On the Town: KV Fellowship
An appreciation "Bit of Breakfast" to thank the many supporters of Kanawha Valley Fellowship Home was held Tuesday morning Dec. 22 at the home on 1121 Virginia St, E., in Charleston.
View ArticleDear Abby: Male teacher without kids gets no respect from some parents
Dear Abby: I'm a gay man in my late 40s who has worked for 10 years in the public school system with young adults and kids with special needs. I have done everything from changing preschoolers'...
View ArticleGazette editorial: What deters terrorists?
After cruel horrors like the suicide zealot attack on Paris - or the 9/11 suicide attack on America - it's natural for people to crave revenge. Although the murderers are dead, a desire to strike back...
View ArticleJoseph Wyatt: 2015 highlight reels of the left, right
In 2015, conservatives took evident delight in the following:As U.S. leaders worked a deal with Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China to limit Iran's nuclear ambitions, 47 senators, including...
View ArticleE.J. Dionne: An article of conciliation
As the years change, I want to offer a word to my conservative and libertarian readers whose patience I try regularly.Perhaps you read me to have someone to yell at, or in search of evidence for how...
View ArticleLetter: Reading speed, comprehension are linked
Reading speed and comprehension are conclusively linkedEditor:I always enjoy Dawn Miller's columns and admire her concern for others, especially children, but I was upset by today's column (Dec. 3)...
View ArticleNanya Friend: Newspaper ink in the blood
On my mantle sits a porcelain figurine I was tickled to come across at an estate sale.It's a tattered boy hawking a newspaper. His mouth is open, with his hand cupped around it. You know what he's...
View ArticleJames Jay Carafano: The year ahead in foreign policy
Here is a 2016 "calendar" to keep you up at night. Don't hold me to the dates, but if the next 12 months pass without witnessing these unsettling moments, then America will be truly blessed.January....
View ArticleHats off
Did you realize there is a new national champion collegiate team from here in West Virginia? The Wheeling Jesuit University volleyball team. In December, the 16-member squad defeated Palm Beach...
View ArticleShort takes on WV winter tourism ad, hike 100 miles and low-priced seafood
While you are watching the West Virginia Mountaineers and Arizona State Sun Devils in the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl Saturday night, watch for the wild, wonderful West Virginia winter advertisement. The game...
View ArticleGlen Johnson
Glen Edward Johnson, 49, of Wharncliffe, died Dec. 31, 2015. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mounts Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be 1 p.m. Sun. Jan. 3 at the funeral home.
View ArticleChristopher Huffman
Christopher J. Huffman, 53, of Sissonville, passed away Dec. 31, 2015.Chris was born October 31, 1962. He was a golf course superintendent for over 30 years working the last 20 years at Kanawha County...
View ArticleJack Hall
Jack Hall, 86, of Turtle Creek, passed away on Dec. 30, 2015, surrounded by his family, his wife, Mazie; and three children, Mary, Sheila and David. He was a good husband; father; grandfather of six;...
View ArticleMaxine Drake
Maxine Katherene (Lyons) Drake, 74, died Jan. 1, 2016. Graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Sun. Jan. 3, 2016, in Starcher Cemetery, Big Otter. Wilson Shamblin Smith is in charge of the arrangements.
View ArticleBilly Damron Jr.
Billy G. Damron Jr., 58, of Dingess, W.Va., died Wed. Dec. 30, 2015. Service will be held at 11 a.m., Sun. Jan. 3, 2016, at the 20 Whitman Community Church. Friends may call Sat. January 2, from 6 to...
View ArticleLarry Conley
Larry Edward Conley, 69, of Chapmanville, departed this life on Tues. Dec. 29, 2015. Service was be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Fri. Jan. 1, 2016, at the Church of God in the name of Christ Jesus. Freeman...
View ArticleGary Clark
Gary Clark, 63, of New Haven, died Thurs. Dec. 31, 2015. Service will be 3 p.m. Sun. Jan. 3, 2016, at Foglesong Funeral Home. Visitation will be Sun. from 12:30 p.m. until time of service at the...
View ArticleJohn G. Butterfield
John Gordon Butterfield, O.D., 85, died on Monday, December 28, 2015 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Born in Manchester, Iowa on March 7, 1930, he was the son of the late Raymond Otto...
View ArticleFoster Burdette
Foster B. Burdette, 78, of Kenna, passed away on Wed. Dec. 30, at Edgewood Summit, after a long fight with Parkinson's Disease.Foster was born on October 6, 1937 and was the son of the late Otie and...
View ArticleFunerals for: January 02, 2016
Armstrong, Richard 11 a.m., Charleston Baptist Temple, Charleston.Bates, Bernice G. 1 p.m., Dodd & Reed Funeral Home, Webster Springs.Bennett, G. Pauline 1 p.m., Raynes Funeral Home,...
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