BECKLEY, W.Va. — Dr. Gordon Gee’s love for learning is not just apparent because of his advanced degrees or the fact he’s the president of West Virginia’s flagship university, WVU. He’s curious. Gee’s questions to the people he meets come fast — background and location and surroundings and climate —[Read More…]
Month: February 2015
Monroe County board opposes gas pipeline
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Add the collective voice of the Monroe County Board of Health to the roster of opponents lining up against the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline. The MVP, which is in the permitting process right now, will stretch from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia when completed, with a[Read More…]
Fred Pace named editor of Logan Banner
LOGAN, W.Va. – Veteran West Virginia journalist Fred Pace has been named editor of The Logan Banner newspaper. The announcement was made by Jim Lawitz, vice president of editorial operations for Civitas Media, the newspaper’s parent company. “He knows all of the key players in local government as well as[Read More…]
Martinsburg volunteers unite to help homeless
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Bonnie Barrett shivered at the thought of being on the street on days like Sunday, when after standing outside for minutes, a person’s skin can begin to feel like ice. “It’s reading 19 degrees on my speedometer, right now,” Barrett said. “When I left the house this[Read More…]
Mercury emissions rules will affect power costs
WHEELING, W.Va. — The Obama administration’s mercury emissions standards could force 60 gigawatts of coal-fired electricity offline by the year 2020, which leaves American Electric Power, FirstEnergy and grid operators scrambling to compensate for the lost power. One gigawatt can power as many as 1 million homes, according to FirstEnergy[Read More…]
Make sure prevailing wage is reasonable
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — When the state of West Virginia builds schools and other public projects, the public expects good quality construction, a safe workplace and a fair wage to workers. But no one likes to see their hard-earned tax dollars wasted, so the public also[Read More…]
Doctor ‘anguished’ for families that won’t vaccinate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The “most infectious contagious disease” circulating today is making a comeback in the U.S. nearly 15 years after it was declared “eradicated,” and West Virginia pediatricians are on alert. “Measles is the most contagious disease of any,” said Dr. Kathryn Moffett, chief of the department of pediatric[Read More…]
Spending time with a self-made lensman
A column by Rick Steelhammer of The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are some of the things I’ll associate with the memory of Lawrence Pierce, who died on Friday after 52 years on the job as a Gazette photographer: A ball cap with a Gazette logo nearly obliterated by time[Read More…]
Bill to replace Common Core standards in works
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While the majority of West Virginia’s Republican lawmakers are working on reforming the state’s prevailing wage laws and lifting the ban on charter schools, a faction within the caucus soon will turn their focus to another controversial topic: Common Core. Spurred in part by months of public[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Feb. 16
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NEW ISLAMIC STATE VIDEO SURFACES The video purports[Read More…]