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About Dan Page
A native of Parkersburg, Dan Page was involved in the startup of The State Journal in 1984. As editor and publisher, he oversees the news coverage and production of The State Journal and also is involved in overall administration.

Page has worked in newspaper management in Ohio and served as editor of The Register-Herald in Beckley from 1992 to 1997. He was on the senior staff of West Virginia Gov. Cecil H. Underwood from 1997 to 2001.

A graduate of West Virginia University, Page rejoined The State Journal as editor in November 2002. He was named publisher in September 2004. He is the father of three adult children. He lives in Charleston.

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Dan Page's Column

This Time, Voters Have Real Choices
Longtime legislators Mollohan, Rahall face challenges. More >>

  • Newspaper Suit: A Curious Accord
  • Coal Can Use Oklahoma Senator’s Help
  • Rahall Trusts the People's Judgment
  • Spot Checks: Gas, Coal and Rails
  • Can State Ignore Gas Under Parks?
  • Not Everyone is Sold on Copenhagen
  • How Will All of This Change Work?
  • Thanks for the Memories, Coach Bowden
  • Judicial Reforms Start in Slow Motion
  • Alliance Helps Make Connections
  • Coal, Rahall Caught in Political Vice
  • Yes, It's a Dream, But It Makes Sense
  • Reflecting on a Quarter Century of Lessons Learned
  • Chief Logan: Whose Gas Is It?
  • For Coal, Oversight Becomes Assault
  • House Leadership: Can We Afford It?
  • Chief Logan Gas: The Case Continues
  • Climate Change: AEP Explains its Stand
  • Mayor Finds State Can Pose Barriers
  • Pennsylvania's Play for Marcellus
  • State Plans to Test Logan Property Case
  • Health Care: A Clash of Expectations
  • These 10 Annoyances Never Go Away
  • Clinic Demonstrates Dental Health Needs
  • Are State Legislators Looking Ahead?
  • West Virginia Development Office Reorganizes its Staff
  • Motorist Seeks Answers for Breakdown
  • If Maine Can Do It, We Can Do It
  • Chalk up a Victory for Property Rights
  • Questions Emerge About Our Future
  • Why Do We Do What We Always Do?
  • What Is Ayn Rand Telling Us Now?
  • Ups and Downs of Highway Politics
  • Rahall Encounters a Difficult Test
  • Open Minds and the Environmental Debate
  • In Climate Debate, Politics Will Matter
  • Hypocrites Can Ruin a Good Party
  • Now That the Gavel Has Sounded ...
  • Cap and Trade and the Great Unknown
  • Looking for Sen. Rockefeller's Table
  • Two Punches to the Soul of Coal
  • For Huff, The Greenbrier Hits Home
  • Another Chapter in Our Judicial Debate
  • Dan Page: Judicial Reform — Some Don’t Agree
  • Taking Advice From UConn’s Calhoun
  • Touching Bases in State Government
  • Seeking Answers About Prevailing Wage
  • As the World Turns -- D.C. and Beyond
  • Coal Awaits One More Proposal
  • W.Va. Reacts as World Changes
  • Legislative Dreams and Strategic Silence
  • Tom Burns Served West Virginia Well
  • Political Shuffling and Shoe Throwing
  • Manchin Questions Cap-and-Trade Plan
  • Judicial Selection: Points of View Abound
  • Cecil Underwood: West Virginia First
  • New Day Brings Change ... in Small Steps
  • Step Right Up: More Second-Guessing
  • Calling All Candidates: Ready, Set, Go
  • Shouldn't Public Documents Be More Public?
  • BRIM Settlement Remains Murky
  • When in Doubt, File a Lawsuit
  • Stakes Become Higher in Greenbrier County 
  • A Public Employee's Guide to Survival 
  • Mr. Gates, Volt's Taxes, Campus Smoke
  • Jobs, Gazette Attacks, McGraw's Odd Ad
  • A Winning Strategy: Creating Victims
  • We Ask Our Schools to Do Too Much
  • We Could Use Some Economic Advice
  • Equilibrium Starts to Return at WVU
  • Video Gambling Deserves Review
  • Expect Dissent on Coal-to-Liquid Project
  • Does Public Support Open Government?
  • Open Government in W.Va.? Not So Much
  • Tribute to a Visionary and Friend
  • Light Does Shine on West Virginians
  • Overcoming Despair, Promoting Hope
  • Veteran Pino Finds Himself a Target
  • Roots of a Debacle: 2000 Election
  • Living Large in the Pawpaw Republic
  • For WVU Board, the Future Starts Now
  • A Time of Reckoning for WVU
  • A Letter to WVU Board of Governors
  • We No Longer Can Risk WVU's Future
  • Selecting Judges: Time for a Discussion
  • Surface Owners Appeal for Complaints
  • Conflicts Beset Our Energy Future
  • Jay and Obama: How Will It Play?
  • Protecting Ourselves from Prosperity
  • Father Acker Encounters Opposition
  • Reflections on Prevailing Wage, Gun Classes
  • Republicans, Teachers, Tax Policies
  • Prevailing Wage: A Mystery Worth Unraveling
  • Judicial Selection: Can We Do It Better?
  • Can Conventional Ideas Get Traction?
  • Avoiding Reforms, Avoiding Prosperity
  • Just When You Were About to Say ‘Ho-Hum’
  • Can Justice Find Its Blindfold?
  • How Fast Do We Dare Move?
  • How Fast Will Legislators Move?
  • Coal Industry Finds a Friend in Court
  • Dow's Announcement Has Broad Impact
  • For Leslie Gates, Community Comes First
  • We Take This Moment to Go Hunting
  • Citizen Bates Lines Up Support
  • Singer Says Climate Change Natural, Not Manmade
  • Singer to Challenge Common Views on Climate Change
  • Oh, That Party Image Plagues WVU Again
  • Fenton Art Glass: A Proud Company Fights On
  • Sobel and Friends Offer Message of Hope
  • Going Forward, Let's Leave Mini-Casinos Behind
  • Climate Change Becomes a Stifled Discussion

  • Dan Page's Recent Articles
  • This Time, Voters Have Real Choices
    Longtime legislators Mollohan, Rahall face challenges.

  • How Will All of This Change Work?
    Dan Page discusses global environmental policies and the Obama administration's position on the matter.

  • Thanks for the Memories, Coach Bowden
    Retiring legend still remains connected to West Virginia.

  • Who's Who in West Virginia Business 2009 Winner: Thomas Heywood
    Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love • Charleston

  • Judicial Reforms Start in Slow Motion
    West Virginia is examining its judiciary, and while this may be a good thing, don't expect change overnight.

  • Alliance Helps Make Connections
    The Charleston Area Alliance created opportunities for young professionals to make contacts with executives and community leaders at its first Speed Networking with the Stars event.

  • Coal, Rahall Caught in Political Vice
    West Virginia Congressman Nick Rahall II -- the loyal Democrat and friend of labor -- is squarely between those who want to restructure the American economy and those who see coal and affordable energy as critical to the nation's strength.

  • Yes, It's a Dream, But It Makes Sense
    Create West Virginia seems to be offering fresh ideas in a state that needs all of the ideas and commitment it can get.

  • Reflecting on a Quarter Century of Lessons Learned
    The State Journal observes its 25th anniversary this week.

  • Chief Logan: Whose Gas Is It?
    West Virginia state government has allies in its quest to deprive property owners of their assets.

  • For Coal, Oversight Becomes Assault
    Coal companies, whose executives must deal in the real world of energy markets and financial deal-making, find business more and more difficult to conduct.

  • House Leadership: Can We Afford It?
    In November 2012, West Virginia voters will go to the polls and make some of the most important decisions of their lives.

  • Chief Logan Gas: The Case Continues
    In June, Logan County Circuit Court struck a chord for property rights when it ruled the original owners of land that today is Chief Logan State Park could do what they bargained to do -- drill there for natural gas.

  • Climate Change: AEP Explains its Stand
    Making sense of the ongoing climate-change debate in Congress tests our mental capacity.

  • Mayor Finds State Can Pose Barriers
    From the mayor's office, Andy McKenzie sees an overreaching state government.



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