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Opinion

Broad-strokes, unintended consequences could harm West Virginia

Local Columns

On March 26, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) filed an interim final rule that substantially relieves undue burdens on domestic businesses previously imposed by the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Along with 19 of my colleagues in ...

Time to honor Weirton’s dedicated residents

Editorials

When one looks at the names of those who have enshrined in the Weirton Hall of Fame since its founding in 2008, they get the sense of the history and dedication behind the community we have today. From the city’s namesake, E.T. Weir, to the city’s first mayor, Thomas Millsop, to longtime ...

Will legislators go to summer school?

Local Columns

We’re on the countdown to Crossover Day Wednesday, when state Senate bills must cross over to the House of Delegates and vice versa in order to ensure these bills have a chance of making it to passage by midnight on Saturday, April 12, when the 2025 legislative session ends. That means we ...

Tackling Weirton’s BAD buildings

Editorials

Many of our communities have an ongoing battle with abandoned and dilapidated properties. Houses and businesses left to decay, with no care, become a nuisance, creating health concerns, attracting rodents and other animals, and, often, becoming an issue of safety as they fall apart or become ...

Festival a reflection of our community

Local Columns

Last weekend saw the return of the Festival of Nations in Weirton, following a gap of about six years. I previously wrote about how this had become one of my favorite events over the years, and, I must admit, it didn’t disappoint. The modern version of the festival began in 2009 and ran ...

Possibilities are endless for our youth

Editorials

We have well and truly entered spring, and with it will come thoughts of proms, graduations, summer jobs and post-secondary choices for high school seniors. It’s also time to brace for the inevitable “So, what are you going to study?” from friends and relatives curious about what comes ...