We waited another week, not another year to finally endorse this discussion. Last week, a U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing to discuss creation of a […]
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State’s population losses will cost us for years to come
It’s not just the state’s cities, it’s the state. Not only have the states two largest cities (for now) lost population every year since 2000, but the […]
Suspend rules and let HB 206 become 2020 election issue
This should not even need to be said. But in the hyper-partisan context of the Legislature in Charleston today it does. Today, the state Senate is expected […]
Hearing didn’t even sound like instance of selective listening
Only about four months ago the public was given 70 seconds to deliver its thoughts. On Wednesday, House leaders in the Legislature lopped 10 seconds off everyone’s […]
No indictments yet on this holiday, just cake and ice cream
Last year, the U.S. attorney for the state’s southern district ruined West Virginia’s birthday party. Why he chose June 20 to charge a state Supreme Court justice […]
Lacking direction and time may still thwart roadwork
The problem’s not really a lack of time — at least, not yet — it’s a lack of direction. All of us have only 12 months in […]
Have you read the memo, yet? People are a priority, now
When did it start taking a policy memo to ensure people are the priority? In this case, homeowners, whose houses were devastated by the June 23, 2016 […]
Osage building did not get like this in just a few months
If you think the roads are bad, you should see some of the buildings. It’s easy to believe many residents and visitors probably get that impression in […]
Social media users are our state’s best marketers
BY CHELSEA RUBY Destination marketing is a competitive industry. That’s the reason the state Tourism Office works every day to spread the good word about vacations in […]
Paying child support part of equation for being a good father
We considered waiting until Father’s Day to share these thoughts. But bringing up deadbeat dads then is as good as abandoning the vast majority of men who […]
