Posted on December 30, 2007 by harrisoncounty
Ron Watson has a full page ad in the newspaper today. The advertisement is to show the support Mr Watson has in the county by listing the names of supporters. We all know someone on the list.
The advertisement is launched before the candidate filing period has even begun. Ron has been making phone [...]
Filed under: City of Clarksburg, Economic Development, Elected Officials, Harrison County Commission, Local News Media | 42 Comments »
Posted on December 29, 2007 by harrisoncounty
I love democracy. You are free to laugh any time you want except at funerals and in front of bosses without a sense of humor.
Here is Joey O’s news story.
Filed under: A Few Great Men, Elected Officials | 9 Comments »
Posted on December 27, 2007 by harrisoncounty
Press release reveals plan to remodel exterior and interior. Will take 4 – 6 month. Read their press release here. Could be a good opportunity during closure to vary ones wardrobe by now buying shirts elsewhere that have all of the buttons attached.
Filed under: Area Business | 4 Comments »
Posted on December 22, 2007 by harrisoncounty
Newspaper suggests that the Registrar’s records were changed to award her a MBA degree to match her resume. Questions raised how the Mylan executive received her degree.
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Posted on December 21, 2007 by harrisoncounty
An erstwhile reader of this blog, as well as the Bridgeport News, suggests this medium as a forum to raise, discuss, and collect the ideas coming out of the last City Council meeting on the subject of the Home Rule Application proposal.
The questions before us are:
Do you think the Mayor and City Council should [...]
Filed under: Bridgeport Home Rule Application, Charles Pointe and Schools, City Council of Bridgeport | 47 Comments »
Posted on December 18, 2007 by harrisoncounty
From the Charleston Daily Mail:
Sources say women’s soccer Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown interviewed with Michigan this month to be the next coach there. Izzo-Brown could not be reached for comment Sunday.
Rumor is that this might be close to a done deal. You might not want to wear a Michigan sweatshirt in Morgantown in the near [...]
Filed under: Sport, Criminals and Show me the Money! | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 17, 2007 by harrisoncounty
Joe Paterno makes $512,664 a year at Penn State. He and his wife have either donated or raised over $4 Million for the University’s library. Two National Championships, 371 wins and soon to be 34 bowl game appearances. Maybe he has stayed around too long.
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Posted on December 16, 2007 by harrisoncounty
From the Detroit Free Press
Michigan has a new football coach.
West Virginia’s Rich Rodriguez, who met with U-M president Mary Sue Coleman and athletic director Bill Martin on Friday in Toledo, has accepted the Michigan coaching job, replacing retiring coach Lloyd Carr.
Associate athletic director Bruce Madej confirmed to a Free [...]
Filed under: A Few Great Men, Sport, Criminals and Show me the Money! | 3 Comments »
Posted on December 14, 2007 by harrisoncounty
The Mayor and Council appoint a committee of 15 to study and make recommendations to equitably charge the businesses and residents a fire fee Imagine the surprise of the Committee members when they show up at the council meeting to find that major modifications were made to their recommendations before hand and they were [...]
Filed under: Area Business, City Council of Bridgeport, Elected Officials | 36 Comments »
Posted on December 12, 2007 by harrisoncounty
Last Monday’s Bridgeport Council meeting engaged some residents in the discussion of the city’s Home Rule application and the failure of the City to allow public participation in the process
An alert citizen rose to object to the application process that the City had been pursuing in their Home Rule application. She had read the [...]
Filed under: Bridgeport Home Rule Application, Charles Pointe, City Council of Bridgeport, Economic Development | 8 Comments »