From corrupt politicians to drug trafficking, the legal adventures of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia are many. Booth Goodwin and his staff work in an office tucked away in the federal courthouse in Charleston, behind massive stone walls and a security checkpoint. Visitors aren’t permitted to bring cell phones or computers inside. The morning I interviewed Goodwin, the…
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Recent Stories from the Magazine
Thirst for Action
How a tap water crisis activated Charleston’s small business community. Jennifer Pettigrew Burns was washing dinner dishes when she got the text from one of her sons’ teachers. “‘Have you seen the news? You have to turn off your water.’” “I turned the TV on and the president of West Virginia American Water was on the news,” Burns recalls. “I…
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Who Runs Our Cities?
The role of mayor takes many forms across West Virginia. Running a municipality of any size is a heroic job. Traffic, garbage pickup, zoning—it’s the on-the-ground stuff that makes our daily lives frustrating or enjoyable, and the people who run our cities hear every detail. Asked who runs a city, those of us who haven’t engaged in city politics might…
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Turn These Towns Around
Building a Better State· Focus· Towns· Turn This Town Around
More than 16,000 people voted in our unprecedented Turn This Town Around campaign. Meet the winners! In January, we announced a monumental campaign called Turn This Town Around. Why would we do such a thing? Because we believe our publications are more than just magazines—they are community builders. The future of our state depends on being able to create sustainable…
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Turn This Town Around
Meet the eight towns competing in our monumental Turn This Town Around campaign—a historic partnership between West Virginia Focus, the West Virginia Community Development Hub, and West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Have you ever driven through a town where once majestic buildings stand as bruised and battered stewards and thought, “What would it take to turn this town around?” Well,…
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