Invest in West Virginia’s Heritage Danielle LaPresta Parker June 18, 2017 You can help 3 historic nonprofit organizations raise funding needed to host one-year Preserve WV AmeriCorps members. Through this program, Preserve WV AmeriCorps members manage volunteers for their sites...
The Case for “Brain Gain” in West Virginia Travis Kahle June 17, 2017 There is a constant murmur among the leaders of West Virginia bemoaning the outward migration of our state’s young talent. While our economy suffers, our brightest students look for work in Pittsburgh, DC,...
WHAT MAKES WEST VIRGINIA #ALMOSTHEAVEN TO ME Chelsea Ruby - WV Tourism Commissioner June 2, 2017 West Virginians—and everyone who loves West Virginia—I have a small but very important favor to ask: This month, take a few minutes to tell the world what it is you love about our state. West...
Connecting Veterans to Campus Beth Caruthers May 27, 2017 Marshall University’s new director of military and veterans affairs may not have had a long career in the military, but he certainly knows the challenges military and veteran students and dependents face on...
Rising Scientist Program Launched Megan Archer May 25, 2017 When 15-year-old Addison Leaberry asked to meet with Marshall University’s President Jerry Gilbert last fall, she had no idea he would agree to meet. She also had no idea that he would take her...
She Took A Leap of Faith Allyssa Covert May 17, 2017 For the past 10 months, I have woken up each day to the beautiful view of the state capitol directly across the Kanawha River. To be more specific, I was waking up in the freshman dorms at the University of...
Firefighter Risks Her Life to Save Others Michael Abraham May 14, 2017 Chasing The Powhatan Arrow Firefighter Davina Clayton Risks Her Life to Save Others Other stories in the series can be found here “You have to have some ability to take risks. You have to take risks...
The Challenges in Modern-Day Bluefield Michael Abraham May 12, 2017 Chasing The Powhatan Arrow Lawyer Peter Richardson talks about the challenges in his city Find Part One Here While in town, I called on an old Virginia Tech classmate, Peter Richardson, who works in a...
Hey Doc…Try This! Victoria Konrad May 12, 2017 International Award Winning nutrition writer Gary Taubes Joins West Virginia health leaders at Try This for Health Professionals Day June 1 Piggybacking on the fourth annual Try This West Virginia...
From Appleseed to Audubon…Meet Henderson Hall Mark Payne May 11, 2017 The 29-room Henderson Hall mansion, located at Williamstown, sits on a terrace overlooking the Ohio River. The house, completed in 1859 by G. W. Henderson, counts among its many visitors the likes of John...
Chasing the Powhatan Arrow: Part 1 Michael Abraham May 8, 2017 Mayor Tom Cole discusses his city in decline. A MUTUAL FRIEND put me in touch with Bluefield’s Mayor Thomas Cole, whom I met in a new restaurant he owned in downtown Bluefield, a block or so from the NS...
What Lies Beneath Jean Hardiman April 20, 2017 Addressing the Misconceptions of Organ Donation Dressed up, Justin Cowley looks like everyone else. And in many ways, he is a typical, thriving 28-year-old. He turned his love for horses into his own equine...
What it Means to be HUMAN? Kaya Toler April 17, 2017 What does it mean to be human? Ride a bike? Talk to people and eat food? Have feelings? All of these thing are true, humanity consists of the normal day to day things. But humanity isn't just a breathing,...
Can We Grow a Culture of Entrepreneurship in West Virginia’s Coalfields? Jake Lynch April 6, 2017 This story courtesy of a partnership with the great folks at The West Virginia Community Development Hub. Entrepreneurship is the heartbeat of a small community. It defines the look and feel of downtown. In...
There’s No Growth in Comfort Anna Patrick March 20, 2017 This story is courtesy of Vandaleer partner Generation West Virginia. “upThink” is: “a new email series designed by young people for young people around topics that matter to...
The Giving Tree: Pineville Students Launch Website To Support Their Friends In Need Jake Lynch March 18, 2017 This story courtesy of a partnership with the great folks at The West Virginia Community Development Hub. When a class at Pineville Middle School (above) started working on a project for the Samsung...
Helping Pets, Helping People Barbara Grigg March 13, 2017 By Barbara Grigg This story originally appeared on www.wvexecutive.com. Given limited resources and the exponential nature of unfettered animal reproduction, West Virginia taxpayers currently spend about...
Farming Gives Hope to Some Veterans Jessica Lilly, Roxy Todd & Suzanne Higgins March 8, 2017 Story courtesy of Vandaleer partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting You can listen to the full story below. https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wvpn/audio/2017/03/PODCAST_IA_0303Veterans.mp3 Eric...
West Virginia, My Home Nevada Tribble March 2, 2017 6 Comments When I first moved to West Virginia, I didn’t understand the strange sense of pride the people here seemed to hold for their state. I came from the West, where everything is spread further apart, and...
Concerning Our Natural Resources Bill Hogan March 1, 2017 2 Comments Will someone explain this to me, please? Our timber was the first to go. Two thousand acres were clear-cut, and...