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The chatter about year-round schooling
November 3, 2011 At the legislature’s October Interim Committee Meetings Jorea Marple, West Virginia’s State Superintendent of Schools, suggested to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability... more »»
Comments on WVU addressed
October 28, 2011 Three weeks ago we talked in this space about the role of West Virginia University as our state’s flagship institution of higher learning. I’ve gotten some interesting feedback. more »»
Mapping the Harpers Ferry bottleneck
October 20, 2011 For decades now Jefferson Countians, Washington Countians, Loudoun Countians and visitors have endured numerous delays on U.S. more »»
Tomblin loses county, wins district
October 14, 2011 In the special election for governor held this past Oct. 4, acting Gov. more »»
Flagship schools need bigger guns
October 7, 2011 Our “flagship” needs bigger guns. I’m not talking military policy; I’m talking higher education polic. more »»
A 'nonpartisan' redistricting commission?
September 30, 2011 During the recently completed special legislative session on redistricting, many calls were heard, some from legislators, to take redistricting out of the hands of the legislature. more »»
Election for governor: Part II of IV
September 22, 2011 Several months ago West Virginia began a series of four elections for governor over a period of two years (approximately one election every six months). more »»
Congressional redistricting plans answered
September 16, 2011 Several people have asked me what happened with congressional redistricting and why. Here goes. The legislature did what I thought it would do with congressional redistricting. more »»
First an underpass, now onto the parking garage
September 9, 2011 Shepherd University announced a couple of weeks ago that it is ready to build a pedestrian underpass at the intersection of WV Route 480 (North Duke Street) and Shepherd Grade. more »»
License sets an EMS crisis on Blue Ridge
September 2, 2011 The West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) on Wednesday, Aug. 17, suspended the emergency medical services license of the Blue Ridge Mountain Volunteer Fire Department (BRVFD). more »»
Redistricting finally solved for state
August 26, 2011 The State Legislature concluded its second special session on redistricting Sunday evening, Aug. more »»
Legislature goes back to the drawing board
August 19, 2011 As this is being published the State Legislature is back in special session. We have to fix some technical problems with the redistricting bill we passed a couple of weeks ago. Acting Gov. more »»
Some progress on single-member districts
August 12, 2011 The legislature completed redistricting the State Senate, the House of Delegates and West Virginia’s three seats in the U.S. House of Representatives late Friday, Aug. 5. more »»
What the new casino law really accomplishes
August 5, 2011 There has been much discussion since the regular session of the legislature concluded this past March about a law we passed giving racetrack casinos (”racinos”) a subsidy to modernize their equipment. more »»
West Virginia progresses further
July 29, 2011 Last week we talked about statistics that demonstrate West Virginia is one of the fiscally soundest states in the Union, and getting even sounde. more »»
West Virginia's fiscal progress continues
July 22, 2011 Two weeks ago Fitch Ratings increased its rating of West Virginia’s general obligation (GO) bonds from “AA” to “AA+. more »»
The ins and outs of contracting services
July 15, 2011 Two weeks ago in this space we talked about a meeting Sen. Herb Snyder and I had with Mike Lewis, the secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. more »»
Understanding one-person, one-vote
July 8, 2011 As the legislature’s special session on redistricting approaches, attention (and tension) heightens over the question of “single-member districts. more »»
What gives with food service at fairs, festivals?
July 1, 2011 Numerous non-profit community service organizations were stunned earier this year when the Jefferson County Board of Health denied them permission to serve food at fundraising events. more »»
Affordable health care the W.Va. way
June 24, 2011 About a week ago a group called West Virginians for Affordable Health Care held a workshop in Shepherdstown to explain how the new federal Affordable Care Act will be implemented in West Virgini. more »» |
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