WHEELING, W.Va. — They may not play guitar or sing on the Capitol Theatre stage, but out-of-state workers staying in local hotels as part of the Marcellus and Utica shale boom are having a major impact on operations at the venue. That’s because money from hotel/motel tax is being used[Read More…]
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Founders would be appalled
A column by Mike Myer, executive editor of The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — What would Patrick Henry say today? “Give me liberty or give me death?” Nah. More like, “Give me liberty or, heck, let me trade that for a government that promises to protect me from lemonade.” Next weekend[Read More…]
Cyclist ends 2,600-mile charity ride in Clarksburg
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — After biking 2,600 miles in 11 days to raise money to help a severely injured man and his family, Frank Fumich rode his bicycle Saturday toward a cheering crowd in Clarksburg and dismounted. “What a two weeks it’s been,” Fumich shouted. “I went days without sleep, and[Read More…]
New publisher named for Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Daily Gazette Company President Elizabeth E. Chilton announced that Susan Chilton Shumate has been elected Publisher of the Charleston Gazette. She also announced that Robert L. Smith II has been elected to the Board of the Daily Gazette Company. Shumate, a lifelong Charlestonian, is the daughter[Read More…]
W.Va. breeder subsidies total $77.5M since 2002
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia greyhound breeders have received $77.5 million in subsidies since 2002, according to an analysis of records obtained by the Daily Mail. In response to a public records request, the West Virginia Racing Commission provided the Daily Mail with a summary of how much every single[Read More…]
Art Show a festive close to Charleston’s FestivALL
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly 100 vendors lined the sidewalks on Capitol Street on Sunday for the FestivALL Art Fair. Betty Rivard, producer of the FestiVALL Art Fair, said she received excellent feedback from the public regarding the fair. “Several people have said it was the best one ever and the[Read More…]
Good, bad news in Supreme Court marriage ruling
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The good news in the U.S. Supreme Court striking down states’ bans on same sex marriage is that it confirms that government has no right to decide who should be marrying whom. “No union is more profound than marriage, for it[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, June 29
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, June 29, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. GREEK BANKS REMAIN SHUT AS ECONOMIC CRISIS DEEPENS[Read More…]
Op-Ed on Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage
RENDER UNTO CAESAR WHAT IS CAESAR’S AND UNTO GOD WHAT IS GOD’S By T.L. HEADLEY MBA, MAT, MA The Supreme Court has spoken – gay marriage is now the law of the land and short of a Constitutional Amendment there is little that can be done to reverse the decision. As[Read More…]
Sweet meal on a summer day
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