News-Register ignores the story with the most interest for West Virginians
Hey, but how about that dog park?
Late last night the Republicans and Democrats got together and came up with a trillion dollar spending bill that will finance the federal government through September. My concern when I first heard about it this morning was, probably not unlike many West Virginians, the fate of the retired UMWA miners. The lateness of the agreement meant that . . .
Posted in: miner retirementwheeling news-register
Trump, Manchin and retired miners
Here's another fact-challenged tweet from President Trump on Thursday:
I want to help our miners while the Democrats are blocking their healthcare.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 27, 2017
As fact checker Politifact explained later that day:
Trump’s tweet that "Democrats are blocking their . . .
Posted in: donald trumpjoe manchinminer retirement
Coal news
A symbolic event with widespread coverage: Britain goes a full day without using coal for electricity
As the New York Times and others reported earlier this week:
Friday was the first full day since the height of the Industrial Revolution that Britain did not burn coal to generate electricity, a development that . . .
Posted in: coaltrump budgetwar on coal
The perils of trying to accommodate both sides
Manchin in the middle
Senator Manchin sees himself as the man in the middle looking for compromise to solve the problems that perplex the country. His view of Washington puts him between the increasingly conservative Republican Party whose strength in the state has been growing and his own Democratic Party which he sees as out of touch with everyday West . . .
Posted in: abortiongun controljoe manchin
Covering/not covering the Trump presidency (with 4/26 update)
Reading the morning Intelligencer
A short reader quiz for regular readers of Wheeling "newspapers"
The government needs a spending bill by the end of the week to prevent a shutdown. The Republicans control both the Senate and the House of Representatives. According to an editorial in this morning's Intelligencer, who should we blame if the government . . .
Manchin, Trump and Breitbart (With 4/24 update)
Background checks?
Which is do you think is more likely to happen?
A. President Trump relocates his tie factory in West Virginia
B. President Trump signs expanded background checks on the public and private sale of guns
I realize that even with Trump's unpredictable record so far, both are longshots. That said, I think a tie . . .
Posted in: breitbartgun controljoe manchin
What have West Virginia's senators been doing lately?
Precipitating a government shutdown?
The Huffington Post warns that the funding for the coal retirees could be a major stumbling point in the passage of a budget:
A permanent funding fix for retired coal miners’ health benefits may be in trouble. And so could the federal government’s operation after the end of next . . .
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