The Wheeling Alternative
Starting the new year with some leftovers from 2023
Ogden Newspapers, the WV Trump Party, and pepperoni rolls
Ogden newspapers
A look at the state of the West Virginia economy: send in the cheerleader
This weekend's Wheeling News-Register carried an op-ed by the President of the conservative Cardinal Institute for WV Policy, Garrett Ballengee, who bragged about what great strides West Virginia has made since the Republican Party . . .
West Virginia’s Trump Party responds to the Colorado court decision
From the current state attorney general who is running for governor, Patrick Morrisey
. . .We must not allow these radical plaintiffs to disqualify President Trump from the ballot. I will continue to stand strong for President Trump. Listen to my statement below. pic.twitter.com/rUed4D4fyB
— Patrick Morrisey (@MorriseyWV) December 20, 2023
Posted in: alex mooneydonald trumpjb mccuskeyjim justicemike stuartpatrick morriseyriley moorewv trump party
News from the WV Trump Party
Following-up* on the WV governor debate
In the debate, the current secretary of state, Mac Warner, claimed that the 2020 presidential election was stolen by the CIA:
#WVpol gubernatorial candidate Mac Warner: ‘The election was stolen, and it was stolen by the CIA’
— Brad McElhinny (@BradMcElhinny) . . .
story: https://t.co/7JHwnv1GXb
Some comments on last night's WV Republican gubernatorial debate
(A confession: I did not watch last evening’s Republican gubernatorial debate - I knew that I would be watching the Pittsburgh Steelers later and that would be more than enough masochism for one evening.)
Some debate coverage from around the Web
WV Metro’s coverage
.@BradMcElhinny with full report, including video, of . . .
More on the Republican war on higher education
Bill Johnson at Youngstown State
Last Friday, the soon-to-be president of Youngstown State University, Representative Bill Johnson, held a press conference about his appointment. Yesterday, the Wheeling Intelligencer carried a report of the conference filed by Ogden’s Youngstown Vindicator reporter, David Skolnick.
The news . . .
Posted in: 2020 presidential electionbill johnsongordon geewest virginia universitywv legislatureyoungstown state university
It’s all Biden’s fault!
A look at today's Wheeling Intelligencer editorial page
Today’s Wheeling Intelligencer editorial praises the American economy and its low unemployment rate which is currently 3.9%. It then contrasts this rate with 2020:
Three years ago, during the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, our nation’s unemployment rate was 6.9%. Just six months earlier at the beginning of COVID-19, it was . . .
Posted in: alex mooneyjoe bidenogden bias
Politicians as university presidents?
A look at Ohio's Bill Johnson and West Virginia's Robin Capehart
Bill Johnson
In yesterday’s Ohio Capitol Journal:
Commentary: Everything about the YSU Board of Trustees' opaque maneuvers to quickly install right wing Trump apparatchik and notorious election denier Bill Johnson as the university’s 10th president is appalling.
— Ohio Capital Journal . . .
By @JohanekMarilou https://t.co/GgHa8PoGPV
Posted in: bill johnsonrobin capehart