By BRANFORD MARKS, CAROLINE SZWED and BRANDON HITE Mountaineer News Service MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — It’s happened to all of us: you come home excited to get caught up on your favorite show on Netflix or turn on your laptop to check your Facebook and you get a pop-up saying[Read More…]
Month: December 2013
WVPA Sharing: Health insurance mandatory for college students in 2014-2015
By MICHELLE DEEHAN, JOE NELSON and LAKEN VITA Mountaineer News Service MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Tyler DeAntonis is a college student with money issues other than textbook fees on his mind. He is part of a distinct statistic. According to The United States Government Accountability Office, 20 percent of college students in[Read More…]
Standardized testing a necessity
An editorial from The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Arguments against standardized testing have been shouted by teachers unions and their legislative cohorts for years. A few of their points carry some weight. But in all that noise, there has been very little in the way of viable alternatives to the[Read More…]
Kids Health: ‘Heroes’ honored for fighting child poverty
By GEORGE HOHMANN For the WVPA PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Seven activists from around the state have been recognized as heroes for fighting child poverty. The seven were presented framed certificates and bright red hero capes by the “Our Children, Our Future Campaign to End Child Poverty” coalition during its annual meeting[Read More…]
Firearms should be out of the reach of children
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A tragic holiday shooting in Kanawha County provides gun owners with another reminder of the importance of keeping weapons secured and away from children. A 9-year-old boy apparently took a family shotgun out for target practice Sunday near Quick, W.Va. The weapon[Read More…]
Shell keeps option on Pa. ‘cracker’ site
Company says it will finally begin construction preparation By Casey Junkins The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register WHEELING – Nearly two years after announcing intentions to bring a multibillion-dollar ethane cracker plant – and the thousands of related jobs – to Monaca, Pa. rather than to Ohio or West Virginia, Royal[Read More…]
Marshall recommitment to engineering takes shape
By John Gibb Charleston Daily Mail HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A major feat of engineering is taking shape on the campus of Marshall University. That’s fitting considering the facility will be the future home to Marshall’s College of Information Technology and Engineering. The college is currently housed in the 52-year-old Gullickson[Read More…]
W.Va. raptor rehab center mourns loss of eagle
By Emily Gallagher Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A local bird rehabilitation center has lost one of its symbolic animals. The West Virginia Raptor Rehabilitation Center (WVRRC) announced that its beloved bald eagle Thunder passed away Dec. 21. Liz Snyder, director of operations of the WVRRC, said Thunder passed[Read More…]
Military Bowl unique for Herd
By Grant Traylor WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Military Bowl is a unique experience for players because it’s the only bowl game in college football played in the nation’s capital. In a town the nation’s leaders call home, there will be some of college football’s national leaders on the field when[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Dec. 27
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Dec. 27, 2013. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. OBAMA SETS HIS SIGHTS ON 2014 Having signed[Read More…]