by John Overington Sen. Joe Manchin and I are unique in that for over most of the last third of a century, we have represented the people […]
Tag: build back better act
Local news hangs in the balance
by Steven Waldman The Senate is now deciding the fate of local news. As part of the Build Back Better Act, the Senate is in the next […]
Capito talks vaccines, voting rights, infrastructure, VA hospital cameras with West Virginia reporters
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito talked with members of the West Virginia press on Thursday about vaccine mandates, voting rights bills, lessons to be learned from […]
Turnabout is fair play, Sen. Manchin
During a Monday press conference, Sen. Joe Manchin decried the House of Representatives holding the bipartisan infrastructure bill “hostage” while debate plays out on the Build Back […]
Trick spending bills are nothing more than voodoo economics
The annual “trick-or-treat” ritual is over. Not so the “tricks” perpetuated by congressional Democrats about their tax-and-spend ritual, and their phony numbers. Consider the latest spending measure […]
Paid parental leave, a tax credit for stay-at-home parents belong in bill
by Dave Anderson The battle for many months between the Democrats and the Republicans over the so-called social services bill covered traditional ground. The Democrats argued that […]
Oct. 29 letters to the editor
A lost opportunity — for Manchin and for us? Manchin is not your iconic conservative Democrat, one who insists on paying for changes that promote social progress. […]
What Joe Manchin doesn’t want
I usually get one or two calls a week from national reporters who are doing stories about Joe Manchin. Typically, this question comes up concerning the ongoing […]
Mon Democratic Party issues statement urging Manchin to support $3.5T Build Back Better Act, ending filibuster
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Democratic Executive Committee on Monday evening unanimously endorsed a statement urging Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., to support President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion […]
Oct. 24 letters to the editor
Great teachers make for great schools I have been a resident of Morgantown all of my life. I was educated in the Monongalia County Schools and at […]
