A Gazette editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Millions of desperate people are fleeing the hideous civil war in Syria. News photos show frantic families and children swimming, running and scrambling for safe havens — and some drowning. The Western world has opened its doors to shelter these unlucky[Read More…]
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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Nov. 18
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. OPERATION IN PARIS SUBURB OF SAINT-DENIS IS OVER Two people are killed during[Read More…]
WV proposed new standards similar to Common Core
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s proposed new K-12 math and English language arts standards, which the state schools superintendent says aren’t based on Common Core, contain much of the exact same language as the controversial national standards blueprint. State Superintendent Michael Martirano told the state Board of Education and media Friday,[Read More…]
Texas firm to buy four WV Media TV stations
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An agreement has been reached that would allow four television stations in West Virginia to be taken over by Nexstar Broadcasting Group for $130 million. On Tuesday, Nexstar, a Texas-based media company, announced its plan to purchase four stations owned by West Virginia Media Holdings, including WTRF in[Read More…]
WV native to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Katherine Johnson was born in 1918 in White Sulphur Springs, but left her home town at age 14 because, as a young black woman, there were no local schools she could attend after eighth grade. On Monday, at age 97, Johnson was named a recipient of the[Read More…]
Both sides rest as Blankenship trial nears climax
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Don Blankenship’s defense team on Monday rested its case without presenting any of its own witnesses, setting the stage for closing arguments on Tuesday in the landmark case in which the former Massey Energy CEO faces three felony counts related to activities at Massey’s Upper Big Branch[Read More…]
WVU study makes case for right-to-work law
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — We hear often from certain quarters that “facts matter” and that policy debates in this state should be more “evidence-based.” The Republican majority in the state Legislature agrees, and earlier this year it asked the Bureau of Economic Research at[Read More…]
WV home rule panel lets Bridgeport enact sales tax
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The West Virginia Municipal Home Rule Board on Monday gave Bridgeport the go-ahead to enact a 1 percent sales tax to finance a proposed indoor recreation complex. During a meeting in Charleston, the Home Rule Board unanimously approved the city’s amendment to its home rule plan seeking[Read More…]
West Virginia needs plan to attract high-tech jobs
An editorial from The Herald Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The size of the “high-tech” economy in the United States is not easy to define. Economists agree that it is more than the information services, research and computer industries we may think of first. It also includes vibrant growing businesses that run[Read More…]
Harpers Ferry is newest WV home rule city
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Harpers Ferry has been accepted into the West Virginia Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program Phase III, making it the first Class IV municipality to receive home rule status. The Municipal Home Rule Board met Monday in Charleston to decide on Harpers Ferry’s and Elkins’ home rule[Read More…]
