Thursday, May 17 2012 5:30 PM EDT2012-05-17 21:30:58 GMT
West Virginia's burgeoning natural gas industry is a shining light in what is an otherwise bleak economic landscape. However, questions surround how companies can best get the natural gas out of the ground. One
West Virginia's burgeoning natural gas industry is a shining light in what is an otherwise bleak economic landscape. However, questions surround how companies can best get the natural gas out of the ground. One
Wednesday, May 16 2012 5:30 PM EDT2012-05-16 21:30:23 GMT
The State Journal celebrated Who's Who in West Virginia Business last week in the publication and this week at a sold-out luncheon in Charleston. This year, we were honored to tell the stories of L. Newton
The State Journal celebrated Who's Who in West Virginia Business last week in the publication and this week at a sold-out luncheon in Charleston. This year, we were honored to tell the stories of L. Newton
Thursday, May 10 2012 9:29 AM EDT2012-05-10 13:29:09 GMT
Keith Judd, Inmate No. 11593-051, is serving a 210-month sentence at the Beaumont Federal Correctional Institution in Texas. But that did not stop him from garnering 41 percent of the vote among West Virginia
Keith Judd, Inmate No. 11593-051, is serving a 210-month sentence at the Beaumont Federal Correctional Institution in Texas. But that did not stop him from garnering 41 percent of the vote among West Virginia
Wednesday, May 2 2012 5:30 PM EDT2012-05-02 21:30:49 GMT
The primary election is just a few days away, and West Virginians need to make certain the candidates who earn their vote understand what this state needs. West Virginia needs leaders — people willing
The primary election is just a few days away, and West Virginians need to make certain the candidates who earn their vote understand what this state needs. West Virginia needs leaders — people willing
Wednesday, May 2 2012 5:30 PM EDT2012-05-02 21:30:49 GMT
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals is doing the right thing by stepping in and taking a closer look at $90 million verdict against a Charleston nursing home. The family of a woman who died more
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals is doing the right thing by stepping in and taking a closer look at $90 million verdict against a Charleston nursing home. The family of a woman who died more
The Lincoln County officials involved in the latest round of vote buying and electioneering should be ashamed.
Sheriff Jerry Bowman and Clerk Donald Whitten are expected to plead guilty to charges that they attempted to manipulate the outcome of the 2010 Democratic primary with fraudulent absentee ballots.
It's hard to determine what's more egregious: the voter fraud itself or the fact that this is the second time in six years elected officials in that county have been ensnared by federal authorities.
This clearly begs the question: Is vote buying so ingrained that even though federal authorities already brought down the hammer once, many in the political class are unable to come to terms with any other way to get elected?
As if that wasn't totally mind-boggling, former county assessor and convicted vote buyer Jerry Weaver is now running for sheriff. The people of Lincoln County deserve better than this. When elected officials, or anyone, put their own personal ambitions over democracy, we all lose.
Sadly, this state has a long and tarnished tradition of vote buying, but many in the law enforcement community are stepping up and doing all they can to combat this blight. Led by U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin and Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, men and women throughout the state are looking to move West Virginia forward and escape a sad chapter in our history.
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