By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Although rarer nowadays, sometimes entrepreneurs return to West Virginia to catch the rising tide of a burgeoning industry. That was the case for Aryn and Sam Fonda. The couple moved from North Carolina — where craft beer is omnipresent — back to[Read More…]
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West Virginia American Water customers could see lower bills
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia American Water announced the possibility of lower rates Thursday as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 after originally filing a rate increase with the West Virginia Public Service Commission. The decision is pending approval by the PSC. If[Read More…]
Beckley Honey Festival makes Saturday sweeter
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The buzz from city hall is that the Beckley Honey Festival will be sweeter than ever this year, offering a honey-tasting bar, honey sales, live music, roasted corn and other food, science lessons for kids and a look at a live bee hive.[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, August 17
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO INSPIRED WOMEN TO GET “RESPECT” Aretha Franklin didn’t see herself as a feminist heroine,[Read More…]
Nine apply for interim seat on WV Supreme Court
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nine men have applied to sit on the West Virginia Supreme Court on a temporary basis until West Virginians vote on a permanent replacement for former Justice Menis Ketchum in November. The list includes attorneys from as far north as Wheeling and[Read More…]
Daily Mail editorial: A free and independent press is sacred to America
Charleston Gazette-Mail President Donald Trump is no fan of the news media. Or at least of many of the nation’s most long-respected and widely read and watched news organizations. “So funny to watch the Fake News, especially NBC and CNN,” the president tweeted in June of this year, claiming that[Read More…]
Gazette editorial: Fake news? Usually true
Charleston Gazette-Mail In recent days, West Virginians have gotten an up-close look at how Gov. Jim Justice handles news he doesn’t like. The short answer is, not well. Justice accuses the news media, some more than others, of not being “positive” enough, while he calls a story “negative” if it[Read More…]
Editorial: Attacks on media undercut vital role of the press
The Herald-Dispatch During his campaign for the presidency and his tenure in office, Donald Trump has routinely portrayed the press as disseminating “fake news” and as an “enemy of the American people.” Handy catchphrases, the type he has regularly deployed on his way to vanquishing his political opponents and to[Read More…]
Editorial: ‘Fake News’: Trump’s attacks on journalism are harmful
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Donald Trump began very early in his presidency to hit the accelerator on use of the term “fake news” in what, at the time, seemed a battle with major national media outlets. He has not let up; and the ripple effects go far beyond the[Read More…]
