Freedom of speech is on a lot of minds these days — even that of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who spoke at the state Department of Higher Education’s Trustees Conference recently. According to a report by the Ohio Capital Journal, DeWine felt it important to remind policymakers on college ...
It’s been easy over the past nine months to see West Virginia not just falling behind, but getting outmatched at every turn in the “Economic Backyard Brawl” against our neighboring states. But perhaps there is a game plan finally coming together on the West Virginia sideline, as earlier ...
Editor, News-Register: The Intelligencer published a joint editorial very recently by Dave Cantrell, a WV political candidate and Vincent DeGeorge, president of the WALS Foundation titled “Bethany, West Liberty Students Deserve Praise for Demonstrating.” First let me say that I agree ...
It was several years ago we heard the sad news of a comedic genius death in the person of Robin Williams. I was talking to someone about Robin Williams, and they were telling me they remember him from TV, but they only saw the shows in re-runs. I told them that I was old enough to remember ...
West Virginia leaders would do well to look west for a model of the future. In Ohio, not only are leaders there attracting new businesses and growing the state’s population, they also are finding ways to put money back into the pockets of residents. Consider: starting in January, Ohio ...
I participated in my first presidential election in 1992 — well, sort of. Glen Dale Elementary School set up a mock election for the students to participate in, and I remember going into the voting booth and proudly voting for President George H.W. Bush. I guess it’s fair to say I was ...