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Op-ed: Concentration of wealth bad for almost everyone

MetroNews Talkline cohost T.J. Meadows has been quite up in arms lately about what he refers to as the progressive left or, as in one Facebook post from T.J., “Washington Liberals,” and their criticism of Elon Musk becoming the world’s first official trillionaire. He is just indignant ...

Kiki's Corner: Children, respect your father!

Sunday is Father’s Day, a day that all of us should celebrate and appreciate our fathers, who, along with our mothers, have brought us into this world. So tell your children on Sunday to make sure to put everything aside and devote the whole day to their father. We need to teach our ...

The Way I See It: Please take us with you on vacation

It’s that time of year. You are getting ready to pack for the annual vacation. You should take us with you. I’m serious, please take us with you. The News and Sentinel is delivered every day around 5 a.m. No, I’m not talking about the one that gets delivered to your mailbox. I’m ...

Freedom: Juneteenth must be both celebration and inspiration

Given so many politicians’ efforts to block thorough and accurate teachings of our country’s history — for example, a fair look at the Civil War and what caused it — it is possible some Americans are unaware that it was not until June 19, 1865, that the final enforcement of the ...

Gut Punch: Fast food spending sign of a bigger problem

Here in Appalachia, we know how to make good food at home — when we can. What comes out of our gardens and woods is better than much of what is prepared at a five-star restaurant. But the trouble is these days, not everyone has a garden or the luxury of time to head into the woods, let alone ...

Finances: S&P rating is reason to be proud

Much as we give the folks in Charleston a hard time about managing the people’s money, it must be said that those in some departments do an excellent job of it. Last week, State Treasurer Larry Pack’s office announced that for two decades now, S&P Global Ratings has given the state’s ...