Lisa
@lisalisa-bobisa.bsky.social
I’m a living embodiment of my grandma’s old sayings:
“you wear your heart on your sleeve”
“you’re like a broken record”
“gettin old ain’t for sissies”
anthropology&social change, speech/language pathology
WV holler dweller
Water protector
Nature lover
“you wear your heart on your sleeve”
“you’re like a broken record”
“gettin old ain’t for sissies”
anthropology&social change, speech/language pathology
WV holler dweller
Water protector
Nature lover
“WV is hoping for $60 million” but the bottom line is $24 million paid over 3 years. The low price paid for human lives shows their true values. The state of WV is a tragedy…and the people suffer.
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West Virginia reaches settlement over toxic chemicals found in soil and water
West Virginia is hoping to get about $60 million for toxic chemicals that have been found in the state’s water and soil for decades.
wchstv.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“WV is hoping for $60 million” but the bottom line is $24 million paid over 3 years. The low price paid for human lives shows their true values. The state of WV is a tragedy…and the people suffer.
wchstv.com/news/local/w...
wchstv.com/news/local/w...
September 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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My latest in the Parkersburg News & Sentinel on restoring collective bargaining rights for federal employees who’ve been unlawfully robbed of them by executive orders, about 2/3 of the federal workforce. @nteunational.bsky.social
www.newsandsentinel.com/opinion/loca...
www.newsandsentinel.com/opinion/loca...
Op-ed: Restore collective bargaining rights
A recent article in the publication Government Executive dated Aug. 29 titled “Federal Collective Bargaining is in the U.S National Interest” is one of the best-written and most powerful pieces I’ve r...
www.newsandsentinel.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
My latest in the Parkersburg News & Sentinel on restoring collective bargaining rights for federal employees who’ve been unlawfully robbed of them by executive orders, about 2/3 of the federal workforce. @nteunational.bsky.social
www.newsandsentinel.com/opinion/loca...
www.newsandsentinel.com/opinion/loca...
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A federal rule to limit coal miners’ exposure to dangerous silica dust — which was set to go into effect next week after already being delayed for months — is expected to be further postponed following a joint status update filed in federal court this week, reports @caitycoyne.bsky.social.
‘They don’t care:’ Advocates for miners with black lung worry as silica dust rule delayed again • West Virginia Watch
A federal rule to limit coal miners’ exposure to dangerous silica dust — which was set to go into effect next week after already being delayed for months — is expected to be further postponed…
westvirginiawatch.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A federal rule to limit coal miners’ exposure to dangerous silica dust — which was set to go into effect next week after already being delayed for months — is expected to be further postponed following a joint status update filed in federal court this week, reports @caitycoyne.bsky.social.
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Some of my speech before introducing @sanders.senate.gov
August 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Some of my speech before introducing @sanders.senate.gov
It’s a blank stare. You can’t miss it. It haunts you. You can’t help but feel the same sadness when you see it.
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Novotney: 'The Hurt Is Like Nothing Else Ever Felt'
Such a tragedy changes everything in a person's life.
ledenews.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
It’s a blank stare. You can’t miss it. It haunts you. You can’t help but feel the same sadness when you see it.
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I Hate It Here, Please Vote For Me received a wonderful review in the Appalachian Journal!!
Ferrence’s experience and commentary on the current polarizing political landscape feels particularly relevant, and Josh Howard agrees. Read the rest in the Summer 2025 issue.
#politics #politicalbook #gop
Ferrence’s experience and commentary on the current polarizing political landscape feels particularly relevant, and Josh Howard agrees. Read the rest in the Summer 2025 issue.
#politics #politicalbook #gop
August 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I Hate It Here, Please Vote For Me received a wonderful review in the Appalachian Journal!!
Ferrence’s experience and commentary on the current polarizing political landscape feels particularly relevant, and Josh Howard agrees. Read the rest in the Summer 2025 issue.
#politics #politicalbook #gop
Ferrence’s experience and commentary on the current polarizing political landscape feels particularly relevant, and Josh Howard agrees. Read the rest in the Summer 2025 issue.
#politics #politicalbook #gop
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"three-quarters of patients served by West Virginia hospitals rely on Medicare, Medicaid and PEIA"
A large part of our population (like my partner with a chronic illness) live near borders and get most care out of state. Recently Medicaid stopped crossing state lines stranding many folks I know 😞
A large part of our population (like my partner with a chronic illness) live near borders and get most care out of state. Recently Medicaid stopped crossing state lines stranding many folks I know 😞
August 8, 2025 at 9:07 AM
"three-quarters of patients served by West Virginia hospitals rely on Medicare, Medicaid and PEIA"
A large part of our population (like my partner with a chronic illness) live near borders and get most care out of state. Recently Medicaid stopped crossing state lines stranding many folks I know 😞
A large part of our population (like my partner with a chronic illness) live near borders and get most care out of state. Recently Medicaid stopped crossing state lines stranding many folks I know 😞
And this is what the WV attorney general has to say about protecting our state’s resources.
#appalachia #westvirginia
#EPA #leezeldin #radicalenvironmentalist #cleanair #cleanwater
#mountaineers
#appalachia #westvirginia
#EPA #leezeldin #radicalenvironmentalist #cleanair #cleanwater
#mountaineers
August 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
And this is what the WV attorney general has to say about protecting our state’s resources.
#appalachia #westvirginia
#EPA #leezeldin #radicalenvironmentalist #cleanair #cleanwater
#mountaineers
#appalachia #westvirginia
#EPA #leezeldin #radicalenvironmentalist #cleanair #cleanwater
#mountaineers
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of all the books i won't read, this is the book i won't read the most
I seriously do not know how this title got through even a single launch meeting.
July 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
of all the books i won't read, this is the book i won't read the most
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VICTORY: A court has ruled the WV Water Development Authority unconstitutionally granted funds to an out-of-state religious school.
We’ve said all along it's inappropriate for public infrastructure money to fund religious education and advocacy. This is a big win for church-state separation.
We’ve said all along it's inappropriate for public infrastructure money to fund religious education and advocacy. This is a big win for church-state separation.
July 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
VICTORY: A court has ruled the WV Water Development Authority unconstitutionally granted funds to an out-of-state religious school.
We’ve said all along it's inappropriate for public infrastructure money to fund religious education and advocacy. This is a big win for church-state separation.
We’ve said all along it's inappropriate for public infrastructure money to fund religious education and advocacy. This is a big win for church-state separation.
WV has always been the canary in the coal mine. We’ve always known we’re all we’ve got.
#westvirginia #climatecrisis
#mutualaid #solidaritynotcharity
westvirginiawatch.com/2025/04/29/f...
#westvirginia #climatecrisis
#mutualaid #solidaritynotcharity
westvirginiawatch.com/2025/04/29/f...
FEMA’s refusal to help some West Virginia counties just a taste of what’s to come • West Virginia Watch
About 94% of West Virginia communities are considered “Special Flood Hazard Areas,” which means those areas are at a high risk of flooding.
westvirginiawatch.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
WV has always been the canary in the coal mine. We’ve always known we’re all we’ve got.
#westvirginia #climatecrisis
#mutualaid #solidaritynotcharity
westvirginiawatch.com/2025/04/29/f...
#westvirginia #climatecrisis
#mutualaid #solidaritynotcharity
westvirginiawatch.com/2025/04/29/f...
Will anyone care about WV after the coal is gone and the last gas is fracked?
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Deadly West Virginia flooding won't be the last of this week
At least 6 people were killed by flooding in West Virginia over the weekend, and the forecast is for more rain.
www.accuweather.com
June 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Will anyone care about WV after the coal is gone and the last gas is fracked?
www.accuweather.com/en/weather-n...
www.accuweather.com/en/weather-n...
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This is the correct move by the Board of Education. The Constitution doesn't allow the governor to ignore laws he doesn't like.
Defying Morrisey executive order, WV board of ed directs schools to follow existing vaccines law • West Virginia Watch
School officials will instruct public schools to follow the state’s existing vaccine laws, going against Gov. Morrisey's executive order.
westvirginiawatch.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This is the correct move by the Board of Education. The Constitution doesn't allow the governor to ignore laws he doesn't like.