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Local Columns

We’ve been taking the long stroll to the polls

Election Day is Tuesday, beginning at 6:30 a.m. and ending at 7:30 p.m. And it feels like a long way to get to this point. Keep in mind, the first person to announce for the 2024 elections was Republican Huntington businessman Chris Miller when he said he would run for governor all the way ...

The election is finally coming to an end

We’re only a few days away from the general election. In some ways, this comes as a relief, as it means all of the campaigning will come to an end. At the same time, it will begin a time of adjustment in many situations. In recent weeks, our newspaper staff has been working to present ...

Don’t get scammed!

Utility scams and senior citizens are a lethal combination. Keep this in mind: if you get a demanding call, it’s a scam. When somebody calls to tell you your electricity, gas, water or any utility is going to be cut off immediately if you don’t pay up, hang up. Don’t take steps to make ...

There’s just some things I’ll never understand

So, I actually passed out candy this year for Halloween. You probably don’t think that’s a very big deal. But I have never given out candy before. Not one time in 53 years. I was always in the frame of mind that if I was in possession of chocolate, I was certainly not going to share ...

Compare and contrast the candidates

Beginning Tuesday, we are a week out from the end of the 2024 general election. And also Tuesday, voters will finally get their first side-by-side comparison of the two major party candidates for governor. Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Democratic Huntington Mayor Steve ...

The voters are turning out this election

In a little more than a week, Election Day will be upon us. Hundreds of area residents already have cast their votes through the state’s in-person early voting process. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if the numbers in Hancock and Brooke counties each surpass 1,000 by the time you’re ...