Gee, what’s happened to the “silly season” of U.S. politics? That’s what many of us in the daily journalism trade used to call the periods, usually in late summer or near holidays, when news media put an unusually intense focus on lighthearted or frivolous stories due to a shortage of ...
With Congress on its August break, there are a number of important things not getting done. A couple of recent accidents in West Virginia remind us rail safety reform continues to be one of them. Last month, a minor train derailment in downtown Parkersburg closed a street, and had residents ...
Lately, there’s been a lot of talk coming out of Texas about drawing new voting maps to get rid of Democrats in Congress and help Republicans try to save their majority, with California and New York threatening to respond in kind and starting what can only be called a “gerrymandering ...
William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, was the last commander in chief born a British subject and the first member of the Whig Party to win the White House. He delivered the longest inaugural address in history, nearly two hours, and had the shortest presidency, being ...
DEAR EDITOR: History tells us that anyone who does good for “We the People” will be assassinated. First, we had Jesus of Nazareth. He said feed the poor, heal the sick and those without sin cast the first stone. Jesus didn’t know it at the time — he was a Democrat, he rode a ...
DEAR EDITOR: I moved to the Mahoning Valley from Erie County, Pa., for a position at the LG chem plant. I was surprised at the lax consumer protections in Ohio as compared to Pennsylvania. The first thing I noticed was how Ohio gas stations price spread fuel grades. In Ohio there is at ...
