Time and again West Virginians in all corners of the state have had to deal with storms, flooding and mudslides that wreak havoc on lives and communities. This has gone on for generations, and after each disaster, there is always the question: Why does this keep happening? Gov. Patrick ...
Having extended most of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and added even more tax breaks, Congress is once again punting on the central fiscal question of our time: What kind of government do Americans want seriously enough to pay for? Yes, the Big Beautiful Bill avoided a massive tax increase ...
Moderation in all things is our deliverance from the strife and upheaval of extremism. The Aristotelian means recognizes that wisdom and truth are more chiaroscuro than prime colors. Drawing lines are the heartland of civilized law. It can be said without exaggeration that civilization was born ...
At many of my talks on creating a positive culture, I ask the group this question: “When you receive a text from your supervisor to call or see them, what is your first thought? Is it, Here comes more positive feedback. This positive feedback I am getting is really cutting into my ...
Lately, Donald Trump has been obsessed with scoring points, rather than with the realities that follow from them. His budget bill is fraught with numerous unseen risks, including inflation and increased deficits. As for trade, he gets on swimmingly with Britain’s Prime Minister, Sir Keir ...
People still ask why they do not see horses in the pasture near the Historic Kump House anymore. It’s a long story, but the fact is that so much water has been draining through the old pasture that it has eroded the land, and Kump pasture has become an urban wetland over the last 60 years. ...