An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Two nonprofit organizations, the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy and Taxpayers Protection Alliance, have compiled a report they say exposes $330 million in wasteful spending on the part of West Virginia state government. Some of the arguments made in[Read More…]
Month: February 2016
Raleigh County teens see bleak future in coalfields
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The majority of Liberty High School’s 500-plus student body has links to coal and is not immune to the economic impact that declining exports, tougher environmental regulations and the switch to natural gas at electric power-generating plants are having on the coalfields. The signs of coal’s decline are[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Feb. 1
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. DEMOCRATIC, GOP RACES TIGHT AS IOWA KICKS OFF 2016 VOTING Donald[Read More…]