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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- I believe Dr. Marple was fired for being too honest for the majority of the school board members. She was let go for not condoning their shady dealings. The education of our children is no place for dirty politics.

Apparently conservatives have not yet realized one simple fact: President Obama knows what he is doing.

Multitudes of sins are mentioned in the Bible, but certainly not condoned or justified. My Bible teaches love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control & forgiveness. 2 Timothy 3:16 states "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for instruction in righteousness."

It sounds like there are some feuding women on the State Board of Education. If you get a bunch of feuding women like that, it's all over.

There was an article in the Sunday paper on page 6B about a free, West Virginia wildflower "Roadsides in Bloom" calendar now available for order. It did not include any information about who to contact to order this publication. Anyone have any information?

Hooray for Dr. Marple. Being honest has gotten more than one McGraw fired from their job.

Gas prices went up over a dollar during Obama's first four years of leadership. Recently they dropped 15 cents and the Kool-Aid drinking liberals started praising him for lowering the price.

Concerning the firing of Marple, it appears the reason is one as old as time: greed.

I noticed a picture of the W.Va. Board of Education at work and Gayle Manchin was sitting up front to the right of Wade Linger. My guess she was close so she could pull his puppet strings. You may hear his voice but I bet Gayle is the one speaking.

So what happens if there is no deal on the "fiscal cliff?" Taxes go up for everyone. Expenses are cut across the board. We slice our budget deficit in half. Can't really see a downside here.

If people think they have a good enough reason to stand beside the road with a sign, then they should stand still so someone could read the sign. Don't dance around while moving the sign up and down. It defeats the purpose.

What person in their right mind would accept the position of state school superintendent after hearing of the firing of Dr. Jorea Marple? What person would ever work for the current BOE knowing the underhanded methods of the Manchin Five? Who can ever believe what those five say? How can we trust the current BOE with the education and lives of our children?

Shelley Moore Capito's father, Arch A. Moore, is a convicted felon. He pleaded guilty to 5 felony charges and spent 3 years in prison. He gave her a thumbs-up at her public announcement to run for senator. Is the Manchin family repeating the Moore family notoriety? History has a way of repeating itself. Dare we vote for Capito for Senate? No, having Manchin and Capito in Washington together would be a disaster.

Judge Watkins speaks harshly sometimes, but he is perceptive when it comes to domestic abuse. Many don't realize how prevalent abuse is toward women.

A recent headline on the Internet said: "Romney defeat leaves vacuum in GOP leadership." Not so. Rush Limbaugh is the leader of the Republican Party, much to its dismay.

Wonder if the kids in "Buckwild" finished high school and work? Also, how many of them have arrest records?

I am extremely disappointed that our governor, Earl Ray Tomlin hasn't stepped up to make a statement concerning the unethical actions of the Board of Education in the firing of Dr. Marple. Why is he silent?

Has anybody noticed that our newly elected attorney general is looking for a handout from W.Va. businesses and taxpayers to pay a $900,000 loan he made to himself for his campaign? If he wanted to win it so bad he should get the out-of-state PACs to pay him back or just eat it.

Gazette editorials portraying homosexuals as passive, innocent victims of bullying are unfair to young boys who have been bullied into homosexual acts by men in authority at churches, schools, scouts, etc.