The Wheeling Alternative
The Patriot Front marches in Charleston, WV
Yesterday, the Patriot Front, a white supremacist group, rallied and marched in Charleston, West Virginia:
White supremacist group Patriot Front marching through the streets of Charleston, WV
“Be vigilant. They cover their faces for a reason. My bet is hardly anyone in this group is from WV. Most times, groups like this will bus people in . . .
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News from the West Virginia Trump Party
I’ve been either away or busy for the last week. Today, I decided to catch-up with what the state’s Trump Party has been doing.
You can’t lose, Alex, with conservative fighters like Ted on your team!
Senator Ted Cruz to appear soon at an Alex Mooney rally:
Join me and Conservative fighter @TedCruz in Kearneysville on May . . .
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A shout out to WVPB
Riley Moore lies again but a member of WV media calls him out
Riley Moore and his favorite target
In January 2022, Institutional Investor reported that WV State Treasurer Riley Moore pulled all of the state’s investments from Blackrock ($1.25 million) as part of Moore’s attack upon investment firms that used ESG (environmental, societal, and governmental) investment strategies.
Moore’ . . .
Can Mike Stuart, running for the Republican AG nomination, sink any lower?
Let's give him a chance – there is still a couple of weeks until the WV primary
Mike Stuart has kept me busy since January documenting his atrocities. This one may be the worst. Here are the basics as explained earlier today by WV Metro News reporter Brad McElhinny:
The wife of a state trooper who was slain in the line of duty says a candidate for West Virginia attorney general has repeatedly used the . . .
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Off the deep end
Huggins endorses Chris Miller for WV governor
From Amelia Knisely, reporter for WV Watch:
Governor candidate Chris Miller has announced that former West Virginia University basketball coach Bob Huggins will publicly endorse him today in Wheeling.@WTRF7News https://t.co/OCpfKErawZ
— Amelia Knisely (@ameliaknisely) April 4, 2024
It's like "a full court . . .
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The issue is disclosure
Once again, Ogden Newspapers comes up short
Answer
At most newspapers, the biggest story would likely be either A, C, or D. But the Wheeling News-Register only sometimes functions as a newspaper; its Republican bias in news coverage and its failure to disclose its conflicts of interests leave it woefully short of what some readers might expect.
A look at . . .
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Joe Manchin’s vain attempt to stay relevant
This week, even with his Senate career winding down, West Virginia’s Joe Manchin continued to chase the spotlight. The result:
The good
On Monday, the Washington Post published an opinion piece by Manchin:
Op/ed by Sen. Joe Manchin in WAPO:
"I want to congratulate President Biden for the record-breaking energy production . . .
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