West Virginians have become accustomed to having strong representation in the U.S. Senate, by elected officials who have earned influential positions on important committees. It seems as though that influence is set to be extended — perhaps even strengthened — as U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore ...
Just a few short days ago, the winter solstice marked the longest night of the year. Darkness blanketed the hemisphere for longer than it will again until Dec. 21 next year. And so now, we turn toward the light. On Christmas Day we celebrate the arrival of a Light who prompted the announcing ...
* School community is important — perhaps even more so as the definition of that community evolves as part of a district’s transition. Given that this is the last year before Van Devender Middle School’s closure, one parent stepped up in a very big way to help students mark their place ...
“Over the river and through the woods” gets taken to another level in West Virginia during the holidays. No matter where they live now, the Mountain State is still “home” to thousands upon thousands of people who will be making the journey to be in the place they belong for Christmas ...
“This is why people hate Washington.” Outgoing U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, had good reason to speak his mind this week when lawmakers dropped the ball on the Railway Safety Act. Inspired by the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine on Feb. 3, 2023, the act would have enhanced ...
Politicians in Washington, D.C., certainly love their red tape. Despite the damage such bureaucratic bungling does to their constituents, they just can’t give it up. It should not have come as a surprise, then, when they jettisoned much-needed permitting reform late Monday. “It’s a ...
