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Local Columns

Keeping a PROMISE in W.Va.

In West Virginia, we still value a handshake and looking someone in the eye. West Virginians keep their promises; their government, not so much. I was fortunate enough to be part of the first class to receive the PROMISE Scholarship. At that time, Democratic Gov. Bob Wise visited high schools ...

Learning Something New Every Session

The halfway point of the 60-day 2021 legislative session is Thursday and things continue to clip along at a brisk pace here. I’ve been involved with the Legislature, either covering it as a reporter or working it as a staff member, for 11 years now, yet I always learn new things. For ...

Stick To Skipping Rope

I’m not proud of it, but I skipped school a couple of times when I was in high school. And I got caught each time. It wasn’t a pretty outcome when the principal, Doc Viglietti, reminded me that he loved me, and all his students, but yes, I would suffer the consequences of my misdeeds. I ...

Marshall Memo: Gray Continues Tradition of Buying Grand Champion Ham

The Marshall County Health Department has received word that it will be receiving 738 first dose COVID-19 vaccinations to be given from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Chevron Building at the Marshall County Fairgrounds. Although this figure is less than this past week, health department ...

Expanding Help for Nonprofits

Most people who don’t work in the nonprofit community in West Virginia are unfamiliar with the Neighborhood Investment Program. The NIP is a program of the West Virginia Development Office and provides a limited number of tax credits to nonprofit organizations to use for ...

Energy Innovation Critical to W.Va.’s Future

Resilience. Tenacity. Realism. These are things that we here in West Virginia know a thing or three about. We make our homes in a place that can be both stunningly beautiful and obstinately difficult to live in, and we’re rightfully proud of our ability to make it work for our families. We ...