With Congress on its August break, there are a number of important things not getting done. A couple of recent incidents in West Virginia remind us rail safety reform continues to be one of them. Last month, a minor train derailment in downtown Parkersburg closed a street, and had residents ...
In announcing that it turns out there WiLL be a larger-than-predicted surplus to start fiscal year 2026 in West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said “We’re saving money, we’re running government more efficiently, and we’re making decisions to say when we’re going to spend money, ...
Give them a hot-button topic that doesn’t actually affect the lives of ordinary people and politicians will waste no time hopping on and digging in. But when the issue is something of great significance to the rest of us — individuals and their employers — they drag their feet. That is ...
* New West Virginia University President Michael Benson visited Parkersburg last week to visit with donors, alumni and incoming students — but also because he couldn’t resist the lure of landmarks such as the Blennerhassett Hotel and Blennerhassett Island State Park. While he learned about ...
Never doubt the ability of a determined group of public school employees to accomplish their task, no matter how short the government-imposed timeline or how big the job. West Virginia was not the only state that moved to eliminate synthetic food dyes from school meals this year, but it had ...
Time and again West Virginians in all corners of the state have had to deal with storms, flooding and mudslides that wreak havoc on lives and communities. This has gone on for generations, and after each disaster, there is always the question: Why does this keep happening? Gov. Patrick ...
