News by Teresa Toriseva on West Virginia Record

For the last 10 years or so, I have watched as the Republican leadership slowly has stripped away rights of individuals, allowed our already weak healthcare and education system to further erode, let our infrastructure literally fall apart as well as continue to bend over backward to lure big businesses to come in and take even more advantage of our citizens.

As many as one million military and civilian staff and their families may have been exposed to the drinking water. Most affected were Marines, but anyone who spent 30 days or more could be affected.

Any bill seeking to exclude or discriminate has no place here, and I urge Gov. Jim Justice to reconsider this bill and to remember the children and young adults it targets.

WHEELING – The Northern Panhandle has lost one of its great citizens. Judge Arthur Recht, who just last Friday from the bench, bantered with lawyers and enjoyed himself to the fullest in his role as judge, passed away Sunday surrounded by his adoring family.