Op-Ed Commentaries
Robert Rupp
Sago disaster was Katrina of mining
It is the most invisible industry in America. Its workers labor underground and out of public sight to mine a fuel used to generate electricity to produce light.
Jim Sconyers
Manchin coal plans leave questions
Gov. Manchin continues to see his job to be Big Coal's cheerleader-in-chief. This time he's beating the drum wildly for a plan to locate a coal-to-liquid plant in Mingo County. Coal-to-liquid is a process to manufacture liquid vehicle fuel from coal.
OPINION: Doctor invites public to pre-inauguration meetings in Beckley, Welch
Let's participate in prayer, discussion to help Obama administration
As a nation we are marching proudly from the shackles of the past. The election of Barack Obama is admired both at home and abroad.
  • Joseph Wyatt
  • William F. Shughart II
  • Mark Weisbrot
  • Richie Robb
  • Perry Mann
  • Obama should deliver real change
  • Mitch Klein
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