Panelist gave their views on how to create the next generation of female leaders CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council (GSBDC) gathered an assembly of female leaders in education, politics, business and the community to share their knowledge and provide their input on the potential opportunities[Read More…]
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Sen. Rockefeller looks at role of advanced communications technology
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, is working to make sure communications systems keep West Virginians safe and connected during emergencies like the 2012 derecho. Rockefeller this week sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which requested[Read More…]
At the Capitol: Legislators deal with special session and interims
WVPA Note: “At the Capitol’ is a legislative column provided as a member service to our newspapers for statewide publication. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators found themselves juggling both a special session and regularly scheduled May interim meetings this month in Charleston. On the plus side, in the special session, legislators appropriated[Read More…]
2014 West Virginia Legislature’s interim meet schedule set
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Legislative Auditor Aaron Allred has shared the upcoming West Virginia Legislative Interim Meeting dates: June 16 – 18, 2014 Sept. 8 – 10, 2014 Oct. 20 – 22, 2014 Nov. 17 – 19, 2014 Dec. 15 – 17, 2014 Jan. 11-13, 2015
Giles Snyder: Modern Civil War experiences
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…]
A message from the ‘Past President’s Pen’
To the publishers and editors of the West Virginia Press Association: Dear Friends, Two aspects of our professionalism that may be lacking are our need to be more sociable and be more open to networking outside of convention time. For example, in the mid-1980s when Warren Buzzard, publisher of[Read More…]
Morgantown High School band honoree for West Virginia Strawberry Festival Grand Feature Parade
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The 265-member Morgantown High School Marching “Mohigan” Band will serve as this year’s In-State Honor Band for the 73rd West Virginia Strawberry Festival Grand Feature Parade “The West Virginia Strawberry Festival is honored to have the Morgantown High School Marching Mohigans, under the direction of Mr. Keith Reed, as the 2014 In-State Honor[Read More…]
WV weight loss guru wins awards with updated cookbook
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Millie Snyder, an energetic 71-year-old, wears a lot of hats — weight loss guru, restaurateur, businesswoman, motivational speaker, mother, grandmother, active synagogue member — and she recently added another one, award-winning cookbook writer. Although from 1985 to 1993 Snyder co-authored a successful series of four “Lean and[Read More…]
Out-of-state cash fueling Mooney’s run
CHARLES TOWN, W.VA. – Conservative Alex X. Mooney notes on his website the “continued momentum” for his campaign for Congress, and the fact that he’s raised more money than his fellow Republicans combined. But what Mooney doesn’t tout is how little of his campaign income is coming from West Virginia[Read More…]
Father, fun, fitness and 50: What doesn’t belong?
I didn’t know it at the time, but one of the pictures I took during a family hike at Seneca Rocks last week pretty much sums up our long slog up the mountain. At least, it pretty much sums up the hike for me. The picture shows our 16-year-old son[Read More…]
