WV: Highest Tooth Loss Rate in Nation
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Posted: 5:57 PM Sep 6, 2008
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Researchers found advanced gum disease in 80 percent of adults studied for a major oral health study in Appalachia.

The project by West Virginia University and the University of Pittsburgh tracked 445 families in both states.

Richard Crout, associate dean for research at WVU's School of Dentistry, said the study shows rampant periodontal disease in adults, with signs of bone loss in 85 percent of subjects.

Left untreated, periodontitis can lead to bone destruction, tooth loss and even heart disease or stroke.

West Virginia has the highest rate of tooth loss in the country, with a third of residents 35 or younger having lost at least six permanent teeth.

Crout wants more resources for early dental treatment to instill good oral health habits.
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Posted by: Valerie on Apr 29, 2009 at 08:07 PM
Smoking causes decreased saliva, allowing bacteria to increse. Studies have shown that children of smokers have increased tooth decay for this reason. maybe the use of tobacco should be considered.
Posted by: Big P on Sep 11, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Hey JC, internet is $10-$14 per month??? It must still be dial-up!!! When WV gets this thing called DSL or Broadband, you will see a slight increase in your bill, if think you can use it. Oh yea, Broadband is not the Lapband for Broads!!! You bunch of toothless people are funny. Keep going, you'll get there!
Posted by: TO JC on Sep 11, 2008 at 06:58 PM
I am not sure what point you are trying to make. I am just trying to make a generalized gathering of information. You cant get cable internet without actual cable itself, just like you cant get DSL without having a phone line (which includes a monthly bill) Its an add on, to the bill. I am not sure but my mom has dial up and its still $23.00 a month! However, I see you point with the X-rays, but usually with symptoms and family history, you will be able to tell who is prone to gum disease. Flossing, and using dental floss while brushing, almost elimates the possibility of having gum diseases. Its a proven fact. Question number 1 at the dentist..."do you brush regularly", then they go from there if you say NO. Lets just say that people used the cheapest form of internet which is dial up, the phone line itself costs $50 a month, then add the cheapest dial up $23, adds up to be $73. Anyway, not trying to show you up, just trying to help everyone see the point.
Posted by: Shannon on Sep 11, 2008 at 04:05 PM
I know people who have better dental insurance than I do and they don't have a tooth in their head. I think some of it has to do with the fear of going to the dentist. I have to admit, I went on a blind date a couple of weeks ago and the guy was really cute until he smiled. When he did, he barely had a tooth in his head and his breath about knocked me over. Ironically, he was from West Virginia....and no, there wasn't a 2nd date!
Posted by: JC on Sep 11, 2008 at 02:12 PM
Dentists are not cheap. Even IF you have dental insurance. And, computers are not a luxery item, anyone that goes to school or works has to know how to use a computer, and do research on it as well. Any dentists that are cheap provide cheap dental care, which in turn, can be linked to people with dental problems. Maybe, also, some people who do not receive assistance forego their own cleanings so their children can get the cleanings. And, keep in mind, it is not just a dental cleaning when you go. You are hit with several hundred dollars of x-rays each time you visit as well. And, if you are not getting x-rays, the cleaning doesn't matter when you need those x-rays to tell if there is gum disease. You freaks act like we are fine with losing teeth or having dental problems, when this is a very serious situation that has nothing to do with laziness. The fact that the toothbrush was invented here should tell you that. Also,Internet is not $90 a month either. Try $10-$14 per month.
Posted by: To KY BUT DOESNT MATTER on Sep 10, 2008 at 11:17 PM
No I believe it was your whole Family I saw!!
Posted by: lucky on Sep 10, 2008 at 11:03 PM
hey dont knocked the people from w.va. i dated a girl from fort gay she had three teeth and she carried two of them in her pocket
Posted by: big b from ky. on Sep 10, 2008 at 10:53 PM
thats why they cant make a crime stick theres no dental records and all the dna the same
Posted by: Fred on Sep 10, 2008 at 10:27 PM
You bunch of toothless people are sooo funny! Keep it up toothless dummys!!!
Posted by: wow on Sep 10, 2008 at 09:51 PM
This may have already been posted, but you do know that the tooth brush was invented in WV. If it was invented anywhere else it would be called the teeth brush
Posted by: one tooth, one hope on Sep 10, 2008 at 09:44 PM
I actually love how the people of huntington, and everywhere regardless are talking about affording heathcare. The crazy thing is about the whole situation is that there are some comments on here about not affording to be able to pay for your dental obligations. Here is my question. (and i am being serious not to bash anyone) How are you affording the computer that you are on along with the DSL or cable internet. Computer = $500 , cable internet = $90/ month. But yet we are worried about paying for dental. I think out priorities are a little out of order. If you save all your money you are paying for this computer and service, you will be able to afford your heathcare. AND, a little hint, dental cleanings only cost less than $100 and that is without insurance. However, we are complaining dropping $500 on the computer/laptop we HAD to have. THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE YOU COMPLAIN.I think the people without these ammenities are the people who need it the most.sadly they wont see this comment
Posted by: Ky but doesn't matter on Sep 10, 2008 at 09:38 PM
Hey Chris and Crestkid, you guys cousins or what. Probably looking out your own windows and looking at your own kids. You guys are from KY and know it. Quit kidding everyone!
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 10, 2008 at 09:09 PM
what are idiots ?do they not have teeth or those of you that call people idiots are you related to the tooth fairy ?
Posted by: toofless wonder on Sep 10, 2008 at 04:56 PM
Think about it... would you rather be bald with a full set of teeth, or toothless with a full head of hair?...chat amongst yourself...
Posted by: baller with a budget on Sep 10, 2008 at 04:54 PM
i lost my teef sellin em to the toof fairy for gas money
Posted by: Lincoln County Teeth Man on Sep 10, 2008 at 04:20 PM
This is why I'm voting Republican in November.
Posted by: Frank on Sep 10, 2008 at 01:17 PM
If we had the right amount of air in our tires we could afford the gas it takes to get to the dentist.
Posted by: if on Sep 10, 2008 at 12:45 PM
if they would vote democrat this wouldnt happen...lol
Posted by: Voter on Sep 10, 2008 at 12:40 PM
Frank, In your first post you were putting down people in this state, and I took offense to it. Now you think I'm a liberal looking for handouts. Most folks that have insurance through their place of employment does not include dental or vision coverage. Insurance companies and employers to not consider your teeth and eyes health. Lucky for me, I have a dentist that will take payments, but most dentists and endodonists want their money up front for services. Just so you'll know, I've been registered Republican since 1980, I agree with drilling here, I will be voting for McCain/Palin, I'm against the smoking ban, I have a 27" tv that was given to me, and the guys at Wal-Mart checked my tire pressure when I was in for an oil change two weeks ago.
Posted by: TO FRANK on Sep 10, 2008 at 12:27 PM
You are a genuis. Thank you for stating the obvious. Too bad nobody will listen. I am poor as dirt but I still have all my teeth. I am poor because I choose to stay home with my special needs child. I will go to work when I am able. It is MY OWN responsibility to manage my health as best I can until I am able to afford health insurance. MY husband's insurance covers our kids but we cannot afford to have coverage for me. By the way, I do NOT have a plasma TV or cable. Haha!
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 10, 2008 at 12:00 PM
I agree, Laura. I knew the comments would be entertaining, but they are so much more hilarious than I expected.
Posted by: Wondering... on Sep 10, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Some of those posting about spelling mistakes should really think about their current profession and ask themselves if they wouldn't be happier as an English teacher.
Posted by: Chester Ray on Sep 10, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Teefs are overrated. I gum alls my food.
Posted by: Melinda on Sep 10, 2008 at 03:29 AM
ITS BECAUSE YOUR DAG DENTISTS CHARGE HIGH PRICES TO FIX YOUR TEETH AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE CASH UP FRONT YOUR GOING TO SUFFER, BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT TAKE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS DUE TO UN-HONEST PEOPLE. AND THE PRICE THEY CHARGE IS WAY OVER ANYBODY'S POCKET TO AFFORD. WITH TWO JOBS YOU CANNOT AFFORD THE PAY, AND OUR STUPID POLITICIANS MAKE SURE WE HAVE PATHETIC JOBS WITH NO INSURANCE SO WE CANNOT GET THE HELP WE NEED.
Posted by: Why on Sep 9, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Why is this news everyone already knew this my gosh do they think we're blind too.Just another ranking where Wva rates at the bottom shouln't be so shocking But I wonder how they can be the most toothless and the second fattest guess they would be the biggest eaters of soft food also.
Posted by: TothepersontoLee on Sep 9, 2008 at 10:56 PM
Check your spelling. "There" means a location, etc. "They're", which you should've said, means "they are". To think, you called him a redneck, lol. By the way, your custom made toothbrush came in, equipped with 2 bristles, 1 for each tooth.
Posted by: JC on Sep 9, 2008 at 07:41 PM
With the experiences I have had with WV dentists, I can believe this. It doesn't necessarily mean that WV people don't brush their teeth. I have gone routinely to a neighborhood dentist every year. He wasn't taking care of my teeth. I thought he was, until I decided to go to another dentist with some minor concerns. I found out that at 34, I have gum disease. I floss, brush, everything, but that dentist was not cleaning my teeth right, therefore, bacteria set in and over time, it create pockets. I went right across the bridge to an Ohio dentist and found this stuff out. Now, I have to spend alot of money trying to save my teeth. When I contacted my previous dentist, I found out that he didn't even have x-rays on file for the past 10 years. That is how they could've seen that I was progressing into gum disease. Don't be so quick to blame on the people around here, these dentists charge alot of money and then don't take care of you.
Posted by: Laura on Sep 9, 2008 at 04:27 PM
You know the only reason I even read this article was because I wanted to see the amusing comments. And I was not disappointed.
Posted by: Susan on Sep 9, 2008 at 03:24 PM
WV communities have long suffered with substandard water quality. Private wells, when tested, are frequently found to contain an assortment of harmful contaminants, generally from runoff associated with strip mining. If WV wants to improve the dental health of its citizens, then one front of attack should be WATER QUALITY.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 9, 2008 at 03:20 PM
You know the tooth brush was invented in WV, because had it been invented anywhere else it would have been called the teeth brush.
Posted by: Funeral Home ? on Sep 9, 2008 at 03:15 PM
Do they keep false teeth at the funeral home????
Posted by: Amy on Sep 9, 2008 at 03:08 PM
I'm 37 years old and tooth snob. There I said it. I'm not ashamed of it. I have always taken care of my teeth and my mother worked her butt off so I could have braces, and now I have great teeth. There is no excuse for not taking care of your teeth. Like someone else said children of low income families can qualify for CHIPS and have it all paid for. You can go to a dental school and have work done for nothing or next to nothing if you meet the income guidelines. For the record I have no HEALTH OR DENTAL insurance and still manage to have my teeth cleaned twice a year and a check up. Education is the key people. Educate the people that are low income that they do have options instead of them just suffering and thinking there's nothing they can do.
Posted by: Redneck1000 on Sep 9, 2008 at 02:56 PM
Y'all need to smoke less bruch your teeth more often. I like rednecks.
Posted by: reading_comprehension on Sep 9, 2008 at 12:53 PM
If anyone would have really taken the time to read this article, they would have realized that ONLY 445 families were chosen for this so-called "study". In addition, the families were ONLY from WV and PA (West Virginia & Pennsylvania. Therefore, if we would not have been 1st between the two states we would have been 2nd. Not much of a choice is there? And they only researched 445 families? That is not even the total population of one town in West Virginia, nor I doubt Pennsylvania. I don't know why everyone is throwing such a fit and acting like the uneducated idiots we get stereotyped as being.
Posted by: former west virginian on Sep 9, 2008 at 12:39 PM
I admit most of my friends have their teeth. I lived 26 yrs there and my friends still live there. ALL still have their teeth and I didn't get my first cavity til I was 23. I understand insurance is a problem...but toothpaste isn't all that expensive and learning good oral habits are fairly easy. Also, coming from a position of working with foster children, I can see why it is a problem. They aren't raised to even bathe, let alone brush their teeth. They also have medicaid which pays for their dental cleaning twice a year and not a one of them take advantage of it. They way until they are 15,16 and have to have 2 or 3 taken out. By the time they are 30, often times younger, they are nearly toothless. Now, just so you know, these are families from OH, not WV, but it is all the same. Poor hygiene and education all they way around. They should be taught, but most don't see to care and are SO PROUD that they have no teeth. So as current WV residents, how do you make changes?
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 9, 2008 at 12:07 PM
I agree with Jewell... I moved to a big city after college and recently moved back to WV. There is nothing like the warm friendly people of WV. I would take the beautiful mountains and safe surroundings of WV over the big cities anyday and am very happy to be back!!! People are ignorant and judge everything about WV because they dont know what it is really like.. Not that everything is perfect, but like I said, I would take the problems of WV over the murders and traffic of anywhere else!!! :)
Posted by: WVSoccerMom on Sep 9, 2008 at 11:51 AM
I would not read this article for days because I knew the comments would make me mad. This problem is everywhere. In every state. Dental care is not affordable for most no matter what state you are from even with dental insurance. Unfortunately when it comes to meeting daily needs/demands for most families...food / electric / etc. is going to come first. Dental care seems to always be put on the bottom of the list. I am going to say it again....I am proud to be from WV! (I have lived in larger cities in different states and I can tell you this is everywhere!) If you are living in another state and posting crap on here...look at your neighbors, children in your childs school, your grandparents on fixed incomes, etc. and think twice about what you say! I always tell my kids and think it would be something for the negative posters to live by also..."Never look down on anyone unless you are helping them up!"
Posted by: Michael on Sep 9, 2008 at 11:32 AM
Grist for the mill.
Posted by: Shane on Sep 9, 2008 at 11:29 AM
All those in Alabama dodged another cultural stereotype.
Posted by: Christopher on Sep 9, 2008 at 11:24 AM
I am too poor to go to the dentist most of the time. At 47 I have lost three teeth and have one that's broke off. But the lat time I WAS ABLE to go to the dentist she gave me some good advice. Rinsing daily with mouth wash DEFINITELY helps. And it doesn't have to be the expensive name brand mouth wash. It can be from the Family Dollar store. It has slowed my teeth problems way down. I know a LOT OF people who suffer in agony trying to adjust to DENTURES. They gag and they aren't nearly as good as real teeth. If you have more than seven or eight good teeth left mouth wash can help.
Posted by: ferd on Sep 9, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Quit taking meth and your teeth will quit breaking off.
Posted by: Frank on Sep 9, 2008 at 10:22 AM
Drill HERE, drill now!!!
Posted by: Frank on Sep 9, 2008 at 10:19 AM
Hey Voter. I are a dumb hillbilly. I just don't want to depend on the corrupt government for my sustainence. It's about education. It's about hygene. It's about brushing and flossing and less sugar and no tobacco. You can have g'ment provided insurance and still lose all of your teeth. It's about taking charge of your own life and not blaming your problems on someone else. Most people don't have teeth because they don't care. Quit complaining about what you don't have and work for it. I can't tell you how many people within blocks of my house live in a delapidated home but they are watching a 52 inch plasma T.V. It's about living within your means and prioritizing your life. Pull yourself up by the bootstraps. If you don't have any boots, get to work and get some. You libs are going to make it impossible for anyone to have anything that they are not told they can have. NO THANKS. It IS about spelling and it's not about typos (gingivitis). Oh yeah, please check the air in your tires.
Posted by: Jeff on Sep 9, 2008 at 10:13 AM
I agree with Paul who commented yesterday. It is really annoying when doctors and really any kind of aid goes out to foreign countries, especially ones that hate us, and we leave our own citizens to literally rot. I wish all of these activist philanthropists would turn to their own backyards first and take care of our folks first!
Posted by: Snakemeister on Sep 9, 2008 at 09:56 AM
Crout sounds just like yet another self serving Do-Gooder looking for a government grant.I suspect that WV's dental health would compare favorably with any intercity if Crout would look there. But then how would Crout get any government grants[with him being in WV]? People know how to care for their teeth and besides some people just have bad teeth.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 9, 2008 at 09:31 AM
In response to Debbie-Posted by: Debbie on Sep 7, 2008 at 01:46 AM WaaaaaaaaaaaaaaHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Stop depending on other people for your health care. All of us who don't have gov't sponsored health care have to PAY for our own. Try it yourself, get off your butt, and do something about it, instead of waiting for everyone else to. So what if there's no flourine in your water. There's PLENTY of it in toothpaste!!! So take your money and buy some, and stop buying your children all of "sugar-loaded" quick-fix meals and cook them something that is real food.
Posted by: To LEE on Sep 9, 2008 at 09:26 AM
Yea there talking about WV but Im telling everone to open there eyes and look at KY! Im sure you live in Ky and have all your teeth but sorry fake ones dont count. Redneck!
Posted by: Chris on Sep 9, 2008 at 07:01 AM
To Crestkid, that must have been your part of the Woods in KY that I saw all the kids with no teeth at. Sorry to offend you!
Posted by: To Crestkid on Sep 9, 2008 at 06:48 AM
Im guessing your from the sticks in Ky! I can see the truth hurts! HUH!
Posted by: Wv Hillbilly on Sep 9, 2008 at 03:14 AM
Y is every1 gett'n on my state and Lee @10:35 pm the guy who posted that is just 1 fella so dont start trash talk'n Wv or ur state will get it n return I realize u r probably proud of ur state as I am of mine but dont take 1 guys comment an use it as an excuse 2 attack this state
Posted by: Jewell on Sep 9, 2008 at 12:47 AM
Call us whatever... I am from WV. and very proud of it... You, that like trashing us.. if you really knew us.. you would learn to like us.. Most of us are honest, hardworking and very good people..
Posted by: Sadie on Sep 9, 2008 at 12:37 AM
I live in Ohio and the dental benefits are abit better then WVA. But I had perfect teeth 9 months ago. Never had a cavity, my gums are good and everything. Then suddenly at the end of 2007 my teeth started breaking off one by one and sometimes 5 at a time. The dentist said he never seen anything like it and didn't know what to do since there wasn't anything else wrong with my gums or bones. But it was a few West Virgina doctors that refused to figure out what was going on with my teeth to make me lose them. So I ended up having to get the rest of them pulled in May. Still without any idea why they were breaking off in the first place. I always took great care of my teeth I always had the best teeth in my family and never ever had any problems till last year. The sad part about it is. I'm only 29.
Posted by: paul on Sep 8, 2008 at 11:52 PM
I wonder how much it cost to do this survey probably a few million that they could have spent on helping people go to the dentist! Wv, Ky or where ever you live wasted money like this is why everything is in such bad shape, why even do this what purpose does it serve? Next time spend the money helping instead of stirring up a bunch of nonsense that will soon be forgot about and millions of dollars spent and forgot about and nothing gained!!
Posted by: Lee on Sep 8, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Hey Chris this article is about West Virginia not Kentucky. Take a good look around your state you have plenty to worry about without concerning yourself with Kentucky. Ok WV hick.
Posted by: CrestKid on Sep 8, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Hey Chris (Sep8, 5:19pm), before you talk trash about Kentucky, maybe you should check the spelling on your word "sware"... yeah, not so much, try "swear". Even if those "back road 15 year old kids" have five teeth, I guarantee they could out-spell you! Go floss your tooth.
Posted by: BADMAN on Sep 8, 2008 at 10:16 PM
I thought inbreeding caused tooth decay?
Posted by: Dianna on Sep 8, 2008 at 09:26 PM
I work for a large employer in the Huntington area and we are not eligible for dental insurance until we have worked there for at least a year. But, they hire most of their workers part-time (but schedule full-time hours with "promises" of a full-time position). So, I have to be offered a full-time position and work for a year after that before I can even think about being eligible for dental insurance. I would go to the dentist if I could afford it!!!
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 8, 2008 at 08:59 PM
save money on toothpaste
Posted by: A on Sep 8, 2008 at 06:03 PM
This article is to funny. But like jamie said this should not be a surprise. When watching the news when interviewing folks from WV most are toothless.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 8, 2008 at 05:24 PM
Go to the nearest funeral home if you need a set of teeth. They got boxes full of them, all you got to do is try them on and find a set that fits.
Posted by: Chris on Sep 8, 2008 at 05:19 PM
Honestly have you ever seen the back roads in Kentucky? I sware there are 15 year old kids with 5 teeth left in there heads.
Posted by: RoaneCo. on Sep 8, 2008 at 05:00 PM
Anon on Sep 8, 2008 at 11:06 AM I am glad you posted that comment. I have been saying for years big business does a lot of talking about having a healthy workforce but money speaks louder than actions. Why do you think big business hates insurance and FMLA so bad. If I had a dime for every time I was told in a company meeting that "our employees are our greatest asset" or "investing in our employees is an investment in our future" I wouldn't have to work another day. Well I have done a little "thinking outside the box" and I think big business is full of talk and empty of actions. I was going to trade my "7 Habits" in for two but the Kanawha County Health Department says I can't smoke in a bar anymore. I guess all the working men and woman need to get together and do some "problem solving". But then some republican would come by and accuse us of organizing and have us all fired.
Posted by: CrestKid on Sep 8, 2008 at 04:20 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, what a SHOCKER!
Posted by: Paul on Sep 8, 2008 at 04:09 PM
Ever sit and wonder why dentists take these far off trips and do FREE dental care in foreign countries, yet refuse to do anything for those at home in the USA? If they hate their own country THAT much, why don;t they just go on a trip to do their free care, and stay?
Posted by: Eers Fan on Sep 8, 2008 at 03:19 PM
The highest concentration was in the southern part of the state. Mostly MU fans.
Posted by: GOOD NEWS on Sep 8, 2008 at 02:29 PM
Heyy yall! My name is Jim Bone and I wanted to tell yall that this article is posted on a Europe website. Be proud!
Posted by: Voter on Sep 8, 2008 at 02:24 PM
To Frank, I guess you can't spell from your Ivory Tower either. It's about the lack of insurance here folks, not as Frank would have you believe that we're dumb hillbillies.
Posted by: Rob on Sep 8, 2008 at 01:58 PM
Blacksheep, kill the caps please and learn punctuation.
Posted by: My Tooth Sense on Sep 8, 2008 at 01:55 PM
Dental care for adults is very expensive. I had a root canal on a tooth that broke off and then I had a crown put on it - $1500 not counting the money I spent on antibiotics and Vicodin. I am thankful that I had insurance and out of pocket was about $200. There is more education in the school about taking care of your teeth - children can get coverage through Medicaid and WV CHIPS and get their teeth cleaned, pulled, capped, flouride treatements, x-rays, root canals, whatever they need. Sometimes it has to do with not brushing and other times it is heriditary. The article said that they tested WV and Pennsylvania....then they said that they were the highest ranked in the country...where did that information come from????
Posted by: debbie on Sep 8, 2008 at 01:52 PM
and yet Jeff repub run states like Colorado, Indianna, California, Nevada, etc. etc. are having the most problem with foreclosures, high property taxes, Indianna jacked theirs up recently and many saw a 300% increase. Yes that is preferable. Before you start spewing your rhetoric off topic, check your facts
Posted by: Debbie on Sep 8, 2008 at 01:47 PM
Not a hillbilly, pay no attention to idiots, fact is tobacco chewers may stain their teeth, but it doesn't cause tooth loss, as a matter of fact they get fewer cavities, because it stimulates saliva production. Might get oral cancer though.
Posted by: jamie on Sep 8, 2008 at 12:28 PM
go figure Wv with no teeth and this suprises people......hell 15% of huntington's population either lives in slum housing and has no problem with it or has no home at all...other than the western regional jail that is....who would worry about their teeth??
Posted by: Ray on Sep 8, 2008 at 12:26 PM
What is this thing that they speak of called a toothbrush? Tell me more.
Posted by: E on Sep 8, 2008 at 11:37 AM
I would do some serious research on Flouride before you put it into your mouth. Ever wonder why you have to call poison control if you swallow more than a pea size blob of toothpaste? Great, I can "allegedly" have better teeth if I use this extremely poisonous rinse... This report was written by a dentist lookin gfor more dental grant money. It's group of 445 is so insignificant when compared to the population of the states is covers it's laughable to think it carries any statistical weight.
Posted by: Anon on Sep 8, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Speaking of dental insurance... The last company I worked for refused to authorize a group dental plan that would have allowed employees access to dental and eye care. This meant NO extra cost to the employer, just a little extra time for payroll, who wanted the additional insurance as well. Wanna know why the CEO and President would not allow the additional insurance? Direct quote, they "don't want people taking off work for those appointments." Yeah people, really...
Posted by: Debbie on Sep 8, 2008 at 10:13 AM
Black sheep where the heck are you buying 50 cent toothbrushes? Most ones worth buying are 2 to 3 dollars. Dental floss is pretty cheap. Too many people don't floss. Also the tendency for cavities and gum disaease is hereditary according to my dentist. If so few people are going, why does it take six months to get an after school appointment with the hygienist? I am into middle age and have lost one tooth in the back, after 3 failed root canals, and about 2000 dollars out of pocket (I have insurance) it was finally pulled. Even with insurance a lot of folks simply can't afford that.
Posted by: Amy on Sep 8, 2008 at 09:58 AM
I can sympathize w/ Kathy about having stained teeth. I was given the wrong medicine when I was young that left me, fortunately that was all) w/ my 2 front teeth with a yellowish stain on them. Since I'm an adult and have my permanent teeth (all of them) that's obviously no longer an issue w/ me. To Anonymous on Sep 7, 2008 at 01:18 AM; I had no idea that people would want their teeth pulled just so they can get pain pills!!!??? Personally, I think the main reason this article is so true is that the dentists charge an outrageous amount, even w/ dental ins. People just can't affort an easy $300 out of pocket feet for going to the dentist. My son had 1 small filling, cleaning, x-rays and a new cap (born w/ no enamal on that tooth) & my out of pocket expense was $349. WITH insurance--CRAZY!!!
Posted by: Not a "Hillbilly" on Sep 8, 2008 at 09:36 AM
I am 34 years old, work full time and have NO DENTAL INSURANCE. I am a single mother and spend every dollar I earn paying the mortgage, utilities, buying gas and groceries. There is nothing leftover for routine dental care...as a result, I have had to let cavities go until they hurt, at which time all I can scrape together is enough to have the teeth pulled. I am not a redneck, nor do I use methamphetamine or chew tobacco. I resent being lumped into a category of dope addicts and tobacco chewers simply because I cannot afford to go to the dentist on a routine basis and have lost several of my permanent teeth.
Posted by: Frank on Sep 8, 2008 at 09:16 AM
I don't even have to look to see that 80% of these posters probably have more than a few teeth missing. Bad grammar, bad spelling and gigivitis seem to go hand in hand! Keep voting straight party ticket you toothless wonders! Oh and by the way, when you see a television camera, please run in the opposite direction!
Posted by: Anon on Sep 8, 2008 at 08:34 AM
I am more upset by the ignorance in the comments then I am by the story. Tooth loss and decay are things that happen in every state in the union. Yes, there are a lot of folks that suck the system. This happens in every other state as well. I get tired of seeing people make fun of WV. None of you are better than anyone else. That is part of what's wrong with this world. Get over yourselves. I am proud to be from WV. To prove that none of you are better than we West Virginians, look at some of your posts. They not only prove a lack of sociological intelligence, but they also prove a deficiency in other areas. For example, grammar.
Posted by: Jeff on Sep 8, 2008 at 08:21 AM
What is there to expect from West Virginia? The same democratic cronies have been in power for over 70 years and they've done nothing but make WV first in everything "bad" and last in everything that is "good". Every election when John Q. Public pulls the handle for yet another democratic crony that's another tooth lost.
Posted by: Joe on Sep 8, 2008 at 07:10 AM
The high schools are full of kids using dip. I would beat my kids arse if he was walking around with brown teeth spitting in a bottle. Sign of ignorance.
Posted by: BLACKSHEEP on Sep 8, 2008 at 07:04 AM
TO ROB....WHY ARE YOU CORRECTING MY TYPING? THE POINT IS THAT YOU READ ON WHAT I HAD TO SAY. SO....YOU GO PAY YOUR DAIL-UP BILL. TO "I WORK FOR A DENTIST" I GO TO THE DENTIST MORE THAT JUST TWICE A YEAR, BUT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT JUST WONT GO. YES I KNOW THAT THE FLOURIDE RINSE FROM WAL-MART AINT ENOUGH, BUT EVERYLITTLE BIT DOES HELP. SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR PEOPLE NOT TO GO ......THIS IS MY OPINION....SO GET OVER IT
Posted by: flouride free on Sep 8, 2008 at 04:43 AM
flouride is posion from the allumium industry google it and read!!!!
Posted by: BILL on Sep 8, 2008 at 12:44 AM
WHO SITS AROUND TO FIGURE UP THESE STATS? THESE STATS ARE SOMETHING JUST TO GET A TOPIC STARTED AND TO DOWN GRADE THAT PARTICULAR AREA OR STATE OR WHATEVER . THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT EVEN NEWS WORTHY OR SHOULD EVEN BE PUT ON THE NEWS. THERE HAS TO BE OTHER THINGS OUT THERE TO TALK ABOUT. WHY EMBARASS THE STATE? WHO CARES ABOUT TOOTHBRUSHES AND TOOTH PASTE. IT BOILS DOWN TO HOW THAT PERSON WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF THERE TEETH. IT IS THAT PERSONS RIGHT TO NOT TAKE CARE OF THERE TEETH OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. THE NEXT REPORTING WILL BE WHICH STATE THE CITIZENS SUFFER FROM HAIR LOSS THE MOST. GET REAL WSAZ, FIND SOMETHING NEWS WORTHY. IM SURE THIS WONT BE POSTED. HERE LATELY I HAVE BEEN SUBMITTING COMMENTS WITHOUT ANY VULGARITY AND THREAT BUT WITH MY OPINION AND YOU ALL PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH ONE YOU WANT TO PUT ON HERE.
Posted by: dave on Sep 7, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Cob your dumber then a bag of hammers buddy.That movie was not made in WV it was made in the state of Georgia.So before you go making fun of any body get your facts straight.And for Black Sheep learn to spell please you are one of the many reasons people make fun of us.The word rinse is not spelled rise.
Posted by: Wv Hillbilly on Sep 7, 2008 at 10:38 PM
Hey DONT USE MY NAME!! SEP 7 5:04 I am the real Wv Hillbilly I love my state and DONT ANY1 LISTEN 2 THIS FREAK ABOUT THIS
Posted by: Work for a dentist! on Sep 7, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Talk to your dentist! I work for one! If you have well water you are supposed to take flouride tablets! Going to the dentist 2 times a year is not enough! Neither is the rinse that is purchased from your local Wal-Mart! It does not have enough flouride in the rinse! So check your facts before you spout your mouth!
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 7, 2008 at 09:46 PM
Why can't we be ranked next year as the state with the most improved dental health? I tell ya why Pablo, to many meth heads in this area.. I too have known people to go to the er for a bad tooth to get pain pills. So cob tell me if you can, where was the movie deliverance filmed? Come on don't cheat, just something off the top of your head..
Posted by: Rob on Sep 7, 2008 at 09:17 PM
"DONT, IM, DONT, DONT, ADED, FLOUTIDE RISE, LAAAAZZZIIIIEEE, IM" BLACKSHEEP, you are just another prime example of why people make fun of us. Now put your glasses back on and go pay your dial up bill.
Posted by: booger on Sep 7, 2008 at 06:05 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce you to the most embarassing WV article ever written...
Posted by: ? on Sep 7, 2008 at 04:51 PM
Soon in West Virginia dentures will be so high you can't afford them because everyone is losing their teeth! Where is it you can get good dental work done if you are on low income with no insurance? You read how they are trying to help people in WV with dental care. Is this JUST to CHECK YOUR TEETH,to tell you what is wrong? Then if you got a problem do they reduce their prices to help you?
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 7, 2008 at 04:29 PM
I dont find this hard to belive at all. Our area is like this in EVERY BAD field they can rate an area. First off try brushing your teeth more tri state and WV this wont solve the problem but it will help some. 2nd no one will stand up and get together to get things done. 75-80% of the people here are slugs and expect the gov to do everything for them. It all come right down to what the people really want. And no one around here really wants any better. you vote people in office who you want to get you out of speeding tickets and not vote for you on matters of heath care and education. Get up and get some stuff done because no one is going to do it for you. dang..
Posted by: WV Mom on Sep 7, 2008 at 02:43 PM
Could it possibly be because most people in WV do not have dental insurance? Those who are fortunate enough to have health insurance normally don't have dental coverage. State medicaid doesn't pay for fixing teeth, only pulling. No preventative dentistry for adults.
Posted by: Pablo on Sep 7, 2008 at 02:12 PM
Sad, but true. We can sit around and complain about our ranking or we can use it to try to tackle the problem. Why can't we be ranked next year as the state with the most improved dental health? That would be a start and its much better than just sitting around, doing nothing and waiting for the next dental report.
Posted by: anon on Sep 7, 2008 at 01:02 PM
If wonderful wv had better health coverage, and not tax us to death on everything, we would probably have better teeth!
Posted by: Laura on Sep 7, 2008 at 11:38 AM
It's probably because so many people dont have dental insurance. I dont! And it is expensive to go. I spent about 300 some dollars on a cleaning,xray and fillings. Alot of people just cant afford it. I was late for my check up. I had to wait on my stimulus so I would have the money to go!
Posted by: BLACKSHEEP on Sep 7, 2008 at 11:24 AM
JUST THINK......SOMEONE HAS TO BE NUMBER #1 I HAVE TO AGREE WITH ..HAHA..A TOOTHBRUSH ONLY COST .50 CENTS....FREE FORM THE HEALTH DEPT. I DONT MATTER IM YOU HAVE WELL WATER OR NOT...IT IS HOW YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR TEETH. I WONT DRINK "CITY WATER", SO WHAT DO I DO?.....GO TO THE DENTIST.....NOW I DONT HAVE TOOTH DECAY, SO YOU PEOPLE CANT SAY "PEOPLE OR ON WELL WATER AND DONT HAVE FLOURIDE ADED TO THE WATER. YOU CAN BUY FLOUTIDE RISE AT ANY "WAL-MART"....AND YOU CANT TELL ME THAT THERE ISNT ONE NEAR YOU!!! IT IS AS PLAIN AS THE NOSE ON YOUR FACE PEOPLE, YOU PEOPLE ARE ...."LAAAAZZZIIIIEEE" NOTHING ELSE, AND YOU CANT TELL ME THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE ON WELFARE AND CANT AFFORD IT.....ITS FREE MEDICAL. YOU ARE NUMBER 1 IN MY BOOK PEOPLE. BEFORE YOU GO OFF....IM FROM WEST VIRGINIA TOO PEOPLE.
Posted by: Concern on Sep 7, 2008 at 10:38 AM
I think maybe if these Denist would come down on there prices maybe people would go to the denist. Most people in Wv dont have insurnce. Some of this periodontal disease is hereditary. In my case that what the denist told me. I have to go 3 times a year to keep it from getting worse. For the people that talks about it only takes pennies well I had toothbrushes.. I even lived in Nc and they never told me that I had this. So some people cant help it and Im only 29 and I still have all my teeth so if you got it just keep brushes,floss and GO 2 The Denist
Posted by: a mom on Sep 7, 2008 at 10:27 AM
good grief!!!!!!!! this is every where just not WV. i live in ky and see it everyday,,, this is not news this is junk.. some people are born with bad teeth or bad gums, it has nothing to do with who brushes and who don't...
Posted by: Bob on Sep 7, 2008 at 10:10 AM
Heard the Toothfairy is broke now and had to file for bankruptcy. Thanks Wv
Posted by: carl on Sep 7, 2008 at 09:41 AM
hey i resemble this report, and so does most of my family.being fat with bad teeth is something i am proud of.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 7, 2008 at 08:48 AM
I remember reading Texas has the best teeth! WV needs to do what they are doing! West Virginia has the worst dental and health care health care period! I've heard people all across this state complain about their teeth and health,they can't afford it.You do good to eat in this state if you work for low pay and have a family and can't get food stamps.More adults are living at home with their parents in their 30's,in crowed housing,or on welfare in some way.If they find a job in this state,their parents are still helping them.You see women and men that have joined the service come back home to live with their parents.You hear parents that live in this state complaining,of how they are paying for their older adults sons or daughters to go to college and how it's breaking them up and taking all their savings. The old people give their money and homes trying to help and more of them are going in nursing and care homes! Young or old,who if your teeth falls out,as long as it's not them!
Posted by: kyman on Sep 7, 2008 at 08:41 AM
definitely METH related! ha ha ha ha !
Posted by: Kathy on Sep 7, 2008 at 08:31 AM
I have alot of concern for this topic.I am in the teaching field.I have stained teeth because of meds I took when I was young.I've tried the zoom whiting , it didnt work for me.So,does anyone else have any information I can try? PEIA doesnt pay for veneers.So I look as is I have never taken care of my teeth,and I have.Please help if you can.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 7, 2008 at 08:04 AM
it is also really hard to find a dentist here in WV that wont scam you into having root canals and unnecessary fillings/cleanings. people are taken advantage of and no-one is really standing up for them. is there not a governing body for dentistry that can investigate certain cases that show large amounts of dental work?
Posted by: sam on Sep 7, 2008 at 07:53 AM
it could be because of the crack and meth heads in the area.
Posted by: cob on Sep 7, 2008 at 05:06 AM
Yeah well,who cares? I'll just have to save my money and buy some new ones.Go ahead and stereo-type me, just remember deliverance. Squeal!
Posted by: WV Hillbilly on Sep 7, 2008 at 05:04 AM
Congrats to all my fellow toothless brothers and sisters. However i'm still disappointed in some of you. We, as WSAZ reported previously in the year, only got 2nd in the nation for the fattest most obese citizens! Come on now folks, start eating more, and work less! Gorge your body and give those chubby kids some seconds. Remember, if you aint first your last!
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 7, 2008 at 04:38 AM
I had never been to a dentist until 2 years ago, and they said my teeth were perfect.
Posted by: Debbie on Sep 7, 2008 at 01:46 AM
Response to "HAHA" with the condescending, judgemental attitude & Sick sense of humor towards the great people of West Virginia. Obviously you are not a native of our Wonderful State. Your ignorance shines from assuming this problem is caused by laziness, our not being able to afford toothbrushes and our cigarettes too, if we desire. Your attitude is like a POISON - take it back to where you got it. I'm sure noone is holding you hostage here. If all you have is hurtful remarks to insult us - YOU ARE FREE TO LEAVE NOW!!! Take your delusion of superiority you think you have over us with you when you go too. WE ARE TIRED OF YOUR TYPE INSULTING OUR INTELLIGENCE! The best service you could do for yourself and others is be a volunteer for Special Olympics, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Habitat for Humanity or any other charity. The smiles and gratitude you see on the faces of those you took time to help is a life changing experience for all.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 7, 2008 at 01:18 AM
well for 1 wv medicaid will not pay for adults to see a dentiest for reg cleaning or to have filling for two you cant ind a docter to pull one either hardly u have to pay for it out of ur pocket, and for 2 most people are having thier teeth pulld just so they can get pain pills.
Posted by: Edwin on Sep 7, 2008 at 12:08 AM
v.v says the toothless person.
Posted by: Marcus on Sep 6, 2008 at 11:55 PM
C H E E S E.....
Posted by: hate your state on Sep 6, 2008 at 11:41 PM
why does this not surprise me. this state wants to keep everyone so in dept with the stupid taxes we cannot afford to have anything. if i wasnt married to a man who won't leave this state i would have been gone yrs ago, this state is a joke! people dont fall for a wv man that wont leave this state it will only turn u into statistics a laughing stock. i hate wv but i love my husband. but one day i will leave and never look back at this hillbilly goverment and hillbilly ways
Posted by: denyal care on Sep 6, 2008 at 11:38 PM
why buy toothpaste and toothbrushes? that would cut into their methamphetamine and chewing tobacco money.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 6, 2008 at 10:39 PM
oh what ever ! !
Posted by: Toothy Ruthie on Sep 6, 2008 at 10:34 PM
I've read about this study and they spent millions carrying it out . . . I could have saved them a fortune by adding my TWO CENTS - it's the cost of dental care is the issue - duh! But I agree with everyone else . . .why report this? It only adds the the stereotype . . .
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 6, 2008 at 09:42 PM
It has nothing to do with people brushing their teeth. More than half of the residents of this state have well water, which has no flouride added. City water has flouride added.
Posted by: HAHA on Sep 6, 2008 at 09:39 PM
What state was the tooth brush invented? WV---Any other state and it would have been the teeth brush. HAHAHAHAHA! Oh yea, how much income does it take to buy a tooth brush and some tooth paste? Would it be less than that pack of cigarettes they are smoking? It just takes pennies people. Being lazy is the only thing left then!
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 6, 2008 at 08:20 PM
this will help undo the stereotyping of the WV people
Posted by: curious on Sep 6, 2008 at 07:59 PM
my question is this.. where did they get their subjects? Rural areas, suburbs, city? Different areas, different incomes to afford dental care.
Posted by: What?? on Sep 6, 2008 at 07:07 PM
How embarassing. Why report this?? Make us all look bad. Good grief!!!!!
Posted by: cashmere on Sep 6, 2008 at 06:40 PM
can it be that many WV residents are on government medical assistance, and it's cheaper to pull a tooth than try to save it with expensive crowns?
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 6, 2008 at 06:34 PM
hahahaahahaa
Posted by: April on Sep 6, 2008 at 06:23 PM
I agree. I've seen PLENTY of people from Maryland, Ohio and Virginia who have nasty teeth. Why does everyone want to bust on West Virginia????
Posted by: Bev on Sep 6, 2008 at 06:01 PM
Oh, give it a break. How many other states were tested. I'm so tired of the stereo-typing. Now this is a stupid unfounded story.
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  • Posted By: news bias: i saw video of people protesting coal.I DIDNT SEE people protesting being taxed into poverty,THE TEA PARTY.this is why more and more people are realizing the left wing so called news are being found out about their socialist agenda.where would t.v.stations get their power from ,if not coal.they can talk the talk,but can they walk the walk.all talk,no substance.liberal thru and thru...
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  • Posted By: buck: why is it w/ summer sports it seems the parents make it all about them instead of the kids. am i wrong or do alot of these parents seem to want to relive life again through the kids. or even worse make a claim to being so good at whatever the sport the parent did that they push the kid all because of what they did 'or never did'. These parents also seem to be the really high ego type person. funny thing is if the parent was so good then why arent they pro or at least a great college player. what i have noticed is the the kids w/ the parent who did play college or was on the verge of being pro does not press the issue. they allow the kids to play ball. just my opinion
  • Posted By: Kerry: I would just like to give the city of Huntington a great big THANK-YOU!!! for the wonderful fireworks show. Despite the slight drizzle we had a great evening out. Also had an amazing dinner at "5 guys". Thank you!!!!
  • Posted By: ProudAmerica: On this holiday, I want to send out thanks to all the soldiers, veterans and their families. Without your service, this holiday would not be possible. Please know that you are very much appreciated.
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  • Posted By: Eve: Has anyone had people soliciting at their homes for "Cabell County schools"? Had a female come to the house this morning (on the July 4 holiday) from "University of Georgia" on behalf of Cabell County to talk to local parents. She had no list of student names and made the assumption that we had kids by the toys/bikes in our yard. She had a notebook with "local parents" names that she had talked with, but I didn't recognize any of the names. She asked about the neighborhood and if any other kids lived there. I didn't disclose any info except that lots of kids live in the area. Didn't let her in the house. Just suspicious because of the holiday and local home robberies. Called Huntington Police to inform them. Wanted to post to get more info out to other families. Have a safe holiday and if anyone else has similar info, please call the Huntington Police Dept. @ 696-4470.
  • Posted By: : To By?? Sounds to me like your doing some bashing too. Let's keep our feelings about each other to ourselves.
  • Posted By: : Seems to me the more than one person has too much time on their hands. I don't understand why people get on here and bash each other's comments. Why don't you all get jobs. WOW, don't think I will return to this section of the webpage anymore.
  • 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
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  • 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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