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Mike Romano stated on November 8, 2018 in an op-ed: The poverty rate in West Virginia "was 19.1 percent, the fourth-highest in the country." David McKinley stated on October 31, 2018 in a debate: "Last year we had the eighth fastest-growing economy in the country in West Virginia." E. Gordon Gee stated on February 12, 2018 in a letter to the university community: West Virginia University’s incoming freshman class has the "highest-ever GPA"
Mike Romano stated on November 8, 2018 in an op-ed: The poverty rate in West Virginia "was 19.1 percent, the fourth-highest in the country."
David McKinley stated on October 31, 2018 in a debate: "Last year we had the eighth fastest-growing economy in the country in West Virginia."
E. Gordon Gee stated on February 12, 2018 in a letter to the university community: West Virginia University’s incoming freshman class has the "highest-ever GPA"