As conversations continue about the future of schools and long-range planning in Randolph County, many residents have asked for clarity about school bonds and excess levies. These are two very different funding tools. Each serves its own purpose, and each is shaped by state law. Understanding ...
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race on affordability has shaken Republicans and Democrats alike. All now scramble to make sense of it. President Donald Trump pronounces “affordability” and “groceries” as if they are esoteric words with some special meaning. Democrats, late to endorsing Mamdani, have now rediscovered the working class. Wonders never cease. Trump has been hit particularly hard. Not only did he give a half-hearted endorsement of Andrew Cuomo, but he also denounced Mamdani as a “communist.” However, during his meeting with the ...
Kump Education Center invites the public for a Kump House Centennial Celebration to enjoy a diverse collection of 100 Christmas trees on Sunday, Dec. 21 and Sunday, Dec. 28 from 1-3 p.m. at 401 Randolph Avenue, across from the Elkins Kroger store. Children may take turns talking with Santa in the living room before Christmas. Everyone is welcome to enjoy the trees, sample tasty treats, and watch a magical toy train. Our amazing arboretum includes trees made of candy, ceramics, cloth, foil, glass, metal, paper, plastic and painted wood as well as traditional evergreens and holly ...
Donald Trump has billed himself as a “peacemaker,” boasting that he has stopped a number of potential disputes. He has a solid achievement in the Middle East, but it is still a work in progress. The toughest of his initiatives regards the war between Ukraine and Russia. It has been a rocky road, made even more difficult by the machinations of the “deep state.” Those who helped to design policy during both the Biden and the first Trump administration are bound and determined to thwart a new course on Ukraine. Trump clearly wants to end the war, and in his view, the best way ...
As Davis & Elkins College’s fall semester winds down and Christmas nears, our campus feels more than ever like home. For many of our students, D&E is not simply where they study—it is where they live, grow, worship, celebrate, and find belonging. They have made this campus their home, and during the holiday season that truth becomes especially vivid. We have literally “decked the halls” to reflect the warmth of the season. Christmas trees glow softly in the gathering spaces of our buildings, twinkling lights brighten the evenings, and fresh pine is in the air. These simple ...
I enjoy reading. I guess I wouldn’t be in this profession if I didn’t. When I was 5 years old, I told my dad he no longer had to read to me. From that point on, I slept with numerous books under my bed for convenience. I slept with a touch lamp on and didn’t sleep in the dark until I was nearly out of high school, not because I was afraid of the dark but because I’d often fall asleep reading. Growing up, I mostly read nonfiction, such as books about history. I recall borrowing the Time Life series on the American Civil War from then-Pleasants County Sheriff David Kelly (now ...
