Imagination Takes Flight
By Kensie Westerfield Jeff Imel has always loved everything to do with flying and machines. Growing up, he was fascinated by aviation and spent his time at the airport and helping in his parents’ machine shop. A few years ago, he got to see a different side of the airline industry when he had the […]
Predicted Locally, Applied Nationally: West Virginia on the Weather Forefront
By Jim Estep Almost every morning before I go to work, I watch the local weather. It’s mostly out of habit, but it does help me decide if I should take an umbrella. When we were planning our beach vacation this year, I was very interested in the hurricane predictions. Of course, I had to schedule […]
The Changing Face of West Virginia Politics
By Dr. Robert Rupp The Appalachian Mountains is one of the oldest mountain systems on the planet, and West Virginia, the only state located entirely in that mountain range, has had one of the most senior Congressional delegations in American history. While the Appalachian Mountains are under no threat of change, the same can not […]
On-Campus Entrepreneurs: Students Learning by Experience
By Laura Burdette and Jennifer Jett When considering the average college student, one might envision a social butterfly who sleeps too late and barely makes deadlines on research papers. For four West Virginia students, however, social status has taken a backseat to the thrill ride of entrepreneurialism. These students—Karl Duval, Keri Fridley, Patrick Elswick and […]
Getting on the MAPP: Supporting Our Growing Tourism Industry
By Catherine Zacchi In 2009, West Virginia had cause for celebration when the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced that it would be setting up camp in the Mountain State. An economic and tourism industry achievement, the state announced that the BSA had chosen Fayette County as the location of its fourth national high-adventure base […]
Community Foundations: Providing Valuable Opportunities
By Billy Atkins There is a valuable resource available in West Virginia of which many Mountaineers are unaware. Community foundations offer great potential for improvements not only within communities but also around the state made in the name of philanthropy. According to the Council on Foundations’ Abbreviated History of the Philanthropic Tradition in the United […]