West Virginia’s Tourism Department has done great work under Secretary Chelsea Ruby.
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During this year’s regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, lawmakers had several bills introduced for consideration regarding a sing…
— West Virginia University astrophysicist Maura McLaughlin, who’s been elected to the National Academy of Science. Only 2,617 people have achi…
For the past 7 1/2 years, West Virginia has flourished in many areas, especially economic development.
VERO BEACH, Fla. — The lion has lain down with the lamb.
As the philosopher and baseball player Yogi Berra once (supposedly) said, it’s deja vu all over again.
The majority of West Virginians would likely agree that much about state government over the past seven to eight years has been good: Revenue …
Declaring an awareness month is easy. Using the extra attention given during that month to actually make a difference is another story. But st…
The helicopters were whirring in the sky last night over the UCLA campus as violent clashes broke out on the ground between pro- and anti-Pale…
You’ve heard me say it before: too many politicians, campaigns and interest groups are focused on what divides us. That needs to stop. Negativ…
If history proves anything it shows if civil rights, human rights, equality and even the right to live are to be denied to a class of people, …
As West Virginians consider who will serve as the state’s next attorney general, we believe the choice for the Republican nominee is clear.
West Virginia voters can begin to exercise their right to vote on Wednesday, as early voting opens in county clerk offices and other locations…
We are each decision makers every day of our lives. Our decisions dictate who and what we are and will become. Some decisions are small and se…
This is not directly about the issues animating the “pro-Palestinian” demonstrations at many colleges. Rather it’s about the air of privilege …
As West Virginians head to the polls for early voting in the 2024 primary election, leading up to the actual Election Day of May 14, those in …
The year was 1966 and Ronald Reagan was running for governor of California. A major part of his platform was to “clean up the mess at Berkeley…
National Small Business Week is a time to celebrate the entrepreneurs, small businesses, and innovative startups that define our communities. …
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…
“Necessity is the mother of invention” (probably Plato). “I have seen the future and it works” (Lincoln Steffens). “Behold, I will do a new th…
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…
We’re excited to see the support that the GameChanger Opioid and Substance Misuse Prevention Education Program is gaining, both from private a…
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…
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 society in which we live is so hurried that we may often forget to portray understanding, interest and common kindness in our actions and …
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…
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.
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…
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.
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