A WVPA Shared Commentary: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — We have learned that technology allows us to know more about our world. Each wave of new technology – from telegraph to telephone to radio to television – brings about new ways to communicate. We are seeing it again today with broadband –[Read More…]
Month: April 2014
Laws to suppress mudslinging can stifle speech
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — By nature, and by profession, we do not like lies. As journalists, we’re truth tellers. Or at least we attempt to get at the truth through research, attribution, documents and comments from people on either side of an issue. Sometimes[Read More…]
WVU student leader perks higher than elsewhere
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The student body president and vice president at West Virginia University receive far greater benefits for their service than some of their counterparts in the Big 12 conference. On top of getting their tuition paid for in full, they receive a $6,500 stipend for the current academic[Read More…]
Randolph County judge says she regrets affair
ELKINS, W.Va. — Randolph County Circuit Court Judge Jaymie Godwin Wilfong officially answered a formal statement of charges by the West Virginia Judicial Investigation Commission Wednesday concerning her past affair with then-North Central Community Corrections director Travis Carter. Wilfong self-reported the relationship to the JIC on Oct. 14, 2013, according[Read More…]
Murray Energy to sue over new coal dust rule
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio – Murray Energy Corp. announced Wednesday its intent to sue the U.S. Department of Labor, and others, after the Obama Administration announced new limits on how much coal dust is allowed in mines. Murray officials termed the new rule “deeply flawed and irrational.” “Instead of protecting miners’[Read More…]
Marshall board votes to raise tuition this fall
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University’s Board of Governors approved on Wednesday a tuition and fee increase that will bring in an additional $1.5 million in revenue to the university. The action was opposed by one member of the board, which also approved the budget for fiscal year 2015 during its[Read More…]
Alleged murder plot suggests jail ‘culture’ not fixed
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Last year, the West Virginia Jail Authority took steps to try to root out what officials called a culture of inappropriateness at the Western Regional Jail in Barboursville. The jail’s administrator was replaced after a period of significant staff turnover and two[Read More…]
Federal agency cuts allowable coal mine dust level
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sen. Jay Rockefeller — joined by coal miners and leaders of the U.S. Department of Labor and the Mine Safety and Health Administration — declared war on black lung disease Wednesday, April 23. They gathered at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) facility in[Read More…]
Yeager Airport Police deal with stolen rental cars
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rental car thieves considering Charleston’s Yeager Airport a prime target of opportunity may want to think about taking their business elsewhere. Of 13 vehicles stolen from the five rental car companies doing business at the airport during the past year, 12 have been recovered and 11 suspects[Read More…]
Kanawha prosecutor disqualified from some cases
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A circuit judge has disqualified Kanawha Prosecutor Mark Plants and his office from prosecuting hundreds of cases involving children. The order, entered Wednesday afternoon, said Plants’ office is disqualified from prosecuting crimes of violence by a parent against a child, abuse and neglect cases, and criminal violations[Read More…]
