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Candidates prepare for ‘Super Tuesday’ >>A look at the four left in GOP race Newt Gingrich Rick Santorum
Mitt Romney
Ron Paul
On the night of the South Carolina Republican primary, the GOP was shocked when the former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, made his strongest showing thus far and won the delegates from the state. Gingrich is a candidate running the traditional Republican way — limited government, power for the states and defining a role for government, said Robert Behrman, political science professor. However, Joel Richardson, communications director for the Marshall Republicans, said Gingrich is a controversial choice because of his personal baggage. As speaker of the house, Gingrich worked hand-in-hand with former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and encouraged new Environmental Protection Agency legislation to combat global warming. “Gingrich has the most baggage out of
In this GOP nomination process, many contenders have come and gone. One who many expected to drop out was Rick Santorum, senator from Pennsylvania. But his resilience was rewarded when he carried three states in one evening — Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri all voted for Rick Santorum to be their Republican candidate. Santorum is a social issues candidate with abortion, gay marriage and religious rights being his core principles for his candidacy, said Robert Behrman, Marshall political science professor. “What we mostly associate Senator Santorum with is trying to cut down the number of abortions taking place — wanting to promote family values, opposition to civil unions or gay marriage,” Behrman said. “He has been a consistent advocate for fiscal restraints.”
Mitt Romney is the former governor of Massachusetts and has been the frontrunner for most of the GOP’s nomination process. Joel Richardson, the Marshall Republican communication director said he believes Romney has strengths in this race that could win him the nomination. “Romney has a strong background in business,” Richardson said. “He was able to turn several failing businesses into strong and thriving companies. With our nation’s debt at over 15 trillion dollars, Romney has the sort of experience and knowledge necessary to turn that around.” With his strong background in business, Romney also has a much larger amount of money than any of the other candidates and Robert Behrman, Marshall University political science professor, said this will be one of Romney’s biggest strengths.
Ron Paul is another contender in the Grand Old Party race — this being his third attempt for the presidency. Robert Behrman, political science professor said he believes Paul is in the race less for the nomination and more to get people thinking about some major issues facing our country. “Do we really need government to do this,” Behrman said. “Is there a way we can do this on our own? Do we really need to have a war? And more people are thinking about these questions than they were a year ago, and that is what is I think his goal is.” Joel Richardson, communications director for the Marshall Republicans, said Paul is a constitution-centered and outspoken candidate. “Constitution, constitution, constitution,” Richardson said. “He believes we should follow the constitution exactly and
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W. Va. lawmakers fear Melanoma in minors deadly form of skin cancer: Malignant melanoma. According to the American Cancer Society, young adults are at a 75 percent higher risk of developing melanoma from just one indoor tanning session per month than those who do not use tanning beds. Melanoma can be treated if the cancer is detected early enough. However, can spread to other areas of the body and be potentially fatal. Chanda Adkins, clinical pharmacist at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital, has been diagnosed with melanoma three times since 2009 after using a tanning bed for 12 years. “My first melanoma was diagnosed after my cousin, who has had all three types of skin cancer: Basal, squamous and melanoma, noticed my mole,” Adkins said. “The melanoma had penetrated through
the skin and was less than one millimeter. I was diagnosed as low-risk with no lymph node involvement.” Adkins said her second diagnosis was in 2010 and her third in March of 2011. “The latter two were in situ, which means the melanoma was contained within the mole,” Adkins said. “In my opinion, I feel the tanning bed was a likely contributor. As I grew up in the sun, I never wore sunscreen while outside playing or at the beach,” Adkins said. “When I used the tanning bed in high school, it would be three to four times a week, and I would never start at the recommended two minutes and then increase every session by a few minutes. I would normally start at about 10 to 15 minutes.” Adkins said in college, she started to tan yearround in week to two-week increments because she did not have the time to lay in
the sun. Lauren Lanier, Point Pleasant High School senior, was diagnosed with melanoma at 16 after noticing a mole that would
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With spring break two weeks away, students are turning to tanning beds before exposing themselves to the beach sun without considering the consequences. A West Virginia bill to amend the use of tanning facilities by minors age 14 to 17 requires a signed consent form to be kept on file by the tanning facility for one year. A minor under the age of 14 also has to be accompanied by a parent or guardian when tanning. According to a National Cancer Institute article, men’s and women’s risk of developing skin cancer increases with long-term exposure to artificial sources of ultraviolet rays like tanning beds. Those who use a tanning bed more than once a month are 55 percent more likely to develop the most
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Those who use a tanning bed more than once per month are 55 percent more likely to develop the most deadly form of skin cancer: malignant melanoma. constantly itch. “The treatment I went through was definitely not worth getting in a tanning bed for,” Lanier said. “I had my melanoma mole
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