22 November 2008, 12:04 am
Washington PostPermission to speak freely? No!Detroit Free Press, United States - 4 hours ago... the nation's most sought-after recruit, before he even told his West Virginia players he was taking the Michigan job. Pryor chose Ohio State instead, ...Rich Rod To Fans: "Get a Life" Ble... Read More »
21 November 2008, 11:59 pm
College CrunchCollege Times, AZ - 4 hours agoCommunity colleges, however, are facing their own economic problems. State budget cuts and declines in funding from local property-tax revenue have forced ...... Read More »
21 November 2008, 9:20 pm
Democrats Oust Longtime Leader of House PanelNew York Times, United States - 7 hours agoSenator Robert C. Byrd, 91, Democrat of West Virginia, stepped aside as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee last week. The ouster of Mr. Dingell ...... Read More »
21 November 2008, 9:05 pm
Appalachia Is a Bright Spot as Coal Country Seeks WorkersWall Street Journal - 7 hours agoUnemployment in West Virginia, the second-biggest coal-producing state behind Wyoming, was 4.7% in October, compared with 6.5% nationally. ...... Read More »
21 November 2008, 12:11 pm
October jobless rates rise in most of SoutheastForbes, NY - 16 hours agoWest Virginia was at 4.7 percent from 4.4 percent in September. James Neeley, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, ...... Read More »
21 November 2008, 11:17 am
West Virginia's Mountaineer Casino lays off 93 to cut costsDetroit Free Press, United States - 17 hours agoWorkforce West Virginia reported earlier this month that the state's unemployment rate increased three-tenths of a percentage point to 4% in October. ...... Read More »
21 November 2008, 9:48 am
Of Pork and Byrds: Transfers Not the AnswerWTRF, WV - 19 hours agoThe “right” to pillage and plunder truly creative and wealth-enhancing activities must be curtailed at both the national and state level for West Virginia ...... Read More »
20 November 2008, 10:00 pm
College football: Around the nationKansas City Star, MO - Nov 20, 2008Beat the Bearcats and West Virginia and the Panthers are BCS bound. Did you see this quote from Wolverines coach Rich Rodriguez: “It’s amazing some of the ...... Read More »
20 November 2008, 9:46 am
US economic woes hit West VirginiaDaily Mail - Charleston, WV - Nov 20, 2008(AP) -- Evidence is starting to mount that the faltering US economy will drive West Virginia into a recession. Two big West Virginia manufacturers announced ...'We Will Not Go Unscathed' West Virginia Metr... Read More »
20 November 2008, 3:06 am
West Virginia Gets Bleak Economic Forecast for 2009State Journal, WV - Nov 20, 2008That is how West Virginia University economics professor George Hammond described the way people should react to his annual forecast for the state's economy ...... Read More »