Month: April 2014

The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, April 7

Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, April 7, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT MAY BE `PROMISING’ IN MALAYSIA PLANE SEARCH[Read More…]

Wild, Wonderful & Wired: Many have learned advantages of computers, Internet

CHARLESTON, W.VA. —  Future Generations Graduate School and Mission West Virginia know the Mountain State, from Pendleton County to Kanawha County and beyond. Based in West Virginia, these nonprofit educational organizations have trained West Virginia residents for several years to use computers and access information through the Internet. They are[Read More…]

Wild, Wonderful & Wired: Internet helps home-based business owners

Editor’s Note: “Wild, Wonderful & Wired” is a collaboration of Mission West Virginia, Future Generations Graduate School and Frontier Communications.  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gaining access to the Internet can create opportunities for the budding entrepreneur. West Virginia residents who have solid ideas and inspiration are earning their livings from their homes, small offices[Read More…]

Geocaching trail “caches” in for Martinsburg-Berkeley County CVB

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Why in the world would you need a GPS device and have to know how to play a song on a xylophone at the same time? To go geocaching, of course, according to Laura Gassler, executive director of the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention & Visitors Bureau. “Geocaching is[Read More…]

Ruling gives another edge to special interests

An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — It is hard to argue that what the American political process needs is more money from the wealthy and special interests. But the Supreme Court has made sure that is what we are going to get. In 2010, the court’s decision on[Read More…]

Tug Valley recalls the ‘Great Flood of ‘77’

  WILLIAMSON, W.Va. – Thirty seven years ago today, the waters rose quickly as the heavy rains fell from the skies. No one was truly prepared, nor did they imagine in their wildest dreams that the Tug River would reach levels that covered homes and businesses. Williamson was devastated, and[Read More…]

PSC ruling revives hopes for Mason County plant

  NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — A collective sigh of relief could be heard from the manufacturing sector of Mason County on Thursday after Felman Production received a favorable ruling from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia. Without the ruling, Felman Production officials had said its New Haven plant, which[Read More…]

Collegiate athlete compensation overdue

An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — With a National Labor Relations Board ruling that Northwestern University football players should be considered employees of the school, and could even unionize, much attention has been focused on the finances of big-time college athletics. That attention is long overdue. For[Read More…]

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