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Online Training

February 6, 2012 Volunteer firefighters respond to more than 90 percent of the out-of-control blazes in West Virginia. more »»

 
 
 
A Shot in the Arm

February 5, 2012 State Sens. more »»

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

February 4, 2012 DOWN: To state Sen. Dave Nohe, R-Wood, and state Sen. more »»

Prevention

February 3, 2012 Monday’s carbon monoxide poisoning death of a 44-year-old construction worker from Rhode Island and the hospitalization of his 49-year-old roommate at a South Charleston Holiday Inn Express was a... more »»

Junk Food

February 2, 2012 For the first time in years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reworked nutrition rules for school meals and released them in late January. more »»

Poor Choice

February 1, 2012 When David Nohe in 2010 successfully ran for the West Virginia Senate in District 3, defeating longtime incumbent Frank Deem, he did so while also serving at the midpoint of his fourth term as mayor... more »»

Averting Chaos

January 31, 2012 After the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd died in 2010, virtual chaos in West Virginia politics resulted. It took until last fall to sort everything out. more »»

Potential Bumps

January 30, 2012 West Virginia doesn’t have enough money to adequately maintain the roads and bridges we have. Plunging the state deeply in debt to build new ones may be putting the cart before the horse. more »»

Wrong

January 29, 2012 Given the Legislature’s track record, it shouldn’t be a surprise that despite a stagnant economy, high unemployment and job uncertainty in most private sector businesses that contribute to the free... more »»

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

January 28, 2012 UP: To the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles for finally deciding on a permanent location for its regional office. more »»

Deer Farms

January 27, 2012 For the past several years, West Virginia deer farmers unsuccessfully have attempted to wrestle control of their operations from the state Division of Natural Resources and put them under the... more »»

Open Records

January 26, 2012 West Virginia’s open records law contains ample exemptions to safeguard the public’s interest as well as the privacy of individuals. more »»

Safety

January 25, 2012 West Virginia legislators are considering various suggestions to deal with prison overcrowding. They run the gamut from putting fewer people behind bars to building an expensive new prison. more »»

District

January 24, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to stay a lower court ruling requiring the West Virginia Legislature to redraw the state’s three congressional districts is a welcome blow for common sense. more »»

Welcome Decision

January 23, 2012 Young West Virginians who think no one can do anything about them using the Internet to bully others have been informed they are sadly mistaken — by the nation’s highest court. more »»

Worthy Goal

January 22, 2012 When the late President John F. Kennedy in 1962 committed to landing an American on the moon during that decade, millions of people simply assumed it would be done. more »»

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

January 21, 2012 UP: If ever anyone deserves a “thumbs up” it’s the Patriot of Parkersburg South High School. more »»

Stunningly Stupid

January 20, 2012 President Obama’s rejection Wednesday of a pipeline to carry oil from Canada to Texas once again shows his commitment to job creation and American energy independence is rhetoric and not his goal. more »»

Bloated

January 19, 2012 President Barack Obama apparently believes Americans aren’t smart enough to look at the bottom line. more »»

Legacy

January 18, 2012 Hulett Carlson Smith may have served only one term as West Virginia’s governor, but his legacy has lasted throughout the terms of all of the state’s chief executives who followed. more »»

Texting Ban

January 17, 2012 Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s support during his State of the State address for a ban on text messaging while driving has given lawmakers a push to pass this needed law. more »»

 
 

Coffee House Concert February 9, 2012

PARKERSBURG — A coffee house concert by Mark Stuart and Stacey Earle will be 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at Children's Home Society of West Virginia, 1739 St. Mary's Ave., Suite 3, Parkersburg.Admission is $10. The pair are Nashville-based singer songwriters in the Americana genre. more »

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