Breaking News

Opinion

Be on outlook for FEMA scams

Editorials

As Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance finally makes its way to desperate West Virginia counties, the state attorney general also is issuing a warning: Beware of scams. Sadly, those who are most in need of help are often the most enticing targets for online predators who have gotten very good at robbing people. Scams have already surfaced, with one technique being for the caller to pose as a FEMA employee. “During disasters we often see the best in West Virginians — our generosity and volunteerism is second to none,” Attorney General J.B. McCuskey said. “But ...

Bill would help farmers, families

Editorials

Understanding the strain economic uncertainty can put on both farmers and those vulnerable to food insecurity, U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., has joined forces with Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., to introduce the Strengthening Local Food Security Act. The effort is meant to tackle a variety of challenges, including reinforcing the food supply chain, improving economic opportunities for farmers and other food producers, and improving access to local food in communities and in schools. It is being pitched as an amendment to tack on to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. A permanent ...

W.Va. needs to increase efforts

Editorials

Since the start of his term, Gov. Patrick Morrisey has promoted an “Economic Backyard Brawl” between West Virginia and its neighboring states. The mission, he said, is to make the Mountain State “the most attractive state to live, work, learn, play and run a business.” He likely didn’t expect one of those neighboring states to take the opening kickoff and run it back 90 yards for a touchdown. President Donald Trump recently visited Pittsburgh to announce more than $90 billion in new investments in energy and artificial intelligence in Pennsylvania. Nearly two dozen ...

Take redistricting project seriously

Editorials

Ohio’s Redistricting Commission is, again, gearing up to redraw the state’s congressional map — ahead of the 2026 elections. It’s an effort meant to stand for the next three elections. Voters already voiced their preference against one proposed redistricting reform measure last year. Gov. Mike DeWine’s idea for a different model also has been ignored. And so we are back where we started — recall that the redistricting commission essentially refused to do its job last time it was asked, caring little for the obviousness of their intent. First, of course, the Republican ...

Changing view of immigrants

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: As President Donald Trump continues his all-out assault against immigrants, particularly those who have entered our great country from our southern border, by securing $170 billion for the mass deportation of migrants, as a result of the passing of what he, illogically, deems to be his Big, Beautiful Bill, which will include the hiring of 10,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, as well as 8,000 additional Border Patrol agents, in order to resolve what has been described as our nation’s border crisis. As a result of the dramatic funding increase for ICE, ...

Guest column/Artificial intelligence is upending the job market

Local Columns

Today’s college graduates face a startling reality. Many of the jobs they were hoping for are rapidly disappearing because of artificial intelligence. As Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs” fame recently observed, “We’ve been telling kids for 15 years to learn to code. Well, AI is coming for the coders.” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg agrees. He predicts that most Meta code will be written by AI in the next 12-18 months. The great disruption is here. Many entry-level office jobs — from coders and analysts to researchers and writers — are being eaten by AI. The unemployment ...