I did not like being called a liar by Marc Petitpierre. I did not like when he talked to me about what I didn’t want to listen to. His refusal to honor the police request, to stay off the street during rallies, annoyed everyone. But I know he raised money into five figures for UNICEF, ...
In Feb. 2025, I requested permission to hold a peaceful rally protesting national injustices at “The Wall” holding up McMurran Hall -- our town’s Union Square. Approval for a rally then took four weeks — now just two. Some townsfolk got talking to town council members and soon, the ...
I love quotations. I write down smart and wise ones from my reading or listening. And, as they used to say about learning a new word, use it a few times and it’s yours, like the phrases, “You can say that again,” or, “This sentence is false.” Right after the headlines in the ...
Why West Virginia? Why? It seems Governor Patrick Morrisey just isn’t interested in growth in West Virginia. Young people are leaving our state in record numbers to find work and careers elsewhere and businesses are closing. Farms and small businesses are impacted by taxes and tariffs from ...
Lately, the lyric “we have all been here before” from the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song, “Deja Vu,” keeps floating through my brain. The cause of this is the reaction of President Donald Trump’s administration and of leading Congressional Republicans to the “No Kings” ...
I find it appalling that books are being banned. I do not understand why “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss was banned in California, when all it did was show the logging industry in an unfavorable light. The logging industry must have serious lobbyists. I do not understand why those books, such ...
Former President Nixon’s attorney general, John Mitchell, said “watch what we do, not what we say.” Current Attorney General Bondi has said, “Under President Trump, the Department of Justice will be unabated in our efforts to root out credible, violent threats. We will investigate ...
Climate change arguments are usually focused on the environmental impacts of climate change, but we must consider its profound impacts on public health and the economy too. The World Health Organization highlights that nearly the entire global population breathes dirty air, leading to millions ...
Since my appointment as the Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in April this year, I have traveled the Mid-Atlantic Region, meeting small business owners in all facets of industries – from a hair salon in Denton, Md. to ship repair and ...
As policymakers in Washington, D.C. consider the future of essential disability services in West Virginia, it is imperative that we recognize their profound value. Protecting and expanding HCBS is not just about compassionate care; it's about investing in the well-being of all West Virginians ...