Food insecurity may seem to many of us like a problem for someone else, somewhere else. For others, it is an urgent and very personal worry. A map produced by the Institute for Local Self Reliance shows there are food deserts in every state. In Ohio, they are growing. According to a report by ...
Public corruption should always trigger outrage, regardless of the offender. When people entrusted with public dollars abuse that trust, the damage goes far beyond the financial hit. It erodes confidence in institutions that rely on credibility to function. That is why the stark contrast ...
Editor's note: This opinion piece from Wheeling resident J. Arnold Roxby appeared in the Tuesday, Feb. 10 print edition of The Intelligencer. What is the face of Wheeling this year? The triumphant new Fire or Police headquarters? The collapsed Washington Avenue bridge or the crumbling stretch ...
Governments have only a limited number of ways to support private businesses — large or small. Whether we like it or not, spending taxpayer money is one of them. The question becomes whether the return is larger than the investment — whether that money is being spent prudently. So, one ...
When it comes to contesting statewide and legislative races, the West Virginia Democratic Party should be commended for its candidate recruitment efforts heading into the 2026 elections. I don’t say that because I have a specific bias one way or another. But I do believe that a healthy ...
The historic Wheeling Suspension Bridge has carried far more than vehicles across the Ohio River for 176 years. It has carried the city and even the state’s identity, our civic pride and even our nation’s history — all of which deserved more respect than they were shown this week. The ...