Giles Snyder
@gilessnyder.bsky.social
NPR newscaster and aspiring local journalist. Curator of West Virginia news at wvweakly.substack.com
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Giles Snyder
@gilessnyder.bsky.social
· Jul 20
Long dead journalists and me
The Sunday West Virginia Weakly for July 20, 2025
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Apparently, I have a particular affinity for journalists who have been dead for a while. The latest Sunday #WestVirginia Weakly. Maybe subscribe?
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This week's cocktail is quite an honor. The West Virginia Weakly asked me to pen a recipe and write for their paper and for the Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival in Martinsburg, WV today. Thanks to my good friend @gilessnyder.bsky.social. #cocktails
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The Daily West Virginia Weakly: October 16, 2025
Kanawha school vaccine case, MARL opposition, 'No Kings' rallies and a West Virginia cocktail recipe
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October 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This week's cocktail is quite an honor. The West Virginia Weakly asked me to pen a recipe and write for their paper and for the Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival in Martinsburg, WV today. Thanks to my good friend @gilessnyder.bsky.social. #cocktails
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West Virginia’s Medicaid system faces significant changes through the recently-passed “Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” including implementation of a work requirement structure, a state agency leader told lawmakers.
W.Va. Medicaid commissioner describes big changes from 'Big, Beautiful Bill' - WV MetroNews
One of the new provisions is “community engagement requirements” of at least 80 hours per month of work, education or service for able-bodied adults without dependents.
buff.ly
October 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
West Virginia’s Medicaid system faces significant changes through the recently-passed “Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” including implementation of a work requirement structure, a state agency leader told lawmakers.
Reposted by Giles Snyder
Parties in WV vaccine case differ on how religious freedom should apply to philosophical beliefs westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/06/p...
Parties in WV vaccine case differ on how religious freedom should apply to philosophical beliefs • West Virginia Watch
The West Virginia Department of Health argues that when it comes to school vaccine requirements, there should be no difference between religious and philosophical objections to the shots.
westvirginiawatch.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Parties in WV vaccine case differ on how religious freedom should apply to philosophical beliefs westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/06/p...
Happy autumnal equinox everyone!
September 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Happy autumnal equinox everyone!
Forgot how much I love sitting in my rocker on the front stoop, drinking coffee and watching the neighbors come and go. Anyway, this collage of photos will be in tomorrow's West Virginia Weakly as well as an essay on the fight in #WestVirginia over childhood vaccines.
September 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Forgot how much I love sitting in my rocker on the front stoop, drinking coffee and watching the neighbors come and go. Anyway, this collage of photos will be in tomorrow's West Virginia Weakly as well as an essay on the fight in #WestVirginia over childhood vaccines.
Reposted by Giles Snyder
Some retired state employees in West Virginia are struggling after a 12% increase to the Public Employees Insurance Agency went into effect in July.
via @westvirginiawatch.com
via @westvirginiawatch.com
‘It angers me’ — Retired WV state employees, many on fixed incomes, hit with PEIA premium hike
After 30 years as a teacher, Cathy Proctor, 72, is still working at a nearby Malden Elementary school as a substitute. She said the money is necessary to pay for groceries and growing medical bills…
www.newsfromthestates.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Some retired state employees in West Virginia are struggling after a 12% increase to the Public Employees Insurance Agency went into effect in July.
via @westvirginiawatch.com
via @westvirginiawatch.com
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Elizabeth Hardy is resigning as the state’s foster care ombudsman, a job created by the Legislature to investigate ongoing issues with children, families and workers in West Virginia’s overwhelmed child welfare system, reports
@amelianews.bsky.social.
@amelianews.bsky.social.
Second WV foster care ombudsman leaves role after Legislature created the oversight position • West Virginia Watch
Elizabeth Hardy is resigning as the state’s foster care ombudsman, a job created to investigate issues in the state's child welfare system.
westvirginiawatch.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Elizabeth Hardy is resigning as the state’s foster care ombudsman, a job created by the Legislature to investigate ongoing issues with children, families and workers in West Virginia’s overwhelmed child welfare system, reports
@amelianews.bsky.social.
@amelianews.bsky.social.
On the regular walk each morning, this cat waits on her perch for my wife to greet her. Every. Morning. Without. Fail.
September 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
On the regular walk each morning, this cat waits on her perch for my wife to greet her. Every. Morning. Without. Fail.
Sunrise over Charleston, #WestVirginia’s capital city.
The Daily West Virginia Weakly: September 4, 2025
Education West Virginia, new vax lawsuits and plenty of options to indulge in documentary films tonight
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September 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Sunrise over Charleston, #WestVirginia’s capital city.
Look at that monarch caterpillar!
The Daily West Virginia Weakly: September 2, 2025
Cecil Roberts, Tim Armstead, prospects for a special session on PEIA and a visit to Bigfoot Hotdogs
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September 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Look at that monarch caterpillar!
This keeps up, I might have to start wearing socks again.
August 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This keeps up, I might have to start wearing socks again.
Trump-Putin documents left on hotel printer
Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
www.npr.org
August 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Trump-Putin documents left on hotel printer
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Although "dog" is ubiquitous today to describe man's best friend, it remains a mystery where the word originally came from.
Why the origin of the word 'dog' remains a mystery
Although "dog" is ubiquitous today to describe man's best friend, it remains a mystery where the word originally came from.
n.pr
August 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Although "dog" is ubiquitous today to describe man's best friend, it remains a mystery where the word originally came from.
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A radio cooperative serving Pocahontas County expects to lose more than half its annual budget after Congress passed a bill rescinding $1.1 billion previously approved for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.
westvirginiawatch.com/2025/07/31/a...
westvirginiawatch.com/2025/07/31/a...
July 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A radio cooperative serving Pocahontas County expects to lose more than half its annual budget after Congress passed a bill rescinding $1.1 billion previously approved for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.
westvirginiawatch.com/2025/07/31/a...
westvirginiawatch.com/2025/07/31/a...
Take the #WestVirginia Weakly’s poll and help settle a dispute over whether today’s “Pic that says West Virginia” would make a GREAT tattoo, because — of course it would (not to put my thumb on the scale …)
The Daily West Virginia Weakly: July 31, 2025
Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link, Capito protesters fined, sales tax holiday and Lurch Fest is this weekend
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July 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Take the #WestVirginia Weakly’s poll and help settle a dispute over whether today’s “Pic that says West Virginia” would make a GREAT tattoo, because — of course it would (not to put my thumb on the scale …)
Turns out wilted lettuce is a #WestVirginia thing. Find out how to whip up this old fashioned dish in today's newsletter. open.substack.com/pub/wvweakly...
The Daily West Virginia Weakly: July 23, 2025
Federal disaster declaration, Opioid settlement funds and novelist Davis Grubb
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July 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Turns out wilted lettuce is a #WestVirginia thing. Find out how to whip up this old fashioned dish in today's newsletter. open.substack.com/pub/wvweakly...
Just realized I've become that old guy whose kids wish he'd stop sending them reels he thinks are funny.
July 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Just realized I've become that old guy whose kids wish he'd stop sending them reels he thinks are funny.
Apparently, I have a particular affinity for journalists who have been dead for a while. The latest Sunday #WestVirginia Weakly. Maybe subscribe?
Long dead journalists and me
The Sunday West Virginia Weakly for July 20, 2025
open.substack.com
July 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Apparently, I have a particular affinity for journalists who have been dead for a while. The latest Sunday #WestVirginia Weakly. Maybe subscribe?