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Art of Compromise IsnÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™t Dead, After All

The second special session of 2024 ended Tuesday night with a compromise between Gov. Jim Justice and Republican legislative leadership on an additional 2% cut in personal income tax rates. During an address last Wednesday, Justice did a touchdown dance and criticized those in the Legislature ...

Marshall Memo: Coaches Named and Halloween Haunts Announced

The Marshall County Board of Education this past Tuesday approved the following coaches: Shawn Ball and Jason Dalesio, assistant baseball coaches, Citizen Coaches, Cameron High School. Adam Angel, Head Baseball Coach at Cameron High (HS). Citizen Coach. Matt Francis, Head Baseball Coach, ...

Something May Be Better Than Nothing

After a five-day timeout, both to avoid spending $35,000 per day and to allow negotiations between lawmakers and representatives of the governorÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™s office toward a 5% personal income tax cut to continue, the Legislature resumed the special session Sunday. Based on some of the rhetoric I ...

Marshall Memo: Free Movies, Health Screenings And Vaccinations Available

The Marshall County Strings Program will present its annual fall concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the John Marshall High School Center for Performing Arts. The concert will feature middle and high school students, all dressed in festive costumes, performing a variety of music including spooky ...

Ready for a Roller Coaster Ride of a Special Session

My wife and I somehow survived Disney World last week with two parents who havenÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™t been there in decades and their three daughters ages 12, 7, and 5. All while dodging a hurricane at the end of the week. Now IÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™m flying into the hurricane that is MondayÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥™s special session of the West ...

Us vs. Them ÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥” West Virginia Protects Against Suicide

There are states where it is acceptable for a family to discuss whether one of their members should kill themselves, and there are states where it is not. There are statesÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥”like Oregon, California, Vermont, Washington and many others nowÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥”where insurance companies can deny people end-of-life ...