Charleston Gazette reporter Lori Kersey posted this picture on Twitter, saying, “Today someone brought in this @wvgazette from Dec. 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked.” Ever wonder how many saved editions are tucked away in basements across the land? Journalists should sometimes remind themselves of the lasting[Read More…]
Month: December 2013
The Associated Press shares 10 things to take away from the past week
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things to take away from the past week. Look for in-depth stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. NELSON MANDELA DIES AT AGE 95 South Africa’s first black president was a global symbol of sacrifice and[Read More…]
Protect W.Va. Credit Rating
An editorial from The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register: WHEELING, W.Va. — For several years while West Virginia held a monopoly on some types of gambling in this region, state legislators could smile and watch the money roll in. It allowed the state to do many good things that otherwise would[Read More…]
How not to teach life’s most important lessons
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — He was good at football and baseball, but his real passion was basketball. Imagine his disappointment when he failed to make the varsity basketball team in his first year at Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, N.C. Michael[Read More…]
Coal industry officials have hard message for W.Va.
By Jim Davis Exponent-Telegram MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginians need to get serious about coal, or learn to live without some of the services to which they have become accustomed. That was the message speakers stressed Thursday at a forum on coal mining’s significance to the state and the economic[Read More…]
Bridgeport puts on fiery Christmas show
By Jeremiah Shelor Exponent-Telegram BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Though it rained for much of the evening, nothing could dampen the Christmas spirit in Bridgeport Thursday night. The Associated Businesses of Bridgeport put on their 9th annual Light Up Night, which culminated in a tree lighting ceremony outside the Benedum Civic Center[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Dec. 6
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. SOUTH AFRICA MOURNS MANDELA Nation celebrates the life[Read More…]
The Herald-Dispatch in Huntington looking for state government reporter
The Herald-Dispatch in Huntington, W.Va., is seeking an experienced reporter to lead local and state government reporting for print and digital platforms. Contact Ed Dawson at [email protected] or (304) 526-2787. To see all newspaper employment opportunities, visit https://wvpress.wpengine.com/?p=23
Charleston’s natural gas station up and running
By Jared Hunt Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston’s new natural gas fueling station had a low-key opening last month and is now providing 24-7 access to fill up vehicles that run on compressed natural gas. “We are fully functional,” said IGS Energy CNG Services General Manager T.J. Meadows.[Read More…]
Parents warned to keep tabs on youngsters online
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel: PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Thank Heaven someone finally noticed something was wrong when a 52-year-old Charleston man made multiple trips to Sardis, Ohio, to pick up a 14-year-old girl – then took her back across the Ohio River to a New Martinsville motel,[Read More…]
