No tricks, only polite ghosts and goblins We must live in the wrong neighborhood. All of the complaining about today’s children being spoiled, self-centered and disrespectful to […]
Tag: Manchin
Guest essay: Remember W.Va.’s state motto
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 […]
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 […]
Guest essay: Keep up the momentum
by Delegate Evan Hansen and Steve Crum While the coal and natural gas industries have driven our economy for many years, it’s time to take an all-of-the-above […]
Guest essay: Where climate change intersects with public health
by Dr. Ken Hilsbos As a Fairmont physician, I am worried for my community. I am now seeing an alarming number of patients suffer heart attacks, strokes, […]
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 […]
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 […]
What does Joe Manchin owe the Democratic Party?
As Sen. Joe Manchin trips up his own party in the halls of the Capitol, his actions beg the question: What does Manchin owe the Democratic Party? […]
