It’s doubtful the Governor’s Mansion is the only vacant floor space costing the state dearly. Last summer, state taxpayers learned that the state had paid nearly $1 […]
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Why not enforce all misdemeanors same as immigration law?
The trend is clear: It can happen anywhere and it did last week in Morgantown. With the exception of giving local law enforcement a heads up, U.S. […]
Who needs plans? Just make sure you get the last word in
If he ever hopes to be a “stable genius,” like his mentor in the White House, he needs to tweet more. After all, Gov. Jim Justice apparently […]
A cloud of suspicion casting shadows on Boys and Girls Club
As explanations go this one simply did nothing to allay public suspicions from the start. In other words, the explanation from the Mountaineer Boys & Girls Club […]
MUB not operating like force of nature on pipeline project
One of the world’s most famous artists/engineers — Leonardo da Vinci — once said, “Water is the driving force of all nature.” Not only can water be […]
We want to say one word to you. Just one word: Plastics
More than 50 years later, we are still reckoning with that one word. In an iconic scene in the 1968 film, “The Graduate,” a brief dialogue ensues […]
Some things seem predictable about volatile energy rule
It was almost predictable that the other shoe would drop. And that the other shoe would be on the other foot. But what was not predictable were […]
Marketing tourism: Never a better time to be a small town
Susan Riddle is right, “We are better together.” Some have it that the times when it was best to be a small town or a rural county […]
Ignore red flag law at extreme risk to yourself and others
If it’s people with guns that kill people, not the guns, let’s take the guns away from them. That is, people who clearly pose a threat to […]
Why wait for crisis to be blood donor, do your part today
FOR INFO on finding a local blood drive go online to: redcross.org/local/west-virginia.html A week later, it’s time we looked at the flip side of the bloody slaughter […]