There are two historically connected names that are mostly found in Logan and Mingo counties in West Virginia, and in Pike County, Kentucky. Those names — Chafin and Hatfield — are shrouded in past controversy and include numerous killings and murder. From Devil Anse to infamous sheriff Don …

One slow Saturday morning in the Greensboro newsroom where I worked decades ago, an editor handed me a scribbled note. “There’s not much going on,” he said, “why don’t you see if you can make this into a story.”

Among the many things West Virginians tend to complain about is their public school system. People may take pride in their own community’s schools, but overall they tend to give the public school system poor grades — justified or not.