Big Government and Wealth Gaps
One of the last outposts of the once celebrated Occupy movement resides in Washington DC. The remaining tents whip in the early spring breeze. Tattered signs still putter their 99 percent message at...
View ArticleWest Virginia Stands Ready to Help Put America On Top
If only America had national leadership dedicated to energy production! The United States could emerge in the next decade as an energy giant, producing and exporting more than any other nation on the...
View ArticleWest Virginia Scores Low, But Improving, According to Center for Public...
Sometimes a D+ means that you are average. West Virginia scored a D+ on the Center for Public Integrity’s system of evaluating the potential for corruption, but received a ranking of 27. The center...
View ArticleThe Deadly Cost of Racism
Washington DC and its surrounding area is home to one of the most racist institutions in the United States. It serves millions per year, including many West Virginians, yet it has a deadly track...
View ArticleA West Virginia High School Honors the Finest
This spring, like every other, a West Virginia high school uniquely celebrates excellence by remembering a true hero. Keyser High School in Mineral County names a young man to receive the Jonah “Ed”...
View ArticleObama Gives West Virginia Senator the Republican Treatment
About six weeks ago, veteran Washington Examiner reporter Michael Barone described Barack Obama in the following fashion: “Obama seems to live in a cocoon in which Republicans are largely absent,...
View ArticleYoder, Loughry Have Strong Edge in Experience in State Supreme Court Race
Tish Chafin wants to be your next West Virginia State Supreme Court of Appeals justice. The AFL-CIO loves her. So does the UMWA. I would imagine that you can throw the trial lawyers in there as well....
View ArticleTraditional Private Sector Unions Weigh Options For 2012
The Democratic Party’s support of Barack Obama may bring costly long-term penalties. Republicans at one time enjoyed the support of blacks and large parts of labor. Upon the onset of the Great...
View ArticleRequiem For a Story
Every journalist understands it. You have a great story with a unique angle. You do the research, score the right interviews, organize and write it just so. You send off a message to the editor and say...
View ArticleYay! We’re Average!
West Virginia is wholly, undeniably, completely average according to Chief Executive.net Magazine. Considering where we have been, that is a good thing. The publication studied taxation and regulation,...
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