Letter: If you vote GOP, you support Blankenship
If you vote GOP, you support BlankenshipEditor:Legislators want to get right-to-work (which means right for less money and no protection). Plus, they also are trying to get prevailing wages (which...
View ArticleLetter: Thanks for making S.C. Christmas Parade a success
Thanks for making S.C. Christmas Parade a successEditor:I want to thank all of the sponsors, volunteers, South Charleston city employees, HealthNet, Charleston Newspapers and TV stations that came...
View ArticleReaders' Vent
Express your opinion on any subject you wish. Not all comments are published. Call 304-348-1775 or email readersvent@wvgazettemail.com.The city of Huntington has the highest death rate and heroin use...
View ArticleDaily Mail editorial: State government needs creative minds
Although many voters may feel as though the 2016 election cycle started months ago, it wasn't until Monday that candidates in West Virginia could officially file their paperwork to run for office. The...
View ArticleDaily Mail editorial: Reducing tax rates was the right thing to do
The question gets asked all the more often as West Virginia deals with deeper and deeper budget deficits: Would the state still need to cut expenses if it had its old taxes and tax rates in place?It's...
View ArticleThomas Sowell: Amending Constitution better than letting others mess with it
In recent years, a small but growing number of people have advocated a convention of states to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States.The reaction to the proposal has been...
View ArticleEric Nelson: Paradigm shift needed for budget woes
West Virginia lawmakers face a monumental challenge when the Legislature convenes Wednesday.The state constitution requires a balanced budget. While this is sound policy, it requires leaders to make...
View ArticleDear Abby: My husband refuses to take care of his periodontal disease
Dear Abby: My husband has developed a bad case of periodontal disease. I'm afraid to kiss him because I don't want the bacteria causing the disease to spread and his bad breath is unbearable. Our sex...
View ArticleSaban, Alabama beat Clemson for college football national title
By By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. - Alabama needed it all to win the toughest national title game it had ever played during the Nick Saban dynasty. All of its power. All of its...
View ArticleNina Elizabeth Holley
Nina Elizabeth Holley, 85, of Charleston, died Jan. 10, 2016. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15, at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home, Charleston. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday,...
View ArticleDelores Graley
Delores (Loftus) Graley, 80, of Charleston, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 at home.She was a former employee of C&P Telephone and City National Bank, and was also a member...
View ArticleAlan Lew Cummings
Alan Lew Cummings, 77, of Clendenin, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 at the VA Hospital in Clarksburg.He was the son of the late H.C. Cummings and Eloise V. McAlister Cummings....
View ArticleGail Clark
Gail Clark, 76, of East Bank, died Jan. 11, 2016. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, at Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet, with visitation two hours prior. Details at...
View ArticleJames Donald Burgess
James Donald Burgess, 64, of Dunbar, passed away Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. Arrangements are in the care of Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.
View ArticleRonald Lee Brown
Ronald Lee Brown, 53, of Pageland, S.C., formerly of Alderson, died Jan. 10, 2016. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, at Morgan Funeral Home, Lewisburg. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday,...
View ArticleRobert C. Becher
Robert C. Becher, 91, departed his earthly life on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 at Hubbard Hospice House. Bob was born Nov. 6, 1924 and was a lifelong resident of Charleston's West Side.He was a 1942...
View ArticleMaxwell E. Bailes, Sr.
Maxwell "Max" Eugene Bailes, Sr., 78, of Hurricane, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Jan. 8, 2016 at CAMC Teays Valley Hospital, after a two-year long battle with dementia.Max was...
View ArticleMaxine Gray Akers
Maxine Akers of Chesapeake died Jan. 10, 2016 of cancer at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, with wonderful care from the staff and her family. Maxine was the daughter of the late Lovell and...
View ArticleFunerals for: January 12, 2016
Alley, Kathy K. 1 p.m., Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville.Gandee, Madalene 1 p.m., Faith Baptist Church, Spencer.Hall, Darrell W. 2 p.m., Rhema Christian Center, Fairlea.Hull, John Sr. 1...
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