We might say,  “Have a nice holiday” or” Happy Memorial day” to one another today. But there’s little you would call nice or anything to be happy about what this […]

Two out of three isn’t bad, but three out of three is even better. And four out of four? Well, it does happen, but not if you sit on your […]

Everyone, at times, claims the federal government cannot count. That is, it squanders money in more ways than anyone can count. There’s some truth to that, but, estimating by how […]

Ambrose Bierce defined litigation best. “Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.” For a second time this month Gov. Jim  […]

Some history: Federal road funds were already stalled before Sen. Robert C. Byrd died in 2010. According to the state’s longtime deputy revenue secretary, West Virginia’s share of federal road […]

Many have asked how are faith-based organizations addressing the opioid crisis? That’s not to imply the faith community is not doing enough. Matter of fact, many churches are integral to […]

Most would admit, practically speaking, anger and gratitude are opposites. Many  like to think, too,  gratitude is the better sentiment. However, we were struck last week by the reaction to […]

A never the twain shall meet policy usually does not reflect the needs of the real world. That premise is in reference to the mistaken notion that  often separates engineering […]

This is what we do know, for now. A special session of the state Legislature will resume at 2 p.m Monday at the state Capitol. We also now know — […]

Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to be nice. You disagree? Well, this is how much it costs. Last weekend, we stopped at one point in our elaboration about why Gov. […]