A small town in West Virginia asked the Soviet Union and East Germany for help with replacing a bridge after being ignored by the West Virginian government. The Soviets sent a journalist to investigate and within one hour the state finally agreed to pay for it.
Haha! I've never heard this story, but leave it to Mingo county to handle it! Jay Rockefeller was our governor at that time.
ReplyDeleteI think it was a great move! Whoever came up with the idea was a genius!
DeleteI never heard of this either.
ReplyDeleteAlways great to learn something new!
DeleteI don't really understand why they had to go that far to get results .Must have been embarrassing for the state
ReplyDeleteThings are difficult no matter where you love. Our Governor does not want kids to wear masks in schools. Many counties are now suing the state cause they want the mask mandate. 99 percent of the time it's ALWAYS politics.
DeletePOLITICS really is the cause of so many issues. I have been away from my computer for 2 weeks, so I am trying to catch up. Will be back home tomorrow.
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