Once upon a time, the Legislative Auditor’s Office used to release many reports under the leadership of former Legislative Auditor/Legislative Manager Aaron Allred. The office enjoyed decades of independence during Allred’s tenure under both Democratic and Republican majority leadership. ...
Once a bridge over a waterway outlives its usefulness, there are just a few ways to get rid of it. You can take it apart piece by piece; you can leave it in place, like a variety of railroad spans in the area; or you can use a bunch of explosives to blow it to smithereens. I have seen three ...
Ah, campaign season, a time during which politicians — even if they aren’t on the ballot, but believe they must remain in constant campaign mode or be forgotten — look for EVERY opportunity to be seen and heard. What that means for media consumers is reading a lot of words such as ...
2026 brought a summer of flash floods. We all remember the devastation inflicted on parts of West Virginia in July and August. Last month, as some areas began recovering while others were inundated, Charlise Robinson used this column to point out the need for more flood resilience in the ...
I was at an arts and crafts show many years ago speaking to someone who liked my work. I explained I made everything from scratch. She was impressed, or feigned it. The crowd was small at the time, so the other sellers around me could overhear the conversation when I made the mistake of ...
Can you believe there’s only two weeks left of September? From now on we better start thinking about fall, bad weather and children back to school in full gear. The stores and retailers are confused. They don’t know what decorations to bring out. You go places, and you see a lot of fall ...
