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Repealing state income tax still just a pipe dream

On Aug. 22, a short essay by Delegate Eric Householder, a Republican and chair of the Finance Committee, discussed the potential “generational opportunity” that cutting the state income tax would create for West Virginians. One of our readers rightfully called him out the following ...

Aug. 29 letters to the editor

Shame on Biden for disastrous withdrawal God help our fellow Americans, trapped in Afghanistan without rescue directives or communication. God help our Afghan allies by whose side we fought for so many years. God help the women and children left behind, who are vulnerable to murder, ...

Guest essay: Generational opportunity for W.Va.

by Del. Eric Householder West Virginia is the only state in the Union that witnessed an actual population decline over the past 70 years. That’s two generations of West Virginians who have left the Mountain State in hopes of finding greener pastures elsewhere. It’s time to bring ...

Note to Gov. Justice: Be careful what you wish for

Gov. Justice is fond of spicing up his speeches with old adages and bits of folksy wisdom. One of my favorites that he used during the tax debate was, “We need to quit counting the egg-sucking legs on the cows and count the cows and just move.” In other words, do not get bogged down in ...