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ROMNEY – Few and far between are the signs advertising Mitt Romney for president in the pristine little town of Romney. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. The rest of this article is exclusive, use Cleeng again to view it. The rest of this article is exclusive, , click “buy” [...]
Continue reading …CHARLES TOWN — The Department of Environmental Protection is preventing the Division of Highways from using “salt” residue from well drilling to treat roadways so DOH will be making its own salt brine. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. The rest of this article is exclusive, use Cleeng again to [...]
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The election of 1800 was the first one in which the opposition party held the presidency following a period dominated by Federalists. As Patrick Allitt writes in the The Conservatives: Ideas and Personalities Throughout American History, we Americans are so accustomed to venerating Thomas Jefferson that we scant appreciate “the ferocity with which Federalists denounced [...]
Continue reading …Veterans asked to take survey As we approach Veterans Day 2012, I would like to remind West Virginia veterans and current military members — from all eras, ages, and services — to complete the 2012 West Virginia Military Survey. The deadline for completing the survey, sponsored by the West Virginia Legislature, is Nov. 30. The [...]
Continue reading …It started on Oct. 11 when Jared Hunt, a reporter for the Charleston Daily Mail, wrote an article that ran under the headline, “Md. casino vote could cost W.Va. $1 billion in revenue.” The projected loss, which would take place over 10 years, is based on a study by the Sage Policy Group, a consulting [...]
Continue reading …Poverty rates are generally higher in rural areas than in urban centers. Also, residents of rural West Virginia are more likely than their urban neighbors to be self-employed or working for a small business without employer-sponsored health insurance. They are, therefore, more likely to be uninsured or underinsured. As written, the Affordable Care Act [...]
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Scraping the ‘bottomless filth of faction’ If there’s one thing area Republicans have coming to them for their half-headed attempt at a smear campaign against a bevy of Democratic statehouse candidates, it’s blowback. When it comes to elections, voters can count on the truth being shaded this way or that for the purpose of making [...]
Continue reading …Consider Marshall for delegate During presidential election years, we tend sometimes to forget the importance of local politics. The 63rd Delegate District in West Virginia is one such situation where what happens locally could have a significant impact on residents of the Eastern Panhandle and in our state. Most of you from West Virginia [...]
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An overturned cement truck that crashed on W.Va. 9 has been cleared from the road, according to Captain Daniel Fritsch of Citizens fire company. Personnel from Blue Ridge, Citizens and Independent Fire Companies responded to the accident, and Fritsch took over as incident commander. Personnel from the Jefferson County Emergency Services Agency, Berkeley County and [...]
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