Opinions
Preserve the filibuster!
The “Freedom to Vote Act” would not protect the integrity of elections or preserve the rights of legitimate voters. If a filibuster is the only way to stop it, then filibuster it.
Standing firm on the Second Amendment
I will not allow the far left to run roughshod over our citizens’ gun rights. If President Biden follows through on his overbroad and far-reaching proposals, we will take swift legal action.
Mr. Manchin went to Washington
Sen. Joe Manchin could be the man who saves the filibuster, but will he? We sure hope so. We want our senior senator to fight for what his constituents believe in and support, just like Senator Smith did. After all, Smith was doing his constituents' bidding, not that of his party.
Enforcement actions needed to reduce fentanyl overdoses
It will take a collaborative, concerted effort to combat fentanyl trafficking and reduce senseless death to help our nation and West Virginia reach their full potential.
Democrats are stuck with election law they passed themselves
“This policy has been in state code for the past 29 years, without objection from either political party or any elected official,” comments former state Republican Party Chairwoman Melody Potter. “Republican presidential candidates have won West Virginia every election since 2000, which positions them first on the ballot.
Judgment day for Magistrate Clayton
“Hardest pill I had to swallow was learning that, no matter how good you could be to someone, no matter how much you love them, they can & will turn their back on you & there’s absolutely nothing you can do but suck it up & keep moving forward.”
Criticism of Biden economic policy ... from an unlikely source
The bottom line is that all the wage increases Americans enjoyed over the last five years have evaporated and they’re now making less, in inflation-adjusted terms, than they were before the pandemic. This translates to an annual $1,000 loss for the average West Virginia household.
West Virginia should be split into north and south for U.S. House districts
HUNTINGTON – Anyone who cares about West Virginia should pay close attention to our upcoming congressional redistricting, where the Mountain State will go from three members in the U.S. House of Representatives to two.
It’s time to let it go, WorkForce West Virginia
These are strange times, and lots of people – in both the public and the private sector – are making things up as they go along. They’re improvising because they have to.
It's the same trick over and over again
West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey is seeing a surge in fentanyl coming into our state and is considering suing the Biden administration for its failure to interdict the drug at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Miller on Ways and Means is a win for West Virginia businesses
Rep. Carol Miller is well positioned as our congresswoman to help us here at home. Through the Ways and Means Committee, West Virginians and their businesses have a much-needed seat at an important table to effect positive change and work to create new opportunities.
Manchin, Capito show bipartisan deal possible
While the infrastructure negotiations in Washington might have pivoted to include a broader group of negotiators, West Virginia’s senators, Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito, deserve recognition for the progress and achievements made toward striking a bipartisan infrastructure deal.
Fixing FERC pivotal to West Virginia’s economic development
We must all encourage the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to fix its review process, giving companies a clear path to invest in critical energy infrastructure so West Virginians can continue delivering the resources necessary to responsibly power our nation.
No more masks – for now, at least
We’re glad the mask mandates have been lifted, but we expect Justice, Jenkins, and countless other public officials across this country to be held accountable for any abuses of their authority.
17 years later, Rowe takes McGraw's seat on the bench
At 82 years of age, we hope Warren McGraw can enjoy his retirement from the bench and wish him well with his battle against Parkinson’s disease, but we also hope Rowe enjoys his time finally filling the seat of the man he wanted to defeat in 2004.
Tarr: Critical race theory is not a West Virginia value
In today's "Down Is Up" society, we cannot tolerate our children being indoctrinated that whiteness is wrong and that they’re racist by simply being born to white parents.
Gov. Justice to creditors: Send the bill to Babydog!
Get this: The great blame-shifter is suing the now-defunct Greensill and other financial institutions for tricking him into accepting their largesse. Apparently, it was their fault that he made a mess of things.
Now the reckoning begins for COVID overreactions
We don’t normally encourage litigation, but these are not normal times.
Biden's unrealistic agenda transforms daily life, devastates West Virginia
CHARLESTON – President Biden could shut down every coal plant, cut natural gas electricity generation in half, replace 100 million passenger cars and retrofit millions upon millions of homes and commercial buildings to electric heat, and he would still fall short of his promise to eliminate 2.18 billion tons of carbon from U.S. emissions by 2030.
Hiding behind the First Amendment
Round One goes to Segal and his platitudinous playmates, now that a federal judge has issued an order prohibiting enforcement of the law, but the fight’s just beginning.