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Electoral competition in a one-party state

by Joe Kirby A fourth-generation South Dakotan and a lifelong Republican, I was once again disappointed this month when another legislative session came to an end marked by senseless disputes between far-right Republicans and their slightly more moderate brethren on issues of little ...

Arbor Day poster contest seeks entries from fourth, fifth graders

Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — West Virginia fourth and fifth grade students can showcase their artistic talents by creating posters for the 2021 Arbor Day contest. The poster contest theme is “Trees are Terrific ... and Growing.”  The West Virginia 2021 poster ...

Local man recounts his time spent on ‘Jeopardy!’

“I’ll take, “Tight-Lipped,” for $500, Alex. Nobody in The Dominion Post newsroom was surprised 20 years ago this month when the story broke that Mark Stacy was going on “Jeopardy!”  After all, the now-retired copy and headline maven was a venerable  encyclopedia of ...

Students pitch ways to improve the state’s foster care system

Hosted by WVU’s Encova Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship In the COVID-19 summer of 2020, it probably couldn’t have been anything but a mask. At least that’s what Ana Galvez Tolia was thinking. “I was thinking about safety when we got back to school,” said Ana, who ...

Law student has chance to win $100K

Gordon will compete in Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway A college student with a good throwing arm will win $100,000 toward college tuition this weekend and that person could be Tyler Gordon, a WVU law student. Gordon is a finalist in the 11th annual Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway, which ...

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