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West Virginia

Fred Sanders

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2. CBS evening news covered it for 20 seconds. Is the only issue a 4% raise offer by the

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 09:54 PM

Mar 2018

school board and teachers wanting 5%, because that is all the info provided...can't be right. Nothing else of teacher grieviences was mentioned.

The MSM might as well not bother even trying if they are only twisting facts.

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CBS evening news covered it for 20 seconds. Is the only issue a 4% raise offer by the Fred Sanders Mar 2018 #2

The fumbling over the 5% increase which was initially approved, appalachiablue Mar 2018 #3

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