John Raese re-established himself on the West Virginia political landscape with his spirited campaign against then Democratic Governor Joe Manchin in the 2010 U.S. Senate special election. But Raese's credentials as a true political conservative run deep, at least as far back as 1984, when the 34 year old Raese electrified the state by nearly picking off another two-term Democratic Governor, Jay Rockefeller. Read more
An ensemble of "A" list Hollywood actors have teamed for a new film exposing the inadequacies of previous research concerning the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
According to a press release, "A Violation of Trust" (formerly "Confessions of a 9/11 Conspirator") goes where the government and investigative bodies have not dared to go --- it dramatizes the first day of a reopened investigation into the events of 9/11. Ed Asner plays the chairman of the new investigation in the film due for release Sept. 11, 2012. Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV – Marshall’s men’s basketball team looks to break a three-game losing skid on Saturday with a 9 p.m. ET. tip-off at the FedExForum against the Memphis Tigers.
Columbia ParCar is recalling golf, service and utility vehicles sold nationwide from June 2008 to July 2011. The lower steering yoke can loosen where it attaches to the steering rack and pinion, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash. Read more
On Thursday, Jan. 26, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta held a press conference announcing what he called "cuts" to military spending. The first question following his remarks pointed out that the "cuts" are to dream budgets, while the actual spending will be increased over Panetta's 10-year plan. Is there any year, the reporter asked, out of the 10 years in question, other than the first one, 2013, in which spending will actually decrease at all. Panetta replied that he was proposing really truly to cut the projected dream budgets that he had hoped for. In other words, he did not answer the question.
This week, I’ve seen all kinds of storytelling techniques. There’s been a film with a thread of a story trying to prop itself up on action sequences. There’s been a film that actually had an engaging storyline that made itself more and more intense by upping the stakes. Now we have a peculiar way of trying to tell a story that does a little better than the first, which is saving the last ten minutes of the film for an attempt to put one together at the last minute, but which unfortunately doesn’t meet the standards of the second.Read more
An unaudited December 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011 City of Huntington financial report has been released. The line-by-line report reveals a general fund balance of $112,015, as the city’s expenditures are $22,124,655 and slightly over $1 million in ‘encumbrances’ for items that have been ordered and will be expenses in later summaries. The city’s general fund started the fiscal year with a $976.789 balance. The fund has received revenue of $21,259,880 and has spent $22,124,655. (See pg. 300-41) Read more
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has narrowly edged Mitt Romney in a Drudge Report online poll asking who won the Jacksonville, Florida debate. Although Paul over night opened a more than 10,000 vote lead, Romney voters made it closer after dawn. Rick Santorum who had been virtually tied with Newt Gingrich for third pulled away to take sole possession of third place. The final numbers show Ron Paul has 32.6% (98,813 votes), Romney 30.23% 91,676 votes), Gingrich 16.36% (49,603 votes) and Santorum 20.82% (63,147 votes). More than 303,200 clicked a favorite candidate.
Exalting the contributions of Black Americans in World War II, "Red Tails" soars into the clouds with the "Star Wars" battling spirit embraced in "Top Gun" air-show maneuvers. From opening to close, you'll feel your hands attached to a giant invisible joystick throttling up, down and upside down, dodging ammo and sending it back. Produced by George Lucas, you must see this awesome spectacle and tribute on the big theater screen. The amazing effects do not, however, overshadow the bolder statement that even Lucas himself encountered - the ongoing struggle against prejudice, sometimes won and sometimes lost. Read more
You don’t need a passport - or even to leave Huntington West Virginia - to take a trip around the world! The Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center, from Friday February 3, to Thursday February 9 will once again transform herself into a mecca of cultural diversity. This Spring International Film Festival will take audiences on a journey through the Middle East in search of family, to 1942 France with Oscar nominee Kristen Scott Thomas, down to the tumultuous Colombian countryside, through a quirky kid’s adolescence in Whales, to the difficulties love in Iran, and lastly unveil an inspirational story of a young, rural Kenyan student who decides to change his life for the better.
The Heritage Station Shop Owners’ Association presents “Silent Night, Deadly Night!” an interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Party January 20-21 & 27-28, nightly at 7pm, at Heritage Station at 210 Eleventh Street in Huntington, WV. ‘Murder and Merriment’ will provide the entertainment each night. By popular demand, an extra weekend has been added. Come see it (if its not sold out again), Feb. 2-3.Read more
It’s been seven years since writer/director Alexander Payne brought us the excellent “Sideways” that told the tale of two men going on a wine-tasting tour shortly before one of them is to be married. What made it work so well was not only the performances from Paul Giamatti and Thomas Hayden Church, but also a great mixture of drama and comedy. Now Payne returns to a similar formula with his latest, “The Descendants,” with a story that’s quite different.Read more
While some specialty bookings may be impacted by Tuesday’s nominations, the mainstream releases for the weekend go forward. They are:
THE GREY: Director Joe (“Smokin’ Aces,” “The Narc,”) Carnahan directs this story of an oil team trying to survive in the brutal weather of Alaska following a plane crash. Liam Neeson, Demont Mulroney, Frank Grillo and Dallas Roberts are featured. I sure hope this adventure doesn’t inject a former cinematic taboo that often emerges in isolated ‘you’ or ‘me’ or ‘them’ odysseys. Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - UAB made it tough on Marshall at Cam Henderson Center on Wednesday evening winning 56-49 before an attendance of 5,653. Marshall had beat UAB on the road 61-59 on January, 11. Most Marshall fans were expecting the Herd to win at home even though most expected a competive basketball game. UAB led at the intermission 30-28. The game was tied 11 times and had 15 lead changes. As the final minutes ran down the faces of Marshall fans told the story that this game belonged to UAB.Read more
MEMPHIS, Tenn. –Marshall women’s basketball left the locker rooms after halftime with a 37-32 lead, but the Herd allowed Memphis 39 points in the second half to fall 71-58 on Thursday evening at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.Read more
LAKE JACKSON, Texas – Ron Paul has responded to President Obama's State of the Union Speech:
“President Obama once again showed that he does not represent the fundamental change this country needs. Instead of offering solutions to the problems our country faces, the President was intent on delivering a campaign speech, further dealing in the typical Washington political gamesmanship that has gotten us exactly nowhere close to improving the lives of the American people. Read more
HUNTINGTON MAYOR: Kim Wolfe (R), Dale Anderson II (R); Carl Eastham (D), Jasper Black (D), Stephen Anderson Jr. (D);
HUNTINGTON CITY COUNCIL: Clara "Joyce" Clark D, (District 1); Teresa Loudermilk, Pete Gillespie (D, Tom McCalilster(R), Nolan Grubb (R) , (District 2); Frances Jackson (D), Aaron Michael Fox (D); Thomas C. Laishley (D), Pete Gillespie II (D), (District 3); Bethann Earl (R), ( District 4; Sandra Clements , (District 5; Mark Bates R, ( District 6); Scott Caserta (D, Bobby Ellis (R) ,(District 7); Kirt Gillenwater (D), Richard "Dick" Strode (I), (District 8); Richard Simmons (D, (District 9); Rebecca Thacker (D), David Ball (D), Gordon Ramey II (R), William Alejandro Holland (D), (at large);
As of 8p.m., Jan. 26, Athens City and Ohio University police continue searching for a possibly armed suspect who was reported to be near Union and Shafer Streets earlier this evening. Police have received no further updates as to the suspect’s location, but extra officers have been called in to provide additional patrol and help in the search. Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV – Marshall head coach Tom Herrion announced on Thursday that freshman guard Justin Coleman has been dismissed for conduct detrimental to the program and not upholding its standards and expectations.
