Giles Snyder
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NPR newscaster and aspiring local journalist. Curator of West Virginia news at wvweakly.substack.com
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Apparently, I have a particular affinity for journalists who have been dead for a while. The latest Sunday
#WestVirginia
Weakly. Maybe subscribe?
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Long dead journalists and me
The Sunday West Virginia Weakly for July 20, 2025
https://open.substack.com/pub/wvweakly/p/long-dead-journalists-and-me?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3pgqc
4 months ago
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Democrat Spanberger wins Virginia governor race with message on DOGE, cost of living
Spanberger, a former congresswoman, flips the governor's mansion from red to blue after campaigning against the Trump administration's federal layoffs and tariffs.
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/04/nx-s1-5589144/election-results-virginia-governor-spanberger
6 days ago
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Sam Workman
25 days ago
This week's cocktail is quite an honor. The West Virginia Weakly asked me to pen a recipe and write for their paper and for the Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival in Martinsburg, WV today. Thanks to my good friend
@gilessnyder.bsky.social
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#cocktails
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The Daily West Virginia Weakly: October 16, 2025
Kanawha school vaccine case, MARL opposition, 'No Kings' rallies and a West Virginia cocktail recipe
https://open.substack.com/pub/wvweakly/p/the-daily-west-virginia-weakly-october-35c?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g-s1-93297/pentagon-reporter-opinion-press-policy
25 days ago
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Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts
Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations. The Bonhams auction is to begin Nov. 11 in Los Angeles with three of the paintings.
https://apnews.com/article/bob-ross-auction-public-television-1029c1e91ac55d8030e6847310cebc59?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-07-Art+for+public+media
about 1 month ago
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Brad McElhinny
about 1 month ago
West Virginia’s Medicaid system faces significant changes through the recently-passed “Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” including implementation of a work requirement structure, a state agency leader told lawmakers.
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W.Va. Medicaid commissioner describes big changes from 'Big, Beautiful Bill' - WV MetroNews
One of the new provisions is “community engagement requirements” of at least 80 hours per month of work, education or service for able-bodied adults without dependents.
https://buff.ly/1wsXWu6
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Lori Kersey
about 1 month ago
Parties in WV vaccine case differ on how religious freedom should apply to philosophical beliefs
westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/06/p...
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Parties in WV vaccine case differ on how religious freedom should apply to philosophical beliefs • West Virginia Watch
The West Virginia Department of Health argues that when it comes to school vaccine requirements, there should be no difference between religious and philosophical objections to the shots.
https://westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/06/parties-in-wv-vaccine-case-differ-on-how-religious-freedom-should-apply-to-philosophical-beliefs/
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Happy autumnal equinox everyone!
about 2 months ago
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Forgot how much I love sitting in my rocker on the front stoop, drinking coffee and watching the neighbors come and go. Anyway, this collage of photos will be in tomorrow's West Virginia Weakly as well as an essay on the fight in
#WestVirginia
over childhood vaccines.
about 2 months ago
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States Newsroom
2 months ago
Some retired state employees in West Virginia are struggling after a 12% increase to the Public Employees Insurance Agency went into effect in July. via
@westvirginiawatch.com
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‘It angers me’ — Retired WV state employees, many on fixed incomes, hit with PEIA premium hike
After 30 years as a teacher, Cathy Proctor, 72, is still working at a nearby Malden Elementary school as a substitute. She said the money is necessary to pay for groceries and growing medical bills…
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/it-angers-me-retired-wv-state-employees-many-fixed-incomes-hit-peia-premium-hike
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West Virginia Watch
2 months ago
Elizabeth Hardy is resigning as the state’s foster care ombudsman, a job created by the Legislature to investigate ongoing issues with children, families and workers in West Virginia’s overwhelmed child welfare system, reports
@amelianews.bsky.social
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Second WV foster care ombudsman leaves role after Legislature created the oversight position • West Virginia Watch
Elizabeth Hardy is resigning as the state’s foster care ombudsman, a job created to investigate issues in the state's child welfare system.
https://westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/05/second-wv-foster-care-ombudsman-leaves-role-after-legislature-created-the-oversight-position/
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Trump's D.C. takeover has led to more arrests. NPR looks at cases of those swept up
NPR combed through court records and other data related to Trump's takeover of D.C. police to get a better understanding of who has been swept up in the federal surge and what charges they are facing.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/05/g-s1-86991/trump-dc-national-guard-police-federal-crime-stats
2 months ago
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On the regular walk each morning, this cat waits on her perch for my wife to greet her. Every. Morning. Without. Fail.
2 months ago
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Sunrise over Charleston,
#WestVirginia’s
capital city.
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The Daily West Virginia Weakly: September 4, 2025
Education West Virginia, new vax lawsuits and plenty of options to indulge in documentary films tonight
https://open.substack.com/pub/wvweakly/p/the-daily-west-virginia-weakly-september-7c7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3pgqc
2 months ago
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Look at that monarch caterpillar!
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The Daily West Virginia Weakly: September 2, 2025
Cecil Roberts, Tim Armstead, prospects for a special session on PEIA and a visit to Bigfoot Hotdogs
https://open.substack.com/pub/wvweakly/p/the-daily-west-virginia-weakly-september-e54?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3pgqc
2 months ago
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This keeps up, I might have to start wearing socks again.
2 months ago
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Trump-Putin documents left on hotel printer
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Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/16/nx-s1-5504196/trump-putin-summit-documents-left-behind
3 months ago
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NPR
3 months ago
Although "dog" is ubiquitous today to describe man's best friend, it remains a mystery where the word originally came from.
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Why the origin of the word 'dog' remains a mystery
Although "dog" is ubiquitous today to describe man's best friend, it remains a mystery where the word originally came from.
https://n.pr/4mj8obS
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Giles Snyder (@gilessnyder)
Today’s reader submitted photo is of Olympic gold medal winner and former WNBA basketball player, Vicky Bullett — a #WestVirginia native.
https://substack.com/@gilessnyder/note/c-144959142?r=3pgqc
3 months ago
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The Daily West Virginia Weakly: August 1, 2025
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders coming to WV, State Senator Mike Stuart on Capitol Hill and Mountain Stage's 'Song of the Week'
https://open.substack.com/pub/wvweakly/p/the-daily-west-virginia-weakly-august?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3pgqc
3 months ago
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West Virginia Watch
3 months ago
A radio cooperative serving Pocahontas County expects to lose more than half its annual budget after Congress passed a bill rescinding $1.1 billion previously approved for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, reports
@lorikerseywv.bsky.social
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Take the
#WestVirginia
Weakly’s poll and help settle a dispute over whether today’s “Pic that says West Virginia” would make a GREAT tattoo, because — of course it would (not to put my thumb on the scale …)
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The Daily West Virginia Weakly: July 31, 2025
Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link, Capito protesters fined, sales tax holiday and Lurch Fest is this weekend
https://open.substack.com/pub/wvweakly/p/the-daily-west-virginia-weakly-july-f36?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3pgqc
3 months ago
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Andrew Donaldson
4 months ago
westvirginiawatch.com/2025/07/23/t...
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Trump approves disaster declaration for Ohio, Marion counties in West Virginia • West Virginia Watch
The federal government has approved West Virginia’s request for a disaster declaration related to flash flooding.
https://westvirginiawatch.com/2025/07/23/trump-approves-disaster-declaration-for-ohio-marion-counties-in-west-virginia/
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Turns out wilted lettuce is a
#WestVirginia
thing. Find out how to whip up this old fashioned dish in today's newsletter.
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The Daily West Virginia Weakly: July 23, 2025
Federal disaster declaration, Opioid settlement funds and novelist Davis Grubb
https://open.substack.com/pub/wvweakly/p/the-daily-west-virginia-weakly-july-6d8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3pgqc
4 months ago
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Just realized I've become that old guy whose kids wish he'd stop sending them reels he thinks are funny.
4 months ago
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Apparently, I have a particular affinity for journalists who have been dead for a while. The latest Sunday
#WestVirginia
Weakly. Maybe subscribe?
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Long dead journalists and me
The Sunday West Virginia Weakly for July 20, 2025
https://open.substack.com/pub/wvweakly/p/long-dead-journalists-and-me?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3pgqc
4 months ago
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Congress must meet a Friday deadline to pass funding cuts to NPR/PBS and foreign aid, otherwise the funding must be released.
www.npr.org/2025/07/15/g...
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Will Congress cut funds to NPR/PBS and foreign aid this week?
The Trump administration has asked Congress to rescind funds for NPR/PBS and foreign aid. Congress has until the end of the week to approve the cuts.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/15/g-s1-77572/npr-pbs-funding-rescission-congress
4 months ago
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Today's reader-submitted cover photo comes from
#WestVirginia's
Cranberry Glades.
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The Daily West Virginia Weakly: July 15, 2025
WV Board of Education set to kickoff legal battle and WV waits for a disaster declaration stemming from the Father's Day flooding
https://open.substack.com/pub/wvweakly/p/the-daily-west-virginia-weakly-july-056?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3pgqc
4 months ago
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Today’s
#WestVirginia
photo comes to us from the Cranberry Wilderness.
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The Daily West Virginia Weakly: July 10, 2025
Roane County Schools emergency, judge rules Water Development Authority violated state constitution and motorcyclists can now ride while standing
https://open.substack.com/pub/wvweakly/p/the-daily-west-virginia-weakly-july-a84?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3pgqc
4 months ago
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Andrew Donaldson
4 months ago
This is the forge that the future of the state is going to be formed in: School choice in West Virginia is politically untouchable, and increasingly fiscally unaffordable. A whole lot of other things are going to have to give to keep it going, & they will
wvmetronews.com/2025/07/08/p...
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Pack: Nearly 15,000 to receive funding for Hope Scholarship for upcoming school year - WV MetroNews
Hope Scholarship program will be fully universal in 2026-2027 school year.
https://wvmetronews.com/2025/07/08/pack-nearly-15000-to-receive-funding-for-hope-scholarship-for-upcoming-school-year/
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Today's reader-submitted photo made for a GREAT cover for the
#WestVirginia
Weakly!
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The Daily West Virginia Weakly: July 9, 2025
West Virginia waits for a disaster declaration, Del. Ian Masters, Hope Scholarship costs and an old boat from Hollywood's silent days
https://open.substack.com/pub/wvweakly/p/the-daily-west-virginia-weakly-july-7e0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3pgqc
4 months ago
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Not exactly sure where my fascination with long dead journalists comes from. Maybe my gr-grandfather, who was a small town newspaperman. Anyway, discovered a Substack publishing the work of the famous WW2 correspondent Ernie Pyle.
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Complete Works Of Ernie Pyle on Substack
“So when I saw the red side of the George R. Fink in front of me there, I picked up a marlin spike off the dock, having in mind that I’d just lay it alongside the captain’s ear the first time he opene...
https://substack.com/@completeworksoferniepyle/note/c-132589675?r=3pgqc
4 months ago
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Drat ... I have to work.
wbmc2025.com
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Home - 2025 World Beard & Moustache Championships
Compete against iconic beards from across the globe at the 2025 World Beard & Moustache Championships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. July 3-5.
https://wbmc2025.com/
4 months ago
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The Mexican sunflowers my wife has been nurturing are starting to bloom. I look forward to them every year.
4 months ago
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If you're out and about in
#WestVirginia
tomorrow, send the Weakly your fireworks photos and pics of Independence Day celebrations. Would love to feature them Saturday morning. Email to
[email protected]
4 months ago
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I kind of like this photo we used in this morning's
#WestVirginia
Weakly. It's the street sign marking WV Avenue in Washington, D.C.
4 months ago
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First post here on Blue Sky. I'm an NPR newscaster who aspires to be a more local journalist. Somehow seems more important these days.
@davemistich.bsky.social
and I curate a local journalism newsletter, The
#WestVirginia
Weakly,
wvweakly.substack.com
. Anyway, happy to be here!
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The West Virginia Weakly | Giles Snyder | Substack
Curated news from around West Virginia and anything else that strikes us as worthwhile. Click to read The West Virginia Weakly, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
https://wvweakly.substack.com
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