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The latest West Virginia soap opera centers on an abrupt decision by five members of the state Board of Education to fire state school Superintendent Jorea Marple. That vote came nine days after her husband — Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw — lost his $95,000-a-year job in the Nov. 6 general election. The plot thickened [...]
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Founding Father Benjamin Franklin was a true visionary who said, “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” While Franklin said those words more than two centuries ago, the wisdom in them still applies today. It is a desire for the continual growth and progress of West Virginia’s [...]
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Just who is a “politician?” I’m one at the moment but I’ll cease being one in a few weeks since I’ll no longer be a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, a political office I’ve held for the last 20 years. My Oxford English Dictionary defines “politician” as “a person who is involved [...]
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Freedom versus resistance — which best describes your business? Previously, I have shared a brief outline of the Five Pillars of Business Growth representing core characteristics business owners must develop as they transition from being product sellers, such as florists, jewelers, or restaurateurs and service providers like mechanics, doctors, carpenters, plumbers or appraisers to owners [...]
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It started out as gnats flying around in the lower left corner of my field of vision later followed by the tail of a black snake. These things weren’t really there, rather they were “floaters” presumably on the outside of my left eye and probably, I reasoned, due to the nasty cold that I was [...]
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KEARNEYSVILLE – Are you one of the hundreds of busy parents who manages both work and family? Check out these fast and easy recipes for every meal of the day. To get your young ones fed before they head out the door, you don’t have to rely on just the standard cold cereal and fruit. [...]
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I love November, as it’s the month for deer. The whole month revolves around strategizing and hunting deer. The testosterone is flowing high in rut-crazed bucks and you just never know when one is going to come running by. By now many hunters have spent a full week in the woods as the 2012 buck [...]
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It’s time to belly up to the Thanksgiving table, but frankly I’m still mulling over Halloween. Halloween is a natural holiday for the theater community, which is all about getting dressed in costumes and acting out fantasies, so attending a masque ball to raise money for a local thespian troupe was a treat equal to [...]
Continue reading …LINGER NO LONGER: Marple’s ouster a deplorable power grab that must be undone
November 19, 2012 No CommentWade Linger, the Marion County technology mogul who is president of the West Virginia Board of Education, orchestrated last week’s ugly and unprecedented power grab to oust Superintendent Jorea Marple. No reason was given, and the move will hurt schoolchildren and communities throughout West Virginia. Now, with many schools across the state already on their [...]
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Is it any surprise that the Redskins have only won two playoff games in three appearances since winning their last Super Bowl victory in 1991? The commitment to mediocrity — or worse — that has hovered over the legendary franchise is its own doing. A slew of coaches have come and gone since the days [...]
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