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Aug. 11 letters to the editor

Affordable housing needs govt.’s help The July 28 editorial on affordable housing highlights an urgent national problem and one affecting West Virginia citizens: With a nationwide shortage of roughly 1.5 million homes, the lack of housing units is the primary cause of growing housing ...

W.Va.’s political red wave rolls on

The red wave of Republican Party registration continues to wash over West Virginia. The latest figures show that 44 of the state’s 55 counties have more Republicans than Democrats. The biggest flips are Kanawha and Fayette counties, two long-time Democratic strongholds. Voter ...

Democrats should let MTG be the Republicans’ problem

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s nasty remark about a fellow congresswoman’s appearance was characteristically stupid. But the Georgia Republican is hoist on her own petard on such a regular basis, why would Democrats want to stop her? You may have seen the video of the House Oversight ...

Dems’ bribery cases in Congress call for self-examination

No political party ever wants to get caught in a corruption scandal, particularly one flavored by betrayal of domestic interests for foreign gain. Here comes the Democratic Party with two scandals, and in a presidential election year. The first has to do with U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New ...

Dump Biden? Why nominating someone else would be a mistake

by Caitlin E. Jewitt Democratic voters and elites are concerned about President Joe Biden’s age and ability to carry out his duties, as well as his lackluster polling against former President Donald Trump. A movement to register dissatisfaction with Biden in Michigan’s primary ...