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The Daily Show gives West Virginia the Willies

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Update: WV House – Delegate Don Perdue Responds to The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah Del. Don Perdue made these remarks on the floor of the WV House of Delegates during our Legislative session. [<a href=”//storify.com/EclecticEvelyn/wv-calls-out-the-daily-show-on-twitter” target=”_blank”>View the story “The Daily Show gives West Virginia the Willies” on Storify</a>]

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10 Facts about West Virginia

10 Facts about West Virginia EclecticEvelyn.com

  West Virginia was formed from the Allegany counties of Virginia over the question of slavery.  The Virginia government in Richmond had declared Virginia a slave state and part of the Confederacy.  Several of the westernmost counties were Union loyalist and after much argument with Richmond decided to secede from Virginia and form its own

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Favorites in June

Favorites in June EclecticEvelyn.com

Hello July! It’s hard to believe we are halfway through 2017 already.  With the sun shining and summer arriving it was hard to narrow down the list of favorites but here are my top Instagram photos for June. Be sure to show these accounts some love and follow them too if you are so inclined. You are

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Favorites in May

Favorites in May EclecticEvelyn.com

Its really hard to narrow it down but here are 15 of my favorite photographs I found on Instagram during the month of May.  Show them some love and follow the ones that interest you.  For many, it’s all about networking and building that following so reach out and you may gain a new follower

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What I Liked In April

20 Things I Liked in April EclecticEvelyn.com

I love photography and I am a big Instagram fan which gave me the idea to start a new monthly post with some of my favorite photos I have seen on Instagram during the month.  I am going to try to keep it to 20 photos, give or take a few.  If you are not

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Unique Travel Experiences

travel collage created by Evelyn Dortch

Now that the kids are grown up and starting off their own adventures, it is the ideal time for you to get out of the house and start to explore the world once again. You’ve done the standard family trips which were more work than fun and now you’re ready for traveling on your own terms. Why not try something a bit different? 

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Mountain Laurel

mountain laurel in tennessee

  Her name was Laurel just like the flowers that covered the mountains in the spring. Her face told the story of her life, every wrinkle a new chapter, every line contained a tale. She was old as the mountains and as young as the buds on the trees. On warm days you could see

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