The brilliant Jess Piper (her Substack is View from Rural Missouri) makes the point that running for office, even knowing that you likely won’t win, means that you can challenge the opponent to debates. They then must go on the record with their stances, even (or especially) the unpopular ones.
Bil, the information below is for you or any of your readers interested in helping Tucker United of Tucker County defeat Ridgeline Data Centers, a proposed 10, 000 acres data center complex to be built near Davis and Thomas, WV, in one of the most magnificent wild places in WV, near Black Water Falls, Canaan Valley, Dolly Sods, and two small towns whose tourism economies will be upended if these centers arrive. One of the biggest issues with data centers is water and the aquifer beneath Davis and Thomas is shallow. Please help save Tucker County from this destruction. Thanks, Susan
Hello friends of Tucker United,
We have so much to be thankful for here in Tucker County! As we transition to the holiday season, our next call to action to fight the Fundamental Data Ridgeline Project is here. The public comment period has opened for a new rule for data center/ microgrid certification in WV. We are working on bullet points to help everyone create their own personalized comments and will send those next week. If you'd like to start reading/ commenting, read the notice of public comment. The public comment period is open now, ending 12/10/25.
Comments may be mailed or emailed to: A. Garner Marks 1900 Kanawha Blvd Building 3, Suite 800 Charleston, WV 25305 or garner.marks@wv.gov
Again, we'll be sending suggested bullet points next week in case you'd like to help framing your comments. We'll want to ensure our neighbors throughout WV are all sending personalized comments, as this applies to the entire state, not just the Ridgeline Project in our backyard. Get those typing fingers ready!
Thank you for continuing to show up for our community.
Somebody needs to teach a class on how to run (not just the paperwork) and, more importantly, what you do after you win! I'm as opinionated as anybody, but I don't know anymore about being a legislator than I did before I watched Schoolhouse Rock! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otbml6WIQPo
The brilliant Jess Piper (her Substack is View from Rural Missouri) makes the point that running for office, even knowing that you likely won’t win, means that you can challenge the opponent to debates. They then must go on the record with their stances, even (or especially) the unpopular ones.
Bil, the information below is for you or any of your readers interested in helping Tucker United of Tucker County defeat Ridgeline Data Centers, a proposed 10, 000 acres data center complex to be built near Davis and Thomas, WV, in one of the most magnificent wild places in WV, near Black Water Falls, Canaan Valley, Dolly Sods, and two small towns whose tourism economies will be upended if these centers arrive. One of the biggest issues with data centers is water and the aquifer beneath Davis and Thomas is shallow. Please help save Tucker County from this destruction. Thanks, Susan
Hello friends of Tucker United,
We have so much to be thankful for here in Tucker County! As we transition to the holiday season, our next call to action to fight the Fundamental Data Ridgeline Project is here. The public comment period has opened for a new rule for data center/ microgrid certification in WV. We are working on bullet points to help everyone create their own personalized comments and will send those next week. If you'd like to start reading/ commenting, read the notice of public comment. The public comment period is open now, ending 12/10/25.
Comments may be mailed or emailed to: A. Garner Marks 1900 Kanawha Blvd Building 3, Suite 800 Charleston, WV 25305 or garner.marks@wv.gov
Again, we'll be sending suggested bullet points next week in case you'd like to help framing your comments. We'll want to ensure our neighbors throughout WV are all sending personalized comments, as this applies to the entire state, not just the Ridgeline Project in our backyard. Get those typing fingers ready!
Thank you for continuing to show up for our community.
Beth for the Tucker United Coordinating Committee
www.tuckerunited.com
Donate here to our joint fundraising effort to help fight the Ridgeline Project.
Somebody needs to teach a class on how to run (not just the paperwork) and, more importantly, what you do after you win! I'm as opinionated as anybody, but I don't know anymore about being a legislator than I did before I watched Schoolhouse Rock! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otbml6WIQPo
Thank you, Bil. This column is so needed. I sent it onto my friends in Tucker County. Thank you, thank you. Susan
So are you running?