Gov. Jim Justice’s suggestion that some funds earmarked for “Roads to Prosperity” highway and bridge projects could be diverted to handle secondary road maintenance already has received some criticism. Mountain State voters who approved the $1.6 billion Roads to Prosperity bond issue ...
By the time this column appears, we will know where on the scale this weekend’s snowfall fell in the predictions of “3 to 12 inches of snow” from one warning. Plenty of folks were quick to laugh and proclaim they, too, had the skills necessary to become a meteorologist if all it took was ...
In this past Sunday’s paper, there was a vile Trump-hating letter where the author accused President Trump of being racist, incompetent and generally a horrible president. First, the most crooked president we had in the past 100 years was Lyndon B. Johnson. He would not communicate with ...
Satire has been a great tool used in editorials for centuries. Satirical editorials sometimes employ ridiculous rhetoric, to point out perceived wrongs in a society. If some of you readers know me, don’t suffer a cardiac infarction. I have changed my mind on several points. I no longer ...
Please, Lord! Save our poorly educated confused children from the grasp of a totally corrupt, leftist-leaning, commie-loving, public education system. Amen. Essentially, that was the basic message in a letter to the editor on Jan. 13 titled, “Youth are being brainwashed.” It was 12 ...
How many readers of the News and Sentinel know what the following people have in common? Josie Bluhn, Marten Kudlis, Breanna Schneller, Ofc. Henry Canales, Ofc. Shane Figueroa, Hunter Javens, Jesse Javens, Emilee Olsen, Reed Stevens, Pierce Corcoran, Sarah Root, Kaybrin Osborne, Halle Young, ...
Why in the world is the News and Sentinel allowing a tiny group of atheists to use the paper to push their graceless and pushy propaganda? I am referring to the op-ed published in Wednesday’s editorial page that referred to their “Freedom From Religion Day.” I guess they want us to be ...
There is a very simple solution to this government shutdown — put federal employees back to work immediately and DO NOT pay anyone in the Senate and House until this situation is resolved. It’s time for both parties to quit being self-serving for their party. Bud Rollins Parkersburg
Last week we got our really first taste this year of winter. We were warned by the news media that we were to get a really bad snowstorm like many other states, but the snow started last Saturday as predicted and did not stop until the snow covered the entire Mid Ohio Valley with the most ...
From cookbook author Gerhild Fulson, a German native who moved to Canada as a toddler, traditional German dishes prepared by her Mutti and Papa are home favorites. She has taken Oma (grandmother) favorites and translated them for modern cooks in her cookbooks and continues to do so in “German ...
Last year at this time Shale Crescent USA had one lead and one foreign prospect looking to expand somewhere in the USA. We had discussed expansion with some local companies but we didn’t have much hard data to give them. My written goal for Shale Crescent USA for 2018 was to have three major ...
WVU Medicine’s Camden Clark Medical Center joined our Partner Program in 2018. Downtown PKB’s Partner Program is “designed to move our organization forward into the future in terms of financial diversification and serve as a way to connect the community to our mission,” says Wendy ...
During last year’s legislative session my fellow tourism professionals and I were working diligently in support of the governor’s plan to increase funding for the West Virginia Tourism Office. We were making steady progress toward that goal and had attracted considerable bipartisan support ...
Every year your United Way diligently works to raise a hearty campaign that will help to support nonprofit organizations and initiatives in the coming year. We spend an inordinate amount of time conducting community needs assessments and determining the most acute and critical needs across the ...
There are several new thrillers that will keep pages turning until late in the night. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag is “The Boy.” Detective Nick Fourcade and his wife, Detective Annie Broussard, have a bad case on their hands. Someone broke into Genevieve ...
Life in the natural world can be harsh, especially when environmental conditions change. Species that specialize in certain foods or habitats or require particularly large expanses of land become rare or even die out. Passenger pigeons, Kirkland’s warblers, grizzly bears, and hellbenders ...
By now, tickets for this year’s BrAva Mom Prom have most likely sold out. Do not despair! Be sure to get your name on the waitlist for the opportunity to purchase a ticket. How is that done? Simple! Visit the site at www.bravamomprom.com for details. Remember, though, you will have the ...
UP: To Delegate Gary Howell, R-Mineral, for introduction of a bill that would make it a misdemeanor to continuously drive in the left lane of a multi-lane roadway, impeding the flow of other traffic. In other words, perhaps lawmakers are able to finally help law enforcement officers do ...
Don Nehlen and Bob Pruett will help Westbrook Health Services celebrate its 70th anniversary at a fundraiser dinner from 6-9 p.m. Feb 7 at Grand Pointe Conference Center in Vienna. Nehlen, former West Virginia University football coach, and Pruett, former Marshall University football coach, ...
Smallpox in the country A mild case of smallpox is reported from Williamstown. A son of Chas. Uhl, living about three miles below town, was taken sick and had symptoms of smallpox. Dr. Cotton was called and pronounced a light case of smallpox. It is claimed that the young man contracted the ...