Daily Mail editorial: WV policies may affect Teach for America trial
Republicans in the state Legislature scored a big win when a bill to allow Teach for America to operate in West Virginia became law.The group recruits and trains recent college graduates to teach in...
View ArticleRobert Samuelson: Generational warfare, anyone?
WASHINGTON - An enduring puzzle of our politics is why there isn't more generational conflict. By all rights, younger Americans should be resentful. Not only have they been tossed into the worst...
View ArticleDear Abby: HIV treatable, but only if you know you're positive
Dear Abby: Today, Dec. 1, is World AIDS Day. With effective treatment, people with HIV can live as long as those without HIV. Fear, shame and ignorance remain barriers to testing and treatment, which...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Dec. 1, 2015
Nitro community affair The Nitro Development Authority will host the Nitro Community Affair at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Nitro Moose Lodge and Family Center on the third floor. The agenda covers...
View ArticleEugene Robinson: Clean energy gathers steam
As the Paris climate talks begin, the die is already cast: The world is going to move toward cleaner, more sustainable sources of energy. The question for U.S. policymakers is whether the world's...
View ArticleGazette editorial: Pro-life murder?
Planned Parenthood provides birth control and health care to millions of American women. But because it also helps desperate women and girls terminate some pregnancies, the agency suffers vicious...
View ArticleGary Zuckett: Should federal EITC reward work permanently?
By By Gary Zuckett There has been coverage in the media lately on the activities of the new coalition promoting the creation of a state EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) but not as much attention to the...
View ArticleLetter: Fayette schools plan is not good for children of Meadow Bridge
Editor:Since February, Meadow Bridge citizens have been asking the Fayette County central office for detailed information from the school's structural report. Each time their response has been, "The...
View ArticleClimate talks get down to tough business of compromise
By By SYLVIE CORBET and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated PressLE BOURGET, France (AP) - From deserts encroaching on African farmland to rising sea levels shrinking islands of the South Pacific, leaders of...
View ArticleAround WV: Dec. 1, 2015
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: a Wetzel County case illustrates the struggles of students with special needs, looking back one year after the quadruple murder in Morgantown, Harpers Ferry hopes...
View ArticleGlenna Kay Bruce
Glenna Kay Bruce, 70, of Charleston, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House.Born June 14, 1945 in Charleston, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Reba Eggleton....
View ArticleDearl Lee Brown
Dearl Lee Brown, 82, of Ronceverte, died Nov. 30, 2015. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at...
View ArticleRonald Ray Braden
Ronald Ray Braden, 80, of Cottageville, died Nov. 29, 2015. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at Casto Funeral Home Chapel, Evans. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, at the...
View ArticleEva Brabbin
Eva Dean Mitchell Brabbin, 89, of South Charleston, passed away Nov. 29, 2015. Family and friends may visit from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston. Memories may...
View ArticleErnestine Blankenship
Ernestine "Toots" Blankenship, 87, of Parkersburg, formerly of Grantsville, died Nov. 27, 2015. Service will be 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at Stump Funeral Home, Grantsville, with visitation one hour...
View ArticleVernie E. Ashworth
Vernie E. Ashworth, 93, of Charleston, passed away surrounded by his loving family, at the home of his daughter, Jana, on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 after an extended illness.He was born Oct. 18, 1922 in...
View ArticleDurward Ray Angell
Durward Ray Angell, 86, of Nitro, passed away Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 at CAMC Teays Valley after a long illness.Durward was retired from C&P Telephone with 37 years of service and had proudly served...
View ArticleKenneth L. Anderson
Kenneth Leon Anderson, 78, of Gap Mills, died Nov. 28, 2015. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at Union Church of God, Union, with visitation one hour prior. Visitation will also be held from...
View ArticlePebble Gay Adkins
Pebble Gay Adkins, 77, of Ivydale, loving mother and grandmother, went home to be with the Lord and Savior on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 surrounded by her daughters, sons-in-law, grandchildren and loved...
View ArticleFunerals for: December 01, 2015
Alkire, Gene 11 .m., DavisBenson, Brian 11 a.m., SimonsBryant, Buddie 11 a.m., Evans Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Chapmanville.Fields, Freddie A. 2 p.m., Foglesong Funeral Home,...
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