by Amanda Carpenter West Virginia should be proud of how well it performed during the 2020 election. When confronted with the challenges of the pandemic, Gov. Jim Justice and Secretary of State Mac Warner acted quickly to ensure that West Virginians would have full and secure access to ...
by Dr. Erin Winstanley What is the best thing we can do to address the opioid epidemic? I’ve been asked this question countless times. The best answer that I have is that it’s never only one thing, but the many things that stand to make a difference. One often overlooked strategy ...
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 — kindly ask you to please remove your heads from the elephant’s hind end and support the Build Back Better Plan. A Global ...
by Max Richtman Seniors who voted safely and securely by mail in the 2020 election may find that it isn’t so easy next time, thanks to restrictive laws enacted by the state legislatures across the country. The majority in the U.S. Congress rightly perceives those laws as a threat to ...
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 unless Sen. Manchin votes for budget reconciliation. One of West Virginia’s largest issues is that young people like myself are ...
by Doyle McManus The battle over Democrats’ ambitious spending plan is heating up in Congress, but one piece of the outcome is already clear: The $3.5 trillion price tag is being whittled down. That will disappoint progressives, who see the budget plan as their best chance in a ...