A man who robbed three area businesses with a toy gun was sentenced to some very real prison time. “I don’t think prison is the right place for people with […]
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Have you read the memo, yet? People are a priority, now
When did it start taking a policy memo to ensure people are the priority? In this case, homeowners, whose houses were devastated by the June 23, 2016 flood in West […]
Zero-waste artist uses found canvases, leftover paint to create original pieces
OK, by now you probably know some of my likes and dislikes. But if this is the first time you’re reading my column, I’ll fill you in really fast. Likes: […]
State School Building Authority hands out $6M for construction
CHARLESTON — The state School Building Authority handed out more than $6 million in funding Monday for a handful of school construction projects in West Virginia. The agency had $5 […]
Capito, Manchin place among most bipartisan in ranking
By Alex Thomas AThomas@WVMetroNews.com CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s two U.S. senators are among the most bipartisan legislators to serve in the United States Senate in recent history, according to rankings […]
Expect mass shootings to only get worse
As bad as the pace and scope of the nation’s mass shootings have become, with death tallies sometimes counted in the dozens, chances are good that they are only going […]
Hatch Act to never be the same again?
On Thursday, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel — a watchdog agency with no connection to Robert S. Mueller III — recommended that Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway be […]
Big business has gone too far
In early 2017, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick opened the legislative session by prioritizing a measure that would have required people in Texas to use the bathroom of their biological […]
A celebration of gifts and of giving back
Integrity. Encouragement. Confidence. Accountability. These are some of the words I’ve been hearing from millennials involved in a relatively new effort called GIVEN. It’s a leadership network for Catholic women, […]
Hypocrisy has lost all meaning in the age of Trump
There was a time when calling someone a hypocrite could stain their reputation. No more. Like the overused and often misapplied word “racism,” hypocrisy has lost the power to cause […]
