Opinion

Consider Being An Organ Donor

Editorials

As flags climbed flagpoles at hospitals throughout the Ohio Valley this week, the message was clear — organ donation is one of the most important decisions one can make for others. The “Donate Life” flags are flying in celebration of National Donate Life Awareness Month, a reminder of the need for organ donors across the country. In the Ohio Valley, guest speakers offered examples of how organ donation can change lives for the better. They talked about their family members who have been donor organ recipients and the years those gifts have given them to spend more time with their ...

Solid Energy Plan Needed

Editorials

State senators have plenty of work to do — for their constituents, they must remember — and among those tasks is understanding Ohio’s energy landscape and the demands we are placing on our power grid. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chair Jenifer French spoke to the body recently about the benefits of shorter regulatory timelines, noting that last year the commission signed off on 2,000 megawatts of behind-the-meter power (standalone power serving a facility) and 2,755 megawatts of traditional gas-generating facilities. She told the committee, “This is more gas-fired ...

Dancing Wheels A Great Event

Editorials

Those who dance often talk about the joy they feel when participating in the art ­— the freedom and the beauty of expression. There are some in the community who, due to different disabilities, may not believe they can join in that joy. At Easterseals Rehabilitation Center this week, there was an event that smashed through that belief and showed people that anyone can be a dancer. Dancing Wheels, a nationally recognized physically-integrated dance company that unites performers with and without disabilities, again held a movement class in Wheeling, in collaboration with Easterseals ...

Time For A Clean-Up

Editorials

Spring is here and it is a time for renewal. Part of that renewal can be in and around your home. Have a bunch of stuff that you just need to get rid of? The City of Wheeling his helping with that by holding several Spring Cleanup days around the city. Dumpsters are located on those days at areas around Wheeling for landfill-appropriate refuse. The containers will be at the following places on the following days. - April 10 - Former Dog Pound, Industrial Drive & Peninsula Street, Fulton - April 17 - Former Wheeling-Penn Closure, 19th Street, East Wheeling - April 24 - ...

Reporter's Notebook: The Action Of Inaction

Local Columns

We can now put a bow on the now-completed 2026 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature now that Gov. Patrick Morrisey has acted on most of the 306 bills passed during the 60-day time period between Jan. 14 and March 14. Morrisey had 15 days, not counting Sundays, following the sine die adjournment of the Legislature at midnight March 14 to decide to sign bills, veto bills or let bills go into law without his signature. And that is exactly what he did with 10 bills, choosing not to sign or veto those bills. The question some have is why? You can make some assumptions about ...

Underrated Park Not Only Treasure

Editorials

Those of you who have visited New River Gorge National Park and Preserve will have trouble believing anyone would fail to see it as a top destination for hikers, climbers, lovers of the outdoors and those who seek adventure amid unparalleled natural splendor. But according to U.S. News and World Report, the park is the No. 1 most underrated travel destination for 2026. “With its majestic forested hills and deep canyons, New River Gorge is often compared to the Smokies, but with shorter peaks, a more compact footprint and much smaller crowds,” according to U.S. News. It’s also ...