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Every January, millions of people start out the new year with ideas and hopes to improve some area of our lives. For business owners, the new year is a great time to evaluate the past year and to identify More>>
The Marcellus to Manufacturing Committee is excited to announce that Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, will be a keynote speaker for the upcoming 2012 Marcellus More>>
With the current election year, among other topics, capturing headlines and media analysis, it's sometimes challenging for other newsworthy stories to receive the coverage they deserve. A prominent example More>>
Should Americans spend nearly $1 billion per year to solve a problem that no longer exists? Because of the Environmental Protection Agency's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, which is commonly called CSAPR, More>>
Despite my best efforts, my house is stuffed with clutter, my kitchen floor is always dirty and there is endless laundry to fold. I am never caught up on email; I forget to take the cat to have her nails More>>
The program makes debt and equity financing available to new and growing small businesses; it also provides professional operating and technical assistance. More>>
Never in the history of West Virginia has such a diverse group of leaders come together for one common goal — creating new infrastructure and jobs for West Virginia. With the group's diverse professional More>>
Ever wonder how those runners seem to never notice when it is freezing outside? Without a second thought, they toss on their clothes — much of which seems only appropriate for warm weather — and take off More>>
With the melancholies of 2011 finally behind us and the full potential of a new year yet to come, it has become customary for millions across the country and here in the Mountain State to reconsider the More>>
Handsome, intelligent, and sensitive, Mack lived all alone in his bachelor's pad, enjoying overhead eco-friendly lights, a soft bed, plenty of food and a huge back door that opened out onto some of the More>>
It's the rare coal company that has not encountered illicit drug use among its employees. Employers report finding evidence of marijuana cigarettes or pipes in the cabs of both surface and underground More>>
On Sept. 8, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Charleston lawyer Stephanie Thacker to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Ms. Thacker, now approved by the Senate judiciary committee, More>>
Part I In his poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," T. S. Eliot wrote, "Let us go then, you and I/When the evening is spread out against the sky/Like a patient etherized upon a table." In these More>>
The Legislature in 2008 declared as public policy the first exclusive goal for public education in the year 2020. The academic achievement of state students will exceed international and national averages More>>
It's an election year. And without belaboring the task ahead for the nation, we can borrow Ronald Reagan's refrain from 1980 to help judge our course. "Ask yourself, Are you better off now than you were More>>
People are always asking me for suggestions on how to build or establish wine cellars in their homes. Today, I'll explain how you can find the proper place to store wine in your home or even in an apartment. First More>>
The University of Charleston recently announced that we are exploring the option of extending our pharmacy program into eastern Kentucky. This is consistent with the university's intent to provide pharmacy More>>
Whenever I'm talking to a client under 40 years old about retirement, this statement is often uttered: "Social Security? That won't be around for me." Not that it won't be as much as projected, or that More>>
It happened. It happens to every person during the journey from the innocence of childhood to the experience of adulthood. In yesteryear, I was Dolly Wood, a skinny little girl with enough insecurity to More>>
The campus of Davis & Elkins College will be alive with Appalachian music from 7 to 10 p.m. Jan. 18 and every Wednesday evening as part of the Augusta Heritage Center program. More>>
The holiday season is here, and we will consume more food and drink more wine during this period than at any other time during the year. As a result, we will boost the first quarter revenues of exercise More>>
When I first began staying home to care for my children it was quite a shock. Spending my days worrying about diapers and child-rearing was not something that I was used to. I did adjust to it, however, More>>
"Between the idea/And the reality/Between the motion/And the act/Falls the Shadow" — T.S. Eliot The day before Thanksgiving the final judgment on redistricting came down from the Supreme Court of Appeals More>>
Did you know many parents say they are better equipped to talk with their teenagers about drug abuse than math and science? This is according to a recent Intel Corp. survey. Despite a perceived importance More>>
This past May, I had the pleasure of attending my little brother's graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy. During the commencement ceremony in Annapolis, the primary guest speaker was then- Secretary of More>>
I have come clean about touching Bobby Duvall's Oscar, dallying with Sean Connery, running from an empassioned Pavarotti and late night drinking experiences with Tom Stoppard. I thought I had no secrets More>>
Every decade since the 1950s, West Virginia voters have pushed the House of Delegates, in at least one election cycle, towards the Republican Party. The House of Delegates is comprised of 100 members More>>
Columnist David Allen discusses a current battle between the north and south. More>>
Columnist Brian S. Sommers explains the falls of the stock market. More>>
Columnist John Brown highlights a California winery with West Virginia ties and good wine. More>>
Dr. Sarah Chouinard discusses the importance of an electronic health record. More>>
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Welcome Success is easy when times are good. When business is booming and life seems rosy, it is easy to be at the front of the line, directing people where to go. More>>
West Virginia's race against Ohio and Pennsylvania to attract an ethane cracker facility has united a number of industries hoping to best take advantage of the potential investments. More>>
Legislation would provide five or 10-year tax exemption to businesses meeting certain criteria — a move one business owner says would make the state far more competitive in attracting jobs. More>>
A bill that would permit a gaming facility in a "rural resort community" was introduced in the Senate Feb. 20. More>>
AEP CEO Nick Akins says future carbon capture systems at power plants likely will skip the storage part if a market can be found for carbon dioxide. More>>
Costumed swimmers raised money this weekend at the Morgantown Polar Plunge: Freezin' For a Reason, which benefits the West Virginia Special Olympics. Another Plunge will take place at 3 p.m. Feb. 25, at Winterplace Ski Resort in Beckley/Flat Top.
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The state's last remaining debt issue now is history. More>>
A study released Thursday points primarily to market factors, not environmental regulation as the driving force behind coal plant closures. More>>
A bill currently stalled in the House Judiciary would require utility companies to write plans for providing "least-cost" electricity and several interest groups are hoping the bill will push through. More>>
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