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Trump, Kelly still battling

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Recently, President Donald J. Trump, totally inappropriately and completely without merit, announced that he and his administration were strongly considering re-enlisting Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, into active military duty, in order to formally court-martial and disgrace him for his statement, which had been made in unison with five of his Democratic colleagues, that those in the military service to our great country must defy illegal orders and abide by their oath to military service, the U.S. Constitution and military protocol and not to simply break ...

Bowl season still evolving

Editorials

If you are a fan of the college football bowl season, there’s some good news and some bad news. We’re right in the middle of the bowl schedule, with the sport’s second round of playoffs set for later this week, and some pretty good matchups filling up some of the other slots. That’s the good news. The bad news is that as the College Football Playoff expands — a move that could come again as soon as next season — the bowl system as we have come to know it will look a whole lot different. Bowl games have certainly come a long way since they were first played in the ...

Do some reflecting on your resolutions this year

Local Columns

I have never been someone who believes in the “New Year, New Me” mentality. Actually, if I am being honest with myself, the “Old Me” is usually just trying to do the best she possibly can to make it through the day. And yet, every year, as the calendar page turns to January, and the echoes of “Auld Lang Syne” fade into winter’s chill, I find myself sitting at my kitchen table … a notebook and very ambitious pen in hand. Usually, these resolutions look more like a laundry list of things I believe I should be doing. I don’t do this every year. Why? Because ...

Guest column/Restoring faith in government starts with term limits

Local Columns

Americans have less trust in their government today than at any point in modern history — even lower than during Watergate. That is a stunning and troubling reality. A nation founded on representative government now views its own institutions with deep skepticism, frustration, and cynicism. While many factors contribute to this erosion of trust, one issue consistently rises to the surface: a political system dominated by entrenched, career politicians who treat Congress not as public service, but as a lifetime job. In Ohio, we understand the value of accountability. We expect ...

Guest column/The time has arrived to power up W.Va.’s future

Local Columns

Nearly a century ago, our grandparents built the transmission lines that lit up West Virginia’s farms, homes, and towns. Their grit and vision pulled us out of the dark and gave us the foundation for a thriving state. Today, we face a new challenge: those same transmission lines are aging, overloaded, and breaking down. They simply weren’t built for the demands of modern life. The result? More outages, higher costs, and missed opportunities for West Virginia families and businesses. If we don’t act, things will only get worse. But if we step up, just as our grandparents did, we ...

Aging population a concern in Ohio

Editorials

Elected officials and policymakers in Ohio have plenty to work on in the coming years. We talk a lot about the loss of population, but there’s a follow-up to that: The Buckeye State’s population is shrinking and aging. Data projections show that by 2040, the percentage of residents 65 or older will rise to 25 percent, while the percentage of those 85 and older will make an even more significant leap. This is not just an Ohio problem, of course. “For the first time in our nation’s history, we will have more older people than young children,” Ursel McElroy, director ...