We all have a neighborhood where we live, but we also have one where we work For the last quarter century, my work neighborhood has been a small section of downtown Parkersburg. Even during that short period, the area between Fifth and Sixth streets and Ann and Markets streets has seen a ...
In the previous Look Back, myself and a friend, Howard Bailey, made a trip to Creston, located on the Little Kanawha River in Calhoun County. He reviving memories of when his father rode log rafts from there to the mill at Nicolette; me trying to record the history that Howard ...
It’s a story common for regions of West Virginia that border Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky. A recent college graduate of West Virginia University lands their first job in Pennsylvania. When it comes to deciding which state is more appealing on the tax front, the choice is clear: ...
If West Virginia lawmakers are looking to reduce rates on something, there is another issue that should be commanding their attention. The Mountain State’s foster care rate is eight times the national average. It is one of the few categories in which we are — shamefully — first in the ...
The Parkersburg City Council regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24, wasn’t entirely contentious and unpleasant. Council did vote 7-1 (with only District 3 Councilman Roger Brown voting “no” and District 6 Councilman Mike Reynolds absent) to reinstate open public forum, wherein members of ...
West Virginians value independence. We believe in open debate, fair competition, and the idea that taxpayers — not partisan middlemen — should decide where public dollars are spent. That’s why it’s troubling that state and federal agencies increasingly rely on opaque “media rating” ...