Recovering journalist

Here's the webcast of the City of Huntington and Cabell County Commission v. AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation arguments before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Starts @ 1 pm youtube.com/watch?v=1RE3KP…

@Jozy_Elizabeth You love it. Don't joke.

Not me trying to hide from Court TV’s cameras when they do a wide shot of the gallery. 🫣

An important note in the Del. Steele saga: He and his wife’s sober explanation of the evening’s events downplay and ignore key details from the public record that are incredibly concerning, especially for a home with three kids in it. Here are some quotes from said record. 1/

Stick pepperoni is the worst pepperoni for pepperoni rolls and I’m not arguing about it.

@ameliaknisely I also loved the time a prosecutor subpoenaed my notes, recording, communications, etc when police made an arrest on a cold case murder and were tight lipped about the details. All I did was go to my local library and pull old HD articles to get the background.

@ameliaknisely One time I went to shadow a drug court for an afternoon and they tried to make me, a journalist, sign a NDA. It was worked out quickly, but I still laugh at it. I did get to write a story on it.

Journalist friends, my coworkers and I were talking about when your reporting has an impact the wrong way, like when I covered a public foster care meeting and they made them private after that. Oop. Share your stories.

@jtyler_spence @emmafwatson

watching Marshall soccer lose the national championship to an unranked team on an OT Golden Goal in person healed something inside of me

I am down 165 pounds because of Dr Mustafa and his staff. I have lost more than I currently weigh. The journey was painful. I just took my last shot last week since the state ended the program and I am scared to death about what is to come. westvirginiawatch.com/2024/12/16/wes…

I heard a rumor that the real reason the football team isn’t going go the bowl game is because they miss @LukeCreasy and refuse to play without him in the press box. Big, if true.

The West Virginia First Foundation on Monday approved committing $20 million to a regional addiction recovery project, reports @caitycoyne. buff.ly/49xa4ZB

Whoever may be driving the “Special” session agenda ,reveal yourselves and explain why the legislature should act without due caution or circumspection.

The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has scheduled arguments for January 28, 2025 @ 1 pm for the appeal of a federal judge's ruling in the opioid trial (City of Huntington and Cabell County Commission v. AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, et al) courtswv.gov/node/33051

@stevenadamswv He’s also still listed as the interim executive director. People absolutely should not donate them. wvpress.org/about/staff/

@stevenadamswv Go to the board of director page and there he is. But you could have done a simple search to learn this. wvpress.org/about/board/

If you are looking at providing money to a group for #GivingTuesday, consider my non-profit news colleagues: @WV_Watch, @mtnstspotlight, @wvpublicnews, @BlackByGodWV. Also, if you give to the @WVPress Foundation, it supports scholarships for journalism students.

I still can’t believe that Kentucky is ranked Top 5 already after basically losing the entire roster. If Mark Pope doesn’t win coach of the year in college basketball this year, then the award shouldn’t exist.

Pressure of insurance costs for state workers will again go to Legislature buff.ly/41d1P2Y

Come home, #NealBrown, @UKFootball misses you.

HD Media has lost two key and experienced reporters this month. Remember how much stronger WV’s two largest papers were before ownership fired the great reporters at @wvgazettemail and sided with management for a misguided attempt at multimedia content?

@LukeCreasy Congrats! I’m so happy for you, although I know it hurts. ❤️

Some personal news: This week will be my last with HD Media, and it’ll be a busy one. Much love, readers. 🫶🏻