Loving thy neighbor was never the easiest commandment to follow. More often than not most people might respect or at least tolerate their neighbors, while some may […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
A primer on student loan debt
As the 2020 election ramps up, student loan debt has emerged as a hot-button issue on the campaign trail, with several presidential hopefuls releasing plans to solve […]
Where our trust in the news continues to live
Every Wednesday morning, James McDaniel sits along the South Main Street portion of U.S. Highway 11 (in Lexington, Va.) with a healthy stack of The News-Gazette beside […]
Jan. 30 letters to the editor
Premise of drug house law ethically dubious The Dominion Post reported Tuesday on the Greenmont Neighborhood Association’s proposal of a new “drug house” ordinance in Morgantown. In […]
Gun sale loopholes guarantee eventual disastrous ending
Is it the rule of law or is it the rule of loopholes? If you needed more ammunition to question the “gun show loophole” a recent local […]
Why not let voters determine who gets to redraw districts?
If we the people want this done we’re going to have do it ourselves. Last week, nearly a dozen delegates — all Democrats — introduced House Joint […]
Bloomberg is showing Democrats a good time
Democrats could use some cheering up now that their conventional politicians are locked in fierce ideological battle. The moderate Democratic majority fears that an aggressive left could […]
Kobe Bryant’s death shook us
Kobe Bryant’s death shook us. It’s what happens when people larger than life — complete with their flaws and their failings — die suddenly. Too young. Too […]
Nonstop election campaigns not good for our country
I love Ireland for its natural beauty, its people, its food (some of it), its music, its writers and especially its elections, which are shorter, less costly […]
So much for ‘pain of imprisonment’
“Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye, all persons are commanded to keep silent on pain of imprisonment while the House of Representatives is exhibiting to the Senate […]
