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Opinion

Let’s Power Up West Virginia Manufacturers

Local Columns

Walk into any home in West Virginia, and you will find something locally made, from kitchen cabinets to car parts to cat litter, and lots more. These products are part of everyday life, just like the paychecks earned in the making of these products. All these products and jobs face a ...

Robotics Students Excel

Editorials

Schools in the Northern Panhandle have quickly become tops in West Virginia in the field of robotics. Teams from both Ohio and Marshall counties excelled at the recent VEX Robotics West Virginia High School and Middle School State Championships held in Fairmont. Four high school teams from ...

Congress Must Pass the Jumpstart Savings Act

Local Columns

President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance understand that domestic manufacturing is crucial to the national security of our country. For decades, we put the lust for cheap consumer goods over supporting America-based businesses and jobs. This has decimated communities across our ...

A Focus On Education

Editorials

In his final State of the State address, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was right to spend so much time on education — particularly reading. If we aren’t giving Buckeye State children the best start possible, it’s hard to see how public officials are going to be able to get much else right. ...

Stay Safe For St. Patrick’s Day

Editorials

One of our state’s biggest holidays for cultural appropriation (suddenly everyone is Irish) is just around the corner as many of us make our plans for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. The Governor’s Highway Safety Program has rightly chosen March 13-17 for a “Buzzed Driving Is Drunk ...

Pats on the Back

Editorials

- To all the participants at the Wheeling Country Day School Youth Show of Hands, especially winner Writely, for showing their ingenuity. - To the Warwood Dog Park, for opening early and allowing four-legged friends to get some exercise outdoors. - To Wheeling Park High School for holding ...