West Virginia has always been an energy state. Our story is one of labor, resourcefulness and resilience. But it’s more than a story of energy production. It’s a story about people, jobs and the backbone of American manufacturing. For more than a century, West Virginians have fueled ...

It is no secret that China has weaponized control of the world’s mineral supply chains. We’ve already seen this when both the Biden and Trump administrations challenged China’s unfair trade practices. Beijing has responded by simply restricting or banning the export of minerals needed for ...

This piece is not going to be well received by a number of my readers. What you’re about to learn are my beliefs pertaining to educating our students based on my practical experiences. To digress, many contemporary businesses are looking, almost begging to hire new employees, but many young ...

There’s a Kiwanis Club in Marshall County again! After an absence of seven years (when the almost 100-year-old Kiwanis Club folded) the Marshall County Kiwanis Club was organized April 10. Kiwanis is a service organization of volunteers dedicated to serving the children of the world, one ...

As you are reading this, I am vacationing with my wife and mother-in-law in Southern California, staying at a resort just south of Orange County. For my mother-in-law, this is a bucket list trip to dip her toes in the Pacific Ocean for the first time. For my wife, this is an opportunity to ...

How old am I? Recently, Prince Harry was seeking to repair any damage to the family that his book may have caused and also, he did not feel there was enough security being offered for him and his family while in England. One of the reasons he wants to reconcile is because he does not know how ...