Posts that cover the broad issue of fairness in society in regard to jobs, insurance, business startup, etc.

We’re Teachers…We’re Drowning (Part 1)

It's almost common knowledge that teachers in West Virginia have it tough. Their pay is poor compared to neighboring states and there are too few of them. Teachers from the Berkeley County Schools sound off about uncredentialed teachers being hired while credentialed teachers leave the state.

West Virginia’s Shameful Minimum Wage Problem

West Virginia’s minimum wage has been stuck at $8.75 for a decade, while several surrounding states whose economies are booming have leapfrogged our rate. Our minimum wage keeps a worker with one child below the federal poverty level and far below the living wage for West Virginia. This shameful situation needs to be addressed by the legislature by setting a humane and adequate wage with a cost-of-living multiplier.
We are all in this together written into the gay flag.

Any LGBTQ People in Jefferson County?

LGBTQ people are in a lot of places, even, by God, in Jefferson County West Virginia. They are a fact of life and they contribute to the health of the county, even if much of what they do in goes unnoticed or unremarked. They are the products of human evolutionary diversity and the rights they have struggled to get are now under threat. Democrats counter those threats and support the rights of LGBTQ people to be who they are.