……My mind filled with so many memories of politics past and better economic times when the Hancock County Commission honored past county commissioner, John Sorrenti. It wasn’t just about the 18 years Sorrenti spent on the Commission, it was about his lifetime of service to…
…….The 4th of July reminds me every year that it’s great to be free. As an observer of the Democratic process in action, I am constantly reminded of how precious the government we have in place is to keep that freedom alive…..and how that freedom…
by Charlotte Lane, director of Public Service Commission You’ve come a long way over the years and have been a beacon of light for many huddled in the darkness of political oppression. The United States came into existence in 1776. Fifty years later, in 1826,…
……….Yes, we are back in West Virginia…….all nine of us who braved delayed flights, belligerent TSA agents and sunshine everyday. But, I feel obliged to pay homage to the person who made it all happen. My good friend, the late Lynn Swan, and her two…
………Residents of Hancock County are frustrated by the actions of their local and State government. I am equally as frustrated. I was at a t-ball game with my family this week and a concerned citizen came up to me and asked “What are we going…
……..Hancock County finally passed a balanced budget. I can’t remember when putting together the County’s budget was more contentious and I think the people spoke their wishes on the budget with the resounding defeat of Commission President Eron Chek who had advocated for a 15%…
…It’s been a difficult couple of weeks for us all I lost my dear friend, Lynn Swan, unexpectedly and it doesn’t seem like I can stop thinking about her boys, Joe and Mike, who are dealing with the pain of the first Mother’s Day without…
…….Early voting is but an infant in our long West Virginia history of elections. The first election was in 1863 and elections were held every year. That would be changed to every two years when we established a legislature with two-year terms. The first early…
……Transparency is a word I never thought much of before until …. transparency was blocked as it has been in the West Virginia Board of Education’s takeover of Hancock County Schools. But, in all my years as a reporter or a legislator, I’ve never seen…