In the 1993 hit movie “Groundhog Day,” Bill Murray’s sarcastic, cynical character, weatherman Phil Connors, wakes up experiencing the same day over and over again, which, as the title suggests, is Groundhog Day.  Once Phil realizes he cannot die, he begins to act as many would if they ...

Wednesday begins the annual 60-day period when your elected delegates and state senators descend on Charleston to wade through thousands of bills and decide on what 10% of those bills will be sent to the governor. I typically look forward to covering the legislative session, but I’ve got ...

News anchors and political pundits constantly tell us how incredibly divided we are. Social media platforms give instant access to atrocities and the harshest rhetoric. Recent election cycles have surfaced countless realities that those in power avoided for far too long. Despite what may seem ...

Michael (Mike) T. Ferro was elected to a two year term as president of the Marshall County Commission at the meeting held on Tuesday. He has been a commissioner for the past four years, and previously had served 10 years as a state House of Delegates member. Ferro replaces John D. ...

One of the purposes of this column space is to take you, literally, into my reporter's notebook, especially for big news stories. And one of the biggest stories I've written during my time here is this controversy over the alleged retaliation by West Virginia Public Broadcasting against one of ...

When the new Congress is sworn in on Jan. 3, 2023, it will mark the end of the longest 50-50 Senate in the history of our country. The narrow makeup forced compromise and ultimately the 117th Congress was the most productive Congress in decades. As Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural ...