Editorial: Another ghastly act of hatred
Racial hatred in America has faded. Only a tiny fringe of white bigots still feel hostility based on skin color. But those few can inflict cruel harm - as witnessed by the Wednesday evening massacre...
View ArticleCharles Drevna: West Virginia interests matter, too
Ninety-nine days. That's how much later West Virginia's primaries are than Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses that begin on Feb. 1, 2016.And that's why most presidential candidates are going out of...
View ArticleMichelle Toman: Funding needed for suicide research
I haven't always been a suicide prevention advocate, but I became one on a rainy April night 21 years ago ... it was the night I discovered my 18-year-old brother Jamie's suicide letter. The...
View ArticleEditorial: Communication key in vaccine debate
Generations ago, a patient would never think to question a physician's recommendations or expertise. After all, doctors spend years in medical school, studying the human body and how to keep it...
View ArticleEditorial: Signs of bureaucratic waste and inefficiency?
Motorists on I-79 are seeing double, and that has some West Virginia lawmakers seeing red. The state is replacing road signs on the highway, including mile markers and speed limit notices, citing...
View ArticleThe Empty Glass at 30: Rock and roll never forgets
By Bill Lynch This year, FestivALL celebrates 30 years of music at Charleston's best known dive bar, The Empty Glass.Tonight and next Friday, the festival and the city pays tribute to the bar with...
View ArticleYour Vents, June 19, 2015
n Mark Hindle is a former district manager for Charleston Newspapers. Now he works in Kanawha City carrying papers around Lippert Terrace, Noyes Ave, etc. He is the best carrier ever. On Sunday I'd...
View ArticleCommunity briefs for June 19, 2015
As part of its inaugural Charleston Client Appreciation Day, MVB Bank has partnered with the West Virginia Farmers Market Association to host a mini Farmers Market at its downtown Charleston branch...
View ArticleJeremy David Moore
Jeremy David Moore, 32, of Chloe, passed on June 8, 2015 at his home. A small service will be held Friday, July 3, at Stump Funeral Home, Arnoldsburg. Friends and family may pay their respects at 11...
View ArticleBera H. Miller
Bera H. Miller, 88, of Hamlin, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015 after a short illness.She was former co-owner and operator of Dee & Bee Super Dollar, Yawkey.Bera is survived by daughters, Sandra...
View ArticleRobert G. Matheny
Robert G. Matheny, 96, of Mineral Wells, died June 18, 2015 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. He was born June 30, 1918 in Wood County, a son of the late James and Anna Mae Matheny.Service will be 11...
View ArticleLois Carrico Hissom
Mrs. Lois Carrico Hissom, 90, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 17, 2015.Lois lived most of her life in Marmet and the last 10 years in Sissonville. She was a retired group...
View ArticleChrystal Rae Hall
Chrystal Rae Hall, 44, of Bolair, died June 17, 2015. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at Morris Funeral Home, Cowen, with visitation beginning two hours prior.
View ArticlePaul Edward Fox
Paul Edward Fox, 69, of Edmond, passed away June 17, 2015 following a short illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Wallace & Wallace of Ansted.
View ArticleFrances M. Carson
Frances M. Carson, 76, of Campbells Creek, passed away Monday, June 16, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House.She was born Feb. 22, 1939 in Charleston, a daughter of the late John Edward Kidd and Anna...
View ArticleGenevieve Carpenter
Genevieve Nell Carpenter, 94, of St. Albans, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015.Born May 23, 1921 in Spencer, she was one of 12 children born to the late Lynn Nutter and Lydia Lukens Nutter Blosser....
View ArticleMary Lou Bennington
Mary Lou Coleman Bennington, 84, joined her beloved husband, Paul, on June 16, 2015. Mary Lou will be deeply missed by her brother, Isaac Coleman; her children, Paul Bennington and his wife, Sherrie,...
View ArticleFunerals for: June 19, 2015
Ball, Vesta M. 11 a.m., Handley Funeral Home, Danville.Black, Harry K. Sr. 2 p.m., Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar.Brady, Bonnie F. 1 p.m., GreeneBrinager, Cameron J. 1 p.m., Racine First...
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