The Governor’s Mansion is not the only vacant floor space costing the state dearly. The state auditor’s office will report today to a legislative committee that the […]
Editorials
Promise of big foreign investment in gas industry starting to look nebulous
No, eight months don’t make two decades. But the size of the headlines in November, heralding an $83 billion investment in West Virginia over 20 years by […]
If turnout for debate on forest ever reflects turnout for voting
There is rarely ever any reason to make your words soft and sweet about voters. That is, voters who don’t show up for elections, because you’ll probably […]
Global survey finds U.S. citizens hold 46 percent of all firearms in civilian hands
Few are probably interested in changing our national motto, “In God We Trust,” again. After all, it’s stood the test of more than 60 years after being […]
Indictment of state high court justice smears cake all over the face of the public’s trust
So much for Happy Birthday, West Virginia. No, our state’s never had the monopoly on political corruption, but sometimes you cannot help but think we wrote the […]
Separating children from migrant parents as a bargaining chip cruel and un-American
This is no case of putting out fire with gasoline. Indeed, the Trump administration’s separation policy looks more like pouring fuel onto ashes. Separating immigrant children from […]
$5.2 million asking price for 40 acres of woodland not even in the realm of reason
As haymakers go, the appraised value of this property is enough to knock down this proposal. Morgantown’s City Council will decide tonight whether to pay $5.2 million […]
West Virginia doesn’t get older this week, it’s just going to get better
No, it’s not your birthday and you probably just came off a vacation. But if you need a reason to celebrate and do a little bit of […]
Media attention not reason official became ‘distraction’
There are any number of reasons to be grateful for modern telecommunications. But one journalists are especially thankful for is that we no longer live in fear […]
President’s actions on G-7 summit, Canada cost us respect and potentially prosperity
You might wonder how this is “winning” come July 1. That’s the day a litany of tariffs imposed on U.S. exports by 28 member states of the […]