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Local Columns

World’s Biggest Business Needs Common Sense

Parts of West Virginia are less than an hour’s drive from Washington, but the two places could not be any more different. It’s not about the size of the cities or how many people live there, it’s about the way we think. It’s about culture, priorities and how we approach government. ...

Marshall Memo: Video Game Soundtracks; Love the Bus Month; and Princess Tea

The annual Marshall County Strings benefit concert, “Game On,” will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the John Marshall Center for Performing Arts. Get ready to embark on an epic musical journey as this one-night performance features orchestral renditions of iconic video game ...

Lawsuit Abuse Draining BRIM, Burdening W.Va. Taxpayers

West Virginia taxpayers have dealt with increased consumer and healthcare costs for decades, tied to our formerly poor litigation climate. As our state courts have become fairer in recent years due to legal reforms that have improved our overall economy, the personal injury lawsuit industry has ...

Yeas and Nays

On Wednesday, I will begin my 15th year involved with the start of the West Virginia Legislature’s regular 60-day session. I moved to Charleston during a snowy January in 2010 a week before the start of that session. I had just started one year prior a news website on behalf of a ...

Gen. John Adams: Can the U.S. Still Equip its Military in a Time of War?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is approaching its fourth year. And as it drags on, Washington is learning just how vulnerable our nation could be in a similar conflict. The glaring problem we now encounter is the erosion of our defense industrial base. The once vaunted arsenal of democracy ...

The Proliferation of Profanity in Scholastic Sports

Today, we have a serious problem in all high school sports — athlete profanity. Who is responsible for such inappropriate behavior? That’s easy; every adult who is involved directly or indirectly with sports. After watching people play the new “blame game” on various news media ...