EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s column for Sept. 12, 2014: This week, Joanne and I joined Americans across our state, our nation and the world as we remembered and paid tribute to lives lost on September 11, 2001. The day’s ceremonies at the State Capitol Complex and those[Read More…]
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Media Advisory: Buckley releases campaign schedule for Sept. 9-12
HARDY COUNTY, W.VA. — John Buckley, Libertarian for U.S. Senate, will bring his “Live & Let Live” campaign message to Putnam County this weekend.The following is the Buckley for Senate campaign schedule for weekend of 9/12-14:Friday. Sept. 12, 7:30 pmHurricane High vs. Belle High football gameBuckley greets football fans and WV voters Hurricane[Read More…]
WVU Sports Economist: Does crime pay in the NFL?
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A paper co-authored by sports economist Dr. Brad Humphreys at the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics shows that NFL players who were arrested actually earned more than those who were not. Humphreys, an associate professor of Economics, presented a paper earlier this year analyzing[Read More…]
Who will be the top employers in 25 years?
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Workforce West Virginia this week released its annual list of the top 100 largest private employers in the state. As Daily Mail Business Editor Jared Hunt pointed out Thursday, Wal-Mart tops the list, as it has every year since 1998, followed[Read More…]
W.Va. Supreme Court to decide fate of pit bull
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will determine the fate of a Bluefield dog slated for euthanasia. Mercer County Public Defender Gerald Linkous will represent Estella Mae Robinson, 41, of Bluefield, at a session of the high court on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at Marshal University’s[Read More…]
Judge calls Kanawha prosecutor’s behavior ‘mind-boggling’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A family court judge has extended a domestic violence protection order against Kanawha County prosecutor Mark Plants until December. She calls his behavior “mind-boggling.” Cabell County Family Court Judge Patricia Keller also continued an order barring all contact between Plants and his children because Plants has decided[Read More…]
FCC should authorize call-blocking technologies
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Just the names sound like good ideas — NoMoRobo, Call Control, Telemarketing Guard. Those are some of the new call-blocking technologies that have been developed to allow phone carriers to identify and block “robo” calls and other unwelcome telephone intrusions. Without a[Read More…]
Hundreds of W.Va. tanks reported in ‘critical’ zones
WHEELING, W.Va. — About 5 percent of tanks registered under West Virginia’s new above-ground storage tank bill are located within “zones of critical concern,” according to the state Department of Environmental Protection. As of Monday, more than 7,800 tanks had been registered with another 18,000 registrations pending, said Scott[Read More…]
Morrisey thinks natural gas will be EPA’s next target
WHEELING, W.Va. — While many people believe new policies making it more difficult to burn coal will augment natural gas’ role in powering the nation, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey believes it’s only a matter of time before that industry finds itself in the regulatory crosshairs, too. “You’ll be[Read More…]
W.Va. Wesleyan thrilled by $10 million federal grant
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — West Virginia Wesleyan College will receive $10 million in federal grant funding, school officials said Thursday in an announcement they called unprecedented. Last week, U.S. Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin announced the school would be receiving $2 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s Strengthening Institutions[Read More…]