The Washington Post continues its in-depth examination of America’s opioid problem
Did you know that Ohio County received 49 pain pills per resident in 2012?
The best reporting on West Virginia’s and the nation’s drug crisis continues to be from the Washington Post. In the last couple of days, the newspaper has published several articles and a database dealing with the nationwide epidemic:
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How did our elected representatives respond to Trump's racism?
To no one's surprise, Representative McKinley blames the Democrats
From WV Metro News
McKinley said Trump has been “under relentless pressure” from Democrats and reporters, which led to “his inarticulate and counterproductive response” on Twitter.
McKinley also suggested:
Both sides . . .
Getting “nothing but the best” with “the advice and consent of the Senate”
Hey, Senator Capito: Could you and your fellow Republicans put down the rubber stamp for a while and actually do your job
This morning, amid the stories about the resignation of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, a number of national news sources did a companion piece documenting the large number of departures from the Trump administration along with their various legal and/or ethical reasons for leaving. (For examples, see the Washington Post and the BBC.) The lists . . .
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Updating West Virginia’s senators’ views on Secretary Acosta
Senator Manchin changes his mind on Acosta
Perhaps sensing that the political winds have shifted, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin appears to have changed his views on the Secretary of Labor. Earlier this week (see last post), Manchin said:
I’m going to basically judge him on what job he’s doing and how he’s doing it. . . .
"Nothing to see here"
Capito's and Manchin's predictable responses to Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta's plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein *
Senator Joe Manchin yesterday in Politco:
“If he made a mistake or a judgment call or something like that, does that affect the way he’s doing his job now? I’m going to basically judge him on what job he’s doing and how he’s doing it,” said Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who voted to confirm Acosta. As far as calls to resign, he . . .
How can you tell that Congress is in recess?
Answer: Congressman David McKinley shows up for his 90 seconds of free airtime on local station WTRF knowing that no one will ask him a tough question
Yes, McKinley’s back, this time telling WTRF and its viewers on Thursday what a great idea the Use It Act (of which he is a co-sponsor) is:
7News sat down with West Virginia Congressman David McKinley to learn more about new legislation that’s in the making in Washington.
It’s called the Use It Act, which deals with keeping . . .
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“Our Army manned the air”
The AP coverage used by this morning’s Wheeling Intelligencer did not cover all of Trump’s speech
This morning's Wheeling Intelligencer used this Associated Press report which did not mention the airports. It could have used this AP report which included this paragraph:
He largely stuck to his script, avoiding diversions into his agenda or re-election campaign. The president's speech, however, contained . . .
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