As we near the end of this year’s Sunshine Week, communities across the country are continuing to rely on their local newspaper to ensure public officials are not doing business in the dark. This is becoming an increasingly difficult task, though, due to the challenges facing the local news industry[Read More…]
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Editorial: Check your clocks, smoke alarms
Weirton Daily Times Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m. Sunday, when we move our clocks ahead one hour. While that means we will have an extra hour of sunshine to enjoy outdoor activities, it also represents a good time to check the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide[Read More…]
Gazette-Mail editorial: Manchin nixing presidential bid was right call
It was probably a tough decision, but Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., made the right call when he announced last week that he won’t seek the presidency on a third-party ticket. Manchin is good at winning elections. Excepting a primary upset for governor in the 1990s, he’s succeeded whenever his name[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s Weekly Address to West Virginians
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito returned to Washington this week – Sept. 11, 2015 – after the August work period. As debate about the president’s nuclear deal with Iran continues, Senator Capito discusses her concerns with the agreement, and updates West Virginians on the issues Congress will tackle this[Read More…]
Barbour County Fair lines up fun for everyone
By Melissa Toothman The Exponent Telegram BELINGTON, W.Va. — Crowds came out to the Barbour County Fair on Wednesday to enjoy everything from gospel music to the demolition derby. With so much to do, however, there was only one activity at the forefront of one young fair-goer’s mind. “Bull riding[Read More…]
Editorial from The Intelligencer: Common Core — Not Living Up To Promises
States that bowed to federal pressure to adopt the “Common Core” public school standards, including West Virginia, are not taking a common approach to testing students. That means one of Common Core’s top goals, being able to compare student achievement state-by-state, will go unfulfilled. Some results of the Smarter Balanced[Read More…]