We’ve said it before, but think it bears repeating. An informed, thoughtful voters is the backbone of this society.

We try our best to be extremely fair and thorough in our election coverage and we hope our readers will take the time to read the interviews, consider the topics and responses, then make an informed choice.

If you haven’t already cast your vote in early voting, you have the opportunity to do so on Tuesday, May 11, as West Virginians visit the polling places, privately make their feelings known, and then the votes are tallied, giving a decision to who garnered enough votes to move on to the General Election. May the best candidates win!