<![CDATA[The Charleston Gazette - Sandy Wells]]> Op-Ed http://wvgazette.com http://wvgazette.com/feeds/logo.jpg <![CDATA[The Charleston Gazette - Sandy Wells]]> http://wvgazette.com 144 31 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201202050047 Innerviews: Twirling queen learns value of grit CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- She hurls three batons high in the air, catches them deftly, hurls and catches them again and again. She moves confidently, feeling the rhythm, focusing with the casual intensity of a master juggler.Even at 50, the champio...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201202050047 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:45:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201201290045 Trucking champ was king of the road CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Talk about a road warrior. At 84, Frank Hutton looks back with pride on more than three decades as a crackerjack trucker, mostly as a driver for Mason-Dixon Tank Lines. Three times, in 1969, 1975 and 1979, he won n...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201201290045 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:45:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201201220080 Innerviews: Esquires horn player hits the high notes CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- He plays trumpet, saxophone and flute with the Esquires. He isnt flamboyant. He doesnt hog the limelight. He just stands there on the side of the stage and plays those horns for all hes worth. Thats who he is, how he sees ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201201220080 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:45:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201201150038 Innerviews: Assisted living pioneer beat green trend CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Shes a trailblazer of sorts.Thirty years ago, New Jersey transplant Karen Glazier saw the need for a small, homey place where older people could live independently with just a little help from caregivers.She opene...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201201150038 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:45:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201201080051 Main Street guru on resurging East End CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Hes the quintessential young professional. At 28, Ric Cavender serves as a mayor of sorts for the venerable and increasingly vibrant East End. Hes executive director of East End Main Street, a nonprofit organi...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201201080051 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:45:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201201010038 Innerviews: Opera singer prefers real estate role CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A gifted baritone, he sang for years in stage shows, for weddings, funerals and other events, more than 4,000 appearances in all. He loved the limelight, the joy of singing, the applause. But Jon Cavendish ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201201010038 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:45:00 -0500