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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. ...

David H. McKinley: W.Va. 2026 Primary Was A Warning Worth Heeding

The 2026 West Virginia primary didn't go the way pro-jobs conservatives hoped. Millions of dollars flooded in from out-of-state groups running negative campaigns against candidates focused on jobs and economic growth. When the votes were counted, the State Senate was unchanged, the House barely shifted, and Republicans lost control of the judiciary for the first time in a decade. That last one stings. But a draw is not a defeat, and the fight is far from over. Here's what actually happened. Outside ideological organizations, working alongside local trial lawyers with little interest in ...

John McCabe: On Road Signs, Golf Carts and a Vision

Every time I drive Interstate 70 from Columbus to Wheeling, I find myself paying attention to the green highway signs. Not the ones telling me where to exit for Zanesville or Cambridge. I’m talking about the other ones. At various points around Columbus — the ones I really wonder over are in the city’s neighborhoods, leading to on-ramps to I-70 east — there it is: “Wheeling.” A name on a sign. A destination somewhere off in the distance. And I often ponder, what do the people living in those neighborhoods think when they see it? What image comes to mind? Do they ...