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Opinion

Creating Stronger Future for W.Va.

Editorials

During his first State of the State address Wednesday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey painted West Virginia as being at the start of a “comeback.” If that is the case, it is a resurgence long overdue. Our challenge now is to engineer that comeback with a focus so strong it is not slowed by those ...

World’s Biggest Business Needs Common Sense

Local Columns

Parts of West Virginia are less than an hour’s drive from Washington, but the two places could not be any more different. It’s not about the size of the cities or how many people live there, it’s about the way we think. It’s about culture, priorities and how we approach government. ...

Property Tax Fiasco

Letters to the Editor

Editor, News-Register: Does everyone in the Belmont County courthouse and elected representatives in Columbus hate property owners? Over 300 upset property owners gathered at Undo’s (Wednesday) to plan self-defense measures concerning the highest property tax increases in Ohio history. ...

Reject Vaccine Measure

Editorials

West Virginia’s children and families have long benefited from the state’s strong immunization laws requiring children attending public school to be vaccinated. Now, an effort to reverse that is gaining momentum in Charleston, where it appears the pretense of “personal freedom” trumps ...

Lawsuit Abuse Draining BRIM, Burdening W.Va. Taxpayers

Local Columns

West Virginia taxpayers have dealt with increased consumer and healthcare costs for decades, tied to our formerly poor litigation climate. As our state courts have become fairer in recent years due to legal reforms that have improved our overall economy, the personal injury lawsuit industry has ...