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Morrisey's former spokesperson gives a word of warning
WHEELING – The U.S. Supreme Court ordered that the phrase “equal justice under law” be engraved on the west pediment of its courthouse in 1932. Derived from our Fourteenth Amendment, those words solemnly promise that our legal system will dispense justice without regard to race, religion, or national origin. Every lawyer swears to uphold our constitution, and its sacred guarantee of equal justice.
Goodbye, McHugh Fuller, and good riddance!
Well, now it's time to say goodbye to Lear Jet Justice men, And we would like to ask you not to come back here again. You're not invited back to sue in this locality: You've had your heapin' helpin' of our hospitality.
What if it were illegal to choose where you shop, exercise, or worship?
Do you shop at Foodland, Save-A-Lot, Kroger, Walmart or some other chain?
Sending our kids off to college helps keep them here at home
CHARLESTON – Over the past few weeks, families across the state hugged their children goodbye and sent them off to college.
Morrisey’s office touts transparency
Dear Editor: Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has made great strides in instituting ethical, good-government policies on the state’s hiring of private lawyers for litigation, and he has worked to limit the amount of settlement dollars paid to these lawyers.
Keep your hands off West Virginia schools
President Obama can pocket his pen and hang up his phone now.
Hobet project holds vast promise for West Virginians
CHARLESTON – Just down the road the state Capitol in Boone and Lincoln counties lies something unique and promising in Southern West Virginia – approximately 12,000 acres of flat land ideal for new businesses and with the potential for a level of job creation that would be a game changer for our state.
The newest right-to-work state, sort of
West Virginia became the 26th right-to-work state in the nation in February when our legislature overrode Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's veto of a bill prohibiting workers from being required to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment.
The 24/7 sobriety program: What might have been
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s war on drugs continues to present many challenges.
Time to retire the Lear Jet Justice franchise
A sequel is seldom as good as the original, but fans of the first installment can rarely resist seeing the second.
RISE West Virginia: Flood recovery for a brighter future
CHARLESTON – For West Virginians like Cheryl Sams, who owns Sams Auction and Bargain Barn in Clendenin, the flooding that hit our state in June was especially devastating.
You can't have it both ways, Humphreys!
When the Upper Big Branch Mine exploded in 2010 and stock market prices for Massey Energy shares plummeted, Charleston’s James Humphreys & Associates filed a class action suit on behalf of Massey shareholders, arguing they should be compensated for financial losses.
We must graciously accept new president
WHEELING – In 1993, before Bill Clinton stepped into the oval office, President George H.W.
Never ever give up
As Scarlett O'Hara observed at the close of Gone With the Wind, “Tomorrow is another day!” The same sentiment applies to a week, a month, and a year.
West Virginia settles in for long-term flood recovery
MORGANTOWN – The raging flood waters of a month ago have long since retreated and hundreds of tons of debris have been collected and hauled away, but in some ways the arduous and expensive recovery is just beginning.
Did Don Blankenship receive a fair trial?
Here's a question honest, fair-minded West Virginians should ask themselves: Would Don Blankenship have received the same “justice” if he were a Democrat?
Residents coming together, focusing on recovery following floods
CHARLESTON – Less than a month ago, our state was hit by severe, widespread, historic flooding.
Labor's new rule doesn't work
We've got seven more months of this nonsense: rogue federal agencies overreaching, usurping legislative powers, and trying to pull fast ones by reinterpreting existing rules or adding unauthorized new verbiage to them.
Best practices represent best chance to reduce painkiller abuse in W.Va.
CHARLESTON – Fighting the drug epidemic and reversing its deadly consequences are some of the most important challenges we face in the Mountain State.
Has Joe Manchin 'grown' in office?
Growth, assuming it's not cancerous, generally is a good thing.