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Our Opinion

Our opinion: Power play by EPA needs push back

West Virginia is used to the feds putting the cart before the horse in an attempt to cripple fossil fuel power plants before renewable options are — affordably — up and running. But elected officials such as Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., continue to ...

Our opinion: Getting the max on referendums

Legislative gerrymandering, devising electoral districts to ensure certain outcomes, is the most reliable way to help produce and preserve minority rule. That had been the case in Pennsylvania for more than a decade, during which Republicans held majorities in both legislative houses even ...

Our opinion: 2020 distraction yet to go away

Today is July 19, 2023. Candidates for the 2024 Republican nomination are on the campaign trail in Iowa and New Hampshire. Our governor, Gov. Josh Shapiro, elected in 2022, has shepherded his first budget through the state Legislature. The U.S. Supreme Court about one year ago upended ...

Our opinion: Tip brings happy, safe ending

There’s a reason they never show the reality of jail breaks in television or movies. The oft-used entertainment plot device has off-screen implications in real life. Who wants to think about the uncertainty that someone wanted for a serious crime may show up at your door when you least ...

Our opinion: Getting the most from referendums

Legislative gerrymandering, devising electoral districts to ensure certain outcomes, is the most reliable way to help produce and preserve minority rule. That had been the case in Pennsylvania for more than a decade, during which Republicans held majorities in both legislative houses even ...

Editor’s corner: Unlike Phillips, current search embraces publicity

After patiently taking a high volume of questions during each afternoon press briefing, Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police has made it a priority to wrap up the gathering by making a simple, yet important statement. He praises those in attendance — the media — and notes ...