This story originally appeared in the July 4, 2014 edition of the Charleston Daily Mail. VIENNA – Josh Buskirk’s garage workshop has been known to produce some strange sounds: bangs, crashes, the eerie sound of old piano strings snapping. He says his neighbors probably think…
This story originally appeared in the December 7, 2011 edition of the Charleston Daily Mail. Wetzel Sanders received the rudest awakening of his life 70 years ago today. He was 18 years old and sleeping in the barracks at Camp Malakole about eight miles from…
This article originally appeared in the Charleston Daily Mail on December 3, 2012. In a year’s time, Charleston Area Medical Center uses 385,500 adhesive bandages, 17,000 toothbrushes, 3,500 boxes of tissues, 8,080 rolls of toilet paper and more than a million Styrofoam coffee cups. And each of…
This story originally appeared in the Charleston Daily Mail on November 1, 2010. West Virginia has gained many things through the 2010 special Senate election. National attention. “Star Wars”-inspired campaign ads. A free Ted Nugent concert. And “rubber stamps.” Almost from the get-go, Republican candidate…
This article originally appeared in the March 17, 2011 edition of the Charleston Daily Mail. IRELAND – Leprechaun hats, Shamrock Shakes and green beer are fine for St. Patrick’s Day amateurs, but those seeking a big Emerald Isle bash should just go to Ireland. Head…
This story was originally published in the Charleston Daily Mail on September 26, 2012. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s latest ad claims his wife, Gayle, has cut his hair for more than 20 years. What the ad fails to mention is Gayle routinely receives assistance during…
This story was originally published in the Charleston Daily Mail on January 9, 2013. Problems with a contractor hired to process state background checks are leaving job seekers in limbo for months and costing state businesses lots of money. The holdups have even slowed the…
This story originally appeared in the Charleston Daily Mail on April 07, 2010. WHITESVILLE – Ed Runyon, 83, walked to the flag pole in his front yard shortly before noon Tuesday and raised his American flag for the first time this year. He tied it off…
This story was published on 100 Days in Appalachia on July 30, 2019. The sound of twanging electric guitars fills the Madison Civic Center, a small gymnasium in the heart of southern West Virginia’s coalfields. It’s “Ride Stallion Ride,” the entrance music for WWE Hall…
This story originally appeared in the Spring ’19 issue of WV Living magazine. In early October 1960, Associated Press teleprinters clattered to life in smoke-filled newsrooms across the United States. The harried editors assigned to monitor the machines couldn’t have known it at the time,…