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…]
Do we undervalue our editors and copy desk staff?
A blog by Don Smith, WVPA Executive Director: Posted on Feb. 9, 2014. With newspapers competing for audience share in today’s 24-hour cycle, in newsrooms around the state, our editors and copy desk staffers are being challenged to maintain our journalist standards on multiple platforms: print editions, online editions and[Read More…]
Multiple factors reduce WVU basketball attendance
A column by Bob Hertzel for The Exponent Telegram MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It is, perhaps, time to have a frank conversation about West Virginia’s conversion from an East Coast team to a Midwestern or even southwestern entity on the American sports scene. To date, it isn’t working — on the[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Feb. 10
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. AP FINDS MILITARY’S HANDLING OF SEX-ABUSE CASES VERGES[Read More…]
