West Virginia legislators should not allow the coronavirus to keep them from getting the public’s business done. Surely there is a way lawmakers and their staffs can stay safe while holding their regular 60-day annual session next year. Because this is a gubernatorial election year, members ...
Mark it down, folks. There’s just 15 days until the 2020 general election on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Early voting starts Wednesday and continues on every day except Sundays until Saturday, Oct. 31. Of course, absentee ballot voting has been going on since September. According to the West Virginia ...
West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee had no option but to devote much of his State of the University speech last week to two critical issues — racial justice and COVID-19. It was appropriate that he talked at length about how WVU has dealt with the two concerns and how it will do ...
Sometimes you just have to use what you have on hand. In this case it was a pencil with barely enough lead to write one letter of the alphabet let alone an entire line that constituted a checkbook ledger entry. Better Half noticed the pencil scratching in a routine state-of-finances ...
Every once in a while, as we become burdened by the trials of our daily lives, it’s good to take a bit of a breather and, if possible, reconnect with nature and those around us. Last Friday, my mom asked if I wanted to do a day trip to our state’s other panhandle. Specifically, the plan ...
It appears the Brooke Power project proposed over the last few years will not become reality after all. That is unfortunate to say the least, especially when you look at the potential impact it would have had in our area. The big question now is, what happened? In making the announcement, ...
To the Editor, Over the past 10 years, I’ve watched as the opioid crisis in West Virginia has invaded every community and touched nearly every family in this state. As a retired pharmacist, I’ve paid particular attention as to just how our legislature has tried to address what I believe to ...
To the Editor, In the gubernatorial election November 3rd, you have a choice. If you are satisfied with the present failed state policy for COVID-19 that has resulted in business closings, high unemployment, children and adolescents denied the benefits of in-person education, and the ...
Ask any student of history what the one thing they wish they could go back in time and experience from the past is, and I bet you would have some pretty cool answers. For me, it could be witnessing the excitement of V-E Day after so many years at war. For my wife, it is witnessing ...
To the Editor, Delegate Pat McGeehan is a rare breed in politics: a man of his word. He has demonstrated time and time again the four cardinal virtues of courage, wisdom, temperance, and justice. He never gives in to political pressure from party bosses. In this time where politics are ...
To the Editor, As Americans and Christians, I feel we have a very important responsibility, and that is to vote. It also is a privilege when living in a free country. It is necessary to know the platform behind the candidate. While it would be beneficial to have a person with the perfect ...
A few months ago, I was honored to be asked to be apart of a youth organization that helps build good character in boys & girls. They later informed me that I would not be allowed to serve unless I took some class on how to work with youth, how to treat youth, how to handle youth. At ...
Not many days from now will be a very special opportunity for all Americans, it is the opportunity to cast our vote for the President of the United States. Plus the other local and state voting are vital as well. Many opinions abound concerning the best for these offices and whomever we don’t ...
After several months in which only a few cases of COVID-19 were reported at Northern Panhandle nursing homes, the virus has hit hard. Earlier this week, as we reported, nursing homes in the region were coping with a total of 25 cases of the disease. Put that in perspective: Twenty-five or ...
Brooke County commissioners and school officials should continue talking about use of sheriff’s deputies as school resource officers, despite the failure of months of talks over the issue. Board of Education members have agreed to set up a new system of hiring experienced law enforcement ...
For 12 years, the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center has worked to honor the legacy of J. Robert Haworth and those he inspired. This year’s Haworth Memorial Art Exhibition will officially open Saturday, with residents welcomed to the museum from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibit then will ...
Getting things done for West Virginians means more than political affiliation to voters in our state. We don’t care whether you have an “R” or a “D” after your name, as long as you remember who’s boss — the people here at home in the Mountain State. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore ...
The countdown to Election Day continues. We are just over three weeks away from the 2020 general election on Tuesday, Nov. 3. We’re 10 days away from the start of early voting. We’re 16 days away from Wednesday, Oct. 28, which is the deadline for voters who want an absentee ballot to have ...
West Virginia native Brad Smith made it really, really big in high technology. He is executive chairman of Intuit’s board of directors. Last week, it was revealed Smith and his wife, Alys, have donated $25 million to West Virginia University. It was a gift made thoughtfully. “West ...
I had at least four intense mini “conference calls” in the office Thursday. And all of them involved the same person, the same subject. It was me and Better Half and meatloaf. Let me preface this column with a weary confession for anyone new to this space: I’m a bad mother and an ...