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April 24 letters to the editor
Response to Delegate Ward’s April 10 essay Mr. Ward’s guest essay, entitled “Demand America be Energy Independent Once Again,” suggests the U.S. was once energy independent but […]
Guest essay: Keep BOE races focused on local issues, not national politics
by Angie Turkelson There is a saying that all politics are local, and that is certainly true in local board of education races. Our local board of […]
Blaney: Mon County Clerk’s office has completed redistricting process
MORGANTOWN — Some 60,000 registered voters in Monongalia County have been checked and nearly 22,000 letters have been mailed. “We have completed our portion of the redistricting,” […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 4
We’re running our weekly roundup a little early this week, and we’ll mostly be focusing on the “good” and the “stupid” today. The “bad” will come tomorrow. […]
How to save democracy: Elect fewer jerks
by Peter Jensen Having recently completed my 40th year as a card-carrying journalist, I feel compelled to share the one small nugget of wisdom I have gleaned […]
The reset Biden and his party need
by Clive Crook Things are going badly for the president and his party, and with midterm elections drawing nearer, Joe Biden and the Democrats need a reset. […]
Window to file as council, mayoral candidate in Westover begins Jan. 10
Anyone wishing to be a candidate in Westover’s June 14 municipal election has a 19-day window in January to make it official. City Clerk Sandie Weis said […]
Opening primaries is a necessary first step toward bigger reforms
by Kevin Frazier If there were a silver bullet for democratic reform, you think we would have found it by now. With countries around the world experimenting […]
Democrats have to choose
by Steven Roberts Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who has thwarted many liberal aspirations, told CNN: “We can’t go too far left. This is not […]