Month: January 2015

W.Va. natives among Capito’s new Senate staff

WASHINGTON – Senior staff appointments and a new communications director were announced on Thursday by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Capito named Ashley Berrang as communications director. Berrang is vice president of communications at the Bipartisan Policy Center, a think tank founded by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker,[Read More…]

More obstacles won’t ensure pipeline safety

An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel             PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — National Transportation Safety Board accident investigators made a bit of a splash this week when they said three natural gas pipeline accidents, including one in West Virginia, demonstrated systemic weaknesses in the way providers maintain their pipelines. The report was[Read More…]

WVU student happy to party with the president

A column by Molly Robinson of The Daily Athenaeum staff MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — This weekend I celebrated my birthday at a bar. I invited all my best friends, a surprising amount of which actually showed up, and didn’t have to pay a penny for my drinks, my cover or anything else[Read More…]

The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Jan. 30

Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. ISLAMIC STATE GROUP SILENT AS DEADLINE PASSESFamilies of a[Read More…]

A boondoggle and waste of money

An editorial from The Charleston Gazette  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Greyhound racing has almost died in West Virginia, according to research funded by the state Senate. Patrons at “racinos” today spend nearly all their time at video gambling machines, not watching dogs chase make-believe rabbits. In 1990, fans bet $63.9 million on dog[Read More…]

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