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Storage Container Regulations Necessary

Editorials

After experiencing firsthand the devastation that came from the flash floods that crushed their town a little over a year ago, the Triadelphia Town Council recently made a decision that should help spare their neighbors from more catastrophic damage should such a disaster come its way again. The council adopted an ordinance that would regulate the giant metal storage containers that populate the town, including a requirement that they be anchored in place. Several of those containers could be seen in videos recorded during those fatal floods, as they sailed along through Triadelphia, ...

Dave Cantrell: Protecting Our West Virginia Workers

Local Columns

This Labor Day, as we reflect on the history of this day and West Virginia’s own labor history, it’s never been more important for us to think about the future of work and the impact major technological advancements are already having, and will have, on working class people. For decades, communities across our state, and especially those in the Northern Panhandle, have faced job loss due to the development of new technologies. This is nothing new. Centuries of advancements have led us to where blue collar jobs are today. But because this is so, our leaders should be better equipped ...

Doing Due Diligence Not The Same As Rejecting Facts

Local Columns

Those who fear backlash against data centers misinterpret evidence-based skepticism for bad faith and replace transparency and action with respectability politics. The Sunday News-Register's Aug. 29 editorial (“Data Center Debate Demands Good Faith”) gets one thing right: Wheeling residents deserve concrete answers about Silicon Foundation’s proposed data center in Warwood. How much electricity will it use? How much water? How loud will it be? How many permanent jobs will it create? Will safeguards protect nearby residents? And what — beyond financial penalties routinely ...

John McCabe: West Virginia's History Deserved More Than a Ferris Wheel

Local Columns

I traveled to Marietta, Ohio, about two weeks ago for a girls soccer game between Wheeling Park High School and Marietta High School. (Really good game, by the way. It ended in a 0-0 draw.) I’ve always enjoyed Marietta and appreciated its place in our nation’s history as the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory. Outside of Wheeling, it probably has as much historical significance as any city in our wider region. The residents there understand that history — and, more importantly, they celebrate it. Knowing that, and knowing how well Ohio has promoted ...

Labor Day Allows Us To Reflect On Progress

Editorials

No longer the precursor to the start of the school year for most students, Labor Day weekend now serves as the first three-day weekend break for most. They and their parents get one more chance to take it a bit easy before the grind of the fall semester and all its activities starts to take its toll. There will be sales and parades, backyard barbecues (maybe not everyone has closed their pools just yet?) and even a few ceremonies in which folks gather to remember the true purpose of the holiday: We owe the success of this country not to the politicians who want all the control and ...

Josh Sword: West Virginia Workers Have Earned This Labor Day

Local Columns

Circulating on social media is a screenshot of texts between a representative of The Beverage Market, which refuses to fairly negotiate with union workers in West Virginia, and one of the local businesses they serve. “Just wanting to check in and see if you were wanting to start ordering again,” The Beverage Market rep said. The customer said no, not until the strike ends. “When my union driver comes back, I will order.” That is music to our ears. The bedrock of the labor movement is solidarity. From the very start, it’s been the worker’s willingness to stand with ...