<![CDATA[The Charleston Gazette - News Columnists]]> Topics http://wvgazette.com http://wvgazette.com/feeds/logo.jpg <![CDATA[The Charleston Gazette - News Columnists]]> http://wvgazette.com 144 31 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306160071 Statehouse beat: Less funds may not be such a bad thing http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306160071 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306160044 Fighting fire sparked state marshal stint CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- For 23 years, Sterling Lewis taught and coached at Shady Spring High School in Raleigh County. It was the realization of a boyhood dream. Joining the Beaver Volunteer Fire Department sent his life in a new direction. T...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306160044 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306140128 Statehouse Beat: White knew numbers dont lie Harry Keith White, D-Mingo, knows how to...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306140128 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306140107 Lawton Posey: My envy of Dad http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306140107 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306140064 Remembering fathers on Fathers Day http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306140064 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306090136 Statehouse Beat: Taxpayers will pay most of 150th birthday tab http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306090136 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:43:39 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306090152 Business scion builds on iconic legacy His father was Spyros Stanley, Charlestons iconic parking lot king, an uneducated Greek immigrant who developed a miniature business empire. Deno Stanley had a lot to live up to. But hes filling those for...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306090152 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306070166 Statehouse Beat: Latest on speaker election Tim Miley has enough commitments to win the Democratic nomination in caucus, but apparently not enough to convince ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306070166 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306080050 Jesse Waggoner: Believe it or not http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306080050 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:40:01 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306080086 Is the schmeat patty the future. http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306080086 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:01:43 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306070047 Spring cleaning refreshes a home http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306070047 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306020096 Statehouse Beat: Former legislators take state positions http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306020096 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306020058 Motorcyclist feeds soul on solo rides The three shiny motorcycles in his garage dont gather dust. Framed maps trace all those cross-country trips. Nearly 600 refrigerator magnets commemorate places he stopped along the way. Plaques and certificates ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306020058 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305310181 Statehouse Beat: Miley may have the votes Tim Miley, D-Harrison, has more ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305310181 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 22:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306010061 Ronald George Jr.: Some people dont die, after all http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306010061 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 20:21:51 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306010049 North Korea wont deny its people luxury skiing http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201306010049 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:58:14 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305310061 Celebrate simple joys of summer http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305310061 Fri, 31 May 2013 14:15:46 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305260002 Statehouse Beat: Good work if you can get it Rick Thompson will be able to bump his state pension up about 168 percent, to $34,200 a year, if he stays in his new appointment as secretary of the Departments of Veterans As...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305260002 Sun, 26 May 2013 11:02:38 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305260051 Statehouse beat: Nobody wants to pay for good roads David Satterfield former Development Office director, and citizen member of the Blue Ribb...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305260051 Sun, 26 May 2013 18:57:25 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305260031 Innerviews: Poker room boss bets on gift of gab CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Formally, hes a supervisor. In gaming lingo, hes known as the pit boss, official gatekeeper, greeter and peacekeeper for the Big Easy Poker Room at the Mardi Gras Casino.A former dealer and supervisor in Florida, Gary ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305260031 Sun, 26 May 2013 16:32:33 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305030171 Statehouse Beat: Session batting averages http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305030171 Sat, 25 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305240161 Statehouse Beat: Good work if you can get it Rick Thompson will be able to bump his state pension up about 168 percent, to $34,200 a year, if he stays in his new appointment as secretary of the Departments of Veterans Assis...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305240161 Sat, 25 May 2013 23:15:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305240128 Richard Lamb: Lets use our freedom for others http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305240128 Sat, 25 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305240067 Memorial Day an occasion to remember all lost loved ones http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305240067 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:49:48 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305190061 Innerviews: People pursuits define life of service CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Hes a charismatic do-gooder, eternally cheerful, caring, philosophical and full of one-liners that make people smile. Many awards -- including the national Jefferson Award bestowed in Washington, D.C. -- recognize ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305190061 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170113 Statehouse Beat: Speaker goes in new direction Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, was looking at his options. One rumor was that he was planning on running for sheriff of Wayne Co...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170113 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305180035 The Rev. Lawton Posey: My dads Final Suit wasn't what he expected http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305180035 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:20:38 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305180046 Ohios ranking is no B.S. http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305180046 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:15:19 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170089 Grade school memories linger more vividly than most In School Days By John Greenleaf Whittier Still sits the school house by the road, A ragged beggar sleeping; Around it still the sumachs grow, And blackberry vines are creep...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305170089 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305120040 Innerviews: UC first lady values West Virginia roots (with video) CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The University of Charlestons first lady holds three graduate degrees, including a doctorate. Her home -- vividly decorated in limes and yellows and other eye-popping hues -- looks like something from Southern Living magazine. ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305120040 Sun, 12 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305100108 Statehouse Beat: State spends big on golf tourney http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305100108 Sat, 11 May 2013 22:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305110042 Joseph J. Mazzella: A hello from Heaven http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305110042 Sat, 11 May 2013 20:41:20 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305100071 A godly mother sets a day-by-day example for her children My Mothers Hands
Such beautiful, beautiful hands! Theyre neither white nor small; And you, I know, would scarcely think http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305100071 Fri, 10 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305050044 British clothier calls West Virginia home CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Hes a long way from London, a quantum leap from his blue-collar British roots to the high-falutin clients he serves from his office on Lee Street.No one finds that journey more remarkable than Richard Emery himself. http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305050044 Sun, 05 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400