OP ED: West Virginia Income Tax Cuts Are Possible, But not easy
(LOOTPRESS) - A goal of the West Virginia Legislature has been to make our state a zero-income tax state. It...
OP ED: Public meetings and explanation of toll increases are requirements of the state code, but code isn’t followed.
(LOOTPRESS) - The West Virginia Turnpike has a long and storied history .The story begins with legislation in 1949 that...
OP ED: Standing Up for Mental Health Care in West Virginia
Every day, countless West Virginians experience a mental health crisis, and too often with tragic results. In 2022, 1,335 West...
OP ED: Use of obesity medications should be decided by doctors and patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refers to obesity as “a serious, common and costly chronic disease.” Treatment of...
OP ED: National Business Ranking of Startups Singles Out Beckley and WV Hive
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) - Beckley has recently garnered national attention, being cited by MarketBeat.com as one of the top 100...
OP ED: West Virginia needs an economic boost
It's clear that West Virginia needs an economic boost, and we should leverage the evolving energy economy to achieve this....
OP ED: Republican: The Party of Labor
President Trump invited the leader of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to speak at the 2024 Republican National Convention. As...
OP ED: Who Benefits Most from Our Nation’s Newest National Park?
When the announcement was made that the New River Gorge area was going to be named our nation’s newest National...
Op Ed: Concord University at the Forefront of Meteoric Rise of Esports Gaming and the STEM Careers it Promotes
Esports gaming is growing exponentially in popularity among youth and their parents, and Concord University is developing an ecosystem to...
Beckley Should Adopt a City Manager Form of Government
The City of Beckley is close to ratifying a change in municipal government led by a City Manager, and as...
