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Against carbon capture

Letters to the Editor

To the Editor, I am speaking on behalf of myself as a resident and commissioner of Hancock County, and not on behalf of the county commission as a whole. The views expressed here are my own. Personally, I want to ensure Hancock County landowners are aware of the risks associated with signing carbon capture leases with Tenaska and their CO2 sequestration ‘plans.’ If the process of capturing carbon and putting it back into storage cavities in our earth sounds like a really bad idea, that’s because it is. Please research the proven and documented environmental issues associated with ...

Guest column: Collaboration an underrated strategy in business

Local Columns

In an oversaturated marketplace where attention is fragmented and authenticity is under a microscope, brands are looking for more than awareness. They’re looking for resonance. And increasingly, they’re finding it through something simple but strategic—collaboration. Not the buzzword version. The business version. Real brand partnerships are not product giveaways or cute Instagram tie-ins. They’re serious business strategies that combine platforms, perspectives and momentum to create something neither party could achieve alone. The best recent case study? “The White ...

History in the Hills: Independence Day

Local Columns

This weekend, we celebrate Independence Day. This is one of my favorite holidays because, No. 1, it’s in the summer, and No. 2, there are fireworks, and who doesn’t love those? The real reason for the holiday is when we declared independence from England with the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Next year will be the 250th anniversary of that momentous event. Like most historians, I am looking forward to that holiday, especially because it’s such a huge moment in our history. I would imagine that it is similar to how the bicentennial felt 50 years ago. I love to find the ...

Guest column: One Big Beautiful Bill delivers for West Virginia

Local Columns

West Virginians demanded generational change in November after years of mass migration, inflation, and progressive insanity. They demanded a secure border, lower costs, and a return to commonsense. Today, on our nation’s 249th Independence Day, President Trump is set to deliver on that America First agenda by signing the One Big Beautiful Bill into law. President Trump’s signature legislation is a huge win for the American people that puts our nation on the path to a new Golden Age. I’m proud to have voted in favor of this legislation that puts America First. The One Big ...

Remembering our nation’s foundation

Editorials

We cannot describe the spirit of freedom any better than those who created the document which led the nation toward the actions which we celebrate Friday. The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should ...

Enjoy our local fireworks displays

Editorials

We ask everyone to take a moment during the next couple of days and remember that, despite whatever differences we have, there are few nations in the world where citizens are able to gather to celebrate the freedoms residents of the United States of America too often take for granted. It’s an important thought as our nation prepares to celebrate its 249th birthday on Friday. The Fourth of July is a true national holiday, one that is celebrated from the smallest township to the largest city. It’s a day of picnics, family gatherings, parades and summer fun, all played out against ...