“Keep On, Keepin’ On” Looks at Breast Cancer Through Survivor’s Story

A year ago, Jean Hanna Davis, a native of Charleston and now resident of Princeton, WV, was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time in 10 years. The first time, she was pregnant with her second child. She had to make the terrible decision to begin chemotherapy to save her own life while her…

VITA-lizing Student Studies: Concord’s Tax Assistance Program

By Sarah Pritchett Dalton A group of Concord University (CU) business students spent this tax season volunteering as income tax assistants. Offered by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program provides income tax return preparation to qualifying individuals free of charge. As IRS-certified VITA volunteers, these CU students provided the…

How Sweet it Is! The Lewisburg Chocolate Festival

By Sarah Elkins Is it still a secret that Lewisburg is West Virginia’s festival mecca? If it is, it’s a terribly kept secret. No town throws a party quite like Lewisburg, and this year’s 8th annual Chocolate Festival was no exception. On Saturday, April 12, the streets were blocked, the merchants were up at dawn…

Incubating Ideas and Innovation: West Liberty University Pitch Contest

By Maureen Zambito There was standing room only for the third Pitch Contest, sponsored by the West Liberty University (WLU) Gary E. West College of Business and its Center for Entrepreneurship. The business start-up program took place March 26, 2014 at WLU’s downtown incubator, the Intellectual Capitol. Speaker Liz Elam began the night of new…

Know How: WV Minimum Wage Bill May Redefine White Collar Exemptions for State Employers

By Kaitlin L. Hillenbrand The minimum wage bill passed by the West Virginia Legislature during the session’s final hours will have much broader effect than lawmakers may have intended.  If the Governor signs the bill into law, it will have far-reaching consequences for West Virginia employers regarding overtime pay, not just the minimum wage. In particular,…

All We Need Is Love: A Project of the Ohio Valley Young Preservationists

By Elizabeth Paulhus and Rebekah Karelis Driving through downtown Wheeling, it can be easy to overlook the old buildings that flank each side of Main and Market streets. Motorists are more likely to focus on traffic lights or be too busy searching for a place to park. With the decline of pedestrian walking and downtown…