WESTON, W.Va. — The Lewis County Commission plans to look into allegations that some county employees are clocking in excess hours. The commission heard the allegations from Human Resource Officer Debbie Hall, who works in the County Clerk’s Office, at Wednesday’s meeting. Commissioners decided to discuss the issue with Office[Read More…]
Month: November 2014
W.Va. leaders wary of Obama climate deal
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For months, one of the major criticisms the coal industry and its political supporters offered of President Obama’s plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions from power plants was that the administration was forcing the United States to go it alone while other major carbon polluters, like China,[Read More…]
W.Va. tax forms updated for same-sex couples
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State tax forms for next year’s filing season will be updated to reflect the state’s recent acceptance of same-sex marriage. Not only will gay and lesbian couples be able to file jointly next year like heterosexual couples, but same-sex couples who were already legally married in other[Read More…]
Money hardly key to Wayne man’s upset victory
WAYNE, W.Va. — Whoever said money buys elections has never been “out Wayne.” The Republican candidate who ousted the longest-serving Senate majority leader and the longest continuously serving state senator didn’t accept a single campaign contribution and spent no money on the 2014 election cycle, state records indicate. But that[Read More…]
Turnpike tolls: Valid arguments for removal
An editorial from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — There are many reasons why tolls should be removed from the 88-mile West Virginia Turnpike. First and foremost is the simple fact that the original bond indebtedness associated with the creation of the 88-mile toll road between Princeton and Charleston[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Nov. 13
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. SCIENTIFIC PROBE TOUCHES DOWN ON STREAKING COMETThe landing by[Read More…]
Charleston Daily Mail looking for editorial writer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Daily Mail, a newspaper of conservative editorial philosophy in West Virginia’s capital, is seeking someone with top-notch critical thinking skills and knowledge of current events to write editorials and columns. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable of West Virginia’s political and economic landscape and will have[Read More…]
Veterans’ biker group say it’s bailing on Rainelle
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — For more than a quarter of a century, motorcycle-riding veterans making an annual cross-country pilgrimage to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., have taken time to stop in Rainelle. What began by happenstance when the vets decided to bypass the tolls on the West[Read More…]
Healing can begin after Elkins judge suspension
An editorial from The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — After more than a year of uncertainty in the Randolph County judiciary, the long nightmare seems to have come to a conclusion. Last week, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals suspended 20th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Jaymie Godwin Wilfong for the[Read More…]
‘Last straw’ not a weighty issue for WVU faculty
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — “The professor doth protest too much, wethinks.” At the latest WVU Faculty Senate meeting, some professors raised concerns about an initiative to require them to take out their own trash. From their offices, not public areas such as classrooms or hallways, mind you, into[Read More…]