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Opinion

More Training Needed

Editorials

Buckeye State residents have been bombarded in recent years by stories that indicate our law enforcement officers are not always fully equipped to protect and serve. Among the many calls for reform have been increasing the training requirements for becoming an officer in the first place. It ...

Lawmakers Right On Budget Matter

Editorials

Though it appeared to many to be a mess of our own making ˾ֱ and one that required urgent action ˾ֱ federal officials are being generous in their assessment of West Virginia˾ֱs handling of a potential $465 million problem concerning how the state spent COVID-19 dollars on public ...

West Virginia Is Wild, Wonderful

Editorials

Ask most West Virginians and they˾ֱll tell you our wild, wonderful travel destinations and restaurants can˾ֱt be matched. It seems National Geographic agrees, as the Mountain State has once again been listed among the ˾ֱBest of the World: Top 20 Travel Experiences for 2024.˾ֱ On top of ...

Don˾ֱt Forget To Vote, Ohio

Editorials

In just six days, Ohioans will vote in what is being called the 2024 Presidential Primary Election. But many of the other decisions made that day will be far more important on the local level than choosing who will battle it out for their spot in the Oval Office. March 19 will feature votes ...

Weekend Full of State Champions

Editorials

It started Saturday with Wheeling Park High School˾ֱs Lady Patriots earning their first state basketball title in 25 years. It ended Sunday evening when four local grapplers ˾ֱ two men, two women ˾ֱ earned individual state wrestling titles in Ohio. In between, the Cameron High School Lady ...

Veto House Bill 4850

Editorials

Gov. Jim Justice still has time to right a wrong foisted on Northern Panhandle mineral rights owners by vetoing House Bill 4850, which currently awaits his signature. The legislation would enshrine a mineral rights valuation formula that doesn˾ֱt work. The State Tax Division has been ...