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Gov. Patrick Morrisey: America’s Story. W.Va.’s Legacy

As America celebrates her 250th birthday this year, West Virginia is doing what we have always done best: honoring tradition while looking toward the future. Across our state, communities are gathering for celebrations worthy of this historic milestone. Families will get to ride the tallest portable Ferris Wheel in the world. The Kanawha River will come to life with the Sternwheel Regatta. The summer night sky will be lit up by 3D projection shows. There will be live music, performances, local food, handcrafted goods, and neighbors gathering to remind us of who we are not just as ...

Where’s The Beef?

Last week's legislative interim meetings were a bit of a let down for the press and the general public, and perhaps lawmakers themselves, though that is unclear. It was a traveling interims, set among the mountains of Tucker County at Canaan Valley Resort State Park. Sunday and Tuesday consisted of local tours and hikes. But last Monday was dedicated to normal interim meetings. To show my age, I have to ask the same question those three seasoned ladies asked in that old Wendy's commercial: Where's the beef? Sure, the topics for the interim meetings were of importance, but the ...

John McCabe: Celebrating the Men Who Shape Our Lives

As we celebrate Father’s Day this weekend, I find myself thinking not only about my own late father, but also about the many men who helped shape the person I’ve become. It’s easy to consider fathers only in the singular. But the truth is that most of us are influenced throughout our lives by a collection of men — fathers, grandfathers, uncles, mentors and friends — each leaving a mark on us in ways both large and small. For me, it all begins with my own father. Like many sons, I did not fully appreciate all he was teaching me while I was growing up. The lessons never came ...

Joe Eddy: West Virginia Must Reject Politics Built on Lies

I am proud of the campaign I ran. I stayed positive because I believe West Virginia still deserves leadership grounded in facts, not fear. But I am not going to pretend this was a fair fight. It was not. It was a campaign shaped by falsehoods, outside money, and political intimidation. And it should serve as a warning to every voter and every future candidate. West Virginians should demand better. We should reject candidates and political leaders who rely on slander to win. We should refuse to normalize a system where lies are repeated so often that they begin to pass for truth. ...

Bishop Darrell Cummings: It Takes a True Man to Be a Dad

The last 12 months have been something unique and special. In the last number of years certain things have been shaping my life. I found out what it is to be an orphan. In South Africa, where I am blessed to minister, anyone whose parents are deceased is considered an orphan. It does not matter the age of the child, if they are 5 years old, or 50 years old. If both of their parents are deceased, they are an orphan. In American culture we limit it to being an adolescent, or young age of 18 years old or younger. My mother died when I was 16 and my father died when I was 46. The world is ...

John McCabe: With Ohio County Schools’ Start Time Discussion, The Proposal Is Wrong, But The Objective Is Right

Three things became clear during this past Monday’s Ohio County Board of Education meeting, where possible changes to school start times appeared on the agenda following a proposal from the district’s school start time committee. First, the proposal presented to the board of education truly is not a workable solution. Simply moving all the schools back 30 minutes doesn’t benefit anyone, particularly parents of elementary school-aged children. Asking working families — many of whom may not have family support — to figure out how to get their children to school for a 9:40 a.m. ...