Just read an editorial where the subject of school discipline is discussed. As a former West Virginia elementary principal/teacher, I dealt with discipline problems on a daily basis. While the percentages of various groups may be interesting to site, the numbers cannot enter in a decision to ...

I’ve testified before a number of federal and state grand juries, and I have indicted numerous individuals. In none of them was the subject of the investigation notified so they could have their attorneys come in and try to talk the prosecutor or assistant U.S. Attorney out of indicting ...

I attend the Post 15 Memorial Day service at the City Park each year. Thank you Post 15 for making this very special service possible. We are the “home of the free because of the brave,” so you are free to attend the service or not, but some of the veterans I talked to and I are generally ...

I recently attended both the A/AA WV regional tennis tournament in Morgantown and A/AA state tennis tournament in Charleston. The format for these and the AAA tournaments changed this year to a Universal Tennis Ratings (UTR) driven format with every state player and team seeded by an ...

Great news! After several decades of waiting, our hometown’s officials are moving to the front burner plans for an activity and recreation center. Our city park, which was established in 1897 — over 125 years ago — is one of West Virginia’s most attractive and utilized urban parks. It ...

The column on the (May 18) meeting about Stonewall Jackson is good. A basic reason for learning history is to learn that societies and their standards change with time as a result of important events. Historical figures of the past should not be judged as if they lived in the society of today. ...