Some history: Federal road funds were already stalled before Sen. Robert C. Byrd died in 2010. According to the state’s longtime deputy revenue secretary, West Virginia’s share […]
Editorials
Faith community doing right thing addressing scourge
Many have asked how are faith-based organizations addressing the opioid crisis? That’s not to imply the faith community is not doing enough. Matter of fact, many churches […]
Basic human needs should always come first after a disaster
Most would admit, practically speaking, anger and gratitude are opposites. Many like to think, too, gratitude is the better sentiment. However, we were struck last week by […]
Uniting over pipeline not a pipe dream
A never the twain shall meet policy usually does not reflect the needs of the real world. That premise is in reference to the mistaken notion that […]
Unknown quantity of session in June still a nonstarter
This is what we do know, for now. A special session of the state Legislature will resume at 2 p.m Monday at the state Capitol. We also […]
Justice’s schedule light on governing, big on photo-ops
Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to be nice. You disagree? Well, this is how much it costs. Last weekend, we stopped at one point in our elaboration […]
Poor roads locally desperately call for state of emergency
We have never held our tongue about road condtions.. Criticism of the state Division of Highways has run unabated for decades here. Some of our critics claim […]
Need to reinforce system before we start to reform it
It may be more an issue of reinforcing the state’s public education system, rather than reforming it. No, that’s not necessarily a call for filling the hundreds […]
Let’s not end up on wrong side of ‘war on coal’
Many declared the so-called “war on coal” over more than two years ago. But despite efforts by the Trump administration to end its losses and reinforce the […]
This conduct also reflects poorly on us
It’s tempting to issue a disclaimer. That is, any resemblance to another living politician, is entirely coincidental and unintentional. But we won’t. And for the record, we […]