Editor’s Note: Giles Snyder is a free lance lifestyles columnist. His work is available for purchase through the WVPA. If only I would follow my own advice, I might have more time to devote to navel gazing this summer. But I didn’t and now I fear I’m setting[Read More…]
Month: March 2016
Media Advisory: Sen. Manchin to host Southern W.Va. job fair Wednesday
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) will co-host the Southern West Virginia Spring Employment, Recruitment and Resource Fair in Bluefield. The free event will be co-hosted with WVVA and Bluefield State College. Nearly 100 government and private sector employers have signed up for the event. The[Read More…]
West Virginia Small Business Owner wins National Award
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced the 2016 National Small Business Week awardees for 17 different categories, including 8(a) Graduate of the Year – won by West Virginia Small BusinessAction Facilities Management (AFM). AFM President and CEO, Diane Lewis Jackson, travels to Washington,[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Manchin Must Oppose Obama’s Nominee to High Court
Sen. Joe Manchin appears to be trying to drum up support for President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. Manchin hosted a “town hall” in Charleston this past Thursday in which he called for public input into his decision. Despite the billing, it appears Manchin was using the forum to[Read More…]
New Book: ‘Hurrah For Liberals’ shows what’s right, or wrong, today
If you follow politics, the new book by Charleston Gazette-Mail’s editor emeritus James Haught — “Hurrah For Liberals” — is a must read. Because, depending on your politics, it documents either what’s exactly right or what’s exactly wrong with the general direction of this country! From either viewpoint, you’ll want to[Read More…]
State agencies helping welfare recipients build self-sustaining lives
TANF program provides opportunity, support for college degree By George Hohmann For the W.Va. Press Association LOGAN, W.Va. — Melissa Marcum is determined to get off welfare, build a self-sustaining life for herself, and provide for her kids. Marcum is a recipient of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, aid.[Read More…]
Berkeley leads state in population growth
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Berkeley County continues to lead West Virginia in both population growth and rate of growth, according to the latest population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Between July 1, 2014, and July 1, 2015, Berkeley County added 1,507 residents for a total of 111,901, the[Read More…]
Bill to help WV gas stations compete awaits signature
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Although the cost of fuel in Martinsburg is currently on the rise, a 2016 piece of legislation amending a Depression-era law will allow gas stations around the Eastern Panhandle to lower their prices to stay competitive with surrounding areas. Senate Bill 259 was passed by legislators on[Read More…]
Flu season comes late to Cabell County
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Spring flowers bring spring allergies, but this season also brought the flu to Cabell County. Cabell-Huntington Health Department Medical Director Dr. Michael Kilkenny said the agency has seen about three times the normal amount of flu cases for this time of year. The good news is this[Read More…]
Don’t balance state’s budget on the back of PEIA
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — It’s been almost two weeks since the end of the state’s regular legislative session, which was followed by a three-day special session tacked on by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin in an attempt to come up with a compromise budget for fiscal[Read More…]
