Month: May 2016

WV lawmakers should consider tobacco tax

An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel  PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Lawmakers in Charleston are working to hash out a state budget that is problematic, to say the least. Among the problems is shrinking revenue, a trend not likely to reverse any time soon. Because the budget crisis has reached a[Read More…]

Beckley teen ecstatic to land perfect SAT score

BECKLEY, W.Va. — Independence High School junior Landon Buckland has achieved what few can. The 17-year-old from Beckley received a perfect score on his SAT, something even Bill Gates found himself just 10 points shy of achieving. Buckland said he felt confident about his score, but was surprised and ecstatic to[Read More…]

WV lawmakers downplay allegiance to tax pledge

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three local delegates whose names appear on the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, sponsored by Washington lobbyist Grover Norquist, say they signed the pledge when they first ran for office, and they don’t believe it is still binding. The pledge has become an issue with some lawmakers because of[Read More…]

Transgender decree is both illegal and immoral

A column by Kyle Lovern, editor of the Williamson Daily News WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The recent decree handed down by President Obama allowing transgender students to use the bathroom they “identify with” is going way too far and is both illegal and, quite frankly, immoral. The Federal Government does not nor[Read More…]

The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, May 18

Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers.   1. HOW VOTING WENT IN LATEST PRIMARIES   Bernie Sanders wins Oregon’s presidential[Read More…]

WV native to be honored at West Point graduation

NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — The list of distinguished graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., reads like a “Who’s Who” of American military men: H. Norman Schwarzkopf, William C. Westmoreland, Brent Scowcroft, Buzz Aldrin, Matthew Ridgeway and many more. Joining them on Tuesday will be New Cumberland[Read More…]

Fayette Police Memorial honors those who risk it all

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — “Somewhere in Fayette County, this state and, without a doubt, in this country, someone wearing a uniform or plain clothes is stopping a car, searching a house or going up a driveway,” said Fayette Sheriff Steve Kessler Monday at the Annual Police Memorial in Fayetteville. “You realize[Read More…]

Honesty, specifics on coal needed in election year

An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Coal, especially in such states as West Virginia, has been a major issue in the 2016 presidential election year. It’s important that the beleaguered industry be discussed seriously. It’s a national topic, as plentiful, affordable energy is critical for the United[Read More…]

Lack of action on roads only makes problem worse

An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s lawmakers were called back into session on Monday to tackle business they couldn’t accomplish in the legislature’s regular session that ended in March – build and approve a budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. As they grapple to[Read More…]

Longtime Daily Mail photographer dead at 86

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Chester Franklin Hawes, photographer for more than four decades for the Charleston Daily Mail, has died at age 86. Hawes passed 6 a.m. Saturday at the Hospice facility located at Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer, said his son, Charles Hawes, of St. Albans. Known[Read More…]

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