WVPA Note: Giles Snyder’s columns will soon be available for purchase by WVPA member newspapers. The columns will be distributed through the WVPA Sharing network. I should have known better than to pile my wife and kids in the car and drag them on a three-hour road trip just[Read More…]
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U.S. Representative Capito calls for Shinseki resignation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) is calling on Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign in light of allegations of misconduct at VA hospitals across the country: “It has become exceedingly clear that the top leadership at the Department of Veterans Affairs is incapable of managing this[Read More…]
WV Secretary of State calls for investigation of Veteran Affairs
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant is murging the top watchdog for the Department of Veterans Affairs to include West Virginia in investigations into wait times at facilities across the country. According to reports, as many as 26 VA facilities are now under formal investigation after[Read More…]
WVU team to examine climate change’s impact on agriculture
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Hot or cold, rain or snow – there are always complaints about the weather, but an interdisciplinary team of West Virginia University scientists are studying whether the changes are having an impact on honey bees or other creatures that are an integral part of the food chain. Scientists will[Read More…]
Tomblin says he would again veto abortion bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the Legislature apparently closing in on the number of signatures needed to call themselves into special session to re-pass a 20-week abortion ban bill, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued a statement Thursday urging legislators not to do so, saying he will veto it again. “As I[Read More…]
Change of heart restores hope, too
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Never has $1 million meant so much to so many of the most vulnerable. Some might say that’s a bit of an overstatement. But we doubt any of them are at-risk children, or domestic violence victims. Earlier this week, the state Legislature agreed[Read More…]
College president salaries trend ever higher
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Chronicle of Higher Education came out with an eyeopening report last week, showing that nine public college presidents earned more than $1 million in total compensation in 2013. Topping the list was Gordon Gee, who was paid $6.1 million as the[Read More…]
Analyst talks about Manchin prospects in Senate
WHEELING, W.Va. – Although his name won’t appear on any ballot in 2014, Sen. Joe Manchin’s future in Congress may have a lot to do with November’s election returns, political analyst Chris Stirewalt believes. Manchin, D-W.Va., won’t have to run again for his Senate seat until 2018, but he’s made[Read More…]
Berkeley County church to mark 269 years
FALLING WATERS, W.Va. – In a celebration of the past and anticipation for the future, the congregation of Falling Waters Presbyterian Church will recognize nearly 270 years of history and faith this Sunday. With a blend of historical and modern facilities and worship service style, the church will host a[Read More…]
Rural King to fill vacant Parkersburg box store
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – A new farm and home store will be coming to Parkersburg this fall at the Park Shopping Center. Rural King will open its 76th store in the vacant 110,000-square-foot facility previously occupied by Big Bear Plus, said Susan Samuelson, vice president of human resources for Rural King[Read More…]
