This week marked the halfway point for the 2026 Legislative Session. As we approach Crossover Day, many bills are being debated and new policies are starting to take shape. The Senate passed SB 30, related to conceal carry permits. The bill allows 18- to 20-year-olds to carry concealed ...
Do you ever remember back to when you were a child, and think about what meant the most to you? I can remember things about time with my grandparents and a great aunt and great uncle. My dad’s mother let me eat homemade french fries with a glass of pop as a meal in the 50s. That was a big ...
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act is up for a vote soon in the U.S. Senate, having already passed in the House. This legislation would require voters to present documentation proving their U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote. While that may sound like a common sense ...
Extreme and more frequent flooding and related calamities (e.g. landslides and mudslides) are some of the most dire immediate impacts of the anthropogenic (human-caused) global climate crisis in Central Appalachia. The West Virginia Legislature and gubernatorial administration are not taking ...
It is two weeks since we returned from Turkey. (In 2022 it became the Republic of Turkiye.) The first week back started slow with us adjusting to the 8-hour time change. Monday morning the first day back, Lynnda and I faced reality when we saw more seriously overweight people that morning here ...
I have practiced orthodontics in Wheeling for 45 years. I have sat across from parents who budget carefully for braces, cleanings, and routine dental care. I have watched families try to stretch insurance benefits that look much the same as they did nearly half a century ago. Now, we have ...
