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Editorials

Time for income tax cut is now

West Virginia’s leaders and economic development officials love to talk about all the reasons why people would want to move here: quality of life, proximity to the nation’s population centers, low labor costs, and property taxes lower than our neighbors, to name a few. But one area where we ...

The dream lives on

Today, Americans of all races and religions mark the observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. We think there can be no better way to remember his legacy than by offering the text of the speech he delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28, ...

Commemorating the life of MLK Jr.

Area residents are continuing the commemoration of the life and legacy of the late Martin Luther King Jr. Once again, pupils, parents, business leaders, city leaders, senior citizens and others from across the Tri-State Area have the chance to come together to remember King for his visions ...

Support needed to update AEDs

Damar Hamlin's recovery following his cardiac arrest during an NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals is miraculous, to say the least. Hamlin not only received cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the field, but an automated external defibrillator was used to restore his ...

Tax reform must be 2023 priority

Both state Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, and House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, appear to understand that it’s going to take careful maneuvering this legislative session to handle just how to allocate the expected $1.8 billion in excess tax revenue. There are many variables ...

Don’t delay a fix for PEIA

It didn’t take long for WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital’s move to stop accepting patients on West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency plan to garner attention, as by the end of last week lawmakers agreed a fix must happen quickly this legislative session. State Sen. Ryan Weld, ...