by Syd S. Peng As the nation’s transition to renewable energy gains speed, with rapid deployment of wind and solar power and grid-scale batteries, a misguided idea […]
Guest Essays
Guest essay: The ‘deschooling’ of West Virginia
by Ron Iannone Most people know that it’s very difficult to recruit students to go into teaching. In school districts, they are also finding it difficult to […]
Guest essay: Voices of Hunger: Right to food is a human right
by Madison Staten Voices of Hunger is a collective of people working to break the cycles of poverty that exacerbate household food insecurity, which is a precondition […]
Guest essay: The right to bear arms on campus? Founding Fathers addressed it in 1824
by Barbara Evans Fleischauer “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, […]
Guest essay: Artistic voices raise the creative economy in West Virginia
by Adam Booth and Monica Wilson Arts Day at the West Virginia State Legislature is coming up on March 2. It is a day for the arts […]
Guest essay: Reimbursing below cost weakens hospitals
by David L. Ramsey Vandalia Health System, made up of Charleston Area Medical Center Health System and Mon Health System, has nine hospitals (plus three affiliated hospitals), […]
Guest essay: Breaking the gridlock: Fixing government processes is essential for public recreation in West Virginia
by Margaret Everson This winter as West Virginians will gather with their friends and family to enjoy cooler temperatures and wonder in the splendor of quiet woods, […]
Guest essay: No doubt about election integrity once you’ve seen the process up close
by Randy Vealey I sensed what was coming a half-century ago. As an 18-year-old idealist in the closing weeks of the McGovern campaign in western Massachusetts, I […]
Guest essay: Former WVU star reminds that, in a rural state like West Virginia, CPR is critical for people to know
by Darryl “Truck” Bryant On Jan. 2, the world watched as Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals. On-site […]
Guest essay: Capito and colleagues have made elections more secure
by Greg Boso At the end of 2022, Congress approved a nearly 1,000-page $1.7 trillion omnibus package to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown before […]