Justice administration cabinet member Mark Scott resigned recently after the Governor’s Office became aware that Scott was simultaneously soliciting funds for a conservative political action committee while […]
Hoppy Kercheval
Pig roast cooks up aid for college
In 1987, a few folks in Boone County got together to see if they could raise some money to help one of their local students attend West […]
Trump and Republicans are on a roll
National political conventions have evolved into party pep rallies. The only real business is the effort to generate as much positive press as possible. But even by […]
The hot summer when the Kerchevals cooled off
Like many West Virginians, much of my early childhood was spent in a house without air conditioning. My father built our house — a two-story block structure […]
Huge disparity in West Virginia gubernatorial fundraising
Steve Williams started his campaign for West Virginia governor as a long shot, and the most recent campaign finance reports do nothing to change his status. If […]
Data show most required homeschool assessments aren’t completed
The investigation into the death of 14-year-old Kyneddi Miller revealed that although the Boone County child was homeschooled, her parents had not turned in her 8th grade […]
Babydog, Cass Gilbert and the State Capitol
Babydog is now permanently enshrined in West Virginia’s history and architecture. The image of Gov. Jim Justice’s beloved English bulldog appears, surprisingly, in one of the murals […]
Time to fix all the homeschool loopholes
The tragic death of 14-year-old Kyneddi Miller earlier this year has raised several issues about the state’s level of responsibility in looking out for abused and neglected […]
Women are traveling in record numbers from WV, other states for abortions
It has been two years this month since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The decision eliminated the federal right to an abortion and sent […]
Jerry West and us
The news last week about the death of Jerry West was a stunner. Jerry West, dead? Of course, West, like the rest of us, faced mortality, but […]
