MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Clerk Carye Blaney said her office has already started deciphering how the West Virginia Legislature’s redistricting efforts will impact local elections. “We have […]
Tag: voting
A reason to support charter schools
by Stephen L. Carter Whether the Democratic Party’s burgeoning opposition to charter schools will lead to electoral trouble is an open question, but this much seems clear: […]
U.S. election coups? Really?
by Ramesh Ponnuru Neither Republicans nor Democrats want to admit the shocking truth about 2020: The U.S. election system performed well. Americans went through a pandemic and […]
Guest essay: W.Va. has the right election formula
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 […]
Sept. 19 letters to the editor
Protestors shouldn’t get front-page photos It has happened again! I opened the paper Saturday, Sept. 4, to find a photo of mothers in Preston County protesting the […]
Senate votes 50-50, and the dysfunction continues
by David L. Nevins This week, our congressional dysfunction continued as the vote on the For the People Act was along purely partisan lines with a vote […]
Small businesses call for support from Sen. Manchin
SHEPHERDSTOWN – A group of West Virginia small businesses launched a coalition Tuesday to call on Sen. Joe Manchin to support a piece of federal legislation that […]
Star City canvasses votes
STAR CITY – A special meeting was held Tuesday night for Star City Council members to address various matters, one being the canvassing of votes from last […]
Advice to Dems on voting rights
by Doyle McManus The Democrats’ sprawling voting rights bill, known on Capitol Hill as HR 1, is dead. Officially, the bill is still clinging to life. But […]
Manchin against the people
A week ago, Sen. Joe Manchin announced in a Charleston Gazette-Mail op-ed he would not support HR 1/S 1, also known as the For the People Act. […]
