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Editor’s Notes: Not just food for thought

With any luck at all, most of you are reading this while I’m making my way as quickly as my legs will allow up Fort Boreman Hill. Or perhaps flailing my arms like a muppet aaallllllll the way back down it and Marrtown Road to West Virginia 95. (I watched someone do that once during a ...

Op-ed: Teachers — the unappreciated professionals

In America, our K-12 classroom teachers are essentially treated as second class professionals. To make matters even worse for these educators, student discipline has become a very serious problem in public schools for various reasons. Consider the following: Contemporary Discipline ...

Op-ed: Nuclear power and economics

Mr. Stossel’s nuclear engineer who provided most of the input for his column needs a refresher course in thermodynamics and economics. His main concern was radiation and how little damage occurred at Three Mile Island. Nuclear fission reactors that provide heat for steam turbine generated ...

Op-ed: Local leaders should be in control of their own story

Traveling across West Virginia teaches you something quickly: no two regions are alike. From the Northern Panhandle to the Southern Coalfields, and from the Ohio Valley to the Eastern Panhandle, each area boasts its own distinct beauty and culture. While we all share the unifying principles of ...