Local Stories
Op-Ed: West Virginia Ranked Last In Fun?
By Stephen Smoot Last month, Wallet Hub released its yearly ranking of what they consider “fun” states. Once...
Read morePrepared for a Changing World
By Charlotte Lane: West Virginia Public Service Commission When I was a young girl growing up in Pleasants County,...
Read moreThree Decades of Service and Excellence Celebrated by Lincoln High School JROTC
By Stephen Smoot In 1994, the success of Operation Desert Storm had just started to fade into memory with the...
Read moreWHO Wants to Extend International Authority Over State and Local Public Health
By Stephen Smoot In the old comedy routine, Bud Abbott tried to let Lou Costello know the names of the...
Read moreInternational Union of Painters and Allied Trades Offers Helmets to Hardhats Program
By Stephen Smoot In 2023, the rate of veteran homelessness rose a staggering 7.4 percent over the previous year. The...
Read moreA Tradition of Service and an Eye to the Future: United Hospital Center Is the Business of the Month
By Stephen Smoot Almost a half century ago, Union Protestant Hospital and St. Mary’s merged to form United Hospital Center....
Read moreHunt Column: A Good DMV Story!
By Jim Hunt for the News and Journal Once the butt of jokes by late-night television hosts, the DMV has...
Read moreHunt Column: “The Boss”
By Jim Hunt for the News and Journal Last year, I was looking forward to seeing one of my musical...
Read moreInternational Union of Painters and Allied Trades Offers Helmets to Hardhats Program
By Stephen Smoot In 2023, the rate of veteran homelessness rose a staggering 7.4 percent over the previous year....
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