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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)...from Martinsburg, in NY. Hi Joe Manchin, you gutless wonder.
happybird
(4,604 posts)The opiate epidemic is really bad (which we were not aware of when we moved here 5 years ago). A cop running for Sheriff (R) in 2016 OD'd twice in 2 days:
https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/west_virginia/candidate-for-berkeley-county-sheriff-charged-with-heroin-possession/article_1b48d5f2-58cf-11e6-84c0-5fa525075423.html
And it's only gotten worse. I am so glad to be moving soon.
mtngirl47
(988 posts)Near the base of the index finger
teenagebambam
(1,592 posts)and this is how I always have to explain to colleagues in DC that I don't actually live all that far from them.
happybird
(4,604 posts)I'm in the tip of the thumb, too.
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)Only time I go back is to bury family members.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)What's that area like? I've never been there.
FakeNoose
(32,633 posts)Flipping the bird (giving someone the finger) is what we call "the state bird of West Virginia."
Don't get me wrong, I love West Virginia! But it is one of their main activities, after all.
Alliepoo
(2,215 posts)Or, I should say I was born there. My parents actually lived in South Shore KY at the time. Dont go back much except to make the graveyard rounds on Decoration Day.