Weirton Daily Times editorial Mothers may be much different in their public life than they were 104 years ago when President Woodrow Wilson set aside the second Sunday in May 1914 as a day to honor mothers. Moms then were, by and large, homemakers, what we’d call a “stay-at-home mom”[Read More…]
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NBC crew spends week in Madison covering troubling opioid epidemic
By PHIL PERRY Coal Valley News MADISON, W.Va. — An NBC Nightly News crew from New York and North Carolina spent time this month in Madison, primarily to cover the opioid epidemic while also capturing the pulse of the local community. M.L. Flynn, an Emmy- and Gracie- award-winning journalist who[Read More…]
West Virginia Strawberry Festival begins today
By SARAH GOODRICH The Inter-Mountain BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Festival season has arrived in Buckhannon as the 77th annual West Virginia Strawberry Festival rolls into town for nine days. With the theme “Stars, Stripes and Strawberries!”, the festival will have crowds of folks downtown enjoying carnival rides, local flavors and live[Read More…]
COLUMN: Where’s the integrity in cut-and-paste journalism?
By SAMANTHA PERRY Bluefield Daily Telegraph The subject line on the email from a friend, a former journalist, was a succinct question. “Look familiar?” I clicked to open, then followed the link provided. I was directed to a purported “news” website — Par the Course — and a story that[Read More…]
Farmers Bank in Hurricane has grand opening
Former Tomblin chief of staff Chris Stadelman dies
By JOE SEVERINO Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Chris Stadelman, the former chief of staff for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Charleston Daily Mail managing editor, died Thursday night after a lengthy battle with colorectal cancer. Stadelman, 48, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2014. This was his second bout[Read More…]
Daily Mail short takes: On Stadelman, Alpha Technologies and Camden Park
Charleston Gazette-Mail Daily Mail editorial: Stadelman, one of W.Va.’s best The Charleston Daily Mail family, journalism and all of West Virginia lost a great one late Thursday with the death of former Daily Mail business reporter, managing editor and good friend to many, Chris Stadelman. A 1992 graduate of the[Read More…]
Casino operators dispute Justice’s claim of deal on sports betting integrity fee
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice stunned the West Virginia gaming industry Thursday, issuing a news release claiming that a tentative agreement has been reached to incorporate an “integrity fee” into the state’s new sports betting law. “I don’t know how in the world we[Read More…]
West Virginia lawmaker says governor made illegal betting deal
Staff reports The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An Ohio County lawmaker has said West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice held an illegal meeting with state lottery representatives, sports leagues and casino owners about fees associated with a proposed sports wagering law. “It’s absolutely absurd,” said Delegate Shawn Fluharty,[Read More…]
New DEA report says West Virginia ranks No. 1 for physician arrests
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — A new report from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) “Cases Against Doctors” has shown West Virginia ranked No. 1 for the most DEA physician arrests when adjusting for population. The report said West Virginia sees nearly 121 percent more DEA physician[Read More…]