By Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle Published 2:41 pm CDT, Tuesday, July 31, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery … [Read more...] about Texans’ Whitney Mercilus enjoying cooler West Virginia climate
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2nd West Virginia Supreme Court justice faces fraud charge
John Raby, Associated Press Updated 11:14 am CDT, Tuesday, July 31, 2018 Photo: John Raby, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart speaks at a news conference, Wednesday, July 31, 2018, at the federal courthouse in Charleston, W.Va. Stuart announced that retired West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum has agreed to plead guilty to a felony as part of an ongoing investigation of the state’s high court. less U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart speaks at a news conference, Wednesday, July 31, 2018, at the federal courthouse in Charleston, W.Va. Stuart announced that retired West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum ... more Photo: John Raby, AP 2nd West Virginia Supreme Court justice faces fraud charge 1 / 1 Back to Gallery CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A second West … [Read more...] about 2nd West Virginia Supreme Court justice faces fraud charge
Oklahoma Joe: North Dakota, West Virginia and 50 by 60
Joe Hight Two years ago, I wrote I had visited 48 states, the District of Columbia and 17 countries. As I approached my 60th birthday this spring, I was stuck on 48. The problem: The last two states were North Dakota and West Virginia, with more than 1,150 miles separating Fargo and Charleston, the two nearest major cities in them. I secretly decided: 50 by 60. The problem: My wife had a different goal. Nan did want to go to Madison, Wisconsin, to celebrate Elena’s 29th birthday on July 10, then to Chicago to celebrate my 60th birthday with our youngest daughter Elyse and then a few days for the second-straight summer in upper Michigan. We had already flown nearly 11,000 miles in trips to Kauai with both daughters in June and to New York in May for Book Expo America. That was enough traveling for anyone in any summer, Nan said. Not for me, I said. How about a few extra miles? She had become used to my travel schemes: If anything was within a five-hour drive on a trip, then I … [Read more...] about Oklahoma Joe: North Dakota, West Virginia and 50 by 60
Despite being underdogs, Tennessee can beat both West Virginia, Florida
John Adams Knoxville News Sentinel Published 5:02 p.m. UTC Jul 30, 2018 Football coaches often extol the virtues of playing a formidable opponent in their season opener. If nothing else, it at least gives them a fair assessment of their own team. But it also serves as off-season motivation. Tennessee players know they need to be at their best from the get-go since they’re opening against nationally ranked West Virginia in Charlotte, N.C. It’s a great opportunity for new coach Jeremy Pruitt to make a big splash in his first game as a head coach. Three weeks later, he will have another opportunity for a big splash when it opens the SEC season at home against Florida. The Vols are a seven-point underdog against the Mountaineers, and they could be a slight underdog against the Gators. Nonetheless, Tennessee probably has a better chance of winning both games than beating any one of its four SEC opponents from Sept. 29 through Oct. 27. The daunting stretch of games … [Read more...] about Despite being underdogs, Tennessee can beat both West Virginia, Florida
The Collected Wisdom of West Virginia football coach Dana Holgorsen
Age: 47 Residence: Morgantown, W.Va. Occupation: West Virginia football coach When Dana Holgorsen rolled into Stillwater in mid-January 2010, he didn't give much thought to where he would be living. But the administration wanted him to figure it out — and fast. As the legend goes, Holgorsen solved the problem by moving into a hotel room, and he didn't move out until he bolted to be West Virginia's head coach 11 months later. Nearly a decade after his short stint as Oklahoma State's offensive coordinator, Holgorsen reflected on his extended hotel stay and his new exercise regime in West Virginia during Big 12 media days in Frisco, Texas. Mack Butler kind of p---ed me off a little bit. I get to Stillwater, say it's January 5th, whatever. I'm just kind of figuring things out. They checked me into the hotel and the next morning I come in. He goes, ‘Have you found a place to live yet?' I go ‘Gosh dang, I just got here like 14 hours ago.' And so he goes, ‘Well, … [Read more...] about The Collected Wisdom of West Virginia football coach Dana Holgorsen