West Virginia Turns 145

Those with coverage of the state's birthday include:

• The Register-Herald of Beckley;

• the Herald-Dispatch of Huntington;

• The Journal of Martinsburg;

• The Intelligencer of Wheeling; and

• MetroNews, which also hosts a column from Gov. Joe Manchin.

Public Broadcasting reports that some West Virginia bloggers are marking the occasion with posts that aim "to communicate a vision for a new stereotype of West Virginia and help define it from the inside-out."

With audio. WOWK-TV has coverage as well.

Jason Keeling of a Better West Virginia got the ball rolling. Other participating blogs include:

• Backroads;
• Brian Peterson's West Virginia Legal Weblog;
• The Candid Christian;
• Carpe You Some Diem;
• Charlestonian Blog;
• Create West Virginia;
• DonutBuzz;
• Empowering Perspectives;
• The Folded Leaf;
• Fork You;
• 4Haks;
• Health Care Law Blog;
• Laurel's Observations;
• Oncee;
• On Location With Rick Lee;
• PopCult;
• The Putnam Scoop;
• A Sour Apple Tree;
• This is Not My Blog;
• Wabi-Sabi;
• West Virginia Blue;
• The West Virginia Hot Dog Blog; and
• The West Virginia Optimist.