another piece of shoddy writing

[VHSLhelper 571]

http://bdtonline.com/editorials/x316471352/-Discrimination-Bluefield-has-highest-utility-bills-again

 

"The CAD’s annual report concluded that residents of the Bluefield area are paying the highest public utility rates in the state, despite an overall reduction in rates statewide during the 2010 calendar year.

 

Specifically, the CAD found that customers in Bluefield have the state’s highest utility bills at $308.37 per month. The average monthly public utility total for residents of the Mountain State is $287.01. By comparison, residents in the city of Morgantown have the lowest utility rates in the state at $253.53."

 

Apparently, they don't know the meaning of the word "rates", since no rates are mentioned anywhere in the story, just those bill amounts.

 

But the headline is right in saying "bills". And honestly, that surprised me... the headline matches the story!

 

Anyway, the story itself doesn't surprise me. C'mon... "Nature's Air-Conditioned City" ??? And ppl. are SURPRISED that their util bills are high?

[GMan 3,569]

And you're surprised because...????

[Deleted Account 5,203]

http://bdtonline.com

 

Could've stopped there.

[VHSLhelper 571]

Gee.... seems like EVERY time I come up w/something on them... someone farther north has to go and top it.

 

http://www.williamsondailynews.com/view/full_story/11026311/article-Program-to-honor-Marting-Luther-King-slated-in-Mingo?instance=secondary_stories_left_column