By Chef Paul Smith Small business owners in West Virginia are eager for Congress to pass legislation with positive, tangible effects on our economy. Sen. Justice is no stranger to serving the people of West Virginia, and as he pivots from his strong tenure as governor to the halls of[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
OPINION: Thank you, Senator Capito, for giving family caregivers much needed support
By WV Delegate Michael Hite Every day across West Virginia, family caregivers volunteer to take their mom, dad, or loved one to the doctor, help with household chores, pick up food and medicine, and so much more. Aside from the hours spent caring for their loved ones – usually in[Read More…]
OPINION: West Virginia’s Cultural Heritage Should Be Defended, Not Defunded
By Eric Waggoner, West Virginia Humanities Council The West Virginia Encyclopedia Online? Deleted from the internet. The West Virginia Folklife Program’s preservation of our unique traditions and culture? Gone. Hundreds of annual History Alive! presentations to schools, libraries, churches, and community centers across West Virginia? Canceled. Last week, the Department[Read More…]
AND THEN AGAIN……………………. by Tamara Pettit
Hometown News …………Politics is a rough game to play and it’s not only getting rougher, it’s getting personal. Sure, the rhetoric of the presidential election attracted a lot of voters to Trump. But when rhetoric turns into reality, it often hurts. Right now a lot of people are hurting and[Read More…]
COLUMN: Research that matters
By Dr. E. Gordon Gee, president, West Virginia University West Virginia University is a fiercely land-grant university, a driving force for good, for change and for opportunity. We are also West Virginia’s only Research 1 institution, holding the highest possible research ranking from the American Council on Education and the[Read More…]
Statehouse beat: Trump delivers gut punch to West Virginia workers
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail Trumponomics delivered a one-two gut punch to North Central West Virginia this week, with notice of closure of the Novelis aluminum products plant in Fairmont, putting 189 workers and additional numbers of contract employees out of work, followed by DOGE chainsawstyle terminations of 200 or[Read More…]
OPINION: Warner expresses frustration over Morrisey’s veto of election transparency regulation
By Kris Warner, WV Secretary of State Democracy dies in darkness. Elections are influenced by money. When those two altruisms converge, we’re left with a society that is subject to the desires of the wealthy elite who know how to “play the political influence game.” On April 1st, Governor Patrick[Read More…]
Reporter’s Notebook: Summer school
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel We’re on the countdown to Crossover Day Wednesday, when state Senate bills must cross over to the House of Delegates and vice versa in order to ensure these bills have a chance of making it to passage by midnight on Saturday,[Read More…]
Statehouse beat: Federal cuts will hit W.Va. harder than other states
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail For reasons not entirely explicable, for the past few years legislative leaders have prided themselves on passing the Budget Bill by the 60th day of the regular session, avoiding the traditional post session, budget conference, when the session would be extended for a few days[Read More…]
Opinion: Don’t let the sun go down on spay and neuter funding
By Leigh Ann Ray, The Mingo Messenger Typically, when I occupy this space, my thoughts are not necessarily associated with my day job, but more as a volunteer and community advocate. This time, I am going to combine the two and write about something I am both very passionate about[Read More…]
