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Opinion.

We don’t have to repeat mistakes of the past

Columns

Growing up in Pittsburgh, I didn’t know much about West Virginia until I became a student at West Virginia University in the 1970s. The narrative I heard at WVU was, West Virginia is a poor state. We have a lot of coal. It is owned by out of state companies. We get coal jobs but out of state ...

Carbon Capture Is a Real Non-Factor for Future

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In a recent opinion piece, Charles McConnell asserted that Ohio should lead in the deployment of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology because, in addition to reducing carbon emissions, it means “investment in the billions and jobs in the millions”. For 15 years, ...

Live Well, Teach Well to Help the Next Generation

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, As I look at today’s world and reflect on my own upbringing, I am beyond thankful for my parents. My sister, brother and I were raised with the following principles: Put God first in your life and everything else will fall into its proper place; nothing is more important than ...

Celebrating Our Region’s Long-Term Care Facilities

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Every October, communities across the country recognize National Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Month, honoring the 1.3 million individuals who live in nursing homes, assisted living, and other residential care settings, while bringing attention to the rights that protect ...

GOP Members Seek Testimony from Smith

Columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee requested that Jack Smith, the former Justice Department special counsel, appear for an interview, part of an escalating effort among the GOP to pursue the perceived enemies of President Donald Trump. Rep. Jim Jordan, the ...

What if our Constitution no longer works?

Columns

What if the whole purpose of the Constitution was to establish and limit the federal government? What if Congress’s 16 enumerated powers in the Constitution no longer limit Congress but are actually used as a justification to extend Congress’s authority over nearly every aspect of human ...