Morsels Of Truth Thursday, July 19. This morning I had the distinct pleasure of attending a session of the WV House of Delegates Supreme Court Impeachment Hearings. Unfortunately, there’s no punchline to that set up. Continue reading

Morsels Of Truth The state of West Virginia will pay $950 million this year to insure public employees through the Public Employee’s Insurance Agency (PEIA). That rate is projected to go up 5 or 6 percent every year. That’s an additional 50 or 60 million dollars a year, but of course that amount will rise. I’m not supposed to do math in public, but, near as I can figure, if the premiums go up 5% every year, than the state will be paying $2 billion dollars in a couple of decades. Continue reading

Morsels Of Truth Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) performed the Heimlich maneuver on Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat from Missouri, when  Sen. McCaskill began choking at a meal attended by several senators. Continue reading

Morsels of Truth Photo Credit: WV Division of Culture & History “If I would have known that the guy in Clendenin was going to the bathroom in the port-a-potty every day and there really wasn’t anybody there to help him, but if I would have been sitting on the top of the dome 24-7, I wouldn’t have known about the guy in Clendenin.” -Governor Jim Justice, WV MetroNews Continue reading

Morsels of Truth I grew up in the Nancy Reagan Just Say No era. I don’t do drugs, except the legal ones. I’m not positive recreational marijuana is great idea. I don’t want my kids smoking dope, or anything else. It seems like medical marijuana is a good idea for certain folks. Continue reading

Morsels Of Truth I could live anywhere. I’m fortunate that the nature of my job lets me pick where I want to live. And I want to live here. Continue reading