Chaotic. Is there a better term right now to describe the situation with high school sports in West Virginia, where the start — and the matchups — of both the football playoffs and the small-school volleyball tournament remain in doubt? Who would have imagined that, in 2024, local judges ...

It’s hard here in West Virginia to understand how states such as Arizona and Nevada, three days after the polls officially closed, still were counting votes. Viewing the process from afar, it appears those states lack good, solid leadership when it comes to running their elections. Consider: ...

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month 106 years ago, the hostilities of World War I came (for the most part) to an end. But though it was billed as the war to end all wars, American troops have continued to put their lives on the line for the rest of us and the world ...

“We had faith that through hard work and perseverance, we could achieve so much,” Republican Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia’s governor-elect, said during his victory speech late Tuesday in Martinsburg. “I am committed to serving each and every single West Virginian … I’m going to ...

Forget for a moment about those who hope to score political points by showing off their deep concern for the wellbeing of babies and children, most West Virginians are truly concerned with ensuring ALL Mountain State kids are happy, healthy and safe. We just don’t always know what we can do ...

All over the world, vulnerable populations have cheered the news that U.S. and United Nations elections monitors would be on hand to safeguard their voting processes. Here in the United States, the Department of Justice’s election monitors have for decades observed elections and polling ...