By GRANT TRAYLOR The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Personal feelings are critical for any artist gaining motivation for a project. For Frederick Hightower Sr., there is plenty of motivation for the latest piece he is working on. The Huntington native was chosen by a committee formed at the request of[Read More…]
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On chemicals in the water, who speaks for the health of the people?
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — State lawmakers will be voting this legislative session on a regulation that dictates how much of certain pollutants, including cancer-causing chemicals, are allowed in West Virginia waterways. Previously, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection had proposed a regulation that would have updated standards for pollutants known[Read More…]
Seven schools advance to final round of West Virginia High School Business Plan Competition
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Teams from seven different high schools across the state have advanced to the final round of the West Virginia High School Business Plan Competition. As they gain invaluable entrepreneurial education in the sixth annual competition, teams are also learning about startup opportunities in the state[Read More…]
Activists meet with legislators to address Southern WV’s wild horse problem
By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As winter weather hits in full, Tinia Creamer worries about more than frozen pipes and icy roads. She thinks about the hundreds of wild horses roaming Southern West Virginia’s coalfields, where they will find food in the cold weather and the potential[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, January 14
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN DAY 24 Congress returns to Washington for its first full week of[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Monday, Jan. 14
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 6th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Marshall University Day, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas; WV Senior Centers Legislative Reception, 5 – 8 p.m., Culture Center; County Commissioners Association Legislative Reception, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Embassy Suites, Salon D. SENATE: [Read More…]
Opinion: Best and Worst
By James A. Haught The immortal novel, A Tale of Two Cities, begins: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was[Read More…]
WVU Law professor predicts legal shutdown showdown as unrest grows among government workers
WVPA NOTE: WVU Today is offering the information below to WVPA newspapers to help localize and strengthen coverage of the federal government shutdown. Professor Lofaso is also available for interviews and additional comments: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Anne Lofaso, a West Virginia University professor who specializes in labor law, believes the partial government[Read More…]
Ohio Governor-elect DeWine ‘cautiously optimistic’ about cracker plant on Ohio/WV border
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer Staff COLUMBUS, Ohio — As he prepares to become Ohio’s next governor early Monday morning, Mike DeWine says he is “cautiously optimistic” an ethane cracker plant soon will be announced for Belmont County. “I think the benefits for Eastern Ohio will be not just the jobs[Read More…]
Eastern Panhandle Senators gain political clout in W.Va. Legislature
By Jim McConville The Journal of Martinsburg MARTINS BURG, W.Va. — State representatives from the Eastern Panhandle entering the 2019 legislative session say they now have more political clout than years past, which they plan to parlay into legislative gains for their constituents. The Eastern Panhandle’s state senators arrived in[Read More…]