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Weirton developing a strategy for its future

This past week, members of Weirton Council and other officials of the municipal administration gathered for a pair of meetings to discuss the development of a City of Weirton Strategic Plan. Representatives of Mackin Engineering are working with the city on this project, meeting with department heads Tuesday and then with council, the mayor, and others Wednesday. Weirton officials have periodically tackled the task of updating the city’s Comprehensive Development Plan and Unified Development Ordinance. Those documents primarily focus on zoning laws and other regulations aimed at ...

Earth Action Day: Unleashing our power for our planet

April 22nd will mark the fifty-fifth anniversary of Earth Day. The power of those 20 million voices that came out on the streets that first Earth Day led the U.S. to create the EPA and the first generation of environmental laws addressing clean air, clean water and toxics. Fast forward to today. Under the banner of, “Our Power. Our Planet,” EARTHDAY.ORG, the global organizer of Earth Day, is calling on people from all walks of life to join in “Earth Action Day” — an effort to once again mobilize people power to tackle the current generation of environmental crises. 2024 ...

Help us help you file case comments

The Public Service Commission has a process so you can file comments on any case pending before the Commission. We welcome all comments and encourage you to file your viewpoint in any case in which you have an interest. It is your right and is seen by us as a barometer of public thinking. If you go to our webpage at www.psc.state.wv.us, you will see a yellow field on the left. Go to the fifth choice down and click the “submit a comment” button. The resulting screen will give you a choice. The first is to file a general comment, which is at the top. The second choice is a ...

Working with President Trump to secure coal’s future

America needs coal. For generations, our nation has tapped into coal’s unparalleled benefits as an affordable and reliable energy source to power us to greatness. Coal miners continue to fuel everything from the cutting-edge manufacturing jobs and data centers of the future to the lights over our kitchen tables. As attorneys general from Kentucky and West Virginia who proudly represent coal country, we are grateful to President Trump for taking bold steps to protect America’s bright, coal-powered future. At the White House, President Trump recently signed four executive ...

The Credit Card Competition Act is a win for West Virginia

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 Congress alongside Sen. Shelley More Capito, I hope they’ll both work to lower costs by tackling the out-of-control credit card swipe fees that continue burdening small businesses and consumers. Swipe fees are no joke, especially when you consider they cost the average household in nearly $1,200 per year. That’s ...

How will you express your thanks this Easter?

I could not possibly let this Sunday go by without telling all of you, who continue to read this little section of the newspaper, that I hope your Easter will be a beautiful one. And why shouldn’t it be? It’s spring. Everything is once again in bloom. For some reason, nature appears prettier on this particular day. As if everything is brand new. Like everything is going to be alright. Easter just gives us that feeling –– like the world is a little more beautiful today than on any other day of the year. Yes, this holiday does bring up a few depressing, personal reminders ...