OP ED: The Social Side of Online School
Picture a student navigating across campus. They slide into a booth in the cafeteria and chat with friends. Later, they...
How to Solve the Retirement Crisis Facing West Virginians
The cost of goods and services has gone up over the years, and West Virginians are struggling to save for...
OP ED: Congress Must Act to Strengthen Health Benefits for American Workers
Congress is finally getting back to work after the government shutdown, and it’s critical that lawmakers act on legislation to...
OP ED: Two Broken Systems, One Root Cause: How Washington and Charleston Conspired to Kill Competition in Health Care and Drove Up Costs!
Health care didn’t become expensive by accident. It became expensive in part because, for decades, government at every level has...
OP ED: We Are Our Brother’s Keeper—And West Virginia Is Falling Short
There is a disturbing trend that is unfolding in our state. The bad news about our child welfare systems and...
OP ED: Medicaid-Funded Treatment Critical In State’s Historic Progress
In a recent opinion editorial, Senator Brian Helton argued that West Virginia’s efforts to treat substance use disorder via Medicaid...
OP ED: West Virginia Isn’t Treating Addiction — We’re Subsidizing It
West Virginia spends enormous sums on Medicaid-funded drug treatment, yet overdose deaths remain the highest in America. Addiction-driven homelessness is...
OP ED: Big Pharma Preyed on West Virginia
The opioid epidemic is and has been a national crisis, but it has hit West Virginia especially hard. In 2020...
OP ED: School Closures Were the Right Call — But Will They Matter?
Roane County made the right call when it voted to close two of its schools. The toll of consolidation is...
OP ED: Rural Schools Guest Column
Earlier this year, I wrote a bill to help save the Harman School in Randolph County, and it passed. Last...
