Fall fire season is fast approaching in West Virginia. It begins Oct. 1 (though the ongoing drought has made conditions dangerous already). This will be the first season during which employees of the state Division of Forestry, Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Section and state parks ...
Public discourse has devolved to a dangerous degree as we approach another general election in November 鈥� that鈥檚 not news. But what is noteworthy is the manner in which public officials who SHOULD be held to a higher standard are willing to indulge in frightening rhetoric. Portage County, ...
When members of Congress returned to work after their summer break, West Virginians got a reminder there is someone working on their behalf, even when there isn鈥檛 much spotlight left to grab. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R. W.Va., has been working on finding support for those trying to ...
When a new baby arrives, families child-proof their homes and continue to adjust safety measures and rules for children as they grow older. It鈥檚 just common sense. But sometimes doing the same for our vehicles can become an afterthought (or just one more expense that feels easier to ...
* Waylon Hayes, 7, of Belpre, should be very proud of himself, after having received the Youth Hero Award from the American Legion Auxiliary. Hayes, who was 6 at the time, calmly called 911 and the contacts on his mother鈥檚 phone to let them know his mother had an epileptic seizure. He even ...
It鈥檚 hard to understand what the lawmakers who rode into office boasting of their aim to 鈥渞ight size鈥� state government were thinking when they decided to turn the Department of Health and Human Resources into three new agencies (four if you count the Office of Shared Administration that ...
