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WV should be a place where all business can succeed

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    Three escape massive fire in a home on Walnut Street in Kanawha County

Sen. Jay Rockefeller caused quite a stir during a recent speech on the Senate floor when he said that the coal industry is using scare tactics and that they need to face reality.

Once you get past the anger and controversy, Rockefeller makes a point – rather than dig in and try to revive the past, we, as a state, need to embrace the future.

Part of that means making West Virginia a place where all business, not just the energy industry, can thrive.