How West Virginia Left a $40 Million Sewer Crisis to a Town of 170
Residents face a public health crisis from raw sewage while officials resist public hearings that could dissolve Worthington or put its failing sewer system under new management.
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OPINION
They read what Michael Bowman said about 18-year-olds. They backed him anyway.
People in positions of trust vouched for Michael Bowman as a journalist and bear some responsibility for the trail of wreckage he left across West Virginia.
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Opinion
Michael Bowman is not a journalist, but he plays one on BowmanTV
The content creator's time in Worthington reveals the cost of claiming journalism's authority without accepting its ethical obligations.
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EXLCUSIVE
The House with the Broken Lock
A leaked recording reveals how national Democratic officials dismantled the Black political machine in Alabama, leaving the state vulnerable to Republican redistricting efforts that target Black voting power.
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Investigation
West Virginia Democrats may have broken McCain-Feingold
The Democratic Party chair filed a criminal complaint against a youth leader and seized control of an independent organization that split from the DNC in 2002.
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Pretext
Documents Show WV Democratic Party chair staged extrajudicial hearing to seize independent youth organization.
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15 records cited in the lead story.
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Town of Worthington Utility Bill Notice Confirming October 7 Water Operator HireOctober 13, 2026 · Provided by Source -
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Freedom of Information Act Request to the Town of Worthington — October 16, 2026October 15, 2026 · Seth Sturm
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