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Where's The Beef?

Local Columns

Last week's legislative interim meetings were a bit of a let down for the press and the general public, and perhaps lawmakers themselves, though that is unclear. It was a traveling interims, set among the mountains of Tucker County at Canaan Valley Resort State Park. Sunday and Tuesday consisted of local tours and hikes. But last Monday was dedicated to normal interim meetings. To show my age, I have to ask the same question those three seasoned ladies asked in that old Wendy's commercial: Where's the beef? Sure, the topics for the interim meetings were of importance, but the ...

John McCabe: Celebrating the Men Who Shape Our Lives

Local Columns

As we celebrate Father’s Day this weekend, I find myself thinking not only about my own late father, but also about the many men who helped shape the person I’ve become. It’s easy to consider fathers only in the singular. But the truth is that most of us are influenced throughout our lives by a collection of men — fathers, grandfathers, uncles, mentors and friends — each leaving a mark on us in ways both large and small. For me, it all begins with my own father. Like many sons, I did not fully appreciate all he was teaching me while I was growing up. The lessons never came ...

Happy Birthday, West Virginia!

Editorials

Editor’s note: West Virginia turns 163 years old this weekend. To mark the occasion, we are republishing the front page editorial from the Daily Intelligencer of Wheeling’s June 20, 1863 edition, the day West Virginia officially entered the Union as the 35th state. *** This day ushers into being the new state of West Virginia, and adds the 35th star to the constellation of the American Union. Today is the beginning of a new order of things with us here. The old government goes out and the new one comes in. Today, Governor Pierpont bids us a formal farewell as our chief ...

Joe Eddy: West Virginia Must Reject Politics Built on Lies

Local Columns

I am proud of the campaign I ran. I stayed positive because I believe West Virginia still deserves leadership grounded in facts, not fear. But I am not going to pretend this was a fair fight. It was not. It was a campaign shaped by falsehoods, outside money, and political intimidation. And it should serve as a warning to every voter and every future candidate. West Virginians should demand better. We should reject candidates and political leaders who rely on slander to win. We should refuse to normalize a system where lies are repeated so often that they begin to pass for truth. ...

West Virginia: Our Home Among the Rugged Hills

Editorials

We West Virginians are a freedom-loving people. Our state motto — “Montani Semper Liberi” — “Mountaineers Are Always Free” — is more than a slogan. It reflects the values that have defined our state since its founding in 1863. Today, we celebrate our state’s 163rd birthday with pride in our past and optimism for our future. We also take special pride in our newspaper’s unique role in creating West Virginia. Archibald Campbell, editor of what was then the “Daily Intelligencer,” was a leading voice for statehood. Our newspaper was the only one in what was then ...

Bishop Darrell Cummings: It Takes a True Man to Be a Dad

Local Columns

The last 12 months have been something unique and special. In the last number of years certain things have been shaping my life. I found out what it is to be an orphan. In South Africa, where I am blessed to minister, anyone whose parents are deceased is considered an orphan. It does not matter the age of the child, if they are 5 years old, or 50 years old. If both of their parents are deceased, they are an orphan. In American culture we limit it to being an adolescent, or young age of 18 years old or younger. My mother died when I was 16 and my father died when I was 46. The world is ...