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State Senator Bill Laird (D-Fayette) discusses economic issues facing the region during a S.C.O.R.E. community meeting Wednesday night at the Raleigh County Commission on Aging. From right of Laird are Senators Mike Green (D-Raleigh), Senate President Jeff Kessler (D-Marshall), Art Kirkendoll (D-Logan), Ron Miller (D-Greenbrier) and Chris Walters (R-Kanawha). Standing for Southern Coalfields Organizing and Revitalizing the Economy, the SCORE meeting offered area residents, local politicians and candidates a chance to connect in person with various state senators as well as voice concerns and express their opinions on the current state and future of the local economy.