Alisha Lynn Adkins
Alisha Lynn Adkins, 29, of St. Albans, passed away Jan. 31, 2016.She was born Feb. 13, 1986. She was a graduate of Nitro High School and the Everest Institute, and a member of East Nitro United...
View ArticleFunerals for: February 05, 2016
Alkire, Mary P. — 11 a.m., Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, South Charleston.Burdette, Dorothy — 2 p.m., Hafer Funeral Home Chapel, Elkview.Carr, Virginia L. — 1 p.m., Richard M. Roach Funeral Home,...
View ArticlePhilip Maramba: A WVU-Marshall rivalry has to start somewhere
With the end this week of National Signing Day, when high school seniors make known where they will play college football, and basketball's March Madness poised to begin, it seems a convenient bridge...
View ArticleCharles Krauthammer: The 'establishment' nonsense
WASHINGTON - The reigning idiocy of the current political season is the incessant tossing around of "establishment," an epithet now descending into meaninglessness.Its most recent abuse is by Donald...
View ArticleHats off to Big Brothers Big Sisters
We're all familiar with the statistics: Low work force participation, an aging yet declining population and a high juvenile incarceration rate spells trouble for West Virginia's kids.But Big Brothers...
View ArticleDaily Mail editorial: A historic week for West Virginia
The West Virginia Legislature made history on Thursday, when both the Senate and House of Delegates passed legislation that will change the character of the state - for the better.After a five-hour...
View ArticleWV crossing guard says 'beautiful things' happen on job
Every weekday, with the exception of holidays and during the summer, a woman boards a city bus on Charleston's West Side and heads across town, twice a day, to Kanawha City. Her name is Marsha Berry,...
View ArticleGazette editorial: Power shift
In a recent column in The New York Times, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman says rapid technology improvements are reducing the cost of wind and solar power - and battery storage capacity...
View ArticleJohn P. David: Right to work is about attacking labor when labor is weak
Senate Majority Leader Mitch Carmichael recently defended the so-called "Right to Work" study as an "independent study by an academic (WVU) Ph.D. economist" and said he trusted "the independent...
View ArticleWilliam Hal Gorby: A historical reflection on 'right-to-work' in WV (Gazette)
West Virginia's working people have long struggled for basic economic justice. PBS's American Experience broadcast a documentary "The Mine Wars." The film depicts the historic battles against armed...
View ArticleDeanna McKinney: As a gun violence survivor, please don't dump concealed...
By By Deanna McKinney My heart sank when I learned that West Virginia lawmakers were again trying to repeal the common-sense law that requires West Virginians to pass a background check and get safety...
View ArticlePaul Shaffer: WV needs rights at work, not right to work for less (Gazette)
I have worked most of my career as a carpenter. If you live in Teays Valley or the Kanawha Valley, you may live in a home I helped to build, or you may drive across a bridge I worked on or you might...
View ArticlePamela P. Jarrett
Pamela Paulette Jarrett, 64, of Elkview, went peacefully into the Lord Savior's arms on Feb. 4, 2016 at CAMC Memorial Hospital.Pam was a Marine veteran and enjoyed spending time with her family,...
View ArticleFirman Lee Harvey
Firman Lee Harvey, 63, of Cross Lanes, passed away Feb. 3, 2016. A more complete obituary with service information will be published at a later date. Tyler MountaiN Funeral Home is in charge of...
View ArticleRobert R. Griffith
Robert R. Griffith of Charleston died at his home on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016.Mr. Griffith, 90, was born Jan. 14, 1926 in Pemberton (Raleigh County). He moved with his family to Cool Ridge (Raleigh...
View ArticleLarry B. Ellison
Larry B. Ellison, 65, of Buckhannon, died Feb. 2, 2016. Service will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, at First Baptist Church, Cowen. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Adams-Reed Funeral...
View ArticleRuby E. Craig
Ruby Ellen Craig, 78, of Buffalo passed away Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 at Hubbard Hospice House West following a long illness. She was an animal lover and enjoyed working puzzles and woodworking. Most of...
View ArticleElizabeth Childress
Elizabeth Childress, 72, of Danville, died Feb. 4, 2016. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with visitation one hour prior.
View ArticleArnold Glide Burns
Arnold Glide Burns, 95, of Looneyville, died Feb. 3, 2016. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at the...
View ArticleWilliam "Rick" Blazer
William Richard "Rick" Blazer, 56, of Point Pleasant, died Feb. 4, 2016. Service will be 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with visitation two hours prior.
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