Gazette editorial: Students foot the bill for sports
Students at big-money sports universities pay heavily to support expensive, money-losing football and basketball teams, a major national report says."In the past five years, public universities pumped...
View ArticleDear Abby: I feel destroyed after discovering the kids weren't mine
Dear Abby: Thirty years ago when I was an Army officer, my wife "went crazy." She had an affair and wound up getting pregnant. When I got out of the Army, she saw the man one time more before we moved...
View ArticleLeonard Pitts Jr.: President Obama's tear a starkly human thing
He didn't bawl.His voice only roughened for a moment and he dabbed at a couple tears that straggled down his cheek. As displays of emotion go, it wasn't all that much. But it was, of course, more than...
View ArticleLetter: Women, children need to be considered
Women, children need to be consideredEditor:Thank you for your Dec. 6 editorial about the current U.N. drive to protect women from violence. I hope many Americans will participate in the U.N.'s events...
View ArticleLetter: Fate of planet should weigh heavier than coal
Fate of planet should weigh heavier than coalEditor:I read with sadness Sen. Capito's recent reports touting her attempts to eviscerate the Clean Power Plan as the planet is dying at an unprecedented...
View ArticleGeorge F. Will: A chance to mend First Amendment rights
WASHINGTON - When the Supreme Court contemplates changing its mind, it must weigh the institutional interest in the law's continuity against evidence that a prior decision has done an injury, even a...
View ArticleStephen Reed: North-central West Virgina may prove key in governor's race
The Eastern Panhandle has been the most celebrated part of the state in recent statewide elections.Indeed, due to exceptional population growth, Jefferson and Berkeley Counties were among the fastest...
View ArticleDaily Mail editorial: WVU-Marshall: Play ball: Legislators, stay out
West Virginia University and Marshall University: Play ball!That's the outcry of many sports fans across West Virginia as they learned last week that the state's only two NCAA Division I athletic...
View ArticleGuest editorial: FERC dragging its feet on pipelines
Reprinted from The Exponent Telegram, Clarksburg, W.Va.For a state that is reeling from the loss of more than 11,000 coal mining jobs, plus thousands more in support industries, the promise of more...
View ArticlePatricia Lyon-Pruden
Patricia Ann Lyon-Pruden, 70, went home to be with the Lord on Jan. 1, 2016 at her home in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., surrounded by her loving family.She was born July 24, 1945 in Charleston to the late...
View ArticleJohn Hull Sr.
John Edward Hull Sr., 57, of Chelyan, passed away Jan. 7, 2016.John was an Operator with John Amos Power Plant with 22 years service. He was a member of the Nitro and St. Albans Moose, and a member of...
View ArticleBrenda Sue Hill
Brenda Sue Hill, 60, of Bloomingrose, passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2016.She worked for the Boone County Ambulance Authority. She loved taking care of her family and always enjoyed spending time with...
View ArticleDarrell Walker Hall
Darrell Walker Hall, 78, of Ronceverte, died Jan. 9, 2016. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, at Rhema Christian Center, Fairlea, with visitation two hours prior. Arrangements by Morgan Funeral...
View ArticleDelores Graley
Delores (Loftus) Graley, 80, of Charleston, went home to be with the Lord on Jan. 8, 2016. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m....
View ArticleRodney Dalton Goff
Rodney Dalton Goff, (formerly of St. Albans, W.Va., Oak Hill, W.Va., and Mechanicsburg, Pa.), 80, passed away on Fri. Jan. 8, 2016, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley.Rodney was retired after...
View ArticleMadalene Gandee
Madalene Gandee, 92, of Spencer, died Jan. 9, 2016. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, at Faith Baptist Church, Spencer, with visitation two hours prior. Arrangements by John H. Taylor Funeral...
View ArticleMaxwell E. Bailes Sr.
Maxwell Eugene Bailes Sr., 78, of Hurricane, died Jan. 8, 2016. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane, with visitation one hour prior.
View ArticleKathy Kay Alley
Kathy Kay Adkins Alley, 55, of Seth, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 at Cleveland Clinic after a long illness.She was born June 5, 1960 in Charleston, daughter of the late Charles Adkins and June Massey...
View ArticleFunerals for: January 11, 2016
Andrews, June 1 p.m., BartlettChipps, Theodore 2 p.m., KniceleyCobb, Earl 11 a.m., Tyler Mountain Funeral Home, Cross Lanes.Craze, Nelldeana 2 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day...
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