With former President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden resurfacing in the news in recent weeks, it’s worth a few moments to consider a far less known name: Alexander Ledvina. Ledvina, as Reason magazine recently detailed, was convicted in 2023 of failing to disclose his past drug use when ...
Some state lawmakers seem to think they have come up with a way to modernize how local governing bodies get the word out about their meetings, pending actions, tax increases, new ordinances and other measures. But Senate Bill 194 — which resurrects the idea of putting public notices on ...
If financial conditions are restrictive, Wall Street sure hasn’t noticed. Stock indexes hit fresh records this week, and speculative meme stocks are back to mania levels. Meanwhile, smaller businesses in the non-financial economy are tightening their belts amid uncertainty over tariffs and the labor market. Trump officials like to say their policies are focused on helping Main Street, not Wall Street. “Wall Street has done very well over the past few decades, and now it is Main Street’s turn to shine,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said last month. In case he hasn’t ...
We were elated last week to share news of the groundbreaking for Firetree Place’s expansion. As our article in Thursday’s edition noted, the addition will double the size of the facility on Campbell Street, allowing Firetree Place to serve more than 200 children each day. The expansion ...
A violent attack in Traverse City, Michigan, would not have been prevented by any of the myriad proposals for more intrusive “gun control” — the attack, in which 11 people were viciously stabbed, was carried out with a folding knife. Instead the first gun at the scene of the attack, ...
Despite the irresponsible “political” noise surrounding the matter, vaccines remain an important step for parents to take in keeping their children as healthy and safe as possible. For those with children old enough to enter school, state law — West Virginia Code 16-3-4 to be exact — continues to require “a child entering school or a state-regulated child care center in this state must be immunized against chickenpox, hepatitis-b, measles, meningitis, mumps, diphtheria, polio, rubella, tetanus and whooping cough.” The start of another school year is creeping up on us more ...
