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Politicians’ unkept promises

The news can leave you depressed and politics can send your blood pressure through the roof — which is why most people tune out both. (If you’re reading this, you’re probably an exception.) We can rarely avoid the endless campaign ads on TV and radio, so every election season, we get ...

Feb. 11 letters to the editor

Lawmakers can do more to protect women I fail to understand how our Legislature continues to get it so wrong!   The women of West Virginia should be protected from sexual assault in their marriages, not have sane nurses removed from our hospitals. We need you to help us feed our ...

Goodbye potholes and one-way streets? Maybe

R.I.P Potholes Gov. Jim Justice proudly announced operation “R.I.P Potholes” — an unusual off-season hot-asphalt pothole patching effort. As much as we criticize the West Virginia Division of Highways and the Justice administration about the roads, we have to give them credit ...

The 2 best road bills

And 1 bad resolution Every West Virginia politician campaigns on fixing the roads, and yet every year, our Legislators fail to take any substantive action that would actually improve them. The problem is always complicated by the fact that there are four types of roads: city, county ...

Dec. 17 letters to the editor

Suncrest Primary could have been more The demolition of the former Suncrest Primary School is a short-sighted decision. There are many ways the building could have continued to serve the area. Perhaps as a community center or library, by providing adult education, or even as an arts center ...

Dec. 3 letters to the editor

Terra Alta ‘Wreaths’ event a success Once again the Terra Alta and Alpine Lake communities have come together to support the Wreaths Across America project. The recent spaghetti dinner was a success due to the combined efforts of many, from those who donated food and the many ...