If someone were to ask: What’s the most vital concern of a child? Our answer would be stability. That goes double for children in state foster care and its adoptive […]
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Lazy people don’t immigrate to America
Earlier this year I was at my local gas station at 6 a.m. stocking up on caffeine for the commute. I joked with the young Ethiopian attendant about how haggard […]
Cline’s legacy: Success and contributions
Chris Cline had a way of staying one step ahead in the volatile coal business. According to a 2017 Forbes Magazine profile, when Cline was 22, his father, Paul, had […]
‘Free from foreign intrusion’
John Sarbanes and Brian Frosh The Baltimore Sun On July 4, Americans of all political stripes join together to celebrate our nation’s independence from overseas monarchs, from foreign influence, from […]
He’s not a babysitter, he’s a dad
My mom was a working mom before there were really working moms. She went back to school, got another degree in psychology and began a life of juggling her patients, […]
Amash’s concerns signal he’s not a ‘total loser’
PLYMOUTH NOTCH, Vt. Rep. Justin Amash has left the Republican Party and will now represent Michigan’s third congressional district as an Independent. In a Washington Post op-ed, he wrote: “I’ve […]
Agreement needs tires kicked
President Donald Trump would like to see the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement ratified without delay. It’s a bit like a used car salesperson giving you 10 minutes to accept the deal […]
Fairmont State introduces Tim Koenig as next men’s basketball coach
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The ‘Coach TK’ era is underway at Fairmont State. Tim Koenig was introduced Monday afternoon as the 13th head coach of the FSU men’s basketball program. “I […]
Helicopter in Chris Cline crash may have had mechanical issues
CHARLESTON — A mechanical issue may have caused the helicopter crash that killed seven people, several of them with West Virginia ties, on July 4 off the coast of the […]
State Superintendent of Schools says calls to lobbyist weren’t threatening
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s superintendent of schools responded to a federal lawsuit that contends he tried to have a lobbyist fired by a national standardized testing company. Steve Paine admits […]



