It feels like there are two games of tug-of-war going on, and in each, the American people are the rope.One is the battle of wills between state […]
Editorials
You should care about the census
The census: A once-a-decade count of the population that the government harps on you to fill out for about a year and you forget to do it […]
Social media games can be a goldmine of info for hackers
Today’s installment of “Just because it can go on Facebook doesn’t mean it should” also tackles security and privacy concerns. You might remember from yesterday that the […]
Senior photo posts well-intentioned but not appreciated
The Class of 2020 — and the Better Business Bureau — kindly request that you stop posting your senior pictures on Facebook as an act of “solidarity.” […]
Young people are not immune to the coronavirus
The refrain from the Sound of Music’s “How do you solve a problem like Maria?” has been running through our heads lately. Except we’re thinking less about […]
Voting woes not yet totally solved
We would like to thank Secretary of State Mac Warner for clarifying a few things regarding absentee voting for our June 9 primary. However, we still have […]
Let’s bring back going for a drive
Since we’ve brought back the pandemic and the stock market crash of the early 20th century, why don’t we also bring back the simple joy of just […]
Liquor stores aren’t essential businesses during a pandemic
Stay-at-home orders have made it clearer than ever that “home” isn’t a safe place for everyone. On April 5, Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston reported that domestic […]
We don’t want the government to fail, but so far it has
We don’t want our federal government to fail. Because if our federal government fails, then our country fails. But our federal government hasn’t succeeded in its response […]
Escapism: The art of leaving our troubles behind
There’s an art to escapism. Some of us like to disappear into books, hiding amongst the paper and ink, wrapping ourselves in words. Some of us wander […]