Two new members will be elected to the School Board. Part of the election process for the 13 candidates will be to discuss their vision and philosophy about our school system and the direction it should take. This is important. Do the board candidates favor more school consolidation or less? Do they [...]
Filed under: A Few Great Men, Board of Education, Economic Development, Education of Children, Elected Officials, School Bond, Voting | 73 Comments »
I happen to like Bridgeport. I like their parks, their walking trails, and the standardized test results from their schools. All in all it is a pretty good place to grow up and raise a family. Some people are concerned that this will or could change. We all wonder [...]
Filed under: Bridgeport Home Rule Application, Charles Pointe, Charles Pointe and Schools, City Council of Bridgeport, Economic Development, Education of Children, Elected Officials | 102 Comments »
A Blogger requests a category to discuss the ideas of metro-governments and the consolidation of some other functions. That has been in the news very much in the last year in WV. What I have not heard discussed was a complete set of options. How about considering doing away with the County [...]
Filed under: Economic Development, Elected Officials, Harrison County Commission, Uncategorized | 13 Comments »
The “About” area was growing out of control. Most of the comments were about Clarksburg. A thread started with its own momentum. By virtue of popular demand I am attempting to move those comments to the comment section under this area.
Filed under: Area Business, City of Clarksburg, Economic Development, Elected Officials, Law suits against Clarksburg, TIF | 224 Comments »
Well, we could always bash gays, (or not). Not that there is anything wrong with that; either way in a Seinfeldian sense.
Seven Democratic members of our House of Delegates signed on to a Marriage Protection Amendment with a bunch of Republicans. This Amendment bans gay West Virginians from marrying or entering into [...]
Filed under: Elected Officials, Voting | 99 Comments »
Bridgeport has hired Maple Creative to Brand the City. Being consultants they are looking for residents to do the job for them. They are running a contest that will end February 29. It asks residents to come up with a Branding Slogan that fits the personality of the city. New Orleans is called [...]
Filed under: Area Business, Charles Pointe, City Council of Bridgeport | 28 Comments »
“In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made School Boards” … from The Pudd’nhead Maxims, Mark Twain
It’s over. The Greatest Needs Bond effort has come to an end. It is dead. It never caught on with the public. The board of Education never did much with it [...]
Filed under: Board of Education, Charles Pointe, Charles Pointe and Schools, City of Clarksburg, Economic Development, Education of Children, Elected Officials, Nutter Fort, School Bond | 289 Comments »
Email from a reader below; is the writer correct?
While eating at a local restaurant this weekend I was disturbed to hear
a comment for a WVU student that she and her boyfriend are both leaving
WVU to attend another college outside of WV because they were not
willing to stay in WV after they graduate. [...]
Filed under: Economic Development, Education of Children, Elected Officials | 28 Comments »
