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Guest opinion: Immigration can and should be handled better

“It didn’t have to be this way.” That was my dominant takeaway leaving the Ogden Municipal Building where hundreds had gathered to protest US ICE’s methods of dealing with asylum seekers. Think of yourself waiting in a line 3.5 million people long, taking four or more years before ...

Guest opinion: January 2026 was a wacky month to remember

It seemed like the month of January 2026 would never end. It was definitely a wild one from our military kidnapping a Head of State in a foreign country, ICE shooting dead two protesters in Minneapolis, and the President’s threats to take over Greenland and then backing down while still ...

ZITO: The choices that we make

WHEELING, West Virginia -- West Virginia is the only state in the United States that is located entirely within the 13-state, 423-county Appalachian region. Much of the beauty, sorrow and challenges we think of when it comes to the region originated here, where isolation, a strong work ethic ...

Guest opinion: A new Hallmark movie pitch

Producer: I hope you’ve got something for me. The executives are insisting I give them a more realistic plot! It’ll never work. Scriptwriter: No worries! I found a great real-life couple to write about. They’ve been married for 36 years! Producer: Wow! I didn’t know people still did ...

Guest opinion: The coming of the ICE Man

“You’re all afraid to face what you really are.” — The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O’Neil During its October 2024 session, Senate Democrats and Republicans fashioned a smart, sensible, and compassionate bipartisan immigration bill that had enough support in both the Senate and House to ...