From The Times West Virginian of Fairmont: Bad West Virginia roads bring significant costs. It’s more than the extra money state drivers are forced to pay for repairs when they fall victim to the all-too-common horrible road conditions. According to the U.S. Labor Department in an announcement Friday, West Virginia[Read More…]
Month: July 2017
Editorial: Surge of roadwork looks to be on tap
From The Dominion Post of Morgantown: Perhaps Gov. Jim Justice’s road initiatives will sweep across the state like waves hitting a beach. But by now we’re all ready to settle for sustained ripples. This week, Transportation Secretary Tom Smith described the imminent road-building program in terms of waves to a[Read More…]
Groups see ATV trails as anchor to economy
By Fred Pace The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — More initiatives to build upon the tourist draw fostered by the Hatfield-McCoy ATV Trails in the southern part of West Virginia are taking shape. One involves the West Virginia Community Development Hub, a nonprofit group based in Clarksburg, working with[Read More…]
Editorial: Colleges in W.Va. suffer another blow caused by state
From The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: As if the West Virginia legislature’s action to cut state support for higher education wasn’t enough, now we learn that tardiness on the part of someone in state government could complicate the finances of the state’s colleges and universities even further. The latest blow is[Read More…]
Editorial: Trump to visit Boy Scouts Monday; Hope he returns soon
From The Register-Herald of Beckley: We are delighted that President Donald Trump has elected to pay tens of thousands of Boy Scouts a visit at the Summit Bechtel Reserve Monday. Besides the obvious attention such a visit showers upon the rest of us and our state, the president’s very presence[Read More…]
Editorial: A celebration of Steve Cassle
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail, Daily Mail page: Ever heard of Steve Cassle? Well, if you’ve shopped at Tamarack, or one of West Virginia’s many art fairs and festivals, or been to an area Civil War reenactment, you’ve likely been touched by his work. Cassle, a working artist and craftsman of[Read More…]
Opinion: How judges can fight the opioid epidemic
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail, Gazette Page: Editor’s Note: This commentary was written by lawyers in the Kanawha County Public Defenders Office: Sara Whitaker, David Anderson, Barbara Brown, Justin Collin, John Danford, David Ford, Iram Hasan, Richard Holicker, Jason Nicholas, Diana Panucci, C. Joan Parker, Susan Settle and Ronni Sheets. Last[Read More…]
Opinion: Tourism Commissioner Ruby says ‘Thank you, #AlmostHeaven West Virginia’
By Chelsea Ruby W.Va. Tourism Commissioner Thank you, West Virginia — and congratulations! Last month, you pulled off one of the most successful social media campaigns by any state, ever. In a span of just two weeks you used #AlmostHeaven tens of thousands of times, and your posts reached more than[Read More…]
Late documents put WV public colleges under financial aid restrictions
By JAKE JARVIS Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Because West Virginia submitted an audit of its federal dollars late for three years running, the state’s public colleges were recently placed under greater financial aid restrictions from the federal government, documents show. The U.S. Department of Education sent a letter this[Read More…]
‘Jim’s Promise’ aims to boost to economy
By LEAH NESTOR Times West Virginian BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice and Transportation Secretary Tom Smith are relying on bonds being passed in October to maintain “Jim’s Promise.” Jim’s Promise is the governor’s program for creating new jobs and securing economic stability by remedying infrastructure issues. According to the[Read More…]
