Members of the West Virginia Supreme Court merit high praise for their reaction to the scandal that removed three of the five justices last year. As Chief Justice Elizabeth Walker told legislators this week, new safeguards against waste and corruption have been established. Unfortunately, no ...
On Monday, just two days before delivering tonight’s State of the State speech, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced he will run for re-election in 2020. “The further I go, the more I believe just this: I believe there’s work still to be done,” Justice explained on Monday. He is ...
Veterans of military service enjoy an enormous level of support from the public in West Virginia. During the upcoming session of the state Legislature, they should benefit from concrete political clout, too. House of Delegates member Patrick McGeehan, R-Hancock, has been named chairman of his ...
On Wednesday, lawmakers, staffers, lobbyists, reporters, and members of the public will descend upon Charleston to exchange germs for 60 days as the first session of the 84th Legislature begins. It sounds like most expect this year’s legislative session to be calm. After last year’s ...
Christmas was good in the Greenbrier County home of Grace Duncan and John Harris and their family. They should not have had to wait that long for their big day. On Dec. 22, amid much fanfare, the family received the keys to their new home from Gov. Jim Justice. The home was constructed through ...
I am so predictable this time of year. No sooner does the clock strike midnight and usher in a new year than I resort to a very familiar pattern. I embrace much of it for the most part, except for that first time I stand on the scales to see how much ho-ho-ho has caught up with me and ...
There will be a lot of attention on Charleston over the next two months. The state Legislature will be kicking off its regular session in a few days, and there are many “big ticket” items already on the agenda. On Friday, journalists from around West Virginia gathered for the annual ...
It’s been an eventful week for football fans from around the Tri-State Area. On the collegiate level, Urban Meyer said farewell as head coach at Ohio State with a 28-23 win over Washington in Tuesday’s Rose Bowl. He leaves a mixed legacy. Certainly, no one can question his credentials ...
To the Editor, The Weirton Salvation Army, serving Hancock and Brooke counties, had the wonderful opportunity and challenge to serve 571 families, which represents 1,038 Angels adopted through the Angel Tree. Along the way, throughout the holiday season, there were parties for children and ...
There are some who would say that Christianity is dead in America. However, all one has to do is visit a local New Testament Church, hopefully, your church, to see that Christianity is alive and well in America. Cultural Christianity, on the other hand, may be on life support. The culture of ...
To the Editor, On December 28, I was stuck in my car. A lovely red-haired young lady stopped to help me and flagged down others. Another wonderful woman called her husband to come, and he and another kind gentleman pulled me out. By the time I was able to turn around and come back, they ...
In a few days, West Virginia legislators and Gov. Jim Justice will get an idea of how happy the new year will be for them. It will come in the form of the state government revenue report for December. That will mark the halfway point for the fiscal year, which has been decidedly mixed in ...
Eastern Gateway Community College has once again shown it is willing to step forward when a need arises. EGCC, with its main facilities in Steubenville, also has a campus in Youngstown, where a substantial number of people have started to look for new jobs as a result of General Motors’ ...
Will the third time be the charm for West Virginia House of Delegates member Isaac Sponaugle? More important, will the state’s judiciary finally settle the question of where our governor is required to reside? Gov. Jim Justice makes no secret of the fact that he continues to reside where he ...
As we usher in a new year, we quickly offer up a way to get a healthy start in 2019. It’s Cervical Health Awareness Month — a great time for our female readers to get tested. American Cancer Society officials are reporting that between 60 and 80 percent of women with newly diagnosed ...
Today is the first day of 2019, and if the new year is anything like 2018, residents around the Tri-State Area can expect to see some exciting developments. As with the start of any new year, there’s a sense of hope, a feeling of optimism and the thought that things will be a little ...
As we head into 2019, things are very quiet, as both the executive and legislative branches prepare their bills for the 60-day general session starting Wednesday, Jan. 9. Reporters from around the state will get a sneak preview of some of the proposed legislation during the West Virginia Press ...
We were reminded during the second half of this year of the importance of public service, and had the opportunity to look back at a time when governing represented the art of compromise, a period when opinions were valued and decisions were reached only after thought and deliberation. Sadly, ...
I like this mini stretch of days we’re in — the days after the busyness of Christmas and the calmer days leading up to a new year beginning. It’s unwind time. I can finally kind of sit back and take in a deep breath, really relax a little and mentally assess not only how Christmas ...
The year 2018 will come to a close Monday night and we’ll turn our calendars over to 2019. The celebration of New Year’s is a time of celebration, with festivities around the world reflecting uncounted traditions. It also is a time of reflection as we look back on the previous year and ...