As we celebrate Earth Day this month, and the work the city of is doing to make our city greener, it’s a good time to note the recent third anniversary of the Green Team.
As the world witnesses increasing religious division, we should remember the role of West Virginia in advancing religious tolerance in America.
West Virginia is home to one of the oldest and culturally rich regions in Appalachia, with people who grow up adoring this place and celebrating it at any possible chance. That love is tied to the beautiful majesty of the wild nature and gorgeous greens.
Our beloved state has gotten itself into a bit of a pickle. There is no easy way out. I need to defer to those with more expertise to get into the weeds on it.
Anyone who has been alive and cognizant for the entire history of ’s Municipal Auditorium would be somewhere around 96 years old today. In other words, not many people know the entire history of the facility unless they’re looking at historical documents or relying on stories from …
When Donald Trump says immigrants are bringing diseases into America, he is referring only to “illegal” immigrants, or so I am advised by a reader who was kind enough to provide me with that information. Perhaps next, the reader will unravel the mystery of how a wily virus determines which i…
The United States has historically been a nation divided. From the debate over slavery and the Civil War to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, political divisions and societal strife have always been omnipresent.
Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the Benwood Mine Disaster. It was shortly after 7 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 1924, when an explosion and fire tore through the Wheeling Steel Corp. mine in the Northern Panhandle community just south of Wheeling.
You can learn a few things about the upcoming primary in West Virginia from campaign ads.
A general sense of shock pervaded the greater area when two restaurants, The Tidewater Grill and The Chop House, closed down for good with no notice over the weekend.
Just over two years ago, I faced a significant professional decision. I had been offered an opportunity to join the faculty of the West Virginia University College of Law.
West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act specifies that sports teams for girls and women “shall not be open to students of the male sex.” That prohibits a transgender girl from participating on the girls team.
Who wants to pay 41% more for food? No one. Yet, a newly enacted California law is wreaking just that kind of havoc on citizens in the state — and it threatens to cause food prices to rise dramatically nationwide. Congress must act in this year’s Farm Bill to protect farmers and consumers.
This editorial was originally published in The Guardian and was distributed by The Associated Press.
If the trend in voter registration continues, the final numbers before the May primary in West Virginia will show that Republican registration will have grown, while Democratic Party registration will have declined or remained static.
In my 50 years of practice, never have I witnessed such confusion, mistrust and nihilism about public health.
The Manhattanites who are Trump’s jurors will be as familiar with financial and commercial cash flows as West Virginians are with the flow of coal wrestled from the earth and sent out of state by train, barge and truck.
Watching the unprecedented attacks by Iran on Israel was deeply troubling for many Americans, Israelis and the rest of the civilized world.
Kanawha County Schools’ plan to create positions for 12 armed security officers in the district’s elementary and middle schools is an unfortunate necessity for student safety.
Congress finally passed the foreign aid bill Saturday, sending help to Ukraine and Israel, although with no help from right-wing Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., who chose not to vote. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., on the other hand, as well as 100 other Republicans, voted for it. Good. Now comes th…
Once considered a dead policy issue, the Federal Trade Commission’s “Funeral Rule” is back in the headlines.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Moore Capito has picked up momentum with two positive developments in recent days, but will it be enough to win the nomination?
While running for president in 2016, Donald Trump made campaign promises, many of which he kept, unfortunately.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Department made a horrific discovery when they were called to a house in the Morrisvale community this week to investigate a reported death. They found the body of a 14-year-old girl on the bathroom floor.
Coalfield Development has long envisioned supporting our region by investing in local communities, fostering the talents and potential of Appalachians and creating socially, environmentally and financially thriving economies. We are now one giant step closer to realizing that goal with the a…
The United States’ spirit is youthful — full of innovation and entrepreneurship. Indeed, millions of Americans will honor Earth Day by petitioning their government and patronizing companies that reduce their carbon footprint.
“God, guns and babies.” That was the message Republicans used eight years ago to sweep nearly every Democrat out of office in West Virginia. It was the kind of message you could print on a 10-inch bumper sticker. A message with which good country people could hardly argue. It was a message t…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration should be commended for implementing a new rule lowering, by half, the amount of silica dust miners are permitted to be exposed to.
What has become known as a border “crisis” is the belief that the U.S. is being invaded by a hoard of hardened criminals who, according to former president Donald Trump, are “spoiling the blood” of Americans. Indeed, there are problems to be solved at the southern border. But, a “crisis?” Ea…
“Every member of Congress has a solemn duty to vote for what they believe is best for the country and the American people, not their party,” Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said in a recent statement.
Arizona’s Supreme Court judges just joined others in a line of states taking foolish measures to roll back abortion rights, reasserting an 1864 law banning the procedure outright. Meanwhile, groups working to put abortion rights on the ballot in the state have gathered half a million signatu…
A “Talkline” listener texted me this week about their problems with child care. They work, so they need child care, which is their largest single monthly expense. But if they quit work to take care of their children, they wouldn’t be able to pay their other bills.
I was on a road trip with my parents touring potential colleges when news broke on NPR that O.J. Simpson’s wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and waiter Ron Goldman had been found dead from multiple stab wounds outside Nicole’s home in Brentwood, California. Five days later, O.J. Simpson, who died …
In the latest round of nonstop TV ads between Republican West Virginia gubernatorial candidates Patrick Morrisey, Moore Capito and Chris Miller (candidate and Secretary of State Mac Warner seems to be sitting the whole thing out), the last of those three is trying to break out as a “business…
To millions of Americans who gulp down daily spoonfuls of yogurt, the dairy product’s health benefits are a no-brainer. Until now, though, yogurt manufacturers have been unable to make even basic claims about the healthfulness of their products.
The city of recently announced that former Police Chief Tyke Hunt has been suspended and demoted from lieutenant to corporal. The action follows an internal investigation into allegations that Hunt ensured a woman applying to the force passed a polygraph test in return for sex.
“But we ran a background check.” Nine times out of 10, these are the first words spoken by leadership after an employee has been arrested on allegations of child sexual abuse or possession of child sexual abuse materials.
West Virginia University’s “academic transformation,” which led to multiple program cuts and cumulative layoffs nearing 200 professors and staff, is having an ill effect on the College of Law.
More education typically, but not always, leads to higher incomes. There is plenty of research showing that people with associate’s, bachelor’s or higher degrees end up with better jobs and higher pay than their counterparts with only a high school diploma.
