Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. COMPROMISE COMES TO CAPITOL HILL A new budget[Read More…]
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The Register-Herald in Beckley hiring multimedia reporter and online editor
The Register-Herald, a 20,000-circulation daily newspaper in Beckley, W.Va., is seeking a multimedia reporter and an online editor. Both positions come with the company’s full benefit package. Multimedia reporter to cover Fayette County — This position includes a wide range of coverage, including breaking news, enterprise, courts, government and features. Ideal candidate is self-starting with a[Read More…]
School bus drivers desperately needed
An editorial from The Inter-Mountain: ELKINS, W.Va. — As the children’s song says, the wheels on the bus go ’round and ’round. Unless there’s no one to drive the bus. The Randolph County school system is nearing a crisis situation: there simply aren’t enough available bus drivers to handle the[Read More…]
Gee, he’s here
WVU’s interim president introduced By Alex Lang The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Board of Governors Chairman Jim Dailey handed interim President E. Gordon Gee a flying WV hat as he introduced him as the new university president. “Don’t I look good in this hat,” Gee exclaimed as flashbulbs[Read More…]
Meth ingredient legislation would cost PEIA $4.3M
By Phil Kabler Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislation requiring prescriptions for cold and allergy medications containing pseudoephedrine could cost the Public Employees Insurance Agency as much as $4.3 million in additional expenses each year, PEIA executive director Ted Cheatham told legislators Tuesday. He told the interim Select Committee[Read More…]
WVU student newspaper decries stimulant abuse
An editorial from The Daily Athenaeum: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –Each one of us can think of at least one person who has taken Adderall to get through studying for that tough final or that 20-page research paper. It might even be you, the reader. The usage of this drug is so prominent,[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Dec. 11
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. GRIDLOCK EASES ON CAPITOL HILL A budget deal[Read More…]
Nine counties receive school building funds; Kanawha shut out
By Lydia Nuzum Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County school officials were unsuccessful Monday in their attempt to secure state money to deal with mold problems at South Charleston Middle School. The West Virginia School Building Authority, however, awarded nine other counties with grant money during a meeting Monday.[Read More…]
The loss of a social justice giant
An editorial from the Exponent-Telegram: CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” — Nelson Mandela Not since the death[Read More…]
Hands-free requirement may not be enough
An editorial from The Register-Herald: BECKLEY, W.Va. — The revolutionary impact of technology on our lives in the past two decades has without question changed them for the better. From improved food safety to miraculous medical treatments to the recent unprecedented advances in communications. But with all such dramatic leaps[Read More…]
