CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says a proposed one-year delay in implementing inspections for aboveground storage tanks is too long of a wait, and he intends to hold companies to the Jan. 1 deadline. Tomblin was criticized last week for not allowing a special session which would have[Read More…]
Month: September 2014
Surge in W.Va. crime rate must be confronted
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginians must know by now this is no longer the state in which most of us grew up. In addition to the qualities that make this the wild, wonderful state we love, another factor has crept into the fabric[Read More…]
Physicians should use ‘doctor shopper’ database
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — One of the hoped-for consequences of substance-abuse legislation passed by the West Virginia Legislature two years ago is starting to take shape. But also apparent is that a significant portion of the state’s medical community is slow to get on[Read More…]
Southern West Virginia hospitals seek nurses
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Hospitals across the nation are experiencing a shortage of registered nurses, including hospitals here in southern West Virginia. In an effort to fill those desperately needed positions, hospitals have been contracting with agency nurses or “travel nurses,” as well as nurses from international companies. Rocco Massey, community[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Sept. 16
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. HOW U.S. RAMPS UP RESPONSE TO EBOLAThe Obama administration[Read More…]
New Jessica Lynch movie
An editorial from the Sunday Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wounded Iraq War hero Jessica Lynch — this newspaper’s West Virginian of the Year in 2003 — has a remarkable new role: She’s the leading lady in a religious movie about a government takeover of churches. Filmed at Rock Hill, S.C.,[Read More…]
Hinton pair’s Appalachian Trail saga takes twists
BECKLEY, W.Va. — On Aug. 25, it was finished. John Vuolo, 60, stood at the peak of Katahdin Mountain in Maine and raised his arms above his head in a victory salute. The retired naval pilot read a list of names and sang. Then, he dedicated that climb up[Read More…]
W.Va. man was face of the Marine Corps in ’60s
HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — Ask Phil Ernst about his military service and it’s clear he is proud of being a Marine – a chapter in his life that’s still reflected at his home. A spotlight illuminates a Marines flag flying in his front yard and there are various other reminders of[Read More…]
W.Va. native offers beloved DiCarlo’s pizza in Ariz.
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Two thousand miles from Wheeling, in the Phoenix neighborhood of Litchfield Park, Ariz., is the farthest-flung outpost of the nascent DiCarlo’s Original Pizza franchise. It is owned and operated by Michael Miklas, who’s doing his best to explain to Arizona residents “the DiCarlo’s way”: A crispy crust[Read More…]
Dutch man cares for W.Va. soldier’s grave
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Maarten Vossen doesn’t mind admitting that as a youngster, he didn’t know all that much about World War II. And that was even with him growing up just 15 minutes from a cemetery honoring American war dead in his native Holland. Then he saw “Saving Private Ryan,”[Read More…]
