Opinions

Commentary  U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV)  released the following statement this week on the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis report, concluding that the President should declare a state of emergency...

Commentary U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) recently ensured that West Virginia priorities were included in the FY 2018 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill and the FY 2018 Energy...

Commentary U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded the decision in the Senate to pass Jessie’s Law, his legislation to help ensure that medical professionals have full knowledge of their patient’s previous opioid addiction if the...

CommentaryMidsummer heat blankets our hills, as July slips away into the past. August is ready to enter, with her showy flowers and languid, sleepy days marked by misty mornings and hot, sunshiny days. Above the...

Commentary Through his role on the House Appropriations Committee, U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-WV) has helped secure the full funding requested by President Trump to build the wall along the Mexican border. Rep. Jenkins supported full...

 Dear Editor:A few weeks ago I drove down the lane to fined two bear-dog trucks blocking access to my mailbox. So I parked, got out and walked over to get the mail. The young...

CommentaryU.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently announced $2,503,844 in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Federal Aviation Administration for multiple West Virginia airports. This funding will...

CommentaryHot and full-blown, summer comes breathlessly into the hills. She blows her sultry breath over the countryside, coaxing the gardens to grow and flourish, and covers the hills with thick, green underbrush. The early garden...

Commentary West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined a multistate lawsuit alleging antitrust violations involving an antibiotic, an oral diabetes medication, and six generic drug manufacturers. The companies are accused of fixing prices, coordinating schemes through...

Commentary U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-WV) has fought successfully through his work on the House Appropriations Committee to secure full funding for the FAST Act, the landmark five-year highway bill that will reinvest in West...