CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The 36th annual West Virginia Construction and Design Exposition (EXPO) is set for the Charleston Civic Center on March 25 and 26. EXPO features the most comprehensive education program and largest marketplace for the design and construction industry in the region, offering over 85 professional development opportunities, covering a range of topics from building technology to[Read More…]
Month: February 2015
At the Capitol: Feb. 23-27
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There were procedural maneuvers and flaring tempers aplenty, as the 2015 regular session of the Legislature began counting down this week to its March 14 conclusion. Much of the maneuvering and agitation was over a bill to allow charter schools in the state – schools operated by nonprofit or public organizations, with[Read More…]
Fairmont paper seeks multimedia digital sales rep
From the Times West Virginian’s Facebook page FAIRMONT, W.Va. — CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Are you an outgoing person? Do you enjoy talking with people and being in control of your own pay check? The Times West Virginian has an immediate opening for a Multimedia Digital Sales Representative. The Times West Virginian, a[Read More…]
Why would anyone push back against vaccinations?
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — More than 15 years ago, the Centers for Disease Control reported that the measles virus had been officially eliminated from the United States. Or not so much. Just ask the more than 120 people who picked up the virus while[Read More…]
Capitol High School Symphonic Band performing at Clay Center
Capitol High School Symphonic Band among the high school bands performing at the Clay Center on Friday, April 3.
Advancing bill would cut magistrates in 14 counties
WHEELING, W.Va. — The Northern Panhandle could lose three magistrates and as many magistrate assistants if a proposed bill becomes law. The bill – cleared by the Senate Judiciary Committee over the weekend and now pending in the finance committee – would reduce the number of magistrates from 158 to[Read More…]
Current concealed weapon law offers protections
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers are moving toward taking a step back in public safety, and the reason for doing so isn’t all that clear other than to further gain favor of the gun lobby. Senate Bill 347, which is moving through the state[Read More…]
W.Va. commission honors 26 on Civil Rights Day
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Human Rights Commission honored 26 people who contributed to promoting equal rights for all state citizens at its 12th annual Civil Rights Day on Thursday. “These people and individuals like them have given us a firm foundation on which we continue to build a better[Read More…]
W.Va. lawmakers moderate public pension cuts
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Representatives of numerous public employee unions let out a collective sigh of relief after lawmakers reworked a bill that would have taken away the benefits for employees hired since 2010. Although initially scheduled to be discussed during a Thursday morning Senate Finance Committee, Senate Bill 529 underwent changes[Read More…]
Let community anti-discrimination laws stand
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The oddly titled West Virginia Intrastate Commerce Improvement Act, House Bill 2881, would invalidate anti-discrimination ordinances on the books in municipalities throughout the state, including Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, and the tiny town of Thurmond. How would this improve intrastate commerce? According to Delegate Lynne[Read More…]
