Starcher CHARLESTON – Some critics are bothered by the timing of phone calls between state Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher and candidate Menis Ketchum, saying the timeline "raise serious questions."
McGraw CHARLESTON – Now that Gov. Joe Manchin has sign a bill that will keep him and lawmakers in the loop on lawsuits settled by the attorney general, a statewide legal reform group says details of such settlements should be in the public domain.
CHARLESTON -- A statewide legal reform group has invited West Virginians to choose their favorite April Fool's Day lawsuit as a way to draw attention to abuse of the courts.
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia's identity crisis has been solved. No more need for all the "Open for Business," "Wild, Wonderful," "Almost Heaven" schizophrenia.
Cohen CHARLESTON -- Having just celebrated the annual Grammy Award hoopla, West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse is proposing its own choices to the National Academy of Recording Artists for the best in musical performance, based on the West Virginia experience.
Grisham CHARLESTON –- A West Virginia legal reform group is throwing the book at what it calls John Grisham's blind-sided view of special interest influence in the judicial process.
Cohen CHARLESTON -- The gall of Larry Starcher to call for an investigation of "extremely serious legal and ethical issues" on the West Virginia Supreme Court.
CHARLESTON -- Before we know it, we will be riveted on the annual celebration of the motion picture industry's best work, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Feb. 24.
CHARLESTON -– With an important West Virginia legislative session and political campaign season already in progress, a statewide group is inviting neighbors to "meet at the electronic public square in the fight to fix a broken legal system."
Roberts CHARLESTON -- With the 2008 legislative session set to begin, leaders of some statewide interest groups are talking about what they'd like to see lawmakers address this year.
Cohen CHARLESTON -- We are all familiar with the Constitutional guarantee to trail by a jury of our peers. It is brilliant principle of democracy to reflect the conscience of a community.
Cohen CHARLESTON -- So let's get this straight: 37,000 retired West Virginia public employees suddenly face new co-pays, out-of-pocket expenses or have discovered that their doctors no longer accept new coverage under the state's PEIA plan.
Mauk HUNTINGTON -- To counter Attorney General Darrell McGraw's "reckless and seemingly politically motivated spending," a state group is urging West Virginia seniors to help protect services for poor and disabled citizens.