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West Virginia sheriff fatally gunned down outside courthouse
A West Virginia sheriff was shot and killed outside a courthouse in downtown Williamson on Wednesday. According to WCHS-TV, Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum had been shot and killed at around 12:04 p.m. A suspected shooter was also shot before being taken into custody. The condition of the suspect was…
Three more states consider rebelling against Citizens United ruling
Resolutions condemning the Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United ruling have been introduced to the state legislatures of North Carolina, West Virginia, and New Hampshire. The three pieces of symbolic legislation — SJR 109 in North Carolina, HR 9 in West Virginia, and HR 7 in New Hampshire — all call…
ACLU sues West Virginia school over single-sex classrooms
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against a middle school for allegedly violating the Constitution and federal law by segregating classes by sex. Van Devender Middle School in West Virginia implemented a single-sex education program at the start of the 2010-2011 school year for all incoming sixth…
Weekend storms leave at least 13 dead, 3 million without power
The death toll arising from vicious storms that lashed the eastern US climbed to double digits Saturday as millions of people were left without power in sweltering conditions. With temperatures expected to reach triple figures in Washington DC and surrounding areas on Saturday, about 3.4 million people remained without electricity…
A West Virginia Republican sees political, economic challenges ahead
Karen Caltrider retired recently as the partner in an accounting firm in Parkersburg, West Virginia, giving her enough time to reflect on politics at her local Cracker Barrel — “the closest restaurant to my house,” she said, a reflection of an unspoken economic reality that repeats itself throughout much of…
West Virginia sheriff falsified ballots in close election
CHARLESTON, W.V. (Reuters) – A West Virginia sheriff pleaded guilty to voter fraud in the state’s 2010 primary election including illegally filling in some absentee ballots out of fear he might lose a close election, authorities said on Monday. Lincoln County, West Virginia Sheriff Jerry Bowman admitted falsifying absentee ballots…
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, and the relevance for today
There will be many articles and blog posts remembering the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that happened 100 years ago tomorrow. I highly recommend reading Nancy Goldstein’s piece at the Prospect, where she brings the issues raised by the fire to modern times, and to the most recent…
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