Campus carry is back. The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced SB 10, the Campus Self-Defense Act with only minimal opposition, and now it goes to the full […]
Author: Hoppy Kercheval, WVMetroNews.com
The super-duper majorities in the W.Va. Legislature
The 2023 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature began this week with the Republicans in absolute control of the agenda. The 2022 election and party switches […]
I am still here
I almost retired. In fact, this time last year I was 90% certain 2022 would be my last year as host of Talkline and a full-time employee […]
A bipartisan bridge
During a town hall meeting in Cincinnati in July 2021, President Biden promised to “fix that damn bridge.” He was talking about the antiquated Brent Spence Bridge […]
Stanford’s bad words
Words do matter, and we engage in an ongoing process of retiring certain words and adding new ones. Often words become taboo because they are offensive. That […]
Christmas gratitude
I know it is better to give than to receive, especially at Christmas. However, I have many more memories of gifts that I received than ones I […]
Report on Whitey Bulger’s murder leaves unanswered questions
On the morning of Oct. 30, 2018, the notorious Boston mobster and FBI informant Whitey Bulger was found beaten to death in his cell at the federal […]
Remembering Pearl Harbor
EDITOR’S NOTE: Portions of this commentary appeared in similar commentaries in November 2017 and 2018. Four years ago, Ray Chavez, the oldest U.S. military survivor of the […]
Would Jim Justice and the U.S. Senate be a good match?
In the 1972 movie The Candidate, Bill McKay (played by Robert Redford) runs for and wins a U.S. Senate race in California. At the end of the […]
Teacher exodus in West Virginia is worsening
West Virginia’s teacher shortage is getting worse. Figures released by the state Department of Education show there are 1,544 non-certified teachers in classrooms this school year. That […]
