Recent News About National Public Radio
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Here at Bailey Glasser, we are big fans and long-time sponsors of Mountain Stage
Here at Bailey Glasser, we are big fans and long-time sponsors of Mountain Stage, the weekly music program produced by West Virginia Public Radio and distributed by NPR that has brought live music to public radio for nearly 40 years, including seasoned legends and emerging stars in genres ranging from folk, blues, and country; to indie rock, synth pop, world music, alternative, and beyond. -
Asbestos still is a big problem, and West Virginia is no exception
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – We like to think of asbestos as a problem of the past, something that has been “done away with” back in the '80s and '90s. But sadly, for hundreds of thousands of Americans, it is still very much at the front of the mind. -
Justice Holdings sues Raleigh business for failure to pay debt
BECKLEY — Justice Holdings filed a lawsuit against a Raleigh County business it claims owes more than $12,000 for goods and services provided. -
Judge orders Justice to pay defaulted loan
CHARLESTON – A judge in Fayette County, Kentucky, has ordered Gov. Jim Justice to pay more than $9 million for a defaulted loan from a 2014 judgment in that state. -
It's time to consider legalizing marijuana in West Virginia
CHARLESTON – Has anyone noticed that a person can roller skate down Charleston’s Quarrier Street at high noon without fear of being hit by a car? -
Media outlets seek withdrawal of Blankenship gag order
BECKLEY – Five news organizations filed a motion urging U.S. District Judge Irene Berger to withdraw a gag order that has blocked access to court records in a criminal case filed against Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. -
THEIR VIEW: Ways to solve VA Hospital problems now
WHEELING -- Remember when we learned the Veterans Administration was doing a horrible job taking care of our wounded veterans? -
Justices deny injunction for Massey shareholders
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has denied a request by a group of Massey Energy Co. shareholders for an injunction in an $8.5 billion merger between the coal company and Alpha Natural Resources. -
Massey, union team up against MSHA
CHARLESTON – Owners of Massey Energy and leaders of the United Mine Workers seldom agree, but an explosion that killed 29 miners has united them in mistrust of the U. S. Mine Safety and Health Administration. -
Massey and regulators at odds over ventilation flaws
Blankenship JULIAN – Mining regulators and Massey Energy owners blame each other for any ventilation flaws that contributed to 29 deaths at Upper Big Branch mine. -
Shareholder says Massey violated court order
CHARLESTON – Manville Personal Injury Trust, a shareholder of Massey Energy, claims Massey violated a court order that would have made its coal mines safer. -
THEIR VIEW: Sotomayor, life experiences and judges
MORGANTOWN -- A few of my lawyer friends have told me, only half-jokingly, that they prefer to argue before a judge who is fair ... unless, of course, they can have a judge who favors their point of view. -
Oh, the places you'll go!
GRUNDY, Va. -- Here is the prepared text of West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher's commencement address at Appalachian School of Law on May 12: -
Legal climate ads ignite controversy
Jones CHARLESTON – A recent ad campaign meant to highlight the difficulties businesses face because of West Virginia's legal climate has created a firestorm of controversy. -
WVU College of Law considers international codes of conduct, from ethics to U.N.
MORGANTOWN -- How have notions of human rights, state sovereignty, and regional economic cooperation evolved in the last half century? -
NPR transcripts: Silicosis Ruling Could Revamp Legal Landscape
One of National Public Radio's premier programs, "All Things Considered," recently aired a critical examination of the outbreak of silicosis litigation in the U.S.