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Recognition is a much-needed leadership skill

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I have many teachers. Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick are two of them. They are best-selling authors, presenters, and coaches. Chester has presented in Pensacola, Florida, at the yearly EntreCon conference. Adrian and Chester appeared on a podcast with me. Adrian’s recent article that appeared in Forbes grabbed my attention: “The ‘Soft’ Leadership Skill That Shows Up on the Balance Sheet.” In it, Adrian outlines how skills considered soft have a large impact on the success of an organization.  I searched for the question “What are soft leadership skills?” This ...

Never complain, never explain

Columnists

As Ronald Reagan quipped about Jimmy Carter in October 1980, "There he goes again." President Donald Trump has been making news at a frenetic pace. His speech in Dallas was a stream-of-consciousness screed that included administering a loyalty oath and calling himself "the greatest" of presidents. But as with everything Trump, you were not quite sure whether it was a joke or just an attempt to explore the theatre of the absurd. Boredom seems to drive all of this. Much like Gabriel García Márquez's novel "The Autumn of the Patriarch" which examines the decline of a South American ...

More work needed on scholarship program

Editorials

Despite Hope Scholarship participation nearly doubling across the state, and a recent survey showing high parent satisfaction with the program, skeptics continue to insist reform of the scholarship program is needed. Upshur County Superintendent of Schools Tim Derico announced this month that the county's Hope Scholarship participation rose from 146 students last year to 273 this fall, nearly doubling. On Sept. 2, Randolph County Schools Superintendent Dr. Derek Lambert said, “Hope Scholarship participation increased by 119%, from 193 students to 423 students in one year. And I ...

Soaring national debt must be addressed

Letters to the Editor

An open letter to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, Sen. Jim Justice, Congressman Riley Moore and Congresswoman Carol Miller: On Aug. 19, the United States surpassed the incredible milestone of $40 trillion of debt. It is not something that anyone should be proud of. We now pay more to service this debt than we do for National Defense. Passing continuing resolutions instead of doing the actual work of funding the government through the budget process laid out in the 1974 Congressional Budget Act is kicking the can down the road for the next generation to deal with the excessive spending and ...

With recent announcements, W.Va. is making this a ballgame

Editorials

A little more than a year ago, we wondered whether West Virginia was even going to show up for Gov. Patrick Morrisey's proposed "economic backyard brawl." It has. And the scoreboard is getting tighter. Last August, we put the score at 49-0 in favor of our neighbors. Pennsylvania was touting $90 billion in energy and artificial intelligence investment. Ohio and Kentucky were cutting taxes. Virginia already had hundreds of data centers, with more planned. West Virginia? We were still trying to find the playbook and figure out who was supposed to be on the field. By November of last ...

With Recent Announcements, W.Va. Is Making This A Ballgame

Editorials

A little more than a year ago, we wondered whether West Virginia was even going to show up for Gov. Patrick Morrisey's proposed "economic backyard brawl." It has. And the scoreboard is getting tighter. Last August, we put the score at 49-0 in favor of our neighbors. Pennsylvania was touting $90 billion in energy and artificial intelligence investment. Ohio and Kentucky were cutting taxes. Virginia already had hundreds of data centers, with more planned. West Virginia? We were still trying to find the playbook and figure out who was supposed to be on the field. By November of last ...