During the last week of August, I traveled to Taiwan as part of a US Congressional Delegation. Taiwan has been a separate government from mainland China since 1949, when the leaders of the Republic of China fled to the island after losing a civil war to the Chinese Communist Party. Taiwan is ...

Growing up, my grandfather taught me that you should “hear others out” even if you disagree with their point of view. That lesson always served me well. At a minimum, it helps me understand the opposing viewpoint so that I can strengthen, or find the weaknesses, in my perspective. ...

I feel like I’ve been writing a lot about polling this summer, especially about polling of the Republican race for West Virginia’s next governor, but events last week are causing me to write once again. The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, WV MetroNews and Research America chief ...

There are a couple of consistencies in life: One is that change is constant, and the second is that people — in this situation, some members of the WVU Faculty — are generally afraid of change. If you add rampant misinformation spread around the internet into the mix, it creates a bit of ...

Things have changed! After nearly 89 years in Marshall County, I have moved to another West Virginia county—Putnam. The move was delayed a month due to a couple of mishaps. I spent some two months at the Moundsville Heath Care Center to regain my mobility. The facility has been a part of ...

Attending the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting and Business Summit is always an interesting place to be leading up to a major election. The event always brings out candidates and current office holders for statewide and legislative seats, either trying to drum up more ...