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A rainbow appeared over the stage area at Palatine Park during the opening ceremonies of the West Virginia Three Rivers Festival after it had rained off and on during Thursday’s parade.

• Three Rivers Festival features variety of entertainment

  The 34th annual West Virginia Three Rivers Festival started in fine form Thursday night with a grand feature parade through downtown Fairmont, ending at Palatine Park with opening ceremonies.
  The parade launches the annual festival, which draws many to the city’s Palatine Park for fun-filled activities for the young and the young at heart.

  May 24, 2013 1 Photo

• County pools opening for summer
• Julia Pierpont Day celebration Saturday
• Adding value to food sector can be spark to economy
• County Department of Homeland Security debuts Facebook page

Sports

• Polar Bears vs. Golden Bears postponed to today

  It’s a washout in Golden Bear country.
  The Fairmont Senior-Oak Glenn Class AA regional final championship game has to wait another day.
  The culprit? A toad strangler that dumped gallons of water on the field, which resulted into a muddy mess.

  May 24, 2013

• HERTZEL COLUMN: Jarrod West treasures time with his family
• WVU in eight-team Cancun Challenge field
• Kansas pitcher Taylor shuts down Mountaineers
• Bucs enjoy hockey sideshow after 4-2 win over Cubs

West Virginia

• Tax, fee hikes proposed to fund state roads

  A commission studying West Virginia’s highway system is proposing tax and fee increases to raise millions of dollars for maintenance and repairs.

  May 24, 2013

• Rockefeller sponsors new head-injury legislation
• Former hospital executive, nurse to become state DHHR secretary
• Protesters rally at FirstEnergy annual meeting
• Waiver eliminates ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach

Headline News

• Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones

  President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrowing terror threat that still imperils the nation but now is defined by smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida.

  May 24, 2013

• Obama: Policy in leaks investigations under review
• Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
• Four Americans have been killed in overseas drone strikes since 2009
• Brutal London attack heightens terror fears

Politics

• Men play major role regarding gender gap

  Sorry, fellas, but President Barack Obama’s re-election makes it official: Women can overrule men at the ballot box.
  For the first time in research dating to 1952, a presidential candidate whom men chose decisively — Republican Mitt Romney — lost. More women voted for the other guy.

  November 25, 2012

• Obama returns to divided government
• Battleground bonanza
• Democrats maintain control of U.S. Senate
• Republicans drive to renewed control of U.S. House

Life

• Should you friend your boss on Facebook?

  So? Should you and your boss be friends on Facebook? The answer, of course, is not simple.

  October 27, 2012

• Link to the past
• Slate: The physics of cracking an egg
• VIDEO: Bacon, pork shortage expected for next year
• Watching your favorite programs together may be killing your relationship

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  July 25, 2011

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