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Americans, at the midterms, are wondering where economy is that Donald Trump promised

It is no great revelation that Donald Trump is enriching himself as president. He raked in $2.2bn in 2025, with his position and his personal interests frequently overlapping. Yet this week’s poll finding that 34% of Republicans (and 66% of all American voters) think that he is using his position to make himself rich merits attention. Separately, voters in a Fox News poll last week put government corruption at the top of their list of concerns – just ahead of inflation and high prices. Mr Trump pledged that people would be better off if they voted for him. Billionaires are; not the ...

Don’t make Halloween scarier than it’s meant to be

Halloween is only a few days away. Trick or treating will be happening all over north-central West Virginia. And while many organizations choose to host trunk-or-treat events as a somewhat safer alternative, there is still nothing quite like roaming the neighborhood in your costume, going from door to door to see who’s handing out the full-sized candy bars. There are real dangers for which parents need to prepare, though. Is the costume going to create a trip hazard? Does it make the child visible, or make them more difficult for drivers to see? Is there any flammable fabric or ...

Social media hazardous to U.S. political landscape

If you’re unlucky enough to be required to spend any time on Elon Musk’s X, as we journalists are, you might well have been dragged through the bombshell investigative report — pardon us, idiotic conspiracy theory — that state Rep. James Talarico was seeking mental health assistance at a hospital in Ohio. Talarico had the flu. His campaign told everyone, including us, he had the flu. It’s flu season. People all over are getting the flu. He shakes hands with lots of people. The story seemed very believable. Alas, his explanation was too pedestrian for the MAGAsphere and its ...

Protect College Sports Act not perfect, but a start

The college sports landscape has never been more chaotic, but the sports themselves have never been more popular. The breakdown of the college sports framework has created an environment where, in the words of former college football coach Nick Saban, “We have no rules.” That may be ...

Registering to vote is not enough

Early voting began Wednesday in West Virginia, as we race toward the Nov. 3 general election. If data from the Secretary of State’s Office is any indicator, it looks as though an increasing number of Mountain State residents are eager to participate in the decision-making that will shape the next couple of years. In fact, 17,872 more people are registered to vote now than were registered ahead of the May primary. That means there are 1,210,297 West Virginians who can weigh in. But they have to decide to — simply registering is not enough. World Population Review’s most recent ...

Less energy consumed equals less money spent

West Virginians take a lot of pride in having for generations “powered the nation,” with coal and natural gas. And perhaps it is because we are surrounded by energy sources in those forms in addition to solar, wind and hydroelectric options that, according to a recent report, we don’t do a very good job of being responsible with our energy use. According to WalletHub’s “Most and Least Energy-Efficient States,” released this week, only two states in the continental U.S. (Alabama and South Carolina) do a worse job of responsibly using energy. Given that we are also among ...