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Opinion

Shopping: Small Business Saturday offers many opportunities

Editorials

Once we’ve had our fill of Thanksgiving dinner, for many families attention turns to Black Friday shopping and the rush to the next big holiday. And sure, there’s a certain adrenaline rush that goes along with grabbing those Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. But while you’re planning ...

Thanksgiving: We have many reasons to be thankful

Editorials

Whether Thanksgiving serves as a day for a family meal, the start of your holiday shopping strategy, the last day before your home is festooned in holiday decorations, or just a day off to watch annual parades and football games, there is something magical about the day. It feels set apart ...

Giving thanks for what we have

Local columns

Thanksgiving is a particular time, like the bright and shining poetic moments of Camelot, to express gratitude for our own particular circumstances. It has been my custom for several years now to share with you my own personal litany of Thanksgiving. Looking over these pieces for the last ...

Nominees: Senators are not just rubber stamps

Editorials

With plenty of buzz surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s planned nominees for cabinet positions, it is understandable for opinions to form early. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was right, then, to suggest the candidates named should be given a chance. “He’s got to appoint the team ...

High Points of the Valley

Editorials

* For 30 years visitors from near and far have made touring the Holiday in the Park lighting displays an annual tradition. The switch was flipped on this year’s display Saturday at City Park in Parkersburg. It takes a lot of hard work to bring such a spectacular sight to life. “We have had ...

Reporter’s Notebook: Pressed for information

Local columns

As we get closer to the end of the administration of Gov. Jim Justice and transition to the incoming administration of Governor-Elect Patrick Morrisey, I’m looking forward to a change in how state government communicates with the public and press. For example, once again the West Virginia ...