Military dad allegedly waterboards daughter for refusing to say ABC’s
Fatal Conn. plant blast reportedly killed at least 50
by Ken Ward Jr. At least five workers were killed and a dozen others injured this morning when an explosion rocked the site of a power plant that was under construction in Connecticut, raising more questions about the [...]
How did we get here
he first lesson is that spending without taxing is a recipe for huge deficits, and that running big deficits when the economy is expanding only sets the country up for bigger deficits when the economy contracts. The seco[...]
Military exposure bills approved by Veterans’ Committee
by Andrew Clevenger Last week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs approved two bills geared towards improving health care and homelessness for veterans, particularly those who may have been exposed to haz[...]
Shelley Moore Capito scored 44% on Poverty
Poverty scorecard: West Virginia edition by Andrew Clevenger Yesterday, the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law issued a scorecard — more of a report card, really, since they give letter grades — based o[...]
EPA to join investigation of DuPont Belle plant leaks
by Ken Ward Jr. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials are planning to join the growing investigation of safety concerns at DuPont Co.’s chemical plant in Belle, W.Va., following a string of leaks including o[...]
Unemployment in W.Va. doubled in last year
by Andrew Clevenger Earlier this week, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee released state-by-state snapshots of the economy. For West Virginia, it’s a classic good news, bad news situation. First, the bad: In [...]
Chemical Safety Board details previous DuPont leaks
by Ken Ward Jr. When it announced plans to investigate recent DuPont Co. Belle plant problems — including a Saturday afternoon phosgene leak that killed a worker – the U.S. Chemical Safety Board noted its concern [...]
Mr. President, Welcome to the Saudi Arabia of Coal
While President Obama addresses the US Congress in his historic State of the Union tonight, our nation will sit back and burn an estimated 115,000 tons of coal. Close to 250,000 tons of CO2 will be released from coal-fir[...]
OSHA and DuPont: Belle plant seldom inspected
by Ken Ward Jr. Gazette photo by Chris Dorst When federal workplace safety inspectors walked through the gates of DuPont Co.’s Belle, W.Va., chemical plant yesterday to begin investigating worker Carl “Dan” F[...]
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Military dad allegedly waterboards daughter for refusing to say ABC’s
(ABC News) – An Army sergeant who served in Iraq for 15 months has been restricted to his Washington military base after being accused of waterboarding his 4-year-old daughter because she refused to recite her ABCs. Joshua Ryan Tabor, 27, was arrested on Jan. 31 and charged with assaulting a child after police in Yelm, Wash., [...]
Fatal Conn. plant blast reportedly killed at least 50
by Ken Ward Jr. At least five workers were killed and a dozen others injured this morning when an explosion rocked the site of a power plant that was under construction in Connecticut, raising more questions about the practice of gas-line purging — and issue already under close scrutiny by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board. Only Thursday, [...]
