West Virginia on Monday June 29, 2009

WV: West Virginia lags most states in math, but tops most countries
By David White, Charleston Gazette
West Virginia and U.S. students outperform most of their peers around the world in mathematics, but their scores still trail several Asian countries, Russia and England.
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WV: Historic toll increase coming on turnpike
By Mannix Porterfield, The Register-Herald (Beckley)
Another chapter in its storied and, on occasion, controversial history is about to be penned for the West Virginia Turnpike on Wednesday.
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WV: Feds propose $14M flood plain buyout in WVa
By The Associated Press, Charleston Daily Mail
BECKLEY, W.Va. -- After years of Dunloup Creek in Fayette County constantly flooding, officials think they've found a solution: abandon the region.
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US: National sex offender registry delayed a year
By The Associated Press, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. has given states and American Indian tribes another year to feed a national Internet database set up to protect children by showing where possible predators live and work.
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