In a country where COVID-19 remains out of control, it’s wrong for anyone not to wear a mask on a commercial airplane. Increasing evidence shows that good cloth face coverings significantly lower the spread of the novel coronavirus at close quarters — and that not wearing them is risky, beca…
Friday, August 07, 2020
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Thursday, August 06, 2020
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Welcome to the weirdest August anyone can recall. This is the month that most young people return to their school buildings, but 2020 “educational experiences” will be atypical.
Tuesday evening, the Cabell County Board of Education voted to spend $161,710 for 10,000 portable student desk shields.
Wednesday, August 05, 2020
Are shareholder activists about to do to Marathon Petroleum what they did to Ashland Inc.? Maybe.
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Tuesday, August 04, 2020
Sunday’s announcement that Marathon Petroleum is selling its Speedway chain of convenience stores to the parent company of 7-Eleven wasn’t a surprise, but it remains a significant one for the Tri-State region.
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John Patrick Grace has been a reporter, editor,and writing teacher and is now an aspiring theologian.
Monday, August 03, 2020
An alternative
West Virginia has a long, proud history as one of our nation’s top coal-producing states. In recent years, the industry associated with this abundant resource has been challenged as the demand for coal by the existing fleet of coal-fired power plants has declined. However, a strong future re…
Sunday, August 02, 2020
Mooney didn’t tell whole story about proxy voting
With the passage of the HEROES Act, $400 million was dedicated to assist states in meeting the challenges of securing the vote during the current viral pandemic. Funds were allocated based on need from estimates submitted by respective states with a percentage of matching funds required.
If you’re looking for good news about the coal industry in West Virginia, don’t ask the CEO of one of the state’s largest producers.
Saturday, August 01, 2020
This editorial appeared in the Washington Post.
Reds shouldn’t disrespect anthem
College life this fall is going to be a potential source of trouble — both on campus and for the towns where colleges are located. Meeting friends, dorm life, socializing and attending classes are among the highest-risk activities in terms of spreading COVID-19 because they involve prolonged…
Friday, July 31, 2020
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Some people want to visit New York City. Some of us are satisfied with visiting the area around Paducah, Kentucky.
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Thursday, July 30, 2020
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There’s minimal agreement on many subjects in our nation this hot strange summer except that a half-year into the COVID-19 crisis we agree we don’t fully understand and have not tamed this disease.
COVID-19 is the disease that won’t go away. Countries that thought they had it under control are learning that hard truth.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
With a new school year approaching, the U.S. faces an education crisis. Though the Trump administration wants a full reopening of K-12 schools, not all states and school districts are going along. Millions of students will still attend classes remotely, at least part of the time, and many ma…
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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
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WASHINGTON — Only a fool would question the implications of the Black Lives Matter movement — and I’m not about to rush in.
As a nation we have underestimated this virus. We have also, sadly, overestimated the capacity of our president, Donald J. Trump, and his administration to come to grips with the virus, a raging global pandemic in which Florida is now among the hottest spots.
The COVID-19 dominoes keep falling, and it’s not a pretty sight.
Monday, July 27, 2020
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Sunday, July 26, 2020
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Congress is debating a new round of “stimulus benefits” for people who have been affected by the shutdowns and upheavals associated with the coronavirus epidemic. This follows only three months after the first round, which was hoped to bring America through the epidemic and start a new recov…
Four years ago in West Virginia, two years ago in Ohio and last year in Kentucky, how many people who cast votes for governor had “how they respond to a disease outbreak” on their list of criteria of who to vote for?
Saturday, July 25, 2020
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Friday, July 24, 2020
Mid-July is when companies whose stock is traded on public exchanges begin releasing their quarterly earnings statements. The next four weeks should give us an idea of what the novel coronavirus lockdown has done to some of the nation’s biggest companies and largest employers.
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Thursday, July 23, 2020
School officials in Cabell and Wayne counties have announced their plans to resume the school year Sept. 8. Because of the lingering presence of the novel coronavirus, school this fall will look different from what it did a year ago.
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2020 is a gigantic mess. Millions are sick, soon almost 150,000 Americans will have died from COVID-19, our economy is unstable, small businesses and many individuals are between a rock and hard place, educational plans are in chaos and governmental leaders remain dysfunctional.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Sometimes it’s not only what the numbers are, but how you interpret them. We’re experiencing that now with competing memes during the coronavirus outbreak, and it can be done again if you think about where your electricity comes from.
Conflict between China and India has made it urgently necessary for the U.S. to deepen its economic integration with the latter country through increased trade and investment. On June 15, 20 Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese soldiers were killed when the two countries clashed …
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
An effort has begun to preserve the little-known histories of African American life in the Tri-State.
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Welcome to yet another pandemic tipsheet. Along with HD Media reporters and Washington Post news and commentaries, I have dedicated much of my space to keeping readers informed on the coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease it spawns.
Monday, July 20, 2020
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Sunday, July 19, 2020
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As the country works to reopen, it is critical for Congress to pass reasonable liability protections for responsible businesses to be protected from unfounded lawsuits.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democrat majority adopted a proxy voting scheme that allows one member to cast a vote for up to ten absent members at a time. For example, it means a member from Michigan can vote on behalf of 10 members from California. It also means that it only takes 22 Democr…
Huntington Mayor Steve Williams has begun talking about a reality that has hampered the city’s growth — prevented it, really — for decades. That is, many people would rather live in newer houses outside city limits than in older houses inside the city.
The members of the Rotary Club of Huntington use the following questions when working with others: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Saturday, July 18, 2020
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When U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan denied Ghislaine Maxwell’s request for release on $5 million bail on Tuesday, Maxwell, in the words of the Associated Press, seemed “dejected” and “appeared to wipe a tear from underneath one eye.”
Friday, July 17, 2020
As much as I dislike social (or antisocial) media at times, it does have its uses, especially when it comes to old pickup trucks.
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Thursday, July 16, 2020
WASHINGTON — This is the awful reality of our situation: For the next six months — at least — we are trapped on a badly leaking ship captained by an utter fool.
COVID-19 has taken over our lives. In the midst of this all-encompassing pandemic, it is easy to forget that there are other issues that deserve our nation’s attention.
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Joe Biden unveiled his latest plan for energy and the environment Tuesday. The presumptive Democratic Party nominee says his plan would eliminate carbon pollution from power plants by 2035 and spend $2 trillion to create a clean energy economy.
