We cannot punish our way out of the opioid epidemic. Punishing addiction is simply not a solution. All the arrests, fines, jail time, separation of families, childhood trauma too often results in the continued cycle of addiction. Rinse and repeat, that part of addiction can simply go round ...
Well, we survived the primary elections last week. Some things turned out the way I thought they would. Some things were complete surprises. The Republican primary for governor of West Virginia was as tight as I thought it would be. I had thought former lawmaker Moore Capito might be able to squeak out a win, but in the end, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey came busting through like the Kool-Aid man. WV MetroNews and Rex Repass should be given some credit for getting the spread right. They said Morrisey had 32% in their poll conducted April 24 through May 1, with Capito having ...
After 17 years in Wheeling, growing the Ziegenfelder Co. alongside my beautiful wife Lisa, and witnessing Wheeling’s cycles of growth and quietude, a distinct vision for our city has taken root within me. It’s a vision not born from a boardroom, but from walks along the waterfront, ...
Americans have recently witnessed an unprecedented level of protest on university campuses regarding the Israeli response to a terrorist attack in October of last year. While the freedom of speech and the right to protest are fundamental to our American way of life, the students protesting the State of Israel should have been taught the history of Hamas, and its refusal to cease and desist from suicide bombings, or politically recognize Israel as a state. If the students had been properly educated, they may have made very different choices regarding these radical and angry ...
Jacob Utt from Moundsville Middle School and Takoda Barton, Emily Gatts and Chloe Pickett from Sherrard Middle School are being recognized for their outstanding knowledge of West Virginia history by being named the 2024 West Virginia Golden Horseshoe winners in Marshall County. Given every year since 1931, the Golden Horseshoe test assesses student knowledge of state government, history, economics, geography, and current events. The Golden Horseshoe test is not a statewide competition which means 8th grade students compete against other 8th graders who attend school in their own ...
Here we are, with West Virginia’s primary elections on Tuesday and the conclusion of one of the more vitriolic campaign seasons I’ve ever witnessed. I’m a political junkie, but this campaign season has been political overload, with all the TV and radio commercials, mailers, and even text messages from candidates. I know many of you feel the same way because you let me know. Medium Buying, a company that focuses on broadcast media ad buys, did a breakdown of how much Republican candidates for governor paid for their media ad buys, determining that more than $22 million has been ...
