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Internal struggle over foreign policy

Columnists

This has not been an easy year for President Donald Trump. He has lost himself in gratuitous comments and, frankly, has been all over the rhetorical map. But one area where he has shown some uniformity is his approach to China and Russia. Particularly toward the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, Trump has shown constancy. Perhaps the reason for this steadiness has been the stability of his foreign policy team, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. Recently they visited Moscow and Kyiv. Unburdened by the clumsy Keith Kellogg, who followed a European Union script that could have been drafted by ...

Honoring Fallen Heroes

Editorials

During the last decade, a local man has spent countless hours organizing road and bridge dedications in the memories of Randolph County military veterans who lost their lives or who were lost in action. This morning, a bridge on the newly opened Corridor H segment in Randolph County will be dedicated in memory of a Kerens soldier killed in action in France during World War II. The ceremony renaming the Kerens Bridge Lazy Run as the U.S. Army Pvt. Preston D. Vanscoy Memorial Bridge will be at 10 a.m. today at the Leading Creek Fire Department hall in Kerens. Born April 26, 1912, in ...

Getting out the vote

Letters to the Editor

As the November elections approach, we are reminded that democracy depends on active participation. Voting is one of the most important ways citizens can make their voices heard and help shape the future of our country. But civic engagement should not stop at casting of our own ballots. Each of us can play an important role in motivating others to vote as well. An effective way to do this is by sending postcards out to registered voters who don’t always participate in elections. An easy way to do this is by using Activate America to send postcards to prospective voters. The ...

Pausing: Leadership skill the world needs now

Columnists

Have you typed a message and quickly hit send, even as your brain is saying, You may want to think about this one first! Most of us have been there. That’s why I wanted to write on restraint (pausing). It’s an important message and one that bears revisiting.  My columns often have repeated topics. Why? New readers. I have more than 30,000 subscribers to this column via LinkedIn. Reminders are helpful. Our brain can retain only so much. Back to pausing. I have seldom regretted pausing. I often wish I had paused. An action can cause damage, from a moment to a lifetime.  The ...

Thanking the doctor and the newspaper

Columnists

The first Elkins history talk at Kump Center was an amazing success last Wednesday thanks to Dr. Van Gundy and The Inter-Mountain staff. We are so fortunate in Elkins to have retired faculty members from our local Davis & Elkins College and dedicated reporters for our local daily newspaper. No matter how good such events may be, they will not be well-attended unless the public is aware of what is happening. Newspapers are going out of business all over the world, but we still have one in Elkins that serves our city and seven local counties. People who like to read depend on people ...

Have we forgotten?

Editorials

“Never forget.” What did we mean, when we declared as a country that we would forever remember the events and lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001? What do those words mean to the people born afterward? They are Gen Z and Gen Alpha, now. All they know is what they read in history books, what they hear from us, and how they see the rest of us living after we declared we would forever honor the memory of those who died in attacks by a small band of religious extremist terrorists. “The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead, we have emerged stronger and ...