A 1961 “Twilight Zone” episode starred Peter Falk as a Central American revolutionary whose paranoia leads to his destruction. The dictator he has deposed tells him about […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
Remarkable wins for democracy
Ever since Brexiters and Donald Trump won in 2016, the world’s big-picture political story has been that democracy is under siege. This summer, Jair Bolsonaro’s victory in […]
Solution to issue of homelessness must also begin at home
If it’s any consolation to anyone in Morgantown, we’re not alone. Last week, Parkersburg’s mayor and police chief met with the Wood County Commission, its sheriff, its […]
My, how the times have seriously changed
You may, if you are old enough, recall a TV actor named Foster Brooks. He was a guest star on such classics of boomer kitsch as “The […]
Schiff’s riff on call true, but unwise
The ratcheting up of the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry has pushed President Trump to new extremes of craziness. Consider the president’s deranged attack Monday morning on Rep. […]
Oct. 7 letters to the editor
Decisions made now will live long after Trump The reaction by Sen. Shelley Moore-Capito and Rep. David McKinley’s to the impeachment inquiry of President Trump was deeply […]
Smokey and Justice could not be more right about wildfire
He’s one elder you should not only listen to, but heed his burning advice. Smokey Bear turned 75 in August and though his slogan was tweaked years […]
No winning collegiate arms race
Erin M. Carr The Baltimore Sun Like many institutions we implicitly trust, our higher education system is assumed to be an engine of social good. Collectively, we […]
Why continue wait to end exploitation of student-athletes?
California’s governor is no suffragette, civil rights worker or 1930s union organizer. But by signing Senate Bill 206 into law this week he and a unanimous California […]
Old-school Democrats set to face primary challenges
PITTSBURGH Jerry Dickinson is the Democrats’ perfect House candidate — and not just on paper. Yes, he’s young, accomplished, academic and a charismatic liberal outsider who supports […]
