AFFLICTING THE COMFORTABLE: JOURNALISM AND POLITICS IN WEST VIRGINIA

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West Virginia and Appalachia A series edited by Ronald L. Lewis Volume 4 OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES : Transnational West Virginia Edited By Ken Fones-Wolf ISBN 0-937058-67-X (He) ISBN 0-937058-76-9 (PB) The Blackwater Chronicle Edited By Timothy Sweet ISBN 0-937058-65-3 (He) ISBN 0-937058-66-1 (PB) Clash ofLoyalties By John W. Shaffer ISBN 0-937058-73-4 (He ONLY) Afflicting the COlllfortable JOURNALISM AND POLITICS IN WEST VIRGINIA Thomas F. Stafford WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY PRESS MORGANTOWN 2005 WEST V,RG,N,A UNIVERSITY PRESS, MORGANTOWN 26506© 2005 West Virginia University Press All rights reserved. First edition 2005 by West Virginia University Press 10 09 08 07 06 05 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 1-933202-04-1 [cloth] Library ofCongress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Afflicting the Comfortable: Journalism and Politics in West Virginia xx, 332 p. 25 em. 1. West Virginia- Politics and government-1950- 1990. 2. American newspapers- West Virginia History - 20th century. 3. Journalism-West Virginia History- 20th Century. 4. Journalism-West Virginia History-1950-1990. 5. American newspapers. I. Title. II. Stafford, Thomas F., 1914-1993. IN PROCESS Library ofCongress Control Number: 2005934484 Jacket design by David Alcorn Interior design by Than Saffel Printed in U.S.A. by Thomson-Shore ThIs PUBLICATIONIS BASED UPON tl,e observation and opinion of the author and is not intended by the West Virginia University Press to be a work based entirely in fact. However, as a fi rsthand account ofseveral significant political events in West Virginia, it contains much historical value. In order to preserve its value as a firsthand account, the West Virginia University Press has made no effort to fact-check or change any of the author's observations or opinions, and his death in 1993 has made it nearly impossible to do so. Therefore, the publisher accepts no responsibility for inaccuracies or omissions, and the publisher specifically disclaims any personal or financial harm tl,at is incurred as a result oftl,e observations contained in this publication. ...