A resident of Charles Pointe shares the wonder of it all

A new Blog. You can read it here.  Take time to read the several entries.

Business Climate – WV could learn much from Virginia

Or so the Bluefield Daily Telegraph would have you believe. HERE

US Champion hails from Clarksburg

The 16th Annual U.S. Marbles Championship was held in Pittsburgh this past weekend. Ralph Dillon of Clarksburg, W.Va., won the men’s division with Paul McKeone of Reading, Pa., the runner-up.
This is a big deal. Hoppy, schedule an interview. We don’t have that many Champions!

Best States for business – WV ranks 50th

This week, Forbes came out with their annual list of the best states for business.  States were ranked based on six criteria: business costs, labor pool, regulatory environment, growth prospects, economic climate and quality of life.  Virginia was ranked first. West Virginia last. Here’s the list.

Has Wal-Mart buried Mom and Pop stores?

WVU Professor Russel S. Sobel and Andrea M. Dean have led an examination into that question with a new economic study. Sobel has been interviewed by US News and World Report, in an article entitled, “Should small businesses fear Wal-Mart?”. The short answer is No!.  You can read that here.

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WV Attorney General – abuse of office?

This Wall Street Journal article thinks so. The article highlights Darrell McGraw’s incumbency with Dan Greear’s attempt to unseat him as the new Attorney General this November.

“As state attorneys general have become more brazen with their power, and as outside groups have started shining a light on their backroom practices, voters have become uneasy. It’s [...]

Smoking in WV

Tobacco Use in West Virginia     Source Here

High school students who smoke
27.6% (25,900)

Male high school students who use smokeless or spit tobacco
27.0% (females use much lower)

Kids (under 18) who become new daily smokers each year
3,200

Kids exposed to secondhand smoke at home
128,000

Packs of cigarettes bought or smoked by kids each year
5.9 million

Adults in West Virginia who [...]