Howard Monroe And The Morning Show

WINTERS BIG BLAST

The Big Storm is blowing through the area. We have lots of problems still, but the worst is past.

Some of our own team had a hard time getting in today. Dr. Scott Shalaway and the Science Guys had to offer "Best of" shows today. We'll keep you informed on the radio about the situtation throughout the day and you can check a lot of the info yourself here on our site.

Check the latest radar with our WeatherBug Radar

Thousands without power in all our area counties. Heavy snow snaps lines and sags limbs. You can see how many are affected by checking AEP's power outage map

Roads are heavily snow covered and there have been lots of accidents. Some counties are under what is basically a "no drive" order. WTOV-TV has thelatest info on road emergency levels

If you have to travel out of the area, check out the road conditions around WV.....or head to the Ohio road reports

It's going to be interesting.....

The race for Alan Mollohan's congressional seat is gathering steam and getting interesting.

In addition to (at least) 6 GOP contenders for their party nomination, it looks like a strong Democratic contender may be offering with Monongalia County State Senator Mike Oliverio announcing a run on Monday.

And as the Wheeling newspapers seem poised to use their news and editorial pages to bludgeon Mollohan,

We the.....corporation....?

US Supreme Court ruling now says that corporations have the same free speech rights as citizens. As ludicrous as that seems to common-sense thinking people, it is just another in a string of rulings that have over the years eroded what I think the Founding Fathers intended for "free speech" to mean.

Watch the pretty colors....

Like a magician misdirecting your attention to the pretty gold object in his left hand while he's palming the coin in his right, the GOP NOISE MACHINE has ramped up its wattage to draw attention to their manufactured "Obama broke his promise on CSPAN coverage" debate.

It wasn't THAT bad.....

I'm the first to decry the coarsness of public debate and to criticize the scorched earth policies employed by the GOP and their supporters. But I think the comments made by Senator Coburn have been blown out of proportion. Some commentators say he was hoping for the death of Senator Byrd. I don't think so. Do you?

The truth....even when it hurts.....

He is aging and frail, but Senator Robert C. Byrd is the only state politician who has the courage--maybe the only one with the vision--to recognize reality about coal and to make that reality plain.

Chnaging Status....

I tweet and spend lots of time on Facebook....but not sure I would do this

What would Cronkite think?

Trying to picture "Uncle Walter" actng the same way.

The little things....

The people of Alaska probably aren't surprised. They've already learned that she doesn't keep her word. After all, she ran for Governor and then quit when she found she could make more dough in the lower 48.

But Sarah Palin fans in the rest of America are getting a taste of her self-centeredness now as well.