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Medicaid

March 5, 2013 West Virginia is being forced to cut government services in order to keep the existing Medicaid program afloat. Gov. 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 »»

BOE Funds

March 3, 2013 We doubt Tuesday’s lightning-quick action by the Wood County Board of Education to give the Parkersburg High School Stadium Committee $700,000 to help with a portion of the repairs to Stadium Field... 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 »»

Recreation

February 19, 2013 While not taking sides in the issue that percolated to the surface at last week’s Parkersburg City Council meeting between Parkersburg Mayor Bob Newell and members of the city’s Bike Advisory Board,... more »»

Drugs

February 18, 2013 In deciding not to follow recommendations he raise taxes or dip into West Virginia’s “rainy day” fund to fight drug abuse, Gov. more »»

Buckwild

February 17, 2013 Some West Virginians are annoyed by the “reality television” show “Buckwild” because they say it provides a national audience for negative portrayals of West Virginia residents. more »»

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

February 16, 2013 UP: To Wood County Habitat for Humanity for exceeding its $100,000 goal in the group’s recent four-month Caring Campaign. more »»

Coalfields Expressway

February 15, 2013 If it involves coal in any way, it must be bad, some radical environmentalists believe. more »»

Road Map

February 14, 2013 Growing buzz surrounding “local food” movements in other parts of the country may garner nothing but a few eye rolls in a state like West Virginia. more »»

 
 

 

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