It often feels like everything is just a little bit harder in West Virginia, and public education is no different. The state Constitution requires that our school […]
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Kanawha GOP resolution bodes ill for Gov. Justice
Gov. Jim Justice’s road to re-election is hitting some bumps, and they are not just the potholes in the state roads that he has promised to fix. […]
The enormous list of state road repairs (#FTDR)
Last week, Gov. Jim Justice told Division of Highways county supervisors and district engineers that he wanted prioritized lists of all the road work necessary, as well […]
Good news and bad news in the Mueller report
It is possible that an objective reader of the summary of the Mueller Report would agree that the investigation includes both good news and bad news. The […]
Trump’s pointless feuds only diminish presidency
The late Don Marsh, who co-hosted “Talkline” with me for a few years after he retired from his longtime position as editor of the Charleston Gazette, was […]
‘Last dollar in’ grants will help workforce, economy
You often hear it said that there are not enough good paying jobs for West Virginians. That’s only partially true. It’s accurate to say that many other […]
Here’s why governor fired DOT chief
The tension between the Justice administration and Secretary of Transportation/Commissioner of Highways Tom Smith had been building for weeks. Gov. Jim Justice was under increasing pressure from […]
Could there be a bill with more greased skids this session?
When it comes to legislative action at the State Capitol, you just never know, and I should know by now that there is no such thing as […]
Was it a noble gesture or ‘you can’t fire me, I quit’?
By Hoppy Kercheval The opening sentences of Robin Davis’s letter of resignation last week as a State Supreme Court Justice read as follows: “I deliver this statement […]
Gov. Justice, not the media, damaging state’s image
By Hoppy Kercheval With Gov. Jim Justice, there is frequently an element of the peculiar. There certainly was Monday when Justice called a news conference to say […]