An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Compromises are tricky things. Sometimes they work out beautifully for all involved, breaking stalemates and allowing opposing parties to make concessions to their mutual benefit. And sometimes, compromises don’t work out as advertised, leading one or both sides to regret that[Read More…]
Month: June 2015
Another day, another shower in Charleston
Bridgeport lawyer/jazz pianist no ‘starving artist’
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Davin Seamon did not start on piano until the seventh grade, and before that he had played the trumpet. “I only studied piano for four years,” he said. His teachers included Mary Frances Smith back when she worked as the choral director at Lincoln High School in[Read More…]
Many communities plan W.Va. Day celebrations
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia will be 152 years old on Saturday, and many in the region are planning to celebrate the state’s birthday with a variety of different programs, open houses or events. As residents celebrate, it’s important to remember the efforts of those who helped create the state,[Read More…]
Laid-off miners hear retraining options in Wheeling
WHEELING, W.Va. — While hoping their cellphones would ring with a call telling them to come back to work, about 20 displaced coal miners toured West Virginia Northern Community College on Wednesday to learn about training for new careers. As the Marcellus and Utica shale industry continues growing at the[Read More…]
Morrisey makes right decision
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey made the right decision for Mountain State residents this week, when he chose to run for re-election next year rather than for governor. Morrisey had been viewed as a leading Republican contender for governor. But on[Read More…]
Martinsburg latest W.Va. city to impose sales tax
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Businesses within the city limits of Martinsburg should soon receive a notice from the city that the 1 percent municipal sales tax goes into effect July 1, and all businesses that must collect the state sales tax must start collecting the city sale tax. The 1 percent[Read More…]
Judge’s lead role in ‘Honey in the Rock’ recalled
BECKLEY, W.Va. — A flag that proudly waved 50 years ago in Theatre West Virginia’s first performance of “Honey in the Rock” will fly again this year, beginning on opening night Friday. The flag’s owners, U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin and his wife, Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary for the Department of[Read More…]
As school year drags on, rumors spread in Raleigh
BECKLEY, W.Va. — School officials in Raleigh County took time Wednesday to stamp out rumors floating around the county. Students have reportedly told parents that school attendance is less than mandatory. That’s not the case, according to one official. “We are having school until June 22,” Assistant Superintendent Miller Hall[Read More…]
Frontier gets $38M for broadband in rural W.Va.
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The region’s five counties will receive more than $4 million to expand and support broadband to reach an estimated 12,000 people. Frontier Communications accepted $38 million from the Connect America Fund to increase broadband access in rural West Virginia. “The Connect America Fund will provide ongoing support[Read More…]