In the first 195 years of our republic, only one president was impeached. In the past 45 years, we would have had two impeachments but for a presidential resignation, and a third is looming. Two of our last three presidents were elected with only a minority of the popular vote.
Nearly 15 years ago, comedian and singer/songwriter Stephen Lynch released the song “Little Tiny Mustache” on a live album. The ballad follows the first-person perspective of a dull-witted boyfriend who begins to put things together, realizing his girlfriend is a white supremacist and he nee…
This editorial originally appeared in The Washington Post.
Every senator and representative took an oath tho uphold and protect the U.S. Constitution. It clearly lists bribery as an impeachable offense. This is not a witch hunt!
Blackhawk Mining was formed in 2010, with an express business plan of buying bankrupt coal assets with hopes of returning them to profitability. A part of that plan included the 2015 acquisition of Patriot Coal’s West Virginia operations, over the strenuous objections of the United Mine Work…
More and more, younger generations are viewing life as an “influencer” as a viable, desirable career path.
It might seem strange to learn that you can save your soul by going to Oklahoma.
You mention the Constitution but apparently haven’t read it. The House gathers evidence to decide if the president should be impeached, like a grand jury. The trial will be before the Senate, where the president has due process, including witnesses.
On Oct. 14, 27-year-old Freda Gibson was punitively arrested by the Charleston Police Department. According to her family, not only does she have special needs, but they are planning to sue over the incident.
To close out the latest episode of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” over the weekend, comedian John Oliver and a host of extras performed a more than four-minute song and dance routine heaping insults on Bob Murray, whose company is one of the largest coal operators in West Virginia.
Our little coal camp ghost town is waiting for the return of all those coal miners.
Large-scale war is fading
As West Virginia looks to grow economically, a key partner will continue to be the Economic Development Administration, also known as the EDA.
Gazette-Mail cartoon: November 10, 2019
Throughout the month of November, HospiceCare will be joining other local hospices and palliative care agencies around the state and across the nation in hosting community events in recognition of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month.
Forgiveness is a powerful emotional and spiritual quality. Psychologists and ethicists alike define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they deserve it. Forgiveness i…
In April, John Rios stood in the Veterans Affairs hospital in Newington, Connecticut, seeking treatment. For more than 20 years, he had struggled with the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. For the past eight of them, he had fought to have the Defense Department recognize his militar…
Editor’s note: This is the first piece in a series by Larry L. Rowe on the history of slavery and the salt industry in the Kanawha Valley before the Civil War, and Booker T. Washington’s boyhood heroes after the war.
I hear that smoking pot has a lot of good health qualities such as easing pain and several other ailments. But what does all that smoke do to a person’s lungs?
A fellow Cold War vet called me a “Cold Warrior,” and I pointed out that I was only a flunky. So, who would qualify to be labeled a “Cold Warrior?”
Perspective, Nov. 10
Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., are to be applauded for gaining traction with their effort to shore up pensions and health care benefits for coal miners.
Does anybody know of any buildings in Charleston that were built in Virginia and still standing?
Maybe you’ve never heard of Deadspin, the sardonic sports website that, for nearly 15 years, has served up sports news with an entertaining half smirk, broken huge sports stories and produced some very good journalism. But you’ve, no doubt, heard some variation of the argument that has lande…
Mayor Goodwin and City of Charleston, where would you be without the police? Show your support.
Charleston needs Mayor Amy Goodwin to step up and get a handle on a city that is in tumult over recent events.
“Why are you still fighting Rockwool?” “Isn’t it a done deal?”
While the United States is a low-tax country compared to most industrialized nations, for a majority of Americans it doesn’t feel this way. That’s largely because private health insurance companies receive a large portion of our income every month. If we sent our money to a publicly run heal…
Believe it or don’t, but political conversation isn’t one of my favorite things. I’m comfortable discussing politics, and I’m comfortable writing about the subject. I spend plenty of time doing both of those things, because I think it’s important.
Two words have launched a thousand tweets and opened a new front in the generational wars.
In Tuesday’s article about the declining steel industry in the U.S., a quote about the imposition of Trump’s tariffs said “it seems like it kind of backfired.” Seems like a great summary of the whole Trump term of office.
Despite a decent September for state revenue, the rest of the current fiscal year has been a loser, with $33.26 million below estimates for the first quarter. As a result, Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, said on Monday’s MetroNews “Talkline” that state agencies are likely looki…
In 2016, the West Virginia Legislature repealed the state’s prevailing wage law, which set pay standards for workers on public construction projects.
While stumping for Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, in Lexington’s Rupp Arena on Monday night, President Donald Trump went to one of his greatest hits when strutting before an adoring crowd.
If you live near a coal mine or strip mine, you are in danger of deadly water, air and soil pollution. If you vote Republican you are signing your own death sentence. Republicans, and especially Trump, are allowing our environment and our health to be destroyed so coal operators can make pro…
Two times within two years, I’ve had my House of Delegates member picked for me. Being that I was considered as a potential candidate and participated in the interview process in 2018, I have a recommendation for a better way to fill the seat. Why? So, the selected delegate ends up beholden …
For the entire Obama presidency, Republicans across the country were able to turn “liberal” into a dirty word. It didn’t mean allowing more people more freedoms and rights, or trying to protect the social safety net for those who need it. The right was able to turn it into a word to label al…
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