— *** Newspaper Endorsement Week 2014 ***— Around 170,000 lower-income West Virginians have obtained health insurance through the landmark Affordable Care Act. It’s a humanitarian advance for America’s “safety net” that helps people keep working and earning. Yet 2nd District Republican congressional nominee Alex Mooney — an odd out-of-stater who[Read More…]
Month: October 2014
W.Va. Senate president to probe gas utility hikes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With several utilities announcing increases in natural gas prices this fall, West Virginia Senate President Jeff Kessler says officials need to make sure residents are being fairly treated. Kessler said Monday he is instructing his staff to begin gathering information on rate increases approved by the Public[Read More…]
Huntington Museum displays couple’s rare orchid
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — You may have heard about ghost orchids by reading “The Orchid Thief” or seeing the movie “Adaptation,” but chances are you’ve never seen one of the rarest of America’s blooming flowers. Known to grow high in the swampy trees of the Everglades, a ghost orchid is now[Read More…]
Rahall, Jenkins trade jabs in Huntington debate
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Congressional candidates U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., and state Sen. Evan Jenkins, R-Cabell, focused on allegiances as much as issues during their debate Tuesday night at the Pullman Plaza Hotel. Jenkins trotted out the phrase “(President) Obama and (Speaker Nancy) Pelosi’s foot soldier” more than once in[Read More…]
Judicial panel votes to oust Kanawha prosecutor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A three-judge panel has decided in a 44-page ruling Kanawha County Prosecutor Mark Plants should be removed from office for “malfeasance in office.” Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper said the decision has been stayed for 30 days to allow for an appeal. Commissioners claimed in a petition that[Read More…]
Panel seeks W.Va. school management changes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State education officials say a new “balanced governance” plan will redirect money back into West Virginia’s classrooms by eliminating positions in school board offices across the state and using that money to directly benefit students. The five-year plan — proposed by the state Board of Education’s Commission[Read More…]
Longtime W.Va. legislative official Oce Smith dies
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Oce Smith, the colorful political columnist for the Times West Virginian and former House of Delegates Sergeant-at-Arms, died Tuesday morning at a Fairmont nursing home. He was 76. Anyone involved in the political scene of West Virginia, who read the local newspaper or was from Marion County,[Read More…]
Harrison County officialdom has a few black eyes
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Harrison County government is starting to resemble the face of a prize fighter who’s taken a beating. That is, it’s sporting a couple of big black eyes. Consider all that’s happened in recent years: * While working as city manager of[Read More…]
Bluefield Daily Telegraph releases new mobile apps
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Beginning today, Bluefield Daily Telegraph readers and subscribers alike will have a new way to get the latest local news and information, specifically designed for those on the go. Free mobile apps are now available in the App stores of iTunes, Google Play and Amazon, and each[Read More…]
Here’s what journalists miss when they don’t leave the office
Today let us pay tribute to reporters who, in their quest for a good daily story, boldly defy the Production gods and do the unthinkable: Hang up the telephone and leave the office. Granted, doing a “phoner” often seems like the only recourse when your responsibilities for the day include preparing[Read More…]
