I know the NRA thinks we should have a mandatory waiting period before we discuss guns after a gun related incident. But those comments themselves have a political purpose to protect the status quo.

The sad reality is if we want to do something about gun violence in this country,...

If you have ever been to places like Chuck E. Cheese's or Dave & Buster's, you know they have various games that issue tickets that can be redeemed for prizes. Children receive tickets (usually a few at a time) and then exchange them for plastic spiders, stickers or, if they...

Leading national organizations in the fight against child sexual abuse are criticizing Adam Sandler's new movie That's My Boy for making light of statutory rape in its depiction of a 13-year old boy's sexual relationship with his teacher at school. That relationship results in the teacher's pregnancy, a jail sentence...

On Thursday, in the midst of the ongoing national debate about the future of our nation, more than a dozen of the leading child advocacy organizations in the nation kicked off the National Movement for America's Children to help ensure that every child in America is given...

These are signs of the times from today's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, hosted by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert on the Washington Mall in Washington, D.C. on Sat., Oct. 30, 2010. This video slideshow from Douglas Imbrogno of WestVirginiaVille.com will give you a flavor of the...

West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin has released a strong new ad that uses his wealthy GOP opponent John Raese's own words to show how out-of-touch Raese's faux-populist message is from the concerns of average West Virginia voters.

The ad entitled "Priorities" documents Raese's positions opposing the federal minimum wage and...

As this table from John McKinnon's July 26th article in the Wall Street Journal notes, a married couple earning $85,000 per year will pay $800 LESS in 2011 taxes under President Obama's proposed tax policies than under the Bush era policies supported by Republicans.

It appears that West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin's plans for a special election this fall are not exactly being met with enthusiasm by the WV Legislature.

On Saturday, the WV House of Delegates initially rejected passage of HB 201, which would establish a special election for the seat vacated...

According to multiple news reports, voters in West Virginia say that electronic voting machines changed their votes from Barack Obama to John McCain when they cast their ballots during early voting last week.

Voters in Jackson and Putnam counties have related experiences that when attempting to vote for Senator Obama...

I haven't heard anyone say much about this yet, but during Friday night's debate, Senator McCain somewhat offhandedly said "Sure," he would vote for the Wall Street bailout despite its price tag of $700 billion.

To pay for the Wall Street rescue, he cavalierly suggested the idea, "How about...

As Sen. Barack Obama prepares to announce Sen. Joe Biden as his choice for Vice President, pundits are examining Biden's record and lauding his foreign policy experience in particular. Certainly, his experience and resume' is complete and his foreign policy credentials are significant.

However, Sen. Biden's most significant legislative accomplishment...