Fourth grade became a rough year for me when 鈥淭ex鈥�, a big sixth-grader moved in. I was a scrawny fourth-grader. Tex was a bully who made me and my friends鈥� lives miserable. None of us told our teachers or parents. We were afraid of what Tex would do to us. One day walking home from ...
This letter is being offered to notify you that I am giving my total endorsement and support to Jeffrey Sandy in his bid to run for the West Virginia House of Delegates. I first met Jeff when he was a young Treasury Special Agent and I was a young West Virginia State Trooper. It was the 1970s ...
Sen. Michael Azinger has written a passionate op-ed in these pages about protecting West Virginia taxpayers from wasteful government spending on advertising. It鈥檚 a worthy goal. There鈥檚 just one problem: The supposed villain of his story 鈥� NewsGuard, where I work 鈥� has received ...
I鈥檓 a little slow on the uptake for this one 鈥� what? It鈥檚 been a busy few 鈥� years 鈥� but I鈥檓 just catching up to the news that someone had to file a lawsuit to ask the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to decide whether to protect the yellow-spotted woodland salamander. You know the ...
This week marked another busy week of action under the dome. We are quickly approaching the final weeks of the 2026 Legislative Session as crossover day was Wednesday. The Senate passed SB 59, relating to voter eligibility and residency requirements. The bill tightens up residency ...
Political and military turmoil sets us all on edge 鈥� and there is no doubt the events of the last several years combined with the pervasive nature of social media already have our collective mental health and ability to interact with one another civilly in a fragile state. Wood County ...
