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Observer Weekly — November 12, 2026

Shepherdstown Dedicates New Tanker To Leon Catrow

Jefferson County Celebrates Veterans Day 2026

Fifth Annual Pumpkin Roll In Harpers Ferry Raises Funds For Middle School Band

Shepherdstown Has Post-Halloween Fun With Inflatables Race

Jefferson County Commission OKs Collections For Unpaid Ambulance Fees

Jefferson County Administrator Edwina Benites Resigns

Observer Weekly — November 5, 2026

Election Night In Jefferson County

Observer Weekly — Election Guide Special Issue

Jefferson County’s Budget Reserves Are Shrinking

Observer Weekly — October 29, 2026

2026 Election Guide

Jefferson County Celebrates 225 Years Of History

WV Governor Patrick Morrisey Issues Diesel Fuel Emergency Declaration

Jefferson County Rejected For Summit Point Water Utility Grant

Observer Weekly — October 22, 2026

Valley North Transmission Line Project Has Revised Maps

Observer Weekly — October 15, 2026

Jefferson County Puts Downtown Buildings Up For Sale

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Homework for the Children of Democracy (December 2019)

2019-12-22 Tagged With: carol williams, democracy, elections, voting

If you vote in West Virginia and you don’t read any West Virginia newspapers, you haven’t done your homework. You’ll be sent to detention, which is what we’re all having now, as we speak. Read the Full Story >>

Citizens United, and the Making of America’s Frankenstein Monster

2019-08-17 Tagged With: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, carol williams, Citizens United, first amendment, Supreme Court

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Citizens United needs no introduction; it will be forever remembered as the most polarizing Supreme Court decision of the contemporary era—so far. What’s easy to forget is that it began in 2004 when the non-profit organization “Citizens United” filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Michael Moore’s film “Fahrenheit 911.” Six years later, it delivered a cash cow of political influence in the form of paid endorsements, Super-Super PACs, expenditures, ads, dark money, and even worse, a broader legal definition of corporate personhood. Read the Full Story >>

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