By WAYNE TOWNER The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History is hosting an exhibit of Christmas trees decorated in the holiday traditions of different countries and themes through Dec. 22. The opening reception for the annual Trees of Our Heritage Christmas tree exhibit[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Monday, November 13
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE ON IRAN-IRAQ BORDER KILLS HUNDREDS Iran bore the brunt of the 7.3 magnitude[Read More…]
Editorial: Today, we honor our veterans
From the Weirton Daily Times: The names of the battlefields American men and women have fought on have changed many times over the years, but we must always remember the sacrifices they have made in those faraway places. That’s why we want every reader to take a moment today, Veterans[Read More…]
Opinion: With China Energy investment, WV has a second chance to get it right
By MIKE MYER The Intelligencer of Wheeling Christmas has come early to the mountains. We West Virginians have been tossed a lifeline from, of all places, China. The question is, will we use it as a rescue — or merely a reprieve? Thursday’s announcement that a Chinese company will invest[Read More…]
Opinion: “West Virginia Forward” may be “West Virginia Frustrated”
By Sean O’Leary WVPA Contributing Columnist The cavalry is here! … maybe. West Virginia University, Marshall University, and the West Virginia Department of Commerce have released a new plan for achieving “both short- and long-term success in revitalizing the economy, creating jobs and priming the state for success in[Read More…]
Editorial: Let’s not forget why we fight
The Journal of Martinsburg: The Great War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919, but fighting actually ceased seven months earlier when an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect. It was the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the[Read More…]
WV State Board of Education backs off exemption from basic teacher skills test
By Ryan Quinn The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Education has backed off from a proposal to exempt education bachelor’s degree holders who meet minimum grade point averages from having to pass the basic knowledge test to become public school teachers. The state school board[Read More…]
Editorial: Today — and everyday — we salute the men and women of the U.S. military
From The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg: On Nov. 11, 1918, the U.S. marked Armistice Day to commemorate the efforts of those men and women who served triumphantly in World War I. “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with lots of pride in the[Read More…]
Editorial: China Energy $83.7 investment plan Is wonderful news for W.Va.
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: We West Virginians have had our hopes raised so many times, then seen them dashed, that some may still have their guards up over the announcement Thursday that China will invest $83.7 billion in our state. Slice it anyway you want, however. Put any spin you[Read More…]
Editorial: We Americans owe unpayable debt to veterans for their service
From the Times West Virginian of Fairmont: There is a debt that we Americans can never amply or fully pay. We owe our freedom and lifestyle to a group of men and women respectfully identified as veterans. From one generation to another, these veterans protect, defend and patrol our land[Read More…]
