by Kent Leonhardt The Mountain State is home to more than 23,000 farms that generate over $750 million worth of crops and livestock annually. At just over 95%, our state […]
Guest Essays
Guest essay: Teaching about Sept. 11 in America
by Joseph M. Mazgaj In 2011, my students asked me about the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. The class had a lot of questions about al-Qaeda and Afghanistan. After I […]
Guest essay: Generational opportunity for W.Va.
by Del. Eric Householder West Virginia is the only state in the Union that witnessed an actual population decline over the past 70 years. That’s two generations of West Virginians […]
Guest essay: Our job is not done. Congress must keep addressing hunger
by Chad Morrison and Cyndi Kirkhart Some of the most defining images in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic showed lines of cars as far as you could see, […]
Guest essay: School options are the future of education
by Ron Iannone Many of us would accept that education is a process of providing learning experiences for the growth and development of students. Does the present curriculum of today’s […]
Guest essay: FERC delays are creating more uncertainty for local governments
by JB McCuskey As Auditor of the State of West Virginia I have a unique perspective of how your tax dollars are spent. Our office is responsible for the review […]
Vaccination has long been part of W.Va.’s history of commitment to our community
by Nicole Wilson-Carr and Marly Hazen Ynigues It’s been six months since West Virginia shined on national news for our exemplary early vaccination rate. As NPR reported, if West Virginia’s […]
Profit put ahead of people
by Joseph Gouzd Notice was given on Dec. 11, 2020. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito didn’t respond until July 2021. On Dec. 11, 2020, Viatris, a global pharmaceutical […]
Guest essay: WVU campus move-in and welcome events begin Thursday
by G. Corey Farris It’s an exciting time as West Virginia University welcomes all students to campus for the first time since fall 2019. While this time of year always […]
Guest essay: W.Va. in unique position to end America’s housing crisis
by Paige Looney As you’ve read in every news outlet under the sun, all eyes are on Joe Manchin. With a 50/50 split in the Senate, everyone wants to know […]
