Roberta Belmont
Roberta Belmont, 99, of Boomer, entered into rest Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at her home.Born on February 2, 1916 in Powellton, She was the daughter of the late Hiram and Julia (Goodman) Patton. In...
View ArticleFunerals for: January 24, 2016
Carr, Freddy Sr. — 3 p.m., Hope Baptist Church, Frametown.Francke, Ardath — 1:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Charleston.Lawson, James — 1 p.m., Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove.McMahon, James — 4...
View ArticleDear Abby: My husband fears I'll cheat because my father was a cheater
Dear Abby: My husband and I have been married seven years and have two beautiful children. Overall, the time we have been together has been wonderful, although we do sometimes argue.On more than one...
View ArticleJohn P. David: Right-to-work argument a fallacy, undemocratic, too
An important concept in economics is the "Fallacy of Composition." If one person stands up at a basketball game, the person can see better. If everyone stands up, the advantage is lost. In fact, if...
View ArticleGazette editorial: Stunning concentration of wealth
Oxfam International, a worldwide federation of 17 poverty-fighting agencies, just released a report that boggles the mind:A mere 62 billionaires today own as much wealth as 3.5 billion people in the...
View ArticleJason Hart and Vincent Vernuccio: Right to work by the numbers
By As the rhetoric in Charleston heats up with Senate action last Thursday, it's important to remember what worker freedom is - and is not. Right-to-work simply means a union cannot get a worker fired...
View ArticleDima Yazji Shamoun: Warning fatigue
By With the World Health Organization's decision recently to classify bacon "alongside known carcinogens including asbestos, tobacco, arsenic and alcohol," regulators have drawn a line in the...
View ArticleDaily Mail editorial: Justices' decision in Senate vacancy is clear
Come election time in May 2020, when state Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum presumably runs for re-election, it is likely that many voters will disagree with the statement he made in a concurring...
View ArticleDaily Mail editorial: Credit state government for preparing
Although West Virginia gets its fair share of snow each winter, the threat of a blizzard doesn't happen all that often.According to WCHS-TV meteorologists, only five storms over the past 50 years have...
View ArticleReaders' Vent: Jan. 25, 2016
Shame on Danny Jones for tearing down Tent City. That's the fastest growing community in Charleston under his administration.Wal-Mart was not allowed to build in one of our wealthy counties but they...
View ArticleGazette editorial: Snowbound
Thousands of West Virginians were buried by the powerful weekend snowstorm. Many still remain stuck, waiting for snowplows to reach their homes. Thank heaven for plow crews working round-the-clock to...
View ArticleEugene Robinson: Palin takes the GOP campaign to new lows
WASHINGTON - I love poetic justice. This wild and wacky Republican presidential campaign deserved Sarah Palin, and now it's got her.Palin's endorsement of front runner Donald Trump at an Iowa rally...
View ArticlePaul Holmes
Paul B. Holmes, 80, of Sissonville, passed away Jan. 18, 2016, at CAMC Memorial Hospital.Mr. Holmes attended Morris Harvey College. He also worked for the West Virginia Department of Highways as a...
View ArticleDarrell E. Holmes
On Jan. 22, 2016, Darrell Edward Holmes entered the gates of Heaven. He was born Oct. 19, 1934 in Sissonville, the son of the late Russell and Macel Holmes. He was a Christian and attended North Hills...
View ArticleGladys G. Farley
Mrs. Gladys Greer Farley (nee Patrick), 92, of Harts, died Jan. 19, 2016. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Evans Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Chapmanville. Visitation will be 6 to 8...
View ArticleShirley Cole
Shirley Ann Cole, 78, of Nitro, WV and the beloved wife of the late Rev. W.H. "Billy" Cole for 55 years, rested her life Thursday January 14, 2016, at the Hubbard Hospice House.She was born April 13,...
View ArticleJoyce Lee Carson
Joyce Lee "Neib" (Roush) Carson, 88, of West Columbia, died Jan. 23, 2016. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Mason United Methodist Church. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, at...
View ArticleGrady D. Boner
Grady Delton Boner, 91, of South Charleston, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 at Valley Center, Charleston.He was a retired truck driver for Union Carbide, Institute - Linde...
View ArticleBarbara Ann Blain
Barbara Ann Blain, 74, of Gallipolis Ferry, died Jan. 22, 2016. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with visitation two hours prior.
View ArticleLinda S. Bates
Linda S. Bates, 59, of Henderson, died Jan. 20, 2016. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with visitation two hours prior.
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