Heroin Becoming Local Drug of Choice
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Posted: 9:07 PM Aug 14, 2008
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Heroin, one of the deadliest drugs in the country, is taking a toll locally -- quickly becoming the drug of choice.

It tends to be popular because prescription pain killers and other drugs are harder to find.

"We will be keeping the heat on anybody involved in drug trafficking, especially heroin trafficking in Huntington," Huntington Police Chief Skip Holbrook said.

Thanks to city, state and federal forces, heroin trafficking has taken a major hit. More than a dozen people from Cabell County recently were implicated in a major heroin bust that had been masterminded more than a year.

Despite the arrests, heroin is the latest drug -- sweeping not only Huntington and West Virginia -- but the entire region.

"In recent months, we've bought heroin for the first time since UNITE's been in operation," said Dan Smoot of Operation UNITE. "Basically, all three of the task forces have bought small amounts of heroin."

In Ohio, the substance abuse monitoring network says "Black Tar" heroin use has skyrocketed -- especially among juvenile whites and young adults.

"I think it's just a matter of time until heroin is a drug of choice in the region," Smoot said.

The drug dealing is simple geography. It is produced in Mexico then shipped into the U.S., with a major trade directly to Columbus, Ohio. From there, it's heading to Huntington, then on to southern Ohio to the west, eastern Kentucky to the south and Charleston to the east.

"That was a problem that really was instantly at epidemic proportions," Smoot said.

Epidemic, law enforcement officials explained, because of the number of overdose deaths caused by the heroin's purity level.

"Normally, you're in the 15 to 20 percent range," said Dennis Bolun, an agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. "The heroin that we sent to the lab here is coming back in the 60s to 75 percent range. So, it's extremely potent, and that's what led to the overdose deaths."

The accused ringleader of the region's heroin trade, Jose Hernandez Salazar, is still on the run in Columbus. So far, 19 of the 24 suspects in the recent heroin investigation have been arrested or indicted. Officers hope several of the small-time users and dealers will help investigators get to the higher profile suspects.
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Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 19, 2008 at 04:19 PM
I agree that most addicts arent serious about the methadone clinics they use them to get high when its dry on the street or to profit in the same way as street drugs.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 19, 2008 at 04:15 PM
u know what i am glad that there is methadone clinics around really in huntington but the users just go there when its dried up and then out they come to get back on. its taken over so many friends of mine. its sad what i know. i think the methadone and rehabs need to CRACK DOWN HARDER. someone has got to stop this. everyone is suffereing not just the addict.
Posted by: heroin addict on Aug 29, 2008 at 08:55 AM
i also want to say that after readin through sum of these comments, im shocked . METHADONE IS NOT DILUTED HEROIN!! GET UR FACTS RIGHT!.IM FROM ENGLAND AND I DONT KNOW ABOUT OVER THERE BUT..OVER HERE WE SEE METHADONE AS A OPTION TO KICKIN THE HEROIN,THEY DO NOT STOP UR METHADONE IF U ARE TAKING OTHER DRUGS.OVER ERE THEY SEE IT LIKE THIS....IF U WAS ON A GRAM OR 2 GRAM A DAY, AND THEN U START THE METHADONE PROGRAMME AND U CUT DOWN BY A SMALL OR A BIG AMOUNT OR IN ALOT OF CASES COMPLETELY THEN THE PERSCRIBERS SEE AT AS AN ACHIEVEMENT,ITS JUST ANOTHER OPTION!!METHADONE DOES NOT GIVE U A BUZZ, IT STIMULATES THE OPIATE RECEPTORS SLOWLY, RELEASING SMALL AMOUNTS OF METHADONE THROUGHT THE 24 HOURS IT WORKS.THEREFORE A BUZZ NOT GIVEN BUT THE METHADONE USER DOES NOT FALL INTO WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS.PEOPLE MAKING ALL THESE COMMENTS N ASSUMPTIONS AND SUM OF THEM R TOTALLY FAR FROM THE TRUTH,IT MADDENS ME BECAUSE DRUG TAKERS ARE LABELED SO MUCH NOWDAYS.AND THE TV N PRESS R MOSTLY TO BLAME I THINK....
Posted by: heroin addict on Aug 28, 2008 at 12:17 PM
i was readin through these comments and i saw that some people have strong opinions about heroin, methadone and drugs in general.I would just like to say that...HOW the hell can you make comments on something in which u have never tried and have never had to live with.Its all well saying..''do this'' and ''do that'', .i argee that we all have a right to have a opinion but please dont make assumptions about heroin and heroin/methadone addicts/users.ITs like slagging off a country in which u have neva been to, or on a meal that u have neva tried !if that makes any sense??
Posted by: heroin user on Aug 28, 2008 at 12:07 PM
i dont want to me on heroin.i made the mistake of taking it when i was drunk.and like a idiot i got hooked!! Its a area in which absolutly no1 can understand unless they have been there.methadone does help.and yes it does depend on the person themselves.i just want to say that if u look at it from the bigger picture people should see it this way.DRUGS aint bad....they are good -and thats way a massive percentage of people are addicted.im noting sayin they are good for you, im sayin the feelin they give to the user is quite amazin, and thats why people get hooked.it all depends on the person, i..myself have never lost my morals to feed my drug addiction, but others sumtimes do!the goverment will never get a grip on drugs ,they will always be a part of life.and the only reason that cigerettes n alcohol arnt seen the same way, iz coz those two are in the goverments and publics eyes, a good taxable drug!!i am on the methadone programme and it has worked so much for me.There is other options
Posted by: To Rock on Aug 19, 2008 at 06:26 PM
Are you smoking the crack that you are named after? No way can I let a person who does not know how to spell or proofread have the last word by insulting everyone. Obviously you did not read the blogs because people on here have explained how they are not on the drugs, but have been affected by the drugs. That could lead you to conclude why everyone seems to know alot about them. Go back to school and learn reading comprehension, dope.
Posted by: Rock on Aug 18, 2008 at 02:26 PM
Sounds like all these people on here are on drugs the way they know every thing about them. Why dont you drug heads get a life and just shoot yourselfs so the people who work everyday can get on with there lives. You choose to do these drugs why dont you move to Afghanistan you can get all the opium you want over there. You bunch of losers.
Posted by: latisha on Aug 18, 2008 at 02:21 PM
you do no its coming alot easir to get is cause people have to make moneys to feed the family. when you cant get a job in this town, people will do what ever needs to be done to eat. it dont matter if it is weed or painpills or whatever. if you can make money selling it to take care of each other. it is better than not eating.
Posted by: Jason on Aug 18, 2008 at 11:37 AM
I say make oxy 4000mgs and 100 percent herion and let these losers take care of themselves.
Posted by: Anon. on Aug 17, 2008 at 09:58 PM
To JC, methadone IS NOT diluted heroin. Go take some chemistry classes pal. Heroin (diacetylmorphine) is one of many substances obtained from opium which comes from the P. somniferum plant (opium poppy). Morphine and codeine both come from the poppy . Many more have isolated but these have no medical use. Methadone's only role in the treatment of addiction is to make withdrawl and cravings less severe (due to its duration of action.) A drug that is gaining popularity in the treatment of addiction Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone combination). This can be dispensed by pharmacies for addiction treatment whereas methadone cannot.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008 at 01:48 PM
pain killers are hard to find?
Posted by: Misty Blue on Aug 17, 2008 at 01:05 AM
Response to Accurate Info Methadone does have some positive features on paper. Thats not going to help drug seeking behavior. These people have a strong neurodaptation to a variety of drugs. What happens to the people who need withdraw from Methadone maintenance? Is there another drug to help? If there is no specific treatment for stimulant withdrawal how come a large amount people are getting Methadone? If a person is willing to take themselves out of that environment stimuli associated with use the cravings should diminsh with time. Granted this doesnt always work. So we return to square one Methadone or No Methadone. Methadone is just another drug to bring comfort because noone wants to feel bad when getting off drugs. How stupid are we? Using a opioid to get off opioids. Maybe there shouldnt be Methadone clinics they should just go to a pych dr. Oh my bad that would take away jobs!!!!!
Posted by: Misty Blue on Aug 17, 2008 at 12:19 AM
Now lets face it everything comes down to Cusumers, Economics and Graduating.Everyone needs money. To make money you need a customer base. Every level of Economics has trends and dry spells. So a good business person knows they and their customers need to graduate to the next level. Heroin just happens to be a booming businss venture at this point in time. I think it partly has to deal with Methadone. If they are going to use it for treatment then people need to be in a facility while taking it. Why? Not all councelers are created equal. Some will let their patients test positive a few times for other drugs and still give them their "take homes". But we dont live in a perfect world we need the drug makers to develop drugs to make us comfortable, which provides money for them, dr.s and pharmacies. Illegal sales are valuable to the economy because dealers spend money on gas, food, clothes, and entertainment just like everybody else.
Posted by: Misty Blue on Aug 16, 2008 at 11:48 PM
We all are free to make our own decisions. I have seen what happens to people going to Methadone Clinics. It is rare that kind of treatment works. Not everyone responds to the Methadone the way it was "designed to work". Many end up dying while taking their usual drugs and Methadone. We will only be able to track and monitore a small insignificant part of drug traficing and abuse. Its almost done in vain, but I guess every little bit counts. The makers of these drugs will always come out with something new and more powerful to unleash on the public. Drug addicts will always want a better high. Once you cross that line and abuse legal and illegal drug your body is hooked forever. And yes Methadone is "light wieght Heroin". There are many different treatments involving more drugs to get off drugs. Thats about as dumb as using nicotine patches super charged with nicotine to stop smoking. As time passes Heroin and other street drugs will get stronger to keep up will perscription drugs!!!!!!
Posted by: Truth_in_Knowledge on Aug 16, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Unbelievable! One person says "Get your facts straight" and then he is as messed up as the one he is condemning. First of all is there was no drug problem there would be no need for a methadone clinic. Also, the drug tests at the clinics are very specific. They can differentiate between oxycodone, hydrocodone, heroin, and Methadone! They can even give a level which will be used to detect whether or not you are diverting your Methadone.Finally, there will be a need for more clinics with escalating Heroin use because Methadone is proven to be the safest and most effective way to treat Heroin addiction. Unfortunately, fanatical groups like HARMD & MAMA have created an environment that enforces a NIMBY attitude. This leads to communities believing that if a clinic moves into their neighborhood crime rates will increase, property values will decrease and none of this is supported by th research. Meanwhile addicts in larger cities die waiting on lists to receive tx. Acceptable to some :(
Posted by: ugh on Aug 16, 2008 at 04:06 PM
The reason methadone is so big people... not only is it similiar to heroin... people arent taking it how they're supposed to... they're snorting it or melting it down and shooting it up. methadone helps VERY FEW people. as far as heroin... my childs bio father has not seen him in 2 years because he is too busy shooting up heroin now. hmmm hopefully he'll get thrown in jail!
Posted by: anon on Aug 16, 2008 at 09:21 AM
my friend overdosed on herion last year in wayne co. i had known her all my life ,she was 36, and she never would even drink a wine cooler. but she started dating a guy who was on the drug and got her to try it. six months later she died of an overdose. i was more shocked that she was doing it than i was that she died from it. she came from a good family, background,so it doesnt matter who you are or where or what you come from. this affects everyone. but what can you do? i mean really what can you do?
Posted by: Accurate Info on Aug 16, 2008 at 09:03 AM
Continued from previous post - Methadone's usefulness in treatment of opioid dependence is the result several factors. It has cross-tolerance with other opioids including heroin and morphine, long duration of effects with the result that oral dosing with methadone will stabilise the condition of the patient by stopping and preventing the opioid withdrawal syndrome, and by at least partially blocking the "rush" resulting from intravenous injection of heroin, morphine, and similar drugs.
Posted by: Accurate Info on Aug 16, 2008 at 09:02 AM
Methadone (Dolophine, Amidone, Methadose, Physeptone, Heptadon and many others) is a synthetic opioid, used medically as an analgesic, antitussive and a maintenance anti-addictive for use in patients on opioids. It was developed in Nazi Germany in 1937. Although chemically unlike morphine or heroin, methadone also acts on the opioid receptors and thus produces many of the same effects. Methadone is also used in managing chronic pain due to its long duration of action and very low cost. In late 2004, the cost of a one-month supply of methadone was $20, as compared to an equivalent analgesic amount of meperidine (pethidine) at $120, up to $500 and more for hydromorphone, morphine, fentanyl, and extended-release oxymorphone. (Continued in next post)
Posted by: JC on Aug 15, 2008 at 10:33 PM
To "Get your facts straight", people addicted to pain pills, such as oxycontin, are the ones usually going to the methadone clinic and end up getting addicted to heroin (methadone is diluted heroin) and they can use heroin to the get the high because the drug tests will show opiates anyway. To anonymous, if you use heroin, they aren't going to know that you are "doing drugs", so yeah, they will give the methadone to you and people DO sell it. To "Been there", no I have never done any of these things, but I was "lucky" enough to get mixed into a family that was addicted to these things. They went to the methadone clinic, etc., I have seen how they do their deals and how they think of ways to get more money and get more drugs. So, no, I am not the pot calling the kettle black. I am a person that grew up not knowing or being around drugs and was so naive that I ended up around people who I thought just "needed love". Unfortunately, I found they needed more drugs.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 15, 2008 at 10:11 PM
When I was in school (80's) you heard of marijuana more than anything. Lockerroom, rush and acid was also pretty common. You started hearing about crack around 84-85 and man did you start hearing about it. Talking about being addicted after just one use. Heroin is history repeating itself. You continue to hear about heroin making a come back and then it'll drop off and the cycle starts all over again. Meth/crank is the big thing around here now. (Sissonville) People say that stuff is pure evil. I would have to believe that after what I have seen happen to people.
Posted by: JC on Aug 15, 2008 at 04:04 PM
Hey Ike, the way I see it, get rid of the drugs around here and if someone still tries to find it, maybe it will take them away from here. You gotta tackle the problem in all directions. I am all for getting rid of the drugs first and worry about rehabs later. If they don't have the drugs, they will have to deal with the detox. Humans can handle that. I am not worried about how hard the detox is for them. Maybe it will make them too scared to get back on it when it is harder for them to find. How easy will an addict find it to get off the drugs when it is right in their face and easy for them to find? It's not wasting tax money, it is how you said "making it harder for them to find".
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 15, 2008 at 03:54 PM
If you use any drug other than the Methadone,then you don't get Methadone to sell because they do keep an eye on you to make sure you're not doing anything but the Methadone.So they can't sell the Methadone on the streets to get other drugs.So actually people are buying,stealing,or whatever they can do to get the Herion.
Posted by: Misty Blue on Aug 15, 2008 at 01:55 PM
drugs are a major problem in West Virginia and its sad. caregivers and communities need to get together and teach our youth about drug prevention and the harm that drugs cause. we know all prevention starts at home. most places in west virginia are so econmically depressed that people feel that there is nothing else to do but get high. we want more drug enforcement officers out on the streets but we complain about taxes we have to pay to ensure there salaries. we tell people to go to rehab but we dont want the facilities in our backyards. it just doesnt make any sense. drug dealers will make there products stronger to keep business up it has nothing to do with perscription meds becoming harder to get. Just about everyone knows someone who can get a perscription for controlled substances. I have seen it done and its not hard to do. Drugs are like fashion fads today its Herion and tommorow Cocaine could make a strong comeback.
Posted by: ghansdi on Aug 15, 2008 at 01:15 PM
has anybody thought of the soldiers bringing back this from afghanistan
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 15, 2008 at 12:20 PM
i saw amy winehouse in huntington the other night.
Posted by: beenthere on Aug 15, 2008 at 12:16 PM
jc,get your facts straight. most do not sell their methadone. however, sonds like the pot calling the kettle black.
Posted by: devon on Aug 15, 2008 at 12:15 PM
i can't believe you guys are just realizing this.last summer when i came back home from being gone for a loooong time,a lot of my friends were ate up with this addiction.since then ive lost a lot of friends and even family to it.ive had to dump a lot of boyfriends for it too.its not jus in huntington,its really really bad around marmet and chesapeake.i mean its REALLY bad there.they need to look into there,im tired of losing people to it.people as young as 13 are shooting it up.its too easy to get around here.
Posted by: ex Junkie on Aug 15, 2008 at 10:42 AM
This is all because of oxycontin. The reason we have a new wave of heroin users is because of oxycontin. The drug maker lied to doctors. They told them the drug was not addictive. (I'm not sure how a doctor could think any opioid was not addictive but they did.) Doctors handed it out for all kinds of pain, even minor pain. The users liked the buzz, shared it with their friends and they all got hooked. Once hooked heroin is a much cheaper fix than oxy's. No one wants to be a junkie just ask one. But this is where many people now find themselves do to abuse of prescriptions. If you get rid of the heroin, you can expect a dramatic rise in drugstore hold ups and robbing of cancer patients. Methadone can help, but really it comes down to the users own desire to quit and will power. Also, drug test don't distinguish between heroin and methadone. The tests just show opioids.
Posted by: JD on Aug 15, 2008 at 10:14 AM
more drug officers will do about as good as the surge in soldiers worked in iraq, it all accounts to a few more dead people. does anyone see anything wrong with telling people what they can put into their bodies? who owns you? i personally do not think the government owns me. shouldnt you be able to make your own decisions with your body as long as you arent affecting anyone else? what if they outlawed coffee tmrw? what kind of an effect would that have on you? the whole problem with drugs is the crime that comes with it. however, with the way the governemnt handles the drug war it does not leave many options for the addict. i do not condone the use of drugs in any way, but i dont see a reason to put them in jail for catching their preferred buzz. please people you must go to the aclu website and click on their drug policy page and educate yourself! this is very important if you value freedom. it should be important to you since we are providing the money for the drug war.
Posted by: sad but true on Aug 15, 2008 at 10:05 AM
i find it funny that this article tells the exact location, and i quote "The drug dealing is simple geography. It is produced in Mexico then shipped into the U.S., with a major trade directly to Columbus, Ohio. From there, it's heading to Huntington, then on to southern Ohio to the west, eastern Kentucky to the south and Charleston to the east." but they have no idea how to stop this from spreading, i say this country is already in debt, so hire more police officers and get the fbi and put them on these borders and monitor these locations and bust these people, who are the "big dogs" i worry about our children today and this society is becoming more reckless...
Posted by: GetUrFactsStraight on Aug 15, 2008 at 09:42 AM
JC, you have no idea what you are talking about. People at the clinic go on methadone to stop using heroin, not the other way around. Also, people going to the methadone clinic are constantly drug tested randomly so they are not able to get high from outside drugs. Just to let you know, you can research this anywhere..methadone is a much stronger drug than heroin!!!
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 15, 2008 at 09:18 AM
I agree with JC. And pills are just as easy to find. I dont know anything about heroin but I know right now, even thow I have never taken "done pills" I can walk out my office door and find anything I would want. Its sad to say but everyday "normal" people take pills to get high and its sad on the destruction it does to your family, trust me. It sucks. I hate to see any drug ruin a life but pills are so common now days its horrible.! Hopefully the cops will keep working hard to get this stuff off the streets
Posted by: IKE on Aug 15, 2008 at 07:20 AM
This is so stupid,look these people may be drug heads but they are still human!! These people will find a way to get their dope. It needs to be handled on the rehab level. Put money and resourceses into treatment or teaching people not to want to use!! Taking the drugs only leaves them with a harder time of finding it !! I am not saying it is bad what is being done, it is just a huge waste of tax money to do things in reverse..
Posted by: unknown on Aug 14, 2008 at 09:52 PM
I see no need in illegal drugs but I do see the need of more drug officers. This is a very bad thing that has been going on in this part of the country for years. The problem is growing bigger even hear in small town FortGay And I can't wait to see an end to this problem.Ilegal drugs are a waste of money.If drug users want to waste there money they could give it to someone who needs it. At least it would be for a good cause
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 14, 2008 at 09:49 PM
I must say that drugs is my worst fear w/ my son. I hope that he doesn't stray down that path of self destruction. Everyone is at risk. Great job law enforcement, keep up the good work. Citizens, if you really want to clean up your neighborhood sometimes you have to start in your own back yard. You know what goes on in the alley behind your house.
Posted by: Jess on Aug 14, 2008 at 09:39 PM
I hate to say this, but Heroin has been the "drug of choice" in the Huntington/Tri State area for a long time, nobody has noticed. I saw it everywhere when I was in high school in 2005. It's just sad that people turn to this & that drugs take over like they do.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 14, 2008 at 09:34 PM
I find it odd that later on down the Home page there is an article that says WV is number one of all the states with prescribed medicine and then this article says that people are doing heroin because pain pills are harder to find.
Posted by: JC on Aug 14, 2008 at 09:31 PM
Heroin is becoming big around here because of the methadone clinic. Pain pills are just as easy to find or obtain around here. It is all the pillheads that are going to the methadone clinic that gets them to start on heroin. If you get drug tested, the heroin is going to show. Most go and sell their methadone and then use that money to buy heroin for a stronger high. Wonder why health insurance doesn't pay for it?
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  • 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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