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Mashed Potatoes (and Bad Policy)

Picture a high school cafeteria where the meal options are separated by lines and a student is only permitted to eat from one line, although the parents in some of our counties are paying for their kids' meals.

Good Decisions Move Us Forward

Final decisions will need to be made during this new year in the city of Wheeling, and with everything Wheeling’s Council has resting on...

2020 – Turning Pain into Power

I am feeling as if my spirit is ready to release a sigh, as if it's been holding its breath for a very long time. New Year's resolutions aren't really my thing, but I do like to acknowledge the closing of one chapter and beginning of another.

You Count. We All Count.

Each county in West Virginia has hard-to-count areas and committees are being formed statewide to make sure that every West Virginian is counted. The census data determines an allocation of over $6 billion for the state of West Virginia.

The Best Part

No worries … this isn’t going to be long, and that’s because I have been blessed with family and friends here at the house...

An OPEN LETTER To … Voters

Look around you. It doesn’t matter where you live in this valley … just look around.

The Gift of Power and Privilege

What I've come to realize, especially as my kids and their wants get bigger and more expensive this time of year, is that love is what fills the gaps of Christmas.

Enough for Christmas

I am convinced that my mom, and probably every other mom in the 1970s, was the inspiration for the ever-so-popular "Elf on the Shelf."...

Selecting that One Person

It’s not about celebrating a person, but instead it's about heralding what that person has accomplished for the good of all of us in...