This week serves as an annual reminder of the dangers of fires in our homes, and what we can each do to help prevent them from happening. While Fire Prevention Week often includes activities aimed at young people — with visits from firefighters to local schools providing educational ...
Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates did the right thing Monday by passing a child and dependent care credit against the personal income tax. Though some believe we should be doing even more on the child care front, getting the ball rolling was essential. All but five House ...
Lawmakers in West Virginia have every right to support the presidential candidate of their choosing. However, they cross a dangerous line when they attempt to use the power of state government to ensure their favored candidate wins. Consider House Concurrent Resolution 203, introduced this ...
No matter your political leanings, everyone can agree the Nov. 5 general election is an unusually important one for our communities, states and country. There are calls from all sides to ensure this is a fair, legal, accurate election in which there is no room for doubt when the results are ...
* Members of Parkersburg Firefighters IAFF Local 91 raised an impressive more than $4,000 in September, with boots on the ground and in-hand at the intersections of Pike, Broadway and Blizzard in south Parkersburg. Passing motorists filled those boots for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ...
As state lawmakers prepare to consider a 5% personal income tax cut, they are not wrong to be asking for long-term forecasts that will better help them make the decision. Of course our elected officials should be doing all they can to ensure taxpayers are able to keep more of their hard-earned ...
