One of the most famous and oft-used movie lines of all-time is “Build it and they will come,” which is from “Field of Dreams.” In West Virginia, we may see the exact opposite of that: “Don’t build them and they will leave … if they can navigate the potholes and[Read More…]

From The Inter-Mountain: Road bond key to W.Va.’s future State voters have the unique opportunity this week to make huge improvements to our system of highways and bridges by simply marking “yes” on a ballot. A referendum scheduled for Oct. 7 seeks voter approval of a $1.6 billion bond issue[Read More…]

From The Charleston Gazette-Mail, Daily Mail editorial page: Vote for the road bond and demand government accountability It seems nearly all the organizations that employ West Virginians and those trying to bring more jobs to the state have one thing in common regarding the Oct. 7 election for the “Roads[Read More…]

From The Williamson Daily News: Roads initiative merits a ‘yes’ vote to help state Economic growth in West Virginia has been a long, difficult struggle for many decades. The state has long relied on the coal industry as the backbone of its economy, but even that pillar has been weakened[Read More…]

From The Wheeling News-Register:   Vote ‘Yes’ and monitor road project spending No doubt some unscrupulous operators are eager to see West Virginians approve a $1.6 billion road bond issue. The possibilities for fraud and other chicanery are limitless. Voters in our area should say yes to the bond issue, as we[Read More…]

From The Weirton Daily Times:  For years, many West Virginians have complained about the sorry condition of many highways and bridges in our state. We wondered why someone didn’t do something about the problem. Now whether the challenge is addressed is up to us. It would be foolish not to[Read More…]