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Opinion

Enhanced 911

Editorials

It was a headline-grabber indeed for those who chose to present a change by the West Virginia Public Service Commission as meaning cell phone BILLS increasing 10% in the state. But the reality is significantly less frightening. Beginning July 1, cell phone users in the Mountain State will ...

By appointment only

Columnists

Continuing on from last week’s column on the certificate of need repeal drum beats, Gov. Patrick Morrisey added new appointees to a board that makes decisions regarding certificate of need applications submitted by current and potential health care providers for new services. Last ...

Ups and Downs

Editorials

Mirroring the landscape of the state itself, monthly tax collection figures can be a matter of ups and downs in West Virginia. The trick is for state officials not to go overboard when there are ups and not to be surprised when there are downs. Last month, we got an “April surprise” in ...

CBS errs as it airs radical professor on ‘misinformation’

Columnists

The liberal media viscerally hate anything the Trump administration is doing to defund the federal government pushing leftist ideology and squashing conservative counterpoints. One major field has been “misinformation research,” in which professors equate conservative arguments with ...

Unsolicited advice

Columnists

Last November, Donald Trump soundly defeated Kamala Harris among young men 18 to 29 years old, racking up about 56% of their votes according to the Associated Press. That represents a huge decline from 2008, the climax of the Barack Obama coalition, when the Democratic candidate won 62% of the ...

Tariff obsession

Columnists

Donald Trump’s tariff obsession may well swallow up his administration. Despite opposition from the business press, including the Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal, Trump is convinced that restricting international trade is essential to achieve his “golden age”. Combined with his ...