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Reporter’s Notebook: Blood in the water

Politics is much like trying to swim with sharks. When there is blood in the water, the sharks get more aggressive. And I get the sense that Gov. Patrick Morrisey's potential 2028 GOP primary opponents for governor sense that he is vulnerable. Take the collapse of efforts to seek a federal ...

Editor’s Notes: Fighting fear with curiosity

It’s the season for ghost stories and haunted attractions, pumpkins, costumes and candy — and the kind of weather that makes people say “What a gorgeous day!” for a week straight. (Hold on to this in December-February). It’s funny. There are plenty of people ready to escape the ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Vote not just for climate, but affordability

The energy research company Energy Innovation recently completed an analysis, Associated Press coverage of which was published in last weekend’s edition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel, that found that “households will pay an average of $6,500 more for energy, cumulatively, through ...

Op-ed: So, what happens if I don’t vote?

“It doesn’t matter anyway,” “What’s one vote?” These comments are often heard from people who choose not to vote. The idea that one vote can’t possibly have an effect is a common misconception. In fact, throughout our history, there have been very close votes that made the ...

Op-ed: West Virginia’s AI future depends on 7,000 bridges

When Sen. Shelley Moore Capito toured the site of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in July, she stood beside a $5.2 billion reminder of what happens when a critical link in America’s transportation system disappears. A cargo ship brought the bridge down in March 2024. ...