Opinion

Work Trip to Canada Yields Leads for the Ohio Valley

Local Columns

Earlier this month, Lynnda and I were in Toronto at the SelectUSA Canada Roadshow. The event is hosted by the U.S. Commerce Department Commercial Services to encourage direct foreign investment in the USA. We had a business dinner in Morgantown just prior with our friends from Israel who are looking for a location of their U.S. Research and Development Center. They flew home Saturday after a productive week and meetings with the governor, secretary of state, secretary of commerce and business leaders. The state people, business community and people of West Virginia were helpful and ...

It’s Time To Chart West Virginia’s Path Forward

Local Columns

Policies are not just words on paper — they are the driving force behind the reality you experience. They’re the framework that helps shape the trajectory of your life, and those you love. Policies are the difference between whether you have a job created or lost, a bridge built or delayed, a population that is growing or shrinking and a community that thrives or fades. If you live, work or raise a family in West Virginia, you are personally invested in the outcomes of our state’s policy. And that’s exactly what the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce advocates for every day. ...

Wheeling U. Scores Big

Editorials

The announcement of Wheeling University’s $2 million campaign to renovate Bishop Schmitt Field ­ —and that $1 million has already been donated by Panhandle Cleaning and Restoration and WesBanco — was more important than it may have seemed on the surface. David Hendrickson, the university’s board of trustees chair, made sure people understood. “In the not-too-distant past, many were writing this school off,” he said. “They said it wasn’t going to survive. Well, guess what? They didn’t understand what Wheeling University is all about. They didn’t understand the ...

Support Small Business Saturday

Editorials

Those who have endured the madness of Black Friday and still have plenty of holiday shopping to do should consider using this Small Business Saturday to explore retailers (and gift ideas) that will help add a personal touch to your giving. Since 2010, the annual event has celebrated small, independent businesses in our communities. American Express estimates as much as $22 billion was spent on Small Business Saturday in 2024. For the 99.9% of businesses in the U.S. that qualify as “small,” according to Forbes, that kind of spending is essential. It helps employ more than 62 ...

For Innumerable Great Blessings in Our Lives, We Thank You, Lord

Local Columns

Thanksgiving is a particular time, like the bright and shining poetic moments of Camelot, to express gratitude for our own particular circumstances. It has been my custom for several years now to share with you my own personal litany of Thanksgiving. Looking over these pieces for the last decade reveals just how strikingly repetitive they have been and Lord, what a blessing that is! My life has not changed in any great dramatic fashion over the past decade; much for which I expressed gratitude then I remain thankful for today. The glorious wonder of it all is that so much of my own ...

Giving Thanks as Important Today as 236 Years Ago

Editorials

Whether your Thanksgiving serves as a day for a family meal, the start of your holiday shopping strategy, the last day before your home is festooned in holiday decorations, or just a day off to watch annual parades and football games, there is certainly something magical about the day. It’s a day that holds special meaning for many — primarily due to family gatherings and special time spent with loved ones. It feels set apart because of its emphasis on celebrating that for which we are thankful, without the pressure of helping Santa do his job for everyone on our personal lists. ...