all right.life is a struggle for all of us.we are expected to repent and try our hardest to do whats right.god respects that.you are not in any more danger than any other sinner.i know that homosexuality is a sin but so is adultry.would we tell an adulter that its all right to keep on hurting their marriage and spouse and thats alright,no.i would rather live beside an honest caring,productive gay person than a dishonest evil selfish nosy buissybody any day.we are only responsible for our own sins and actions.you sound stressed,lighten up.but homosexuality is a sin,like adultry and fornication,nobody gets a free pass.
  • Posted By: Patty: Good points, Htiek, but the status quo with coal mining, which is a dirty business, no matter how it is marketed, i.e., "clean coal" (coal is dirty, period), will remain till the resources are depleted, the land and environment of the coal fields are destroyed, which is pretty much the case at present.
  • Posted By: bonn: One more thing and I really will stop. Why does the weather cycle? I do not know everything-no one does. But everything has its purpose. Sometimes, more cold is called for. If we don't have hard winters snakes and mosquitoes thrive, for one. Mosquitoes are a large part of fish diet. And snakes keep rodents in check. But too much cold hurts other things that call for warmer temps. Quail is one thing that comes to mind that suffer in the frigid temps. We just don't understand all of the workings of these things. But it is all to keep a balance-many times in things we ourselves have killed off, such as bear and wolves. Even if we don't like some species, they all serve a purpose and nature helps keep that balance. Our world really was wonderfully made. With all the changes in temperature, we still have seasons. You can know it will be cold in winter and hot in summer. The excesses serve a purpose we sometimes can not see. Strive to learn of all of her wonders, not follow blindly.
  • Posted By: bonn: I would like to apologize if I have been short and critical. I really am sorry. It is no excuse, but I have a very sick child who may be dying and I get so upset at the state of our world. I do have to quit reading these comments. But I hope I have caused a few people at least to think with their own common sense instead of blindly following whatever. Some theories may be correct. But many ARE for monetary purposes. We each were given a mind to think with. Question everything before taking it as it appears. And be sure and thank a veteran for the freedom we celebrate this weekend. Too many have died to protect it to just give it up willingly. And whether or not you are religious, lets try to love one another. Love can fix so many things! Try to keep our world clean, But that doesn't have to bankrupt us. We can all do our part in whatever ways we can. The old saying "Give a hoot, don't pollute" should not have gone out of style. And use your wikipedia to read "Ice Age" to see cycling.
  • Posted By: Follow up on cap and rape: CNSNews.com) – The 1,400-page cap-and-trade legislation pushed through by House Democrats contains a new federal policy that residential, commercial, and government buildings be retrofitted to increase energy efficiency, leaving it up to the states to figure out exactly how to do that. This means that homeowners, for example, could be required to retrofit their homes to meet federal “green” guidelines in order to sell their homes, if the cap-and-trade bill becomes law. The bill, which now goes to the Senate, directs the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and implement a national policy for residential and commercial buildings. The purpose of such a strategy – known as the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) – would be to “facilitate” the retrofitting of existing buildings nationwide.In other words all your appliances-heating-stove -fridge-windows-would have to meet green standards before we sell SOCAILISM HAS ARRIVED YESWEDID
  • Posted By: ANOTHER YES WE CAN: First you paid to insure your car. Soon you may have to add health insurance premiums to that stack of monthly bills as well. In a revamped health care system envisioned by senators, people would be required to carry health insurance just like motorists must get auto coverage now. The government would provide subsidies for the poor and many middle-class families, but those who still refuse to sign up would face fines of more than $1,000. The details were unveiled Thursday in a health care overhaul bill supported by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.SOCAILISM IS HERE The Congressional Budget Office estimated the fines would raise around $36 billion over 10 years. Senate aides said the penalties would be modeled on the approach taken by Massachusetts, which now imposes a fine of about $1,000 a year on individuals who refuse to get coverage. Under the federal legislation, families would pay higher penalties than individuals
  • Posted By: bonn: Good grief! The brain washing has gone so far it will never get better. Some of this way of thinking makes me physically ill in my stomach. All of one mind! Mindless devotion to whatever is contrary to common sense and whatever theory is being passed around. Most families have both parents working, some two jobs, just to make it now. Soon you won't even be able to work enough to carry your family, the government and the ones who won't work. Then you will be disposable and they will start killing you off because you can't give them enough money. But you will blindly keep following. It is easy to see how Hitler took control and how it is being set up for the antichrist to take control. I quit. I will never read another comment. And Kris, did that nut not know the sky has always appeared blue? Hahaha Goodbye. I know you will reply, but I won't be reading it. Never again. Either you believe God or the scientists. I choose God. And freedom!
  • Posted By: cap and trade: world net daily has an informative article on home ownership and all buildings in u.s.it is about total government control of everyone.you will have to answer to the gov.or else.
  • Posted By: Jane Doe: To Pearl: Thanks for the comment. I try to be an adult and make the usual comments and complaints, But how would you feel if every time you wrote something, Someone would respond back with their own opinions and say that you are wrong! Just the other day I wrote how my child was injured at Camden Park! Of course RoaneCo. had to write something and attack me about my decision to get angry about the situation. Yes, I agree that I should just turn the other cheek but I was raised to stand up for myself!! Why I'm a target I'll never know but I think that I have a right just like everyone else on here and to say my opinion on things whether people agree or not.
  • Posted By: Why?: EVERYONE SINS! Why is being gay the worst sin that sends you "straight" to HELL? Heterosexuals can do all the "sining" they want and still go to heaven but LGBT can't.
  • Posted By: Justme: Coal mining has been around for years and years. I'm sick of all these nuts that are griping about mining. You nuts are always griping. Maybe you need to get a life. If your so against it.. Then turn your lights out. And stop using the power. Move on, and stop taking jobs away from our miner's.
  • Posted By: Htiek: What always amazes me about people in WV is their slavish devotion to coal mining even though it is killing the planet, costs more jobs than it creates, poisons the water, destroys the mountains, scars the land, kills the snail darter, and other horrible things. Things are all so backwards in this country why dont we switch over to something that lasts and is free like the sun and wind? Even if the president said that stuff and I doubt he did and even if he did you are misquoting him or taking him out of context he is right if there is one sure way to get people to stop turning their air conditioners down to 76 it is to raise the price, just like gasoline. People we can learn to ride bikes and walk again, just like they did in the old days, that will help give us exercise and decrease the obesity rate in WV. Food is another area, the slop that people eat like MacDonalds, trans fats, regular soft drinks, anybody with half a brain knows the intelligent thing to do is tax regular soda pop.
  • Posted By: Gandalf: A tea party? Oh my! I must relay this information to my friend Alice and the Mad Hatter. Door Mouse and Rabbit too. They will be thrilled! Oh my bad, must have picked out the wrong book today. Ta Ta!
  • Posted By: Pearl: Roane Co why dont you and Jane pursue your romance elsewhere the yell is for complaints.
  • Posted By: Kris: Just throwing this out there. I'm sitting on my couch wearing sweat pants and short sleeve shirt. I'm thinking about shuting my windows and turning on my heat. Shouldn't I be turning on the air conditioner instead? It's the 2nd of July. Not saying it's global warming but it doesn't seem right. Haven't heard of any heat warning anywhere is the US so far this summer. Great for us but doesn't feel right.
  • Posted By: Kris: Hi Bonn, it is true that these cycles do occur over time. Scientists have taken core samples from the earth and the ice to show these cycles. However, none of the samples show such a dramatic change in such a short period of time. I am a smoker and I will admit that my second hand smoke can and probably will effect the lungs of a non-smoker. The tons of carbon monoxide and other pollutants that we release into our atmosphere HAS TO have an effect on our atmosphere. True story: there was a scientist that day after day after day couldn't figure out why the sky was so blue and clear. Then it struck him, there hadn't been ANY planes in the air for three days. That was 911. What you put out, is what you get back. If you put love out, you will get love back. If you put out negativity, you will get negativity back. For every action, there is a reaction whether it's good or bad. It's in our hands to do our best not to cause an adverse impact to our planet. Peace to ALL!
  • Posted By: Big Earl: Hello again good working coal mining people of WV this is the coal miners friend Big Earl with news of yet another hippie plot to stick there big noses further into our business now some of these people in Congress has throwed in with the tree huggers they are trying to make it so you cannot sell your house without some nut from the hippie EPA coming in and inspecting it to make sure you are green enough to suit there tastes. This so called cap and trade bill that these busy body do gooders are pushing on us will destroy our jobs and run up the electric bills so that everybody will have to live like the Waltons with 27 people under one roof just to keep warm. Now the average hippie longhair don’t care noway because they would have us all living in mud huts riding mules wearing sandals and weaving baskets to load down with califlowers and arougalas tofu and alfalfa to take up on some worthless mountaintop as an offering to there windmill god instead of having nice homes, cars, a job and cool air in the summer and heat in the winter ALL THANKS TO THE COAL MINER. Anything to bother people attracts these hippies like flies to a cowpie.
  • Posted By: to hteik: hteik has 2 comment .the global warming one was hillarous.it was june 30.he must not have gotten the same public education i did,he was taught that we had satellites in colonial time.but then again he think algoe is really smart,he doesnt know al didn,t really invent the innernet.i think fox news and conservative talk radio would do him a world of good,he,d be shocked at what he doesn,t know.
  • Posted By: Amy: Hey Keith, I must have missed that interview because I was busy clinging to my guns and religion. No, really, I did see it. It's kind of strange how people become so shocked when this stuff is introduced in the House of Reps. Obama outlined every plan he intended to get pushed through and a lot of people just didn't listen. Next time I hope people vote for the best candidate not the best slogan. Yes we can....bankrupt the nation!
  • Posted By: Patriot1: Tea Party: There will be a tea party in Grayson, Ky on July 4th. It will be held at the City Park from 4:00-6:30PM
  • Posted By: Dave: The seat belt law is no law. Its nothing but a deliberate attempt to extort money off the American people,use communist law and control the populace. THE PEOPLE HAVE NEVER VOTED ON IT, BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO GET YOU BELIEVE THAT IT WILL SAVE LIVES. TELL THEM TO GIVE YOU THE FIGURES ON ACCIDENTAL OPERATIONS.And if that doesn't satisfy you then why are we allowing our young brave soldiers to be killed,and for whom? WHY AREN'T THESE NEWSPAPERS BRINGING THIS INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE? Because the nations 96% are owned and controled by the WEALTHIEST.
  • Posted By: bonn: I was trying to make a point. Perhaps not in the best way. I get so discouraged seeing what is happening around us. One group of scientists call for us to spread soot on all the snow up north to absorb heat to counter the coming ice age. Another (more popular) group calls for painting our roofs white to reflect the heat that is melting our ice caps. Which group is right? Neither. Our earth is doing exactly as it has been doing all along. Cycling naturally. Did it plan it all on its own? Hardly. But no one wants to hear that. It reminds me of "chicken little" yelling "the sky is falling". Only this is not so funny-this is control. And what is even sadder is-people seem to WANT to be controlled. This earth will continue as always until one preplanned day it all comes to a screeching halt. Then a new earth will be created. I will not be caught off guard. I read The Book. I know where I will be. Do you? And do you really enjoy giving those schemers your money that much? I hope one day...
  • Posted By: Keith: A few questions for the Yell audience: Does anyone remember when Obama gave that interview in SanFran Cisco and said that he would not prevent the construction of a coal fired plant, but his policies would bankrupt anybody that tried to build one? That policy was cap and trade. I heard O say that energy prices, under his administration, would "necessairly skyrocket." Is this the hope and change you guys voted for? How will you afford your electric and gas service under this man who cares so much for the poor? Obama said once that he was not bothered that the price of gas had risen so high, just that it happened so fast. How does everyone feel about the gas price? Obama raked John Pablo McCain over the coals for suggesting health care benefits be taxed as income, now he is going to do the same thing to pay for "free" care to illegal aliens, deadbeats, etc...but union workers will be exempt from this tax. How does that make you feel if you work for a living and are not in a union? H&C
  • Posted By: Amy: Hteik, "all is well" because people like us! Give me a break. If all were well, we would not have the largest unemployment rate in 26 years. The stimulus package would prevent it from going above 8%, remember? How is Iran not our business but Honduras is? The people of Honduras have a Constitution very similar to ours and we should support the people not an extremist who is trying to take over their country. The 22nd Amendment does a great service for our nation. IF it would be reversed that would be O.K too. At the rate Obama is going W. could beat him in 2012. At least I would sleep better at night.
  • Posted By: Just Me: Wow Jane Doe, give it a rest. I really don't think God would be please with this going on and on and on...healthy banter is fine, but this is not healthy banter. Christians absolutely can and do get angry, it's what they do with that anger that counts. It doesn't matter where, when, or even IF you go to church...what matters is that you have accepted Christ into your heart and asked for forgiveness of your sins. God didn't save us to judge others, he saved us to lead others to him. I've said many times...what if the person you just yelled at, told off, or whatever showed up at your church on Sunday? Would you be proud of your behavior?
  • Posted By: Sophie: Roane County is a beautiful place. The country roads snake along past fields, farms and old homes we wish could talk. Looneyville is indeed named after the Looney family, so is Gandeeville. My father was from Roane Co. & graduated from Walton High School in the 40's. He told me tales of his school days, friends, boyish pranks, old cars and the fun they had at the 4-H camp. Spencer was a big place to them. Roane Co. gave us many war veterans and kept distant family & friends together with the annual "Roane County Reunion". I don't even know if they still have it, but we used to go. I remember seeing Sen. Robert Byrd play his fiddle there. The Black Walnut Festival in October(?) is a good time to visit Spencer. They usually have a parade, arts & crafts and a museum. You can enjoy a slice of Americana, along with a slice of homemade pie.
  • Posted By: Craveontruth: The great Dale Carnegie once said "You never win an argument".Most of you know he wrote" How to Win Friends and Influence People'.Some of you should put this on your Christmas List.I think I will dust it off and revisit this old classic.
  • Posted By: cap and trade: welcome to ''before tax and tax'bill going thru the powers that be.look at your electric bills this monthe there is an enviornmental tax at 2.2cents for every kilowatt you use.can we even imagine what our electric bill will be,not to mention every thing we consume,food water ,every necessity that cant be done without.we in easternky have good reps.in washington,every one in surrounding states should put your so called reps a lot of pressure to defeat this tax and tax bill that is being pushed by a few people to make them richer and control every aspects of productive peoples lives.look at your gasbill also,you will see only a very small portion for gas but the rest in fees and taxes.look at your phone bill you will see a 100percent markup in taxes and fees.its time to put pressure on politicans to protect the citizens and not the lobiest.
  • Posted By: justanotherfly: sounds like jane doe is looking for an easy way out ie a lawsuit
  • Posted By: to bonn: i couldn,t have said it better myself.some things have to be explained like you are talking to a 5year old.but like some 5year olds that are stubborn and spoiled rotten they dont listen.wait till the cost of every thing sky rockets and they will be the first to rant and rave that nobody told them.
  • Posted By: Jane Doe: To my biggest fan, RoaneCo: Ummm! It's sounds to me like you have a lot of anger. You have to pick on everyone's comments! I think I speak for everyone when I say (Get a Job)!! Cause you obviously have none! You have all this free time on your hands! Why don't you spend this free time helping others instead of puttin them down! You know..WSAZ has job postings...Maybe you could find one on there!!!!I'm not a negative person. Maybe I'm just like everyone else that has a job and three kids and a lot of things to do! I get stressed out, I know that goes way over your head,You don't get stressed. But because you go to church doesn't mean you can't get angry about stuff!!LOL My father-in-law is a Deacon at my church and even he has a temper!! Look out craveontruth! Looks like RoaneCo. has found someone else to pick on!Good Luck!! Have a perfect day ( I know you will)!!
  • Posted By: RoaneCo.: Yes Craveontruth, there is a place named Looneyville.(no Jane Doe that isn't where I live) It is on Rt.36, nothing there but the Looneyville Post Office, and I am not joking. There is also a Lefthand Post Office on Rt.36, always wondered why there wasn't a Righthand also. Our County seat is located in Spencer, (middle of nowhere) which for years was only known for its State Mental Institution. (no Jane Doe this isn't my Alma mater) It was closed years ago and now a Wal-Mart is on that location. I guess the only other thing to speak of would be the Black Walnut Festival which is held in Spencer every October.
  • Posted By: bonn, the simpleton: Don't we have a smart earth? She formed herself from a dust cloud, they say and planted herself just the right distance from the sun to support the life she would create. She also filled her insides with molten heat to maintain the right temps and if that builds too much she decides to blow some out holes (volcanoes) to keep from exploding. She makes her own rain, knowing whether she needs a gentle soaking rain for her plants, or a gully washer to cleanse the filth. It pours down the mountains, into the rivers and out into the ocean which she just happened to fill with salt (her natural sanitizer). And she knows if she doesn't have ice she will over heat, but too much and she will freeze, killing her life she so carefully made. So she melts some, then as it heats up, she freezes more. All just coincidental happenings? She is brilliant! But not so smart as the humans who are making a fortune controlling the other dumb humans by convincing them THEY are causing her to do these things!!!
  • Posted By: passing by the yell: I met someone from Looneyville once. It's named that after a person's last name from what I was told.
  • Posted By: Hteik: Well it is nice to see that the war in Iraq is ending under President Obama. Who would have thought, it seems the world is backwards right now, huh? Obama gets elected, the world understands our good will, and all is well. Just like history, Republicans start wars, Democrats finish them. Hate to say we told you so but we told you so, I just get fuzzy inside thinking about all the people that love us now that hated us because of that old Bush. Another thing too, leave this Iran thing alone, that is none of our business. I dont recall anybody from Iran coming over here to help us in 1776 so why should we stick our nose in their business? When you get a strong leader like in Honduras, a good strong leader with a military background, everybody goes nuts because the guy takes things over well I support him and Obama. In fact, some people are so needed we better start now to get rid of the 22nd Amendment, it was only put in by jealous radical extremist crazy Republicans to hurt FDR.
  • Posted By: Craveontruth: I don't think I have ever been to Roan County.Nothing against the good people of that neck of the woods.I did enjoy looking it up on wikipedia.Is there really a Looneyville there? If there is then I must visit!Who's with me?
  • Posted By: food for thought: 2-10 years for almost killing a child? Where are our priorities? I know they are nestled in the mountains or wait lying deep in the ocean waiting for anoother person to adopt them and claim rights to the next whale that is proclaimed Shammu or Willy. Get real people lets protest these laws that allow some cook to wanna kill his child and only have to pay his debt of 2 - 10 years. Oh and Kris your right our God won't kill a 1 yr old or a 100 yr old just do to it. He would do it for his glory and maybe take them from being around a half heartened sadistic person that would do this to a child. Oh i love the lights and the A/C and my car, but most of all I love my GOD "Jehovah God" whom i think first and foremost for all I have, then i thank a coal miner and an AEP worker and a so on and so on.
  • Posted By: Kimberly: Raising the WV Toll price? I see a lot of arguments coming from this. Where is all of this money going to? Mansion might be a good governer, but when it comes to things like this, it needs fixed. WV roads are awful and I know after all of these years, surely the toll money has added up to more than enough to fix these roads!!! What an awful awful idea!!
  • Posted By: RoaneCo.: Bonn, people like you are the very reason I have stated that I respect ones right of freedom of religion. Although I have different views, I have no issues with anyone going to church and trying to live according to their interpretation of the bible. I think that is wonderful. I also thank you Bonn for being open minded and seeing the point I was trying make. And for Anonymous on Jul 1, 2009 at 03:11 PM, no Craveontruth and I are not the same person. We do agree on some issues, and disagree on others. And when we do disagree (speaking for myself of course) we do it without anger. Also, for Bob... sorry, it isn't working. I have a two year old that comes up with better jabs than you. But I respect your right to try.
  • Posted By: Sophie: Just a few comments on current Yells: Big Earl - I just can't read you anymore because it's the same things over & over. Yeah, we're with you - there are a bunch on weed-o's coming around these days trying to shut us down for the sake of some owl...We get it. We all hate it. Roane Co/Jane -It appears Roane has been very hurt in their lifetime by family conflict involving belief. Many people get hurt because of superstition & misinterpretation and overzealousness. It has been this way since time began. I hope Roane can someday get past the hurt & retoric to work out his/her own salvation. Simple belief in Jesus Christ is where it starts, the rest as I put it, is just "gravy". Jane: I'm sorry your child was hurt. This indeed must be reported. I got hurt @ CP one time too on "The Whip". It beat me so hard against the side I had a major bruise on my hip. I strained my arms trying to keep from slamming into the side. A fun thing was not so fun. No rides for me, anymore. Not there.
  • Posted By: : I think RoaneCo. and Craveontruth is the exact same person? Who's with me?
  • Posted By: Big Earl: Hello good people of WV this is Big Earl and I for one am sick and tired of all these out of state know it all nosey people bothering us if it is not these smelly hippies trying to run our jobs off or rename the WVU mascot now they are calling the good citizens of WV fat. Well people I am here to tell you that this bunch at the so called CSPI and no you hippies I don’t mean the TV show calling us fat should look in the mirror they look like something off night of the living dead pasty faced scarecrows and beanpoles and what is so great about that. WV has some of the best staple foods anywhere in the world I have eaten paotatoes beans meat flour and corn meal all my life cooked in lard and I am not one bit worse off for it and can mine coal with anybody. People all the good foods we eat are natural growed in the garden or on the farm so it should even make a tofu eating hippie type happy. I am more bothered that two states beat us out in the race for the top so I tip my hat to the people of the great states of Alabama home of the best country music band ever and Mississippi but people of WV get busy we have to reclaim our title to best fed in the USA I recommend the Kentucky Fried Chicken with gravy and biscuits as a good place to start our comeback.
  • Posted By: RoaneCo.: Actually Jane Doe, growing up I did attend church and read the bible. Being subjected to religion for many years I would not consider myself "confused" or uneducated. If one looks at organized religion with an open mind it isn't hard to see who is confused. For example, you have one bible yet there are numerous religious groups ( methodists, baptists etc...) that believe their interpretation is the only correct interpretation. This is understandable because the bible itself is very contradictive. In my opinion the the bible and organized religion is nothing more than a tool created to control the masses. Yet this tool has pitted man against man, brother against brother, state against state and country against country, not to mention the wars, death and destruction it has caused. I have witnessed in my lifetime many family fueds, broken marriages and busted churches at the hands of organized religion. I have heard the words of hate spoken by christians. I am not confused.
  • Posted By: To Fat Earl: You're losing! Ha,Ha!
  • Posted By: Kris: God does not control the weather!If so then he would be responsible for killing hundreds of innocent people every year in America alone! If that's your God, you can have it! My GOD is loving and compassionate. He would never take the life of a one year old nor a hundred year old just because he felt like creating a tornado that day or a hurricane the next. Get a brain and use it simpletons!
  • Posted By: bonn: To Jane Doe: I am afraid RoaneCo's common sense is more attractive than your comments. Read your last post at 8:58 and see if it shows the Light you are suppose to give. We are suppose to control our anger. Yes, we are forgiven, but it is not a license to keep repeating our faults. It is mercy so we can improve. Viciousness does not become a child of God. RoaneCo., may God forgive us for driving you and others away from Him with our failure to shine the Light of Love. And Jane Doe, I am the one you called ignorant just because I was showing compassion (another expectation of a Christian). It is scary about your child. But that person was not attacking your child, nor joking about it, only disapproving of your outburst. Not very attractive in anyone, especially one called to set an example for others to follow. If you must get angry, use it to accomplish something good. Christians are hated enough WITHOUT cause. Love is the answer.
  • Posted By: Bob: I think we might need to contact someone in state govt.about inspecting our amusement parks to many in the public simply dont care if kids get hurt this could have been something really really bad but I guess there is always a few who would crack jokes at anything even a child getting injured.
  • Posted By: cap and trade bill: you wont hear on liberal obama mania news reports whats in the cap and tax bill.only conservate talk radio and conservative news are telling the contents of this country destroying bill.liberal dont want you to be informed,it would be to dangerous for their so called news networks.did you know that,as i somewhat understand it,that every house in the country will have to be at gov.standards before it can be sold,they will be allowed to change therules in mid stream if they want.even if you dont like conservative news,remember only a well informed person can try to stop tyranny.look for facts,have you heard 1 liberal news tell you whats in this bill thats detrimental to this country and freedom.i challenge wsaz to look up whats in this bill and report accuratly whats in it.i dont think thats going to happen.
  • Posted By: food for thought: AMEN Bonn I could never have said it any better, being a Boone county coal miner and all. We do no get a very well reputation anyway.
  • Posted By: Craveontruth: RoaneCo.can hurt but often the truth does hurt.I support RoaneCo.To Jane Doe,I believe RoaneCo.does know quite a bit about Christianity and is not confused at all.
  • Posted By: Jane Doe: Thank you everyone for your support!!You know RoaneCo. Nobody is perfect, That goes for Christians too! Are we allowed to get mad??Yes! But are we forgiven everyday? Yes!Obviously you don't know much about Christianity! That's why you critize so much!!You're confused!! We are not perfect! I guess you are!!
  • Posted By: VOTE NO ON CAP AND TRADE: I know its a repost but i think its Worthy 'Liberty Or Tyranny?' House Passes Cap-And-Trade Republicans Warn Bill Gives Federal Government 'Virtual Control' Over 'Every Aspect Of The Lives Of The American People. Thank the Dumbocratic controled house as it will raise the average consumers power bill $175.00 This on top of the energy companies already asking for an inctrase will put such a burden on the American people that only the wealthy will survive.Please write or call our Senators they are the only life line we have left and ask them to VOTE NO on cap and trade. Republicans were overwhelmingly against the measure, arguing it would destroy jobs in the midst of a recession while burdening consumers with a new tax in the form of higher energy costs.And there was plenty to work on in a House-passed measure that pointed toward higher electricity bills for the middle class.Budget Office and the other from the Environmental Protection Agency — that suggested average increases would be $175.00 a year.
  • Posted By: cap and trade survey: against cap and tax,85percent.people who work and are productive.15percent for cap and tax,,,people who work for government or live off the fat of the land and dont mind other people being taxed into poverty....
  • Posted By: : If new drivers would slow down and actually pay attention to what they are doing, then maybe WV would'nt have these new laws for teenage drivers. Personally myself I believe that all states should have this law. It would make the roads a little safer to drive on.
  • Posted By: bonn: About global warming- our temperature is (and always has been) constantly changing. GOD controls it. Anyone who thinks we can are puffing themselves up bigger than we are.Are we suppose to believe we are responsible for the Ice Age thawing that is suppose to have happened way back when as well? How did that happen? Certainly not carbon emissions. Use some common sense and realize people are using this to line their pockets and gain support for their pet projects. I know- you don't want to hear this, but it is not realistic. Don't let America be controlled with this, PLEASE!! Let us remain free!
  • Posted By: Bob: Dont worry Jane Doe I have notice RoaneCOs posts are generally always on the rude side I am sorry to hear about your daughter.
  • Posted By: Just wondering: the 3 people that was killed on alt rt 10. 2 being st. joe's students. Did they ever release the cause of the accident?
  • Posted By: RoaneCo.: I do care about the safety of our children Anonymous on Jun 30, 2009 at 09:01 AM, no matter where they are or what they are doing. Our children are our future. What I don't care for is someone like Jane Doe on here week after week preaching her little sermons all the while calling people ignorant and showing her hostility toward others. It has always amazed me how most christians will belittle someone else but the minute you catch them being unchristian like they always come up with the old "we christians ain't perfect". Well I know they are not, but by golly they are the first to judge everyone else. These hyporcitical self proclaimed christians are one of the reasons I turned away from organized religion years ago. I just don't agree with these people shoving religion on everyone else. I respect Jane Does right to religion and I would even fight for her to keep that right, but she, like so many others need to keep their religion in their church and their home.
  • Posted By: Big Earl: Well hello again good working coal mining families in WV this is Big Earl and I for one am very disappointed that this cap and trade bill got passed into law the other day no thanks to our good representatives from WV. People all I can say is get a woodpile and a bunch of cow chips because your electric is going to get real expensive real quick. These hippies has run up to Washington DC and boo hooed to them tree huggers and longhairs in the EPA until they got even worse done to our jobs but then again what do you expect from a bunch that has a leaf from a dope plant on there sign like the EPA does if you don’t believe me look on this very website I seen a picture of it. Birds of a feather flock together that’s why the good working people were kept out and not allowed to talk at that hearing and the hippies let in. People these hippies has slandered our great state and coal miners first they bring in professor moonbeam from NASA to insult us then he tucks his tail and runs back to NASA and wont debate Mr. DB then they attack our state university mascot the WV mountaineer. Well people I Big Earl have a solution to this lets call WV the “Ivory Soap State,” make our mascot a bathtub that’s a sure fire way to get rid of these smelly hippies and longhairs and keep them out forever.
  • Posted By: ME: We christians are most always judged by our actions and that is to be expected since we are not perfect in any way. We all make mistakes every day,we get angry,we say things we shouldn't and act out our frustrations sometimes to those closest to us and our friends. We try to do better and ask forgiveness when we do stumble from our christian path. Actions speak louder than words at times, good or bad. Yes we adults act like children at times and children try to act like adults all too soon. We never know who we are influenceing with our actions and words so we need to always try to act,say and do what is right. As long as we are on this earth we will stumble but we should strive to be the best we can be and treat people with love and respect no matter how we are treated. I have turned the cheek many times and been slapped alot and will keep on doing it as long as I breath. My time will come soon enough to be judged as to the way I have lived and treated people.
  • Posted By: Jane Doe: I love people on the Yell!!! They give me a chance to laugh everyday. Thanks guys!!
  • Posted By: just looking: UMMMM do you people think that christians are perfect??? Do you think we dont get angry?? Only one person is perfect and that is Jesus Christ...And if a christian says they are perfect, then they arnt a very good christian. We all have faults. Alot of you people cant wait to get up and look at the faults of others and criticize what they believe in....
  • Posted By: Patriot1: Tea Party. There will be a "Tea Party" July 4th from 4:00-6:30 PM at the City Park in Grayson,Ky
  • Posted By: Donna: Please! enough of Michael Jackson. He died, now he will appear before God and face his punishment for his sins against children. He was a morally bankrupt person who the media has presented as an icon. It's no wonder children are so messed up today,too much TV and not enough parenting. You too, are responsible for making him appear as a person to be looked up to. He and others in entertainment and sports are not what the children need, they need moral examples to look up to, please stop the glorification of immoral and indecent individuals.
  • Posted By: food for thought: To those of you telling me to watch out for Fox news, please go back and read carefully what I said about the media and the government. I thank each of you for your information. I am not out to attack anyone whether acclaimed or the average joe. I just know what I have read from reports and from different sites. This information is what our scientists, meteorologists and so forth use in reference to report the records of weather and temperatures. Again thank each of you, and at last Fox news was the channel the fine people at our local (American made) dealership had channeled on the tube, personally I just watch WSAZ, at the local level.
  • Posted By: : Roane Co., why are you not concerned about the safety of small children at amusement parks?
  • Posted By: Htiek: Right on Kris you tell em about Fox News. Everyone that watches knows that the dependable networks are ABF, Anyone But Fox. I am just like everyone else in the know, they lie all the time but please dont press me to cite anything specific as I am having coffee right now. I am new to your side, so pardon me if I get something confused. Those photographs of the ice caps are proof positive as far as I am concerned, these flat earth types that dont believe global warming should compare them to the satellite picutres from the colonial period and over the years since for comparison purposes. I once heard the hottest year on record was in the 1930s but what does that prove. And before one of you know it alls talks about Al Gore riding everywhere in a private plane and having such a huge house and running a company that profits from selling carbon credits, some people in life earn their special privileges simply by showing up and enlightening the rest of us, so there.
  • Posted By: polar ice caps: the weather is always changing.sometime it freezes sometimes it melts,thats gods doings,not mans.wasnt it the great mind of ted danson many years ago that explaind that in 15 or 20 years that the oceans were going to raise so many feet that it would destroy and overflo inward to apolipicate level.i guess the people that live on these coast lines dont know they are under water.we americans are so silly.let me explain what a great creator said,it rains but the oceans are never full.ice melts but the oceans never overflo.i think i,ll believe him instead of a.gore or ted danzen.p.b.s last week on a travel show,,i think,,,,the guide said the glacier there had been melting 150years.that was certainly before the industrial revolution.as for fox,world net daily,newsmax,etc.the liberal press has lost it monolopy on liberal so called news.
  • Posted By: RoaneCo.: After you finish showing your true colors, go back and read my post again Jane Doe. Better yet let me cut and paste it for you. "I do hope your little girl is ok. I have children of my own, I know how precious they are." And just for the record, I would never "make fun" of a child, but don't think for one second that I won't point out an adult being hypocritical. Are you not the same Jane Doe that three weeks ago was preaching about God, then in the same breath calling someone "IGNORANT"? So let me say it one more time, I hope your little girl is ok. As for you, thank you for proving once again how kind, loving, patient and understanding some of you fine christians can be.
  • Posted By: Kris: This respectfully goes out to "food for thought" for what they said about fox news and global warming.FOX has great movies and tv shows but their view when it comes to the "news" is so far on the "right" way of thinking that it totally obscures reality in their opions of the subject at hand. They'll twist their views to make sure that it is opposite of "liberals" or people on the "left" and how they feel about the subject.Asf or global warming, we have actual time lapsed pictures of the polar caps melting at an alarming rate. You can actually see it happening. If things are cooling down, then why are the polar caps and icebergs melting at an alarming rate? The evidence is right in front of our faces. I sure do hope you're right because if I am, our planet is doomed. Sincerely, Kris
  • Posted By: Jethro: WHATS WRONG WITH YOU ALL UPDATE THE YELL!!!!!!!!!!WAKE UP!!!!!!
  • Posted By: Keith: Never thought I'd sit around and miss Bush...well the wrecking ball has appointed a racist to the supreme court, one that is inept and incompetent too. Did you notice her latest ruling was overturned today? The economy is not getting better, those of you out of work have my sympathy because this clown is not doing anything to make it better. He never held a real job, never ran a business, just a rabble rouser and agitator. How do you feel about cap and trade energy tax? All over a phony problem that doesnt even exist; WV will wither away to nothing but hey we can all get jobs in the windmill factory, cant we? How do you feel about having your health benefits taxed to pay for Obamacare? How's the hope and change working out for everyone? What do you think card check is going to do the economy? Check out an article about Obama the African Colonialist on the American Thinker Website, dated June 25th. It explains him to a "T." Obama is a wrecking ball, and he's gonna roll over everyone.
  • Posted By: Big Earl: Well hello again good working coal miners of WV this is Big Earl and people I have come to the conclusion that we need some friends in Washington DC that has got some clout. Some people up there has got big names but nobody apparently listens to, that is if they show up at all in court to help you out, those who are sick are excepted. Then there are some people in Charleston who should be in Washington who shall remain unnamed because nobody in Gov. Joes office asked me to say that. But remember who had that bunch from FEMA down here handing out checks before two weeks after the flood water hit and figure out who has clout. You people that went up for the hearing last week should be thanked but the good people never got to say a word but these hippies did, they are apparently now running around the creek with microscopes looking for fish that cant be seen with the eye, something called a microbe, now they are blaming the coal miner for killing off this worthless animal and I sincerely hope Captain D or old Long John will never put some slop like that on my plate when I want good seafood. If you dont see it it cant be of no good use anyway, sort of like a certain US senator with a big rich name who was nowhere to be seen last week.
  • Posted By: Jane Doe: To RoaneCo. How dare you critize my comment. This isn't just some fun arguement!! My child is hurt! Do you think that's funny? Do me a favor, Next time I write about my kids, Don't comment! I hope you don't have any kids because you don't see the harm and worry in my comment, You just want to fight and make fun of someone!! This is really serious!! I don't see the humor!!!
  • Posted By: Big Earl: Did any of you people see those PETA nuts on the TV 3 news last night boo hooing about having to tie there dogs up hello again working people of WV this is Big Earl and I don’t know about you but I always thought it was rude and inconsiderate and just being a bad neighbor to let your dogs run wild all over the neighborhood digging up peoples backyards rooting around in garbage cans and doing there business all over the place. Have any of you people in Huntington ever lost a chicken to a wild dog. Even these back to nature types and hippies up here in Boone County tie up there dog to guard there dope patches but they don’t have no sense anyway if they aint going to Washington DC to try and rook us out of our jobs by carrying signs and yelling about some invisible fish that is no good to anybody they are screaming about the coal miner killing polar bears and other animals that don’t even live here. Apparently this bunch had the bright idea to go down to the park on Sunday down in Huntington when people was out with there families trying to walk around and enjoy things and they chained themselves to trees with real dog chains trying to get people to sign a protest petition to of all people a mayor named Wolf now I don’t know about you but that mayor better forget the beware of dog sign he needs to put a beware of the PETA nut sign up in that park.
  • Posted By: The Seeker: @food for thought: It is indeed important to check facts, and it heartens me to see that you're of the type that actively seeks them (even thought I fall on the side of the debate that believes in climate change, as it has solid science behind it). However, I caution you on taking anything from FOX news at face value. This is an organization that in 2000 won a case in Florida appeals court in which the court ruled that FOX has no obligation to tell the truth to it's viewers, and can misinform the public under the first amendment. This is also an organization that has been proven to have an agenda, and frames every bit of it's coverage to favor one political party over the other. My advice is to seek out less obviously biased news sources, especially in cases such as global warming, which is an issue that transcends political parties and affects every being on the planet.
  • Posted By: Hugh: Hey WVa. Checkin out the YELL. Kind of quiet today. Enjoyed my visit there. Met John Henry at the Big Ben Tunnel,saw the big bridge. Stood at Hawk's Nest and viewed the scenery. If I wasn't so old and crippled, I'd bungee jump from the New River Gorge Bridge. Have folks who live in the Talcott area and some around Hinton. Well won't take much of your time today. Just wanted to check in.
  • Posted By: what is foor for thought?: foor?? for thought, you do know Bush made those he commissioned to study it alter their reports when he found out it supported global warming, don't you? Anyone who just sees pictures of the ice caps 30 years ago and now would have to be mentally handicapped not to know there's global warming, the only thing that's possible to debate is the cause of it. Wonder why Fox didn't mention the Bush fiasco? Well I don't really wonder.
  • Posted By: more p.c at wsaz: gays in usa sounds like it was written by a gay person,so it was printed.it was,nt written by a gay person.it was a second thought,after i commented on other sins,such as adultry,but plainly written by a heterosexual person.it was not printed because im straight and not gay.so goes our country and freedom.
  • Posted By: Lou Ann: Ive had a similar bad experience at camden park several years ago. Havent went back since. The pricing is just another deterrent to doing business locally. I love this area but am very discouraged by the lack of pride in our appearance in several of our towns, the prices of doing business, the attitude towards the customer , the lack of merchandise. I could go on. We definately are not tourist friendly in the great ohio valley area.
  • Posted By: foor for thought: Looks like my comment on June 24th may be right. I have done some reading about this Global warming fad the government is putting on. I was sitting in a local car dealership and FOX news was reporting on the government sitting or "burying" studies by two of the highest ranking EPA officials contradicting this myth. Some of the comments from their studies proves the Global temperature if anything has decreased. Although, you should be skeptical about anything the media reports especially when it involves the government these are facts that have been recorded over time. I ask how come when these bozos as Dr. Hansen whom is from NASA(which has done innumerable amounts of damage to our air with their testing) never mention facts as these when trying to prove things they are claiming is a fact. People we in America have became lazy in seeking the truth, I am not disputing anything these scientists and the government tells us, but as we learned in elementary school check facts of both sides.
  • Posted By: gays in u.s.a.: another reflection on gays.if you think god doesn,t care about you because you,re gay ,he must love you more than you can comprehend,if not you could have been born ina muslim country.islam has no homosexuals ,they are not rehabilitate,just beheaded.as a loving and compassionate god says"GO AND SIN NO MORE".that doesnt mean just you it means all of us.yes god allows you to choose,he must really care.
  • Posted By: City of Milton: I'm glad that the City of Milton has so much money to spend and that they spend it wisely. Every time I drive through town on a nice day it never fails that someone is washing their personal vehicle at the VFD. Good to see that they budget personal car washes into the city budget. I think I'll stop in there today and see if I can wash my car as well...should be a nice day!
  • Posted By: Valorie: About four weeks ago, I sent a letter to Camden Park with a friendly suggestion to open the park to the casual visitor again. As of today, I still haven't had a response from them. There used to be a small fee for admission to anyone who just wanted to visit. Once inside the park, a visitor could buy a corn dog or pay to play a few games or ride a few rides. Now people have to pay a full admission price for all day rides, even when they don't plan to stay all day. A lot of people are grandparents who just want to watch their grandchildren ride for an hour or two. Some are young parents with small children who tire easily. As empty nesters, my husband and I would like to drop by to get a bite to eat, play some games or just walk around. Everyone I have spoken to said they would visit Camden Park a whole lot more if they didn't have to pay the full admission price. I challenge everyone to contact Camden Park and ask them to give the people a choice!
  • Posted By: to gay question: god is not a cruel and unfair god.we all have our faults.is homosuxality a bigger sin than adultry,pornography,lying,stealing, and the list goes on.the clue to these behaviors is wanting to make our lives better.we cant blame anyone but ourselves for what we do.if anyone doesnt change its what they want to do.but as long as it doesnt affect me thats between you and god.but it is wrong,just as cheating on your spouse is sin.would we tell the adulterer that its not sin and not to try being a better person,i think not.celibacy would be better than the same old behavior.these have been struggle since creation.
  • Posted By: RoaneCo.: Losing your religion Jane Doe? What happened to "turn the other cheek"? I do hope your little girl is ok. I have children of my own, I know how precious they are. But next time you read of someone else being "furious" or commenting on their personal issues, maybe you should keep your bible quotes to yourself.
  • Posted By: Jane Doe: I recently went with my church and my family to Camden Park this past weekend. Me and my 6 year old daughter rode the Spider, We thought it was going to be lots of fun, we were wrong! It was a nightmare! It went on for 10 minutes and was going way too fast! My daughter was terrified and was screaming! I was furious when the man that helped us off asked if she was okay and I said what do you think and he laughed!! I have rode this ride for many years and loved it, But this time I could tell it was different! But then it gets worse, A friend of mine that stayed at the park longer than us informed me that after we left, The spider closed down and said they had crossed wires and the ride was malfunctioning!!! My daughter can't hardly walk today and has a four inch bruise down her back! I'm taking her to the doctor in the morning. If there is something seriously wrong, I will be speaking to the owner and this situation will be takin care of!!!!!
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