The story goes that, at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention of 1789, Benjamin Franklin was walking out of Independence Hall in Philadelphia when a woman shouted […]

Somewhere in The Book of Campaigning it is written, “If you are ahead in the polls then avoid debates. If you’re behind, push for them.” That makes […]

The West Virginia Primary Election 60 years ago this month was one for the ages. John Kennedy, the young Senator from Massachusetts, started his presidential campaign as […]

The CARES Act has come to the rescue of millions of workers who have been laid off or furloughed because of the pandemic. The federal legislation adds […]

State and federal health officials recommend we wear a mask when out in public because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public […]

It is not easy to find a silver lining to the massive dark cloud that is the COVID-19 virus. However, I am going to give it a […]

This week the West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the state’s right-to-work law. It is sometimes said that the wheels of justice turn slowly. In this case, the […]

The current COVID-19 epidemic inevitably brings up comparisons to the “Spanish Flu” of 1918, which was a deadly global pandemic. It was called the “Spanish Flu” even […]

We are beginning to hear more optimistic predictions from Gov. Jim Justice and state health officials about the pandemic’s impact on West Virginia. “I honestly believe within […]

We will soon see the largest one-month jump in unemployment in West Virginia in the state’s history because of the pandemic. The state’s jobless rate has been […]