The steady population decline has been an ongoing challenge for West Virginia. The number of residents has dropped from a peak of just over 2 million in […]
Author: Hoppy Kercheval, WVMetroNews.com
Biden and Trump agree on importance of COVID-19 vaccinations
There have been some encouraging developments lately from our country’s leaders — current and past — as they present a more unified front on the importance of […]
White House fumbles effort to get Joe Manchin to ‘yes’
Sen. Joe Manchin’s announcement on Fox News Sunday that he was a “no” on the Build Back Better Act set off a flurry of coverage, which only […]
The premature death knell for coal
A transition away from carbon-based fuels to alternative and renewable energy is underway in this country and around the world. However, the simplicity of that often-repeated statement […]
West Virginia becomes a travel destination
So, what do West Virginia, Serbia, Trondelag County in Norway, Malta, Gabon and Birmingham, Ala., have in common? They are all on Conde Nast Traveler magazine’s list […]
How U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion may impact W.Va.
Given the make-up of the U.S. Supreme Court and some of the comments and questions by Justices during yesterday’s arguments, it appears the abortion laws of this […]
Drug crisis worsens in West Virginia
In March 2017, a House of Representatives subcommittee held a hearing on the drug problem in America. The hearing focused on what committee members identified as the […]
Manchin’s poll numbers get a bump
Sen. Joe Manchin may be an outlier among most of his Democratic colleagues in Washington, but he knows what plays back home. A new survey by Republican […]
‘Pavement doesn’t have a political party’
Every now and then, common sense and at least a modicum of bipartisanship breaks out in Washington. That has happened with the Congressional approval of the $1.2 […]
What the Virginia election outcome means for West Virginia
I keep wondering when the West Virginia Democratic Party is going to get some encouraging news, but the bad news just keeps coming. Democratic office holders switch […]