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Letter: November Nears. Get Out the Vote Locally

Letters to the Editor

Editor, News-Register: As the November elections approach, we are reminded that democracy depends on active participation. Voting is one of the most important ways citizens can make their voices heard and help shape the future of our country. But civic engagement should not stop at casting of our own ballots. Each of us can play an important role in motivating others to vote as well. An effective way to do this is by sending postcards out to registered votes who don’t always participate in elections. An easy way to do this is by using Activate America to send post cards to ...

Letter: If Loans Are Capped Today, Who Trains?

Letters to the Editor

Editor, News-Register: Most healthcare affordability debates are focused on patients’ costs for care. But far less attention is paid to an urgent affordability crisis: the costs to become the nurses our healthcare system desperately needs. When practicing and aspiring nurses cannot afford the very education needed to provide high-quality patient care, step into advanced practice roles, or train the next generation of nursing students, those financial barriers are not just workforce policy – this becomes workforce deterrence. Recent policy from the Department of Education to cap ...

Storage Container Regulations Necessary

Editorials

After experiencing firsthand the devastation that came from the flash floods that crushed their town a little over a year ago, the Triadelphia Town Council recently made a decision that should help spare their neighbors from more catastrophic damage should such a disaster come its way again. The council adopted an ordinance that would regulate the giant metal storage containers that populate the town, including a requirement that they be anchored in place. Several of those containers could be seen in videos recorded during those fatal floods, as they sailed along through Triadelphia, ...

Dave Cantrell: Protecting Our West Virginia Workers

Local Columns

This Labor Day, as we reflect on the history of this day and West Virginia’s own labor history, it’s never been more important for us to think about the future of work and the impact major technological advancements are already having, and will have, on working class people. For decades, communities across our state, and especially those in the Northern Panhandle, have faced job loss due to the development of new technologies. This is nothing new. Centuries of advancements have led us to where blue collar jobs are today. But because this is so, our leaders should be better equipped ...

Doing Due Diligence Not The Same As Rejecting Facts

Local Columns

Those who fear backlash against data centers misinterpret evidence-based skepticism for bad faith and replace transparency and action with respectability politics. The Sunday News-Register's Aug. 29 editorial (“Data Center Debate Demands Good Faith”) gets one thing right: Wheeling residents deserve concrete answers about Silicon Foundation’s proposed data center in Warwood. How much electricity will it use? How much water? How loud will it be? How many permanent jobs will it create? Will safeguards protect nearby residents? And what — beyond financial penalties routinely ...

John McCabe: West Virginia's History Deserved More Than a Ferris Wheel

Local Columns

I traveled to Marietta, Ohio, about two weeks ago for a girls soccer game between Wheeling Park High School and Marietta High School. (Really good game, by the way. It ended in a 0-0 draw.) I’ve always enjoyed Marietta and appreciated its place in our nation’s history as the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory. Outside of Wheeling, it probably has as much historical significance as any city in our wider region. The residents there understand that history — and, more importantly, they celebrate it. Knowing that, and knowing how well Ohio has promoted ...