WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Several hundred West Virginia business leaders, politicians and lobbyists spent Thursday morning at The Greenbrier resort, drinking coffee, eating apple cinnamon crepes and listening to congressional candidates promise to fight the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “My first priority when I get to the United[Read More…]
Month: August 2014
Tennant backs off on document access fees
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Days before new fees for access to public records were to take effect, Secretary of State Natalie Tennant said her office will instead continue providing the documents for free. The announcement came one day after a Daily Mail story on the fees. “I answer to the people of West[Read More…]
WVU party starts in Atlanta before Alabama game
ATLANTA — The party has already started in Atlanta. At least if you’re a West Virginia University football fan. On Saturday, the Mountaineers will meet No. 2 Alabama here in the Georgia Dome. The Mountaineers are heavy underdogs in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game, which will be televised on ABC[Read More…]
A tale of little to no consequences
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — What would a work week be without someone making a mistake or two? But these are no stupid miscues or even what you might excuse as bad judgment we refer to below. No, these boo-boos are of the criminal nature and they were made[Read More…]
The Morgan Messenger revisits Washington House Hotel fire that shocked town 40 years ago
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va — Forty years ago, the Washington House Hotel burned in a fire that killed 12 people and destroyed a block of downtownBerkeley Springs. This was the scene around 4 a.m. on Sunday, August 25, 1974, when Dwan McBee arrived, camera in hand. His first impression, as reported in The Morgan Messenger at this time:[Read More…]
Marshall County doctor relieved to regain license
McMECHEN, W.Va. — Kanawha County Circuit Judge Charles King on Thursday reinstated the medical license of Dr. Roland Chalifoux, finding that practices at his Valley Pain Management clinic posed no threat to public health. The West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine on July 25 suspended Chalifoux’s license after a[Read More…]
Vietnam memorial draws crowd in Parkersburg
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — More than a thousand community members of all ages honored those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country as they attended the opening ceremonies for the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall on Thursday. “The wall is a reminder to me of the sacrifice of our family[Read More…]
Don’t hide WVU-Parkersburg candidates’ names
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia University at Parkersburg presidential search committee may have opened more to the public eye than they intended this week, when they began a discussion about just how much they were legally allowed to keep from[Read More…]
Marion County official crusades against home rule
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Ernie VanGilder wears two hats — as a local businessman and Marion County commissioner. But it doesn’t matter which hat he’s wearing. VanGilder says he doesn’t like home rule, he doesn’t like the City of Fairmont’s home rule proposal and he doesn’t think the city’s done[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Aug. 29
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. PUTIN URGES SEPARATISTS TO FREE UKRAINIAN SOLDIERSThe president’s statement[Read More…]