As effective as the COVID-19 vaccines have been, the pandemic has taken an unfortunate turn in recent weeks. New cases and hospitalizations are no longer in decline […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
Female draft debate should reopen issue of involuntary service
A move in Congress to require young women to register for the draft as young men are required to do has riled conservatives like Sen. Josh Hawley, […]
Stepping up when we need them
Today, we celebrate people who stepped up when the community needed them. Let’s have a round of applause for Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer and Dr. Kevin Blankenship. […]
Simone and us: What to learn from Simone Biles
Six Olympic medals and 25 more from world gymnastics championships is more than enough proof that Simone Biles is a young woman who knows how to withstand […]
Biden disappoints on filibuster reform
So far, President Joe Biden has been a disappointment. Six months into his presidency, with Democratic control of the House and Senate, he has failed on a […]
Where will Capito, Manchin stand on infrastructure plans?
While we’re on the subject of infrastructure, let’s talk about the bipartisan traditional infrastructure package underway in the Senate. Last Thursday, Sen. Joe Manchin gave a vague […]
Who is Capito ‘concerned’ for? Not average people
A couple weeks ago, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said of President Biden and Democrats’ $3.5 trillion “human infrastructure” plan: “I’m very concerned about how this will impact […]
Get vaccinated. The Delta surge makes it clear
While still well below their winter peaks, the latest spikes in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are raising concerns among health officials and among many Americans — […]
Is the U.S. taking cyberattacks seriously, finally?
There was the Colonial Pipeline hacking, perpetrated by the Russian-speaking hacking group DarkSide, which left thousands of Americans without gas and prevented many from accessing food or […]
No vaccine, no football
When it comes to convincing West Virginians to get the COVID-19 vaccine, as a state, we’ve tried gentle encouragement, laying out the cold hard facts and even […]
