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Opinion

Unclaimed

Editorials

West Virginia’s state treasurers have a pretty good track record lately of working to ensure residents’ money does not stay locked in the coffers of state government. The Unclaimed Property Division has returned many millions of dollars to those who were unaware the state had their ...

Downtown key to community

Columnists

When it comes to revitalizing a community, a thriving downtown is essential for attracting businesses, residents, and visitors. A great downtown boosts the economy, enhances quality of life, and creates a sense of place. Quint Studer outlines four key ingredients to success: programming, ...

Finding, publishing ‘Crazy Quilt’

Columnists

We found a fascinating crazy quilt in a closet under the eaves in 2008 when we started clearing out family papers from the Kump house. There wrapped in a white sheet inside an old box was a quilt with a fan at the top to identify the quilter, “Fannie” Frances Irvin Logan Scott, Edna ...

Trump and Zelenskyy

Columnists

Open arguments and bickering in the Oval Office are not usually a good look. But the bitterness of the exchange between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump was not only “good television,” it amounted to bringing the Ukrainian question to a head. Some saw Trump as being boorish, goaded by ...

Boos & Applause

Editorials

Applause to the Elkins High School Theatre’s production of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which will be presented today in a matinee performance at 3 p.m., with doors opening at 2:30 p.m. Tickets for the show can be purchased at the door. EHS Theatre Director ...

Reader: President is firmly in control

Letters to the Editor

Well, readers, once again the propaganda hate machine in Washington has reached westward into Randolph County and made its way into The Inter-Mountain in a letter to the editor on Feb. 22 and presented again by Cindy Stemple. She didn’t claim any personal connection to the functions of ...