Young adults need a chance for real world experience to either confirm or discourage their potential vocational path. As a college student, my spouse, Lisa, was certain she wanted to become an accountant. She participated in an internship after her junior year and promptly changed her major. ...

ELKINS — Hazel Hart Hanger celebrated her 103rd birthday Feb. 8 with family and friends at Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center. In addition to her family and friends, Elkins Mayor Van Broughton attended the event. He presented Mrs. Hanger with the key to the city of Elkins. “Mrs. ...

Starting today there are three weeks left in the 2020 legislative session. After last week, this session can’t end soon enough for me. Last Tuesday was the last day for bills to be introduced in the House of Delegates. Today is the last day for new bills to be introduced in the Senate. ...

Bright and early Thursday morning, I pulled into a visitors’ parking lot at the state Capitol Complex in Charleston. Rather, I slammed into the lot. Squarely in the middle of the lot entrance was a large pothole. Not exactly the best way to create a good impression among visitors to the ...

With the 2020 legislative session fast approaching cross-over day — the last day for the House and Senate to act on bills originating in each house — legislators found their work overshadowed by distractions at the Capitol and beyond. Much of the focus of the week was on the girl’s ...

Valentine’s Day was always one of my favorite days at Central School on Second Street in Elkins. The teacher would give us a list with the names of all our classmates, and my family made each child a heart-shaped sugar cookie with red icing. The night before Valentine’s Day our ...

Given the mess-up in Iowa, Democrats did not exactly roll out their official selection season with precision. But, the results both in Iowa and New Hampshire pointed to a more ominous trend that has little to do with election management. The party, united as they may be against President Donald ...

It is a great day when West Virginians of all political stripes come together to protect innocent human life and make our state a more compassionate place. This week we will have just that opportunity. The Legislature passed House Bill 4007, known as the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors ...

Editor’s Note: Quint Studer is the author of Building a Vibrant Community: How Citizen-Powered Change Is Reshaping America.” He will speak in Elkins on March 5. The Inter-Mountain will publish a column by Studer each Saturday leading up to his local appearance. In the book The Road Less ...

While attending a recent meeting with several state legislators at the Capitol in Charleston, I was reminded of the architectural gems that grace the campus of Davis & Elkins College. This meeting occurred in the Governor’s Conference Room at the Capitol. As I listened to the ...

Bright and early Thursday morning, I pulled into a visitors’ parking lot at the state Capitol Complex in Charleston. Rather, I slammed into the lot. Squarely in the middle of the lot entrance was a large pothole. Not exactly the best way to create a good impression among visitors to the ...

CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates crossed the midpoint of the 2020 legislative session this past week, with a focus on how to inspire innovation and job creation across the state. Thursday, Feb. 6, marked the 30th day of the 60-day session. So far this session, delegates have passed 89 ...

As you read this we are now on the 34th day of the 2020 legislative session and by the end of the week two-thirds of the session will be behind us. It’s kind of ironic then, given that one of the key pieces of legislation - Senate Joint Resolution 8, phasing out the business and inventory ...

Hello from Barbour County! Remember that February is Heart Month. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. Take care of your heart. It’s a pretty important part of your life! It may be winter, but the Philippi City Pool is thinking summer. ...

With the vote on conviction over, Donald Trump can focus on his re-election. Like almost everything, his viability will be determined by a strong economy. But it will be interesting to see what direction he will head in regard to foreign policy. With John Bolton not being able to testify, Trump ...

Editor’s Note: Quint Studer is the author of Building a Vibrant Community: How Citizen-Powered Change Is Reshaping America.” He will speak in Elkins on March 5. The Inter-Mountain will publish a column by Studer each week leading up to his local appearance. Need a break from technology? It ...

A reporter from Forbes called my office a few weeks ago. Any time a national reporter calls can be reason for great consternation. I am pleased to report this particular call was a result of good news. The modern era is proving to be a challenging time for private institutions of higher ...

At a session that Administration Secretary Allan McVey described as “the slowest session I think I’ve ever seen,” debate over a proposed change to school calendars highlighted the third full week of the 60-day regular session of the Legislature. A proposal to push back the start of the ...

Successful military professionals understand the importance of learning from their mistakes. Severe defeats are studied, a period of soul-searching ensues, and sometimes — but not always — corrections are made to avoid catastrophes in the future. So let us hope Major General James Hoyer, ...

Thursday will mark the halfway point of the 2020 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature. As I predicted, it’s been a very quiet session. Case in point, as of this writing there are only four bills that have passed both the House of Delegates and Senate and are awaiting the ...