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Opinion

EHS Alumni need new membership

Letters to the Editor

There’s an old saying, “Any port in a storm.” It is an old sailor’s proverb which means, when anyone is in trouble and can’t wait for the perfect solution. The Elkins High Alumni Association is needing your help. The current board is getting smaller and smaller. Those that have ...

Navarro and Musk

Columnists

Peter Navarro serves as President Donald Trump’s Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing. He is also a key player in the MAGA movement. It was Navarro who went to jail in July 2024 for his refusal to testify before the January 6 Committee; to say the least, he is loyal. But he is also ...

Speaking Up

Editorials

As efforts from Washington, D.C., to reduce the size of the federal government continue with a sense of urgency that has yielded mixed results, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was right to urge U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reverse ...

Work Zones

Editorials

They say the state flower of West Virginia could be orange construction barrels, given the number of them that pop up as the weather allows for continued work on our Roads to Prosperity. Certainly, if you’ve tried traveling across the state recently — or entering the Elkins area via the ...

Empathy

Editorials

In her “Turning Points” column in the Feb. 19 edition of the Wall Street Journal, Clare Ansberry attempted to answer the question of why Americans are “getting worse at grieving.” The points made by Ansberry in her column provide generous food for thought and, beyond that, food for ...

Mountaineer Mile

Editorials

Last week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey ramped up his health initiatives with a new challenge for West Virginians — get out and walk in our beautiful state. His Mountaineer Mile challenge has expanded to include 32 of our state parks, in which it is fairly easy to find incredible places to walk ...