From The Charleston Gazette-Mail: Democratic candidate for governor Jim Justice portrays himself as a homespun West Virginia everyman, asking voters to just trust in his enthusiasm and love for the state. If he really wants to be governor, it’s past time to start being the guy who actually pays his[Read More…]
Month: October 2016
Taxes on The Greenbrier went unpaid for months
By Andrew Brown The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jim Justice had owed more than three quarters of a million dollars, for roughly half a year, for his business operations at the historic Greenbrier resort, the gem of his West Virginia business holdings. Federal tax liens and releases filed with[Read More…]
Editorial: Few tangible ideas exchanged in governor debate
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail: While trading barbs with each other, both major party nominees for governor agreed in their first debate that West Virginia faces some grim problems: The drug epidemic “threatens to wipe out a generation,” Republican Bill Cole said. It’s so severe that “we don’t have a quality work[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Louisiana Governor to address Jefferson Jackson dinner tonight
MEDIA ADVISORY – For Planning Purposes* CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will be the keynote speaker at tonight’s 2016 Jefferson Jackson Dinner Celebration in Charleston, W.Va. The annual celebration will be held Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Charleston Civic Center. The doors will open at 6 p.m. and the[Read More…]
Watch video now: 2016 W.Va. Gubernatorial Debate and Analysis
AARP Online Voter Guide included in video package CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association and AARP WV are pleased to be able to provide a full video online re-broadcast of the Oct. 4, 2016, W.Va.Gubernatorial Debate between Democrat Jim Justice and Republican Bill Cole and moderated by West Virginia Public[Read More…]
Gov. Tomblin Column: Celebrating community service
By Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin Community service is a cornerstone of our way of life in the Mountain State. As West Virginians, we take pride in our communities, and volunteer organizations like AmeriCorps have facilitated thousands of volunteers from West Virginia and beyond in making a positive difference in our[Read More…]
Advertising Column: Don’t gild the lily
By John Foust RALEIGH, NC — The cliché “gild the lily” is a misquotation of a line from Shakespeare: “To gild refined gold, to paint the lily…is wasteful and ridiculous excess.” Correctly quoted or not, this common phrase refers to the unnecessary practice of embellishing something which doesn’t need embellishing.[Read More…]
West Virginia to receive $17 Million for flood recovery
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), along with Representatives David McKinley (R-W.Va.), Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.) and Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.), announced that West Virginia will receive $17 million in disaster recovery funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block[Read More…]
WVONGA fall meeting starts Monday at Oglebay Resort & Conference Center
WHEELING, W.Va. — The West Virginia Oil & Natural Gas Association’s annual business meeting — with educational programs, committee meetings and receptions — is se for is Monday through Wednesday at Oglebay Resort & Conference Center in Wheeling. The three-day meeting will feature discussion on regulatory and environmental issues and provide the most up-to-date[Read More…]
U.S. Rep. Jenkins to host grant seminar in Huntington
Media alert: WASHINGTON, D.C. – At 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) will host Making Federal Grants Work for You: A Grant Writing Symposium at Marshall University Foundation Hall in Huntington. The congressman will open the symposium at 9 a.m. with remarks focusing on the importance of[Read More…]
