Dear West Virginia’s U.S. Senators and Representatives, The residents of the state you represent — and who elected you to represent us on the national stage — […]
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Sept. 26 letters to the editor
Manchin voting on W.Va. youths’ future As a West Virginia resident and person who has family in West Virginia, I unfortunately will have to leave the state […]
Sept. 19 letters to the editor
Protestors shouldn’t get front-page photos It has happened again! I opened the paper Saturday, Sept. 4, to find a photo of mothers in Preston County protesting the […]
Reasons Americans think politicians are corrupt: Exhibit A
It’s been said before, but we’ll say it again: Members of Congress should have to wear the logos of their corporate interests the way NASCAR drivers wear […]
‘Who here doesn’t need clean water?’ Sierra Club and others implore Capito to vote for $3 trillion infrastructure package
It didn’t take Betsy Lawson long to gather the orange rocks she brought with her to the rally Thursday afternoon. Same for the water of that same […]
Congressional Startup Day
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) came to the Morgantown area Wednesday to commemorate Congressional Startup Day. Observed annually since 2013 during the August congressional recess, Congressional Startup […]
Thank you to our U.S. senators
Capito one of only 19 to support infrastructure bill We often use this space to hold our politicians accountable. Lately, it has been Sens. Shelley Moore Capito […]
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, […]
Where will Capito, Manchin stand on infrastructure plans?
While we’re on the subject of infrastructure, let’s talk about the bipartisan traditional infrastructure package underway in the Senate. Last Thursday, Sen. Joe Manchin gave a vague […]
Who is Capito ‘concerned’ for? Not average people
A couple weeks ago, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said of President Biden and Democrats’ $3.5 trillion “human infrastructure” plan: “I’m very concerned about how this will impact […]