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Suffrage Sunday at Kump Center

The Suffragette Tea Party will be a lively gathering this Sunday afternoon from 1:00 -3:00 at the Historic Kump House. Not since the Nineteenth Amendment was passed in 1920 have local women had so much to think about concerning the future of families in Randolph County. Both health care and public education are being defunded by our current elected officials. This Suffragette Tea Party will be a time to learn about the women who worked to pass the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. The Suffragists favored using peaceful persuasion to gain support for their cause, but ...

Battle on two fronts

When it came to personal relations, the Anchorage Summit went perfectly for Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Trump played gracious host, and Putin was a grateful guest. Despite the best efforts of Volodymir Zelenskyy and the European Union to stop the meeting, they failed utterly, as usual. However, their skepticism was somewhat warranted. The summit was unproductive, but it was a beginning. As well, Trump never promised a done deal. He essentially probed Putin’s position, weighing his concerns and assessing the potential benefits for the United States for a new ...

The store’s sign says ‘open’ but the door is locked

An engaged employee knows and supports the business goals. They know the impact of achieving the goals. It could be that “winning organization” feeling. It could be the opportunity to acquire resources the person would love to have (like a chef’s showing off a new piece of kitchen equipment). It could be increased compensation or other types of recognition. The ability to connect the dots with each person on how they contribute to the needed organizational goals — and how they personally benefit from doing so — is critical to a company’s success.  Every ...

Questions remain

The possible sale of four state-owned long-term care facilities to a private company could be a win for West Virginia taxpayers, but questions remain. Last week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that New York-based Marx Development Group (MDG) will purchase Hopemont Hospital in Preston County, Jackie Withrow Hospital in Raleigh County, John Manchin Sr. Health Care Center in Marion County, and Lakin Hospital in Mason County for $60 million. Once the sale closes on Tuesday, Sept. 30, the deal includes MDG replacing the facilities with between three and five new long-term care ...

How dare anyone question wokeness at the Smithsonian?

The central strategy of media bias is defining your terms. The most obnoxious strategy of liberal journalists is defining the Republicans as ideological extremists engaging in culture wars and weaponizing partisan narratives for political victory. They pretend Democrats are nothing like this. The epic political battles of our time are between the ultraconservatives and the nonpartisans. The same exercise happens with federally funded messaging, from public broadcasting to national museums. When President Donald Trump demands a review of these taxpayer-subsidized narratives, it’s ...

Historic redistricting

In assessing the current controversy over Texas Republicans’ proposed redistricting of the state’s U.S. House seats, two historic facts should be considered. One is that the principle of equal representation by population is well established in American history. In 1787, the Constitutional Convention required the members of the House of Representatives to be apportioned according to population as determined by a census to be conducted within three years and every 10 years thereafter. This was a remarkable provision — the first example, so far as I know, in which representation ...