Statistics suggest there are approximately 42 million youth without homes in the United States. More than 14,000 of them are in West Virginia according to Lisa Doyle-Parsons, director of the Circles Campaign of the Mid-Ohio Valley. But theirs is a plight with which most of us do not come face ...
* Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce organizers put together a fabulous annual dinner to celebrate its 95th year last week. In addition to celebrating the achievements of local businesses and learning about the career paths of some of our local standouts, the event — themed Cruising First Class ...
“I volunteered to get out before you all threw me out,” U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., said during a stop in Parkersburg Wednesday. Surely he knows how very much his work on our behalf has meant to Mountain State residents over the years, and that his determination to focus on that work ...
When most West Virginians think about being on top of things and getting the job done, they aren’t thinking about paperwork. But in Washington, D.C., we appear to be developing a reputation for just that. “All of the folks at the Department of Commerce who talk to me about our state say ...
The search for West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee’s successor is officially underway. The committee tasked with finding the university’s next president has issued a 52-page leadership profile highlighting the post and just what the university is seeking in its 27th ...
In less than two weeks, voters will decide everything from who holds the highest office in the land to whether long-time school levies will be renewed. The social media cacophony may fool some into believing there will be hordes of voters headed to the polls, but past voter turnout figures ...
