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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 ...

Donating Blood Is As Important As Ever

Editorials

There’s a lot to be cheerful about, as the end of the school year, warmer weather and the arrival of the travel/vacation season have most people in more chipper moods. But for some, summertime coincides with the “100 deadliest days,” the period from approximately Memorial Day to Labor Day during which there is a dramatic increase in serious incidents such as car accidents, ATV crashes, sports-related injuries and other summertime activities. Sharon Kesselring, executive director of the American Red Cross of the Ohio Valley called it “trauma season.” Meanwhile, Kesselring ...

David H. McKinley: W.Va. 2026 Primary Was A Warning Worth Heeding

Local Columns

The 2026 West Virginia primary didn't go the way pro-jobs conservatives hoped. Millions of dollars flooded in from out-of-state groups running negative campaigns against candidates focused on jobs and economic growth. When the votes were counted, the State Senate was unchanged, the House barely shifted, and Republicans lost control of the judiciary for the first time in a decade. That last one stings. But a draw is not a defeat, and the fight is far from over. Here's what actually happened. Outside ideological organizations, working alongside local trial lawyers with little interest in ...

John McCabe: With Ohio County Schools' Start Time Discussion, The Proposal Is Wrong, But The Objective Is Right

Local Columns

Three things became clear during this past Monday’s Ohio County Board of Education meeting, where possible changes to school start times appeared on the agenda following a proposal from the district’s school start time committee. First, the proposal presented to the board of education truly is not a workable solution. Simply moving all the schools back 30 minutes doesn’t benefit anyone, particularly parents of elementary school-aged children. Asking working families — many of whom may not have family support — to figure out how to get their children to school for a 9:40 a.m. ...