And we thought coping with five Mondays in December was a grind. Next week, it all begins on Monday and lasts until 11:59 p.m. Jan. 25. That […]
Editorials
Put your conscience above party in 2020 when time to vote
Many of us will pause today to embrace this start of a new year with resolutions to be better people. But whether we’re willing to do more […]
Put mental illness, addiction at center of homeless solution
Almost like the ebb and flow of tides, homelessness gets our attention and then recedes. It appears since late last summer, though, initiatives have prompted a deeper […]
Government can get decisions right once it puts politics aside
Say what you want, and we do, government sometimes gets it right. In the past week, two state agencies and Huntington’s mayor took action that deserves more […]
New year, but same crisis is still alarming
The political and election flames were fanned all fall with the impeachment of President Trump But how soon we forget the real flames that were fanned by […]
New age for buying tobacco products a breath of fresh air
Some old habits should die young. On Dec. 20, Congress included a provision in a spending bill to make 21 the new legal age for buying tobacco […]
Justice right to allow for room at the ‘inn’ in state for refugees
There is still room at the inn in West Virginia. That is, refugees are still welcome in the Mountain State, according to Gov. Jim Justice. We’re unsure […]
Don’t blink or you could miss start of legislative session
For all intents and purposes, the 2020 legislative session has already started. The 2020 West Virginia Legislature doesn’t convene until Jan. 9, but state lawmakers are already […]
Group Nazi salute photo extends well beyond stupid stuff
We are tempted to think of it as simply a matter of “Stupid is as stupid does.” And perhaps it was for some of the 34 state […]
USDA, not Grinch, stealing Christmas from poor this year
There is more hunger among the poor than there is humanity in the Trump administration. A week ago, many may have thought the season of goodwill was […]
