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West Virginia has quite a conundrum with its jail population.
— The Antero Foundation, which recently donated $60,000 to the GameChanger Opioid and Substance Misuse Prevention Education Program.
With early voting beginning May 1 and the primary slated for May 14, West Virginia voters will begin the process of selecting key leaders who …
At a time when state and national reports are showing the need for more power generation, the U.S. EPA’s release of new rules regarding coal-f…
Thanks to great history and civics teachers in school, I learned to appreciate the form of government we enjoy in the U.S., as well as the pol…
West Virginia, like many other states, faces life-altering challenges of severe weather, adverse socioeconomic situations, and an aging popula…
Was the passage by the House last Saturday and the Senate on Tuesday of the foreign aid package with money for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan a tu…
West Virginia received great news Thursday as officials learned that the state’s plan for using $1.2 billion allocated for broadband expansion…
“The way you take care of a bully is you bloody their nose,” Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican, told CNN. A 20-year Navy veteran who serv…
Public parks belong to the public, right? A billionaire can’t cordon off an acre of Golden Gate Park for his private party. But can a poor per…
Covering former President Donald Trump’s trial on television is a difficult job. There are no cameras in the courtroom, so TV news has to rely…
What the Biden administration is doing to the Title IX civil rights law, the purpose of which is, among other things, to ensure equality betwe…
We’re excited to see the support that the GameChanger Opioid and Substance Misuse Prevention Education Program is gaining, both from private a…
The society in which we live is so hurried that we may often forget to portray understanding, interest and common kindness in our actions and …
As authorities continue to investigate how a 14-year-old Boone County girl was allegedly allowed to be starved to death, it is clear that the …
The Marshall University Board of Governors picked a good day to vote on a tuition increase for in-state undergraduate and graduate students fo…
While credit should go to U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., for helping to push a foreign aid package through the divided chamber, prais…
With all that is occurring in our political and cultural life, there are signs some Americans have had enough.
We have entered a new social media hell, where online creeps run sadistic schemes targeting high school kids. Since late 2021, their ruses hav…
When will City of Clarksburg and Harrison County Commission officials come up with a plan to raze the old Waldo Hotel?
— WVU Medicine, which will invest $400 million in health care infrastructure for projects in Morgantown, Fairmont, Elkins, Bluefield and Princeton.
With the majority of West Virginians apparently in agreement with the direction the state is moving, at least on many key issues, the upcoming…
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. — In those black-and-white days, so long ago, my high school classmates Cindy Smith, Cheryl Gordon and Jan Schwartz were pop…
Why was America in the Revolutionary War era, with 3 million people, able to generate leaders of the quality of Benjamin Franklin and George W…
There were plenty of accusations flying back and forth after the U.S. Senate voted along party lines to dismiss the two impeachment charges ag…
“Women put Joe in the White House four years ago,” Jill Biden argued recently, “and women will do it again.” Her first statement is undeniably…
It’s good to see the West Virginia University Board of Governors start the search for the school’s next president a full 14-plus months ahead …
Every approach to curtailing Iran from its threats and behavior toward Israel and other countries has failed.
We would have to agree with Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Chief of Staff Patrick Mirandy, who called the state’s recruitment ef…
Every state is different. Nebraska is quite different. It is one of only two states that doesn’t use the winner-take-all system in presidentia…
As my birthdays continue to rapidly stack one upon the other, I am constantly reminded of the brevity of life. One of the evidences of this im…
As Israeli leaders debate the best response to Iran’s drone and missile attacks over the weekend, the U.S., United Nations and other allies in…
Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean?
It’s been 112 years since the RMS Titanic plunged to the bottom of the ocean.
Over the past year, we’ve seen the effects of the changing educational landscape in West Virginia, as educational institutions have dealt with…
While the past two weeks haven’t been very conducive to outdoor activities, it won’t be long until better weather gives us plenty of opportuni…
— The many educators, from preschool all the way up to high-level graduate studies, who worked to bring the wonder of this week’s solar eclips…
We may not be looking forward to the November election — the polls tell us that — but this is not a country that likes to look back. Yet at th…
Anti-Catholic sentiment has been present in what is now the United States since the first Europeans made their way to the continent. Once the …
In today’s edition, you’ll find a 64-page special section honoring the winners of the Best of Harrison 2024 contest, which we celebrated last …
In June of 1987, Ronald Reagan stood at the barrier dividing East and West Berlin and challenged the leader of the Soviet Union to free the ca…
When are we going to trust our fellow Americans again? When are we going to allow qualified individuals with responsibility to make decisions …
West Virginia schools have a long way to go to meet the standards we expect for our children. But the reality is, if we want what we should fo…
As West Virginia continues to recover from strong spring storms last week that included an unprecedented seven tornadoes, as well as heavy rai…
Donald Trump issued a lengthy statement on abortion this past Monday. It is the latest of several positions he has taken on an issue that cont…
When I wrote a few weeks ago about Donald Trump predicting a “bloodbath,” my readers — most of them in civil and respectful tones — were quick…
History keeps a record by which we can recall the happenings of the past. The experiment of democracy known as the United States of America ha…
We’re glad to see the West Virginia Board of Education add a personal finance requirement for high school students to be able to graduate.
189,922 — that is the number of illegal crossings that occurred at our southern border in the month of February alone, according to U.S. Custo…
It’s always great to see a West Virginia native get an opportunity to accomplish great things, and that’s exactly where Kim Stephens Caldwell …
Six individuals are running for sheriff this year in Harrison County.
— The Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust, which contributed $50 million to WVU Medicine toward the construction of a new cancer hospital in M…
In these fast-changing times, with so much of our lives influenced or driven by technology, it is wise to attempt to stay ahead of the game.
Once again, a lesson from across the border.
What were they thinking? Did President Joe Biden and the folks who put together his immigration policy imagine the voting public would celebra…
With West Virginia’s revenue surplus heading toward $800 million again this fiscal year, some residents are wondering whether another state in…
While Bob Huggins’ days as West Virginia University’s basketball coach have clearly ended, his commitment to the people of the Mountain State …
Gov. Jim Justice had a lot on his plate this past week, as he scrambled to handle the hundreds of bills that crossed his desk for a signature,…
We have long believed that the state Capitol in Charleston is a beautiful work of architecture, one befitting the important business that is c…
Another day, another dead New York City police officer, another grieving widow.
The recent headline in the Washington Post read: “Democrats are taking third-party threats seriously this time.”
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland is perhaps the leading Trump inquisitor in the House of Representatives. He led one impeachment, play…
WVU Medicine’s efforts to expand and improve health care in West Virginia continue to attract support, with the latest coming in a $50 million…
Donald Trump last week posted an item on Truth Social that broke new ground for incoherence. What got his fingers fumbling on the keyboard was…
A recent article in your publication mentioned the $1.4 million allocated for the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center (RGPAC) in the city’s …
I am writing to urge our community to take a vital step that can save lives: registering as organ, eye, and tissue donors. With thousands of p…
It seems safe to say that everyone at certain periods in their lives has good intentions, some more than others. Developing good intentions st…
I am writing to express my appreciation to Governor Justice for vetoing HB 5105 and maintaining robust childhood immunization policies and req…
Despite cutting state income taxes and holding the line on other taxpayer-funded revenue, West Virginia’s financial picture just keeps improving.
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”- Polonius to his son Laertes in “Hamlet”
As we head into Easter weekend, I’ve spent some time reflecting on the meaning of this time of year, on the Crucifixion and on His return.
— The Encova Foundation, which recently awarded $2 million to aid in ultrasound research at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.
Gov. Jim Justice’s decision to veto a bill that would have weakened the state’s vaccination policies for school-age children is the right deci…
Earlier this month, Marion County Schools Superintendent Dr. Donna Heston presented her recommendation to the Board of Education to cut 40 pos…
In the days before interstates and four-lane highways, trips partway or all the way across the state took much longer, due to the state’s topography.
It is with a feeling of hope and an abundance of gratefulness that we share the story of a heroic effort — an effort fulfilled out of love, me…
Down in the polls, facing calls from his own party to step away from the 2024 presidential campaign, and struggling to keep his party together…
How are America’s leaders measuring up against the standards set by the Constitution and the examples of the Founding Fathers? It’s a question…
We’re excited that today’s edition is much larger than usual, with our 20-page regular newspaper bolstered by our 48-page Annual Report on the…
Ronna McDaniel’s conduct following the 2020 election was shocking enough, but NBC’s decision to hire her as a paid political analyst almost to…
Donald Trump was first indicted nearly a year ago, on April 4, 2023, when Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced charges against th…
I am grateful that Governor Jim Justice vetoed House Bill 5105. As a pediatrician and mother of a toddler, I cannot overstate the importance o…
We all hear the stories about taxpayer funds being wasted. But there are plenty of good stories to tell on the money being wisely invested.
Two men with decidedly different political outlooks have been my go-to sources on race in America. They are Dr. Thomas Sowell of the Hoover In…
The robins are enjoying their first worm-licious banquets of the Easter season. The slumbering trees of winter yawn and stretch as they urge t…
We’re excited to see the results of a new program aimed at recruiting more teachers to West Virginia.
The debate over electric vehicles was apparent at the Lewis County Board of Education meeting Monday.
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