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Creating Jobs
March 11, 2013 Poverty among children in West Virginia has increased since 1969, according to two advocacy groups. more »»
Costly Credits
March 10, 2013 State officials should not be in the business of picking winners and losers in the private sector, particularly when they use West Virginians’ hard-earned money to do so. more »»
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
March 9, 2013 UP: To remembering to set clocks ahead tonight as we “spring forward” into the new season. more »»
For the Kids?
March 8, 2013 An expensive, intensive public relations campaign by organized labor resulted in the November 2011 rejection by voters of a law, known then as Senate Bill 5, to place limited controls on public... more »»
Spread It Out
March 7, 2013 Among the most important observations by a consultant who performed an “audit” of public education in West Virginia was that the system is far too centralize. more »»
Lifesaving
March 6, 2013 This Saturday’s return of daylight-savings time is usually a time for fire officials to remind people to change the batteries in their CO and smoke detectors. more »»
A Reminder
March 4, 2013 When 26-year-old Robert Saylor refused to leave his theater seat after watching a movie in Frederick, Md., on Jan. 12, sheriff’s deputies were summoned. more »»
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
March 2, 2013 UP: To Parkersburg’s Winter Market, which wraps up its second season today. more »»
Cold Case Closer
March 1, 2013 Earlier this week, the U.S. more »»
Same Old Song
February 28, 2013 West Virginia Auditor — and Parkersburg native — Glen Gainer III this week asked the state Ethics Commission for an opinion on his participation in a recent online advertisement for Visa regarding... more »»
Tomblin’s Plan
February 27, 2013 Gov. more »»
W.Va. Route 2
February 26, 2013 Responding to lack of success in an endeavor by setting the bar higher for it does not seem to make sense. First thing’s first, after all. more »»
Driving Drugged
February 25, 2013 While driving under the influence of some drugs — even those perfectly legal to buy and ingest — can be just as dangerous as getting behind the wheel after too much alcohol, the practice can be more... more »»
Impacting Jobs
February 24, 2013 A household environment in which no one is bringing home a paycheck is an unhealthy one. Ask anyone who’s had to cope with the challenge of feeding children healthy meals on food stamps. more »»
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
February 23, 2013 UP: To Roane County students who collected more than 16,000 books during a “Book Flood” held Feb. 11-15. The books were donated by county residents and will go to school librarie. more »»
Balancing Act
February 22, 2013 It appears Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and West Virginia legislators have dodged another fiscal bullet — but not by much. more »»
School Reform
February 21, 2013 School reform in West Virginia has to start somewhere, and clearly, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and others involved in setting strategy were right to focus on younger childre. more »»
Ending Abuse
February 20, 2013 Many terrible cases of sexually abused children have been discovered — and the perpetrators prosecuted — in West Virginia during recent year. more »» |
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