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Editorials

Get Out Today and Vote, Ohio

Today is primary election day in Ohio. For months, candidates have been knocking on doors and traveling through their districts to meet with constituents. That all ends today when voters go to the polls and take center stage in the process our nation has been using for more than two centuries ...

More Great Work From Wheeling Park Students

What an incredible couple of weeks it has been for students at Wheeling Park High School. Last Tuesday, we lauded the school’s girls basketball squad and also its Speech and Debate team for winning state championships. That was the tip of the iceberg, though. Park’s “Iron ...

Lawmakers Need To Focus on Education

For generations, West Virginia has struggled to improve the quality of the education it provides to its residents. And, for generations, not much has changed. Once again, according to WalletHub’s “Most and Least Educated States in America 2024,” we are dead last. “Getting a good ...

Heed Risk of Wildfires

While the weather may make it a little easier to spend time outside, Ohioans tempted to use the opportunity to fire up the burn pile and get rid of some yard waste might want to take a look at the rules for doing so. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, ...

City Taxpayers Bearing Burden

If there’s one thing that’s certain, it’s this: Government will always find ways to collect more tax dollars from you, and also ways to spend that money. Consider the tax burden each citizen in Wheeling currently bears when it comes to funding the municipal budget. A decade ago, the ...

Pay Property Taxes To Earn Tax Credit

In the past few weeks, many West Virginia residents received two of their favorite annual reminders — a postcard-sized bill that shows the amount of tax owed on your home or any land you own, and also a separate bill showing what is owed on your personal property — cars, trucks, car ...