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West Virginians get fresh start

Gov. Patrick Morrisey gave West Virginians a peek at his inspiration when he touched on points from the presidential administrations of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush during his inauguration ceremony on Jan. 13. Rather than Reagan’s “shining city on a hill,” Morrisey repeatedly referred to West Virginia as “that shining state in the mountains.” Later, he appeared to give a nod to Bush’s No Child Left Behind education initiative by saying we will aim to assure every child has a chance to thrive and that “We will leave no one behind.” It is encouraging to hear the ...

Sharing memories of King

Monday, Americans of all races and religions mark the observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. We think there can be no better way to remember his legacy than by offering the text of the speech he delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28, 1963: Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the ...

Local events keep King’s legacy alive

The spirit, legacy and dreams of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. remain alive in our area and will be on display again this holiday weekend. Pupils, parents, business leaders, civic and community leaders, senior citizens and others from across the Tri-State Area will have the chance to come together and remember King’s visions of equality, racial justice and nonviolent approach to bringing about social change. There are many events planned by the Steubenville Martin Luther Jr. Association, beginning Saturday, with the MLK Youth and Children’s Day. Scheduled to run between ...

Traditions live, despite changes

The path to Monday’s college football championship game has not been an easy one for either Notre Dame or Ohio State. For the Fighting Irish, troubles began on Sept. 7, when they suffered a 16-14 loss to Northern Illinois. That defeat set up a scenario where Notre Dame had to be perfect for the remainder of the season and win 13 games in a row to have any chance at the national title. For the Buckeyes, the low spot was not a 32-31 loss to Oregon on Oct. 12 — it was a 13-10 loss to hated-rival Michigan in Ohio Stadium on Nov. 30 that left the team and its fans reeling and ...

W.Va. right to update code

It’s been about a decade since the last time the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia worked on updates to the state Code of Judicial Conduct. Think about how much the world has changed since the last revision to that code, in November 2015. For that matter, think about how much we’ve learned by watching ethics questions play out on a state and national level. Chief Justice Tim Armstead was right to set the process in motion. “In order to promote and maintain the public’s trust in a fair, transparent, independent and impartial judiciary, it is important that we hold ...

Public records must be public

Last Wednesday, the Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments in a years-long case in which state Attorney General Dave Yost has been trying to avoid complying with public records requests from the Center for Media and Democracy. The center is seeking records from a time period in which the Republican Attorneys General Association (which accepts corporate donations) put together a letter opposing clean air restrictions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Center for Media and Democracy initially requested documents regarding the RAGA letter in March 2020. At the time Yost ...