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Workers at Europeòòò½ÊÓƵ™s largest carmaker are learning there are few sure promises when it comes to employment security.

RV campsites at Harris Riverfront Park?

The head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond says the lack of housing remains a challenge for West Virginia. The first response from most people would be something like, òòò½ÊÓƵœTell me something I donòòò½ÊÓƵ™t know.òòò½ÊÓƵ�

The New Right, a movement sparked by Donald Trumpòòò½ÊÓƵ™s win in 2016 and supported by JD Vance, Trumpòòò½ÊÓƵ™s running mate, is bowing out on true conservative values in favor of big government restrictions, economic isolation, and skepticism of international intervention.

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More-or-less unrelated thoughts that come and go.

CNN, in an online post, has put us on alert: òòò½ÊÓƵœWe are at a fraught moment in a bitter race.òòò½ÊÓƵ� This came as CNNòòò½ÊÓƵ™s own polling showed Vice President Kamala Harris either leading or tied with former President Donald Trump in six of seven battleground states. Las Vegas oddsmakers also gave Harris …

Right problem, wrong solution. Itòòò½ÊÓƵ™s one of the most familiar stories in politics.

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The Charleston Gazette-Mail published this editorial on Friday, Sept. 6.

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Now that Labor Day has passed and we are in the presidential campaign season, it is time for the candidates to get serious about our nationòòò½ÊÓƵ™s substantial structural deficits and mounting debt burdens. Failure to address our nationòòò½ÊÓƵ™s finances will seriously affect economic and national securi…

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As the warmth of summer finally begins to ease, an already feverish election season will continue heating up. So, letòòò½ÊÓƵ™s do a temperature check on the sliver of folks still deciding about their voting based on finances.

The week of Labor Day took on a new meaning in Spring Hill, Tennessee, this week when about 1,000 workers at an electric vehicle battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, voted to join the United Auto Workers union. The plant is jointly operated by General Motors and LG Energy Solution of Sou…

The death of a Boone County, West Virginia, middle school football player last month has drawn attention to the question of player safety. It also raises the question of whether children should play tackle football at all before they reach high school.

Former president Donald Trumpòòò½ÊÓƵ™s effect on the Republican Party has been substantial and swift. Once seen as a battle between the traditional establishment and a populist movement, the latest Republican National Convention confirmed that Trump has shaped the Republican Party in his image. His…

It had the look of a homeless personòòò½ÊÓƵ™s camp òòò½ÊÓƵ” a shopping cart filled with various items, other objects nearby and a tarp that could serve as shelter. The noteworthy part wasnòòò½ÊÓƵ™t what was in this collection of things, but where it was òòò½ÊÓƵ” under one of the pedestrian bridges in Ritter Park.

Two years ago, the Biden administrationòòò½ÊÓƵ™s key legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act, passed with the narrowest of margins and zero bipartisan support.

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My wife, Paula, has on occasion sighed, òòò½ÊÓƵœSometimes it feels like youòòò½ÊÓƵ™re married more to your work than you are to me!òòò½ÊÓƵ� Sound familiar, guys? Except my work, for the past 30 years, has been helping people craft and publish books. Getting a book, any book, òòò½ÊÓƵœdone rightòòò½ÊÓƵ� takes oceans of time.

Labor Day weekend has traditionally marked the start of the general election campaign season for candidates seeking statewide and legislative offices (unlike presidential campaigns, which have become interminably long, making Vice President Kamala Harrisòòò½ÊÓƵ™ launch of what has been to date a ne…

The Labor Day weekend is here. The equinox isnòòò½ÊÓƵ™t until Sept. 22, but traditionally this weekend marks the end of summer and the transition òòò½ÊÓƵ” mentally, at least òòò½ÊÓƵ” to fall.

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On that òòò½ÊÓƵœday of infamy,òòò½ÊÓƵ� pilots George Welch and Ken Taylor repeatedly risked their lives to defend thousands of American sailors and soldiers at Pearl Harbor.

Like fog, it creeps in, but unlike fog, it doesnòòò½ÊÓƵ™t dissipate. It gets denser and does untold damage to the economy and Americansòòò½ÊÓƵ™ lives.

I usually donòòò½ÊÓƵ™t post humor more than once every two months, but I had requests for more, so I happily give you these.

Project 2025, developed by the conservative Heritage Foundation and Donald Trump associates, is a blueprint for how to run our nation when Trump is elected in 2024. Recently it has been highly publicized, and while the Democratic National Convention spoofed it, it remains a mystery to many A…

At the turn of the 21st century, in the famously bold words of Francis Fukuyama, history had come to an end. There was relative peace and trust among major powers, significant economic growth, and rapid strides against poverty. It seemed like most major issues had been resolved.

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Remember a couple of years ago when gasoline prices floated between $4 and $5 a gallon for most of the summer? According to the federal Energy Information Administration, 2022 was a year of high energy prices overall.

With Labor Day weekend approaching, itòòò½ÊÓƵ™s certain that election campaigning will heat up soon. Here at The Herald-Dispatch, weòòò½ÊÓƵ™ll ask candidates for some offices to come in and talk to us so we can provide voters with information they may want or need before deciding who should be in public office.

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In 1909 cowboy and rodeo performer Tom Mix begins film career. Charisma, athleticism and daring stunts propel him into becoming cowboy superhero of silent film era.

As with most industries in the United States, the coal industry has been consolidating for several years now. Some names from the past are gone and almost forgotten. Last weekòòò½ÊÓƵ™s announcement that Arch Resources and Consol Energy are merging to form a new company called Core Natural Resources…

Red lights are flashing at one of Americaòòò½ÊÓƵ™s largest electricity transmission operators over possible power outages after it was forced to spend 600% more to buy power in the latest auction.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail publlished this editorial on Aug. 20.

Gas prices are finally expected to decline. According to AAA, gas prices are trending downward. This reprieve will allow Americans to catch their breath.

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