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Nov. 14 letters to the editor

New text campaign feeds conspiracies Warning! Do not be fooled by the doublespeak in Secretary of State Mac Warner’s announcement of his office’s new “See Something, Text Something” campaign, using a slogan stolen from the “See Something, Say Something”  appropriately used ...

Nov. 7 letters to the editor

No tricks, only polite ghosts and goblins We must live in the wrong neighborhood. All of the complaining about today’s children being spoiled, self-centered and disrespectful to adults didn’t exist in our neighborhood on Halloween night. In fact, the opposite was true. The ghosts ...

Guest essay: Remember W.Va.’s state motto

by John Overington Sen. Joe Manchin and I are unique in that for over most of the last third of a century, we have represented the people of West Virginia in our Capitol, although most of his service has been at a much higher level, including as both  governor and U.S. ...

Turnabout is fair play, Sen. Manchin

During a Monday press conference, Sen. Joe Manchin decried the House of Representatives holding the bipartisan infrastructure bill “hostage” while debate plays out on the Build Back Better Act. He declared, “It is obvious compromise is not good enough for some in Congress. … Enough is ...

Guest essay: Keep up the momentum

by Delegate Evan Hansen and Steve Crum While the coal and natural gas industries have driven our economy for many years, it’s time to take an all-of-the-above approach that includes more sustainable and clean energy sources. Advancements in electric vehicle technologies present an ...