November 24, 2008, Monday

 

State--  West Virginia (WV) was the 35th state admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863.

Capital: Charleston

Bird: Cardinal

Flower: Rhododendron

Tree: Sugar maple

 

A Southern State

 

Nickname: Mountain State

 

Fact:  West Virginia was formed in the Civil War when part of VA would not secede.

 

News

The U.S. government will use $20 billion to rescue Citigroup.
The U.K. will use $30 billion to stimulate its economy.
Gas fell below $2 a gallon as a national average.  Oil is at $51 a barrel.
Seventeen Chinese Moslem detainees at Guantanamo may be released.
President Bush will meet today with Israel’s Prime Minister Olmert.

 

AZ

Phoenix Police want more powerful weapons.
Democrats in the AZ legislature want to keep strong schools in AZ.
Sky Harbor is expecting a busy holiday.
The mother of the St. John’s boy who killed his dad said that the boy loved his father.
The Cardinals lost 37-29.