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W.Va. agriculture audit reveals ‘extravagant’ expenses
By Pamela Pritt Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — “Extravagant” expenses, padded travel statements and improper accounting practices are among the charges revealed in the audit of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture from 2008-2012. The audit found more than $11,000 in potential improper expenditures for former commissioner Gus Douglass, including nearly[Read More…]
Dunbar School still a beloved Fairmont landmark
By Chelsi Baker Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — There was a time, not too long ago, when children were kept separate. White students went to Fairmont Senior High School, and black students went to the “Colored School,” later known as Dunbar. What is now considered Dunbar High School[Read More…]
Suicide should not be a veteran’s legacy
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Every year, thousands of American servicemen and women are sent to serve in dangerous corners of the world. Some of these servicemembers have served multiple tours. This is a time of extreme anxiety for both the service members and[Read More…]
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Longtime Morgantown mayor and legislator dies
By Ben Conley The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Florence Lombardi Merow, a longtime public servant in Morgantown and Monongalia County, died at her home on Saturday, Feb. 8, at age 91. Merow served Morgantown as mayor and a city council member. She also served in the West Virginia House[Read More…]
Nurse training critical to prosecuting rape cases
An editorial from the Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — About 20 percent of women say they have been raped sometime in their lives, according to a survey by the Center for Disease Control, almost 40 percent by someone they knew. But for a variety of reasons — from fear to shame[Read More…]
Just what is rolling on the Ohio River?
By Shelley Hanson The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. – With so much focus lately on what’s stored alongside the region’s waterways in tanks, some folks may not realize there are thousands of tons of compounds, chemicals and even grains being shipped through our region via barge. Locally, a proposal by[Read More…]
Charleston Daily Mail unveils newspaper redesign
From staff reports Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — You may have noticed something a little different about your newspaper today. Well, that’s because there is. Ten years after its last makeover, the Charleston Daily Mail has freshened up its look. Most of the changes are subtle, with the addition[Read More…]
Rockefeller to receive prestigious Japanese award
By Paul J. Nyden Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jay Rockefeller traces the close relationship he helped West Virginia develop with Japan to three years when he lived in a “wood and paper house in the middle of a rice field with four Japanese students.” Rockefeller took a break[Read More…]
