Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Institute for Public Affairs
The West
Virginia Public Affairs Reporter
The Institute for Public Affairs' quarterly, refereed
journal, The West Virginia Public Affairs Reporter, is read by more than
2,300 West Virginians, including members of the West Virginia state
legislature, the governor's office, leading members of the judiciary, and local
government officials throughout the state. The Reporter features
articles on a wide range of topics of interest to state and local government
officials. The Reporter's most recent issues are on-line, and can be
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HTML format.
Copies of previous issues can be obtained by contacting
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IPA@mail.wvu.edu, or by mail: Institute for Public Affairs, P.O. Box 6317,West Virginia
University, Morgantown, WV 26506.
2005
2004
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Vol.
21, No. 2
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WV WORKS 2003: Perspectives of Former Recipients Who
Have Exhausted Their 60 Months of Program Eligibility, by Robert Jay
Dilger, Eleanor Blakely, Melissa Latimer, Barry Locke, L. Christopher Plein,
Lucinda A. Potter, and David Williams.
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Vol.
21, No. 1
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Planning for the Future: An Introduction to Land Use
Policy Options for West Virginia,
by Richard Brisbin, Jr. and Susan Hunter.
The Early History of Central West Virginia,
by Robert Jay Dilger.
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2003
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Vol.
20, No.3
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The West Virginia Community
Design Team: Community Led Change in the Mountain State,
by L. Christopher Plein.
The Early History of West
Virginia's Potomac Highlands, by Robert Jay
Dilger.
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Vol.
20, No. 2
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Life After Welfare: Hardship in the Mountain State,
by Elizabeth McGaha and Melissa Latimer.
The Early History of West
Virginia's Northern Panhandle, by Robert Jay
Dilger.
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Vol.
20, No. 1
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Indigent Access to Justice in West Virginia, by John C. Kilwein.
The Status of Women in West
Virginia, by Barbara J. Howe.
The Early History of North-Central West Virginia,
by Robert Jay Dilger.
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2002
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Vol.
19, No. 4
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Amendment 1: County and Municipal Option Economic
Development Amendment, by Michael John Dougherty.
The Early History of West
Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, by Robert Jay
Dilger.
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Vol.
19, No. 3
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A Comparative Assessment of West Virginia's State Tax System, by
Mehmet S. Tosun.
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Vol.
19, No. 2
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Pay Equity in West Virginia State
Government, by Mohamad Alkadry, Kimberly Nolf, and Erin Condo.
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Vol.
19, No. 1
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West Virginia
and the Changing Federal Budget, by Lawrence
J. Grossback.
What's New on the 'Net: September 11 and the Web, by Robert Duval and
Rebecca Barrett-Duval.
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2001
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Vol.
18, No. 4
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Civic Engagement in West Virginia: What Community Leaders
Think, by Richard A. Brisbin, Jr. and Susan Hunter.
The Challenges of Developing Rural Communities, by Stephen Aigner.
What's New at the Institute for Public Affairs:
Local Government Leadership
Academy Receives Excellent Reviews
WV 2001 Speakers Series Presentations Available
Are Underway
County
Commissioners Training
Series XIX Available on Videotape
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Vol.
18, No. 3
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WV WORKS 2000: The Recipients' Perspective, by
Robert Jay Dilger, Eleanor Blakely, Melissa Latimer, Barry Locke, Carson
Mencken, L. Christopher Plein, Lucinda Potter, and David Williams.
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Vol.
18, No. 2
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Are Citizen Review Boards Right for West Virginia? by Willard M. Oliver.
What's New on the 'Net: Reference Materials on the Web, by Robert
Duval and Rebecca Barrett-Duval.
What's New at the Institute for Public Affairs:
Local Government Leadership
Academy - June 2&3
WV 2001 Speakers Series Presentations Available
on Videotape
County
Commissioners Training
Series XVIII Available on Videotape
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Vol.
18, No. 1
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Growing Heritage Tourism in the Mountain State,
by Theresa Wang, Steve Selin and Shannon Donovan.
What's New at the Institute for Public Affairs:
Local Government Leadership
Academy Planned
Technical Report on West Virginia Patent Activity Published
On-Line
WV 2001 Speakers Series Schedule Released
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2000
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Vol.
17, No. 4
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West Virginia's
Hate Crime Task Force, by Chuck Smith, Michael Asbury, Jessica Lane
Hoffman, Bonnie Russell, and Joshua Spence.
What's New on
the 'Net: E-Commerce - Business on the Web, by Robert Duval and
Rebecca Barrett-Duval.
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Vol.
17, No. 3
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Incentive-Based Policies and Poultry Waste Management
in West Virginia,
by Thomas Basden, Casey Ritz, and Alan Collins.
What's New on
the 'Net: Energy on the Web, by Robert Duval and Rebecca
Barrett-Duval.
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Vol.
17, No. 2
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Local Economic Development Policy for the New Economy,
by Donald Reinke.
What's New on
the 'Net: The Environment and Natural Resources & Campaign 2000,
by Robert Duval and Rebecca Barrett-Duval.
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Vol.
17, No. 1
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WV WORKS Case Closure Study, by Robert Jay Dilger, Eleanor
Blakely, Karen V.H. Dorton, Melissa Latimer,
Barry Locke, Carson Mencken, L. Christopher Plein, Lucinda A. Potter, David
Williams, and Dong Pil Yoon.
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1999
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Vol.
16, No. 4
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The West
Virginia Judicial System at the Crossroads of
Change, by John C. Kilwein.
Tax Incentives and the Governor's Commission on Fair Taxation, by
Robin C. Capehart and Dale W. Steager.
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Vol.
16, No. 3
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Public School Finance in West Virginia, by Robert Jay
Dilger.
Marketing Local Governments in West
Virginia, by John R. Spears.
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Vol.
16, No. 2
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Betting on the Future: Policy Issues and Implications
for the West Virginia
Lottery, by Thomas A. Garrett and Russell S. Sobel.
What's New on the 'Net: The Y2K Bug and You: "What? Me Worry?"
by Robert Duval and Rebecca Barret-Duval.
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Vol.
16, No. 1
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A Different Shade of Green: West
Virginians' Attitudes and Preceptions about the Environment,
by Steve Hollenhorst, Rory Fraser, and Allan Collins.
What's New on
the 'Net: Law and Criminal Justice, by Robert Duval and Rebecca
Barret-Duval.
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1998
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Vol.
15, No. 4
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Community-Oriented Policing for West Virginia, by Willard M.
Oliver.
The Local Option Economic Development Admendment, by Michael Dougherty
and Scott Loveridge.
The Judicial Reform Amendment, by John C. Kilwein.
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Vol.
15, No. 3
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The Changing West
Virginia Economy, by Neil S. Bucklew.
What's New on the 'Net: Health Care, by Robert D. Duval and Rebecca
Barrett-Duval.
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Vol.15,
No. 2
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County Conflict in West
Virginia, by Kenneth Klase and Gerald M.
Pops.
What's New on
the 'Net: Welfare and Social Services on the Web, by Robert D. Duval
and Rebecca Barrett-Duval.
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Vol.
15, No. 1
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The Tobacco War in West Virginia, by Donley T.
Studlar.
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1997
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Vol.
14, No. 4
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From Kanawha Boulevard
to Wall Street: The 1997 Modern Investment Management Amendment, by
Michael A. Oliverio, II and John David Rausch, Jr.
Challenges and Opportunities for West
Virginia's Local Governments, by Michael John
Dougherty and L. Christopher Plein.
What's New on the 'Net: A Back to School Special on Education, by
Robert Duval and Rebecca Barrett-Duval.
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Vol. 14, No. 3
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The Women
Pioneers of the West Virginia State Legislature, 1923-1969, by Jo
Boggess Phillips.
What's
New on the 'Net, by Robert Duval and Rebecca Barrett-Duval.
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Vol.
14, No. 2
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Gypsy Moths and the Future of West
Virginia's Forest Resources,
by Mary J. Wimmer.
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Vol. 14, No. 1
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West
Virginia's Brownfields Legislation: Economic Development, Environmental
Protection, or Both?, by James Kotcon.
What's
New on the 'Net, by Robert Duval and Rebecca Barrett-Duval.
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1996
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Vol. 13, No. 4
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Internet
Resources for Government Officials, by Robert Duval and Rebecca
Barrett-Duval.
School
Finance Alternatives for West Virginia, by Qingshui Zhou and Dale
Colyer.
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Vol. 13, No. 3
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Local Government Finance in West Virginia, by L. Christopher Plein
and David Williams.
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Vol. 13, No. 2
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Gender Analysis and Economic Development in West Virginia, by Ann M. Oberhauser,
Lillian J. Waugh, and Chris Weiss.
The Casino/Riverboat Gambling Issue in West Virginia: An Introduction, by
Robert Jay Dilger.
Making a Case for Casino/Riverboat Gaming, by Marcus E.
Prater.
The Business-Economic Impacts of Licensed Casino Gambling in West Virginia:
Short-Term Gain but Long-Term Pain, by John Warren Kindt.
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Vol. 13, No. 1
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West Virginia's
Tax Structure and Rainy Day Fund, by Russell S. Sobel.
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1995
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Vol. 12, No. 4
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Canine Legislation for the United
States and West
Virginia, by Susan Hunter.
Privatization of Municipal Services in West Virginia,
by Robert Jay Dilger, Randolph
R. Moffett, and Linda Struyk.
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Vol. 12, No. 3
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Revenue Sharing and the Future of the Monongahela National
Forest, by David E. White.
County Government
in West Virginia,
by Robert Jay Dilger.
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Vol. 12, No. 2
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Voluntary Service Programs and West Virginia's Economic Future, by
Richard A. Ball.
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Vol. 12, No. 1
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The West
Virginia Labor-Management Advisory Council, by
Daniel A. Smith.
Citizen Evaluations of Municipal Services in West Virginia, by Robert Jay Dilger,
Kathleen Kaminski and Sung Deuk Hahm.
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1994
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Vol. 11, No. 4
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The $300 Million Infrastructure Improvement Amendment,
by Robert Jay Dilger and Tom Stuart Witt.
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Vol. 11, No. 3
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Keeping the Wild in Wonderful West Virginia, by Steve Hollenhorst
and Paul Salstrom.
Response to Keeping the Wild in Wonderful West Virginia, by William R. Maxey.
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Vol. 11, No. 2
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Meeting Fiscal Challenges in the 1990s: Local
Government Fiscal Trends in West
Virginia, by Kenneth A. Klase.
Recycling and Solid Waste Management in West Virginia, by Alan R. Collins and
Susan Hunter.
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Vol. 11, No. 1
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The West
Virginia State
Budget Process, by Christopher Z. Mooney.
Gubernatorial Enabling Resources in West
Virginia: A Comparative Analysis, by Robert Jay
Dilger.
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1993
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Vol. 10, No. 4
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The Governor's Office: A Comparative Analysis, by
Robert Jay Dilger.
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Vol. 10, No. 3
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The West
Virginia State
Legislature, by Christopher Z. Mooney.
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Vol. 10, No. 2
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The West
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, by Richard
A. Brisbin, Jr., and John Kilwein.
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Vol. 10, No. 1
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The West
Virginia Judiciary: A Comparative Portrait, by Richard
A. Brisbin, Jr., and John Kilwein.
Citizen Evaluations of Government in West Virginia, by Richard A. Brisbin,
Jr. and Robert Jay Dilger.
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1992
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Vol.
9, No. 4
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Collective Bargaining and Public Employee Unionism in West Virginia, by
Robert Q. Hanham.
West Virginia
and Mandatory Seat-Belt Laws: A Comparative Analysis, by Robert Jay
Dilger.
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Vol.
9, No. 3
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Policy Analysis for West Virginia's State and Local
Governments, by David M. Hedge.
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Vol.
9, No. 2
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Back Offices and West
Virginia, by Carla Dickstein.
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Vol.
9, No. 1
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Recycling in West
Virginia, by Alan R. Collins and Susan Hunter.
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1991
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Vol.
8, No. 4
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West Virginia's
State Taxes: A Comparative Analysis, by Patrick J. Chase and Robert Jay
Dilger.
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Vol.
8, No. 3
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The Property Tax in West Virginia, by David E.
White.
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Vol.
8, No. 2
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Governmental Performance and Citizen Satisfaction: The
Public Service Commission of West
Virginia, by Susan Hunter and Richard A.
Brisbin, Jr.
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Vol.
8, No. 1
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Juvenile Justice in West Virginia, by Richard A. Ball.
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1990
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Vol.
7, No. 4
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Governmental Performance and Citizen Satisfaction: The
Case of Consumer Protection in West
Virginia, by Richard A. Brisbin, Jr., and Susan
Hunter.
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Vol.
7, No. 3
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Financing Elections: West Virginia, the States, and the
Nation, by Ken Hechler.
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Vol.
7, No. 2
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A Fresh Look at Unemployment in West Virginia, by Robert Hanham and
Scott Spiker.
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Vol.
7, No. 1
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The Health Care Crisis and Medical Liability in West Virginia, by
Anthony J. DeFrank and Allan S. Hammock.
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1989
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Vol.
6, No. 4
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Socioeconomic Impacts of Landfills in West Virginia, by Carla Dickstein and
Greg Sayre.
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Vol.
6, No. 3
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Local Government Reorganization in West Virginia, by David G. Temple.
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Vol.
6, No. 2
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West Virginia
in a Global Economy: The Impact of Foreign Trade and Investment, by
Anthony J. DeFrank and Robert D. Duval.
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Vol.
6, No. 1
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The West
Virginia Governmental Ethics Act, by Robert T.
Hall.
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The West
Virginia Public Affairs Reporter was published by the Bureau of Government
Research at West Virginia
University from
1976-1980.
1980
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Vol. 5, No. 1
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Judicial Reform in West Virginia's Magistrate Courts: What
Difference Has It Made? by Dennis R. Goldenson, Allan S. Hammock, and
Daniel Harbecevich.
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1979
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Vol. 4, No. 1
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Local Government in West Virginia, by David A. Bingham.
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1978
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Vol. 3, No. 3
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Welfare in West
Virginia: What, Why and How, by Leon H.
Ginsberg.
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Vol. 3, No. 2
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The In-Between Governments: West Virginia's COGs, by Steven Poe and
Dennis Poluga.
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Vol. 3, No. 1
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The West
Virginia Governorship in Changing Perspective,
by David G. Temple.
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1977
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Vol. 2, No. 4
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Water Resources Policy Development in West Virginia, by Donald C. Menzel and
Phil Miller.
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Vol. 2, No. 3
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State Government Reorganization in West Virginia, by David A. Bingham.
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Vol. 2, No. 2
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Emergency Medical Services in West Virginia, by James M. Dennis.
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Vol. 2, No. 1
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West
Virginia State
Government Organization, by David A. Bingham and John E. Tyler.
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1976
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Vol. 1, No. 2
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West Virginia Cities - Up or Down? by Barry R.
Evans.
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Vol. 1, No. 1
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The Appointed County
Administrator in West Virginia, by Barry J. Goldberg.
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