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Thumbs down: Vandals damage historic theater

2009-11-20T23:40:49-05:00

It's sad to see anyone's property damaged, but the recent graffiti attack on Huntington's Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center marks a new low.

Thumbs up: Community steps up for Tolsia High School

2009-11-20T23:41:08-05:00

A tragedy can help define who your true friends are. In the last month, the Tolsia High School community has learned that it has many.

Skip Holbrook: Huntington Police continually work to protect community

2009-11-21T23:05:43-05:00

I received an e-mail late Tuesday morning inviting me and others to attend a press conference to be jointly held by the NAACP and the Huntington Black Pastors' Ministerial Association. It was to take place at 4 p.m. Wednesday on the steps of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church for the purpose of discussing the need for "easing tension within the Fairfield community."

Voice of the People

2009-11-21T23:05:43-05:00

With everyone eager to see the Snyder era come to an end and Snyder doing nothing to put his critics to rest, I began to think. Who would be the next in line for the job? Who will take over and turn around a Herd Nation in pain, a losing team, dwindling attendance and restore the faith? I then thought about the dream team, in my opinion, of a coaching staff, the dream team for Marshall. So for what it's worth, here it is.

Editorial: Pension change improves outlook for city

2009-11-21T23:05:43-05:00

To say it has been a long time coming would be an understatement. This week's legislative approval of a measure to help West Virginia cities deal with their pension problems marks an important milestone in a decade-long dilemma.

Tom Miller: Freezing gas tax will yield more highway money

2009-11-21T23:05:43-05:00

It won't be described as a tax increase, but rest assured the legislation enacted at this week's special session in Charleston to freeze the state gasoline tax rate at 32.2 cents per gallon means you and I will be paying higher taxes beginning Jan. 1, 2010. And it also means we won't get a planned five-cent per gallon tax cut in 2013.

Mark Bugher: West Virginia must embrace 21st-century education reform

2009-11-21T23:05:42-05:00

I recently was invited to attend a presentation in Washington, D.C., by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce of its 2009 education "Leaders and Laggards" report to the U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

Voice of the people

2009-11-21T00:00:00-05:00

In response to the letter regarding why WOWK shows the Steelers games instead of the Bengals.

Voice of the people

2009-11-20T00:00:00-05:00

I would like to respond to Mr. Rick Shepard's unfair and "mean spirited" comments about the C-K youth coaches recently. I have two children playing in that league and know first-hand the life lessons these coaches teach their players every day. Appreciation and respect for others, discipline, self-control, perseverance, teamwork, responsibility and pride are just a few that come to mind. Isn't that what sportsmanship is?

Editorial: Investment against drug abuse is worth making

2009-11-19T23:26:00-05:00

As one participant in a statewide conference in Charleston described it, this has been "a big week for drug abuse prevention" in West Virginia.

Voice of the people

2009-11-19T00:00:00-05:00

It finally dawned on me how to solve all of Marshall's football problems. It's really simple. Hire Chuck Landon as their coach. He would recruit the best athletes in the world and never lose another game.