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This @jake_zuckerman story about a gas company employee member of the @wvlegislature is certainly interesting:

wvgazettemail.com/news/politics/…
@jake_zuckerman @wvlegislature Especially so if you remember this @KateMishkin story for @wvgazettemail and @propublica

wvgazettemail.com/news/wv_troubl…
@jake_zuckerman @wvlegislature @KateMishkin @wvgazettemail @propublica And also if you remember this piece we did last year with @propublica

propublica.org/article/roger-…
@jake_zuckerman @wvlegislature @KateMishkin @wvgazettemail @propublica Lots of these kinds of conflicts at @wvlegislature that deserve the kind of attention @RyanEQuinn gave to this one:

wvgazettemail.com/news/education…
@jake_zuckerman @wvlegislature @KateMishkin @wvgazettemail @propublica @RyanEQuinn And let us not forget this one by @KateMishkin wvgazettemail.com/news/politics/…
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Wanted: Stories that give voice to West Virginia teachers, students and parents - less their comments about a bill, a lawmaker or a strike, and more about daily struggles in our public (and even private) schools.
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Yesterday, we published online the last story in our collaboration with @propublica to investigate the growth of the natural gas industry in West Virginia
This story will be in a special section of our @wvgazettemail print edition on Saturday
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