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Opinion

A new generation is needed

Editorials

We take for granted that our communities are protected by fire departments — whether they be paid or volunteer. But there’s a problem here and across the country. According to data from the National Volunteer Fire Council, the number of volunteer firefighters in the U.S. declined by more ...

Utility projects an investment in the future

Editorials

One of two long-planned utility improvement projects in Weirton looks to finally be moving forward. Last week, officials with the Weirton Sanitary Board announced they are ready to enter the construction phase of a project which would double the capacity of the city’s wastewater treatment ...

Pay your taxes to earn tax credit

Editorials

In the past few weeks, many West Virginia residents received two of their favorite annual reminders — a postcard-sized bill that shows the amount of tax owed on your home or any land you own, and also a separate bill showing what is owed on your personal property — cars, trucks, car ...

The curious case of Caiden Cowger

Local Columns

When writing about lobbyists in my column last summer, I wrote about Caiden Cowger, a Republican political operative and the president of the Family Policy Council of West Virginia. While Cowger’s predecessor at the Family Policy Council, Allen Whitt, was a registered lobbyist with the West ...

Putting an emphasis on our ‘ruggedness’

Editorials

It comes as no surprise that federal officials don’t quite have the right words to categorize Appalachia in a way that is useful to the National Center for Education Statistics within the U.S. Department of Education. But U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is hoping to change that with a letter ...

Remember the importance of poll workers

Local Columns

We’re under the two-month mark leading up to West Virginia’s primary election, and while there is much attention on the various candidates set to appear on the ballot, there is something else just as important we should consider. In order for the election to be as successful as we have ...