Introduction

West Virginia seems to have it all - amazing people, beautiful land and scenery, close enough to large cities and destinations but removed physically and culturally from most big-city problems.

West Virginia's relatively small population (less than 2 million) and sparse population density ensure the persistence of media monopolies in most cities and towns. One broadcasting firm controls a significant portion of radio markets throughout the state (or at least in the more populous areas).

Morgantown is home to The Dominion Post newspaper - a publication founded and controlled by the Greer mining & aggregates dynasty - and the inspiration for this blog's title.

Initially this blog may be as faintly audible as the screech of a red-tailed hawk making lazy circles over a hilltop on a summer's day but it has been established to challenge the status quo and to enjoy the frequent examples of irony and unintentional humor provided by the region's people, politicians, public figures and press.