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The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley
With trout stocking season shifting into high gear, many local fishermen have been taking to local rivers and streams. An avid angler takes a seat on a rock while trying his luck on the Shavers Fork of the Cheat River Friday.
ELKINS As warmer weather begins to move into the region, outdoor enthusiasts are beginning to leave the cosy comforts of home in order to enjoy the recreational activity of their choice.
With an abundance of streams in Randolph and surrounding counties, trout fishing in the late winter months and into the spring is very popular among both the young and old.
Alabama bass poses direct threat to West Virginia lakes and streams By
February 20, 2021 - 11:33 am
The Alabama bass looks a lot like out Kentucky spotted bass, but can take over and become dominant in short order
A biologist with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources holds up an Alabama Bass on the right and a largemouth bass on the left for comparison PHOTO: Virginia DWR
CHARLESTON, W.Va. There is a growing stir in West Virginia’s bass fishing community regarding a new threat to both largemouth and smallmouth bass alike. The Alabama bass isn’t necessarily new, but it’s just now coming to the conscious of West Virginia.
Much they re costing you as part of your it s all your money series. reporter: martha, let s say this is the federal budget, that $17 billion figure you talked about, it isn t less than 1 percent, it s a fraction of 1/10 of 1 percent. that much. so if the rest of us can cut out money, can t congress? especially these earmarks? those pet projects that are doled out by lawmakers for the sole benefit of a local employer, a town, that many consider waste. for instance, millions for textile research in north carolina. let s say hundreds of thousands for tattoo removal in california. almost a million dollars for fish management in alabama. now, some lawmakers are trying to quit the habit. house democrats want to ban earmarks this year but only to corporations. house republicans agreed to ban all earmarks. it s a very admirable goal for the gop to take a complete moratorium. enforcing it is going to be an issue. it s going to be a problem. so again, this is going to
These pet projects that are doled by lawmakers for the sole benefit of a local employer or town that is mostly considered waste. textile research in north carolina, hundreds of thousands for tattoo removal in california, almost a million dollars for fish management in alabama. now, some lawmakers are trying to quit the habit, house democrats want to ban earmarks this year but only to corporations, house republicans agree to a temporary ban on all earmarks. it s a very admirable goal for the gop to take a complete moratorium. enforcing it is going to be an issue, it s going to be a problem. again, this is going to be at the taxpayers. if they don t like it, they re going to make their feelings known to those members of congress. reporter: but guess who s refusing to go along, the u.s. senate led by the two biggest porkers in congress, daniel inou
Research this fiscal year. one of many projects known as earmarks. you may have heard of them. lawmakers tack them on to spending bills. it s routine. other examples of what critics call pork barrel spending including 4. million dollars for wood utilization research. a quarter of a million dollars for a farmers market in monroe county, kentucky. i m sure it s nice. $300,000 for music education programs at carnegie hall. william la jeunesse has been looking into how much of all of this is costing you, specifically you. william? well, shepard, you know the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. but will congress concede an addiction to earmarks? those pet projects dolled out by lawmakers for the sole benefit typically of a local employer or town like millions for textile research in north carolina. thousands for tattoo removal in california. and almost a million for fish management in alabama. earmarks are not historically necessary. we don t need to have them. and t