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Curious case of Cowger

When writing about lobbyists in my column last summer, I wrote about Caiden Cowger, a Republican political operative and the president of the Family Policy Council of West Virginia. While Cowger’s predecessor at the Family Policy Council, Allen Whitt, was a registered lobbyist with the West ...

Playing the ‘criminal immigrant’ card

President Joe Biden chose to scrap a bit with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene at the State of the Union — a choice that should remind us of the old saw, “Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.” Greene has two modes: heckling and lying. This time, she was doing ...

Another setback

Ken Buck is fed up. The Republican lawmaker from eastern Colorado already announced (last November) that he would retire from Congress at the end of his term. But now that apparently is not soon enough. On Tuesday, he abruptly surprised many on Capitol Hill — particularly fellow ...

Beautification at Kump House begins

Anyone driving on South Randolph Avenue near Elkins Kroger since last Friday could have seen that the old fence and gateposts were down at Historic Kump House. This is the beginning of a major beautification initiative led by Debra M. Barsy and Laura B. Santmyer. Both women grew up in Elkins, ...

Staffers are the glue

This week’s “Reflecting Along the Journey” column provides an opportunity to wax eloquent about a critical constituent group of the College and to thank them for a job exceptionally well done. Rightly so, I often brag about our outstanding students and esteemed faculty. Today, I ...

I’m bored, can I go outside?

Remember the old days, as a child, going outside and playing in the yard, creek, or river? I grew up in Bowden and as much as I would love it now, I did not appreciate all the wonderful parts of growing up in a remote area. Don’t get me wrong, my grandparents were just down the road and ...