Pro-life politicians are the world’s best salesmen. They sell the fantasy of every baby born perfect, with 10 fingers and 10 toes and scrunched pink faces and […]
Editorials
At gubernatorial debate, no good options presented
If last Thursday’s MetroNews gubernatorial debate is anything to go by, Republican primary voters have no good options. None of the three participating candidates stood out as […]
Did that box just bark?
Giving pets as presents It’s a classic Christmas scene: The oddly large box under the tree (maybe with a few holes poked in it) that shivers and […]
Lawmakers ignored reclamation fund issues for 40 years
We’ve said it before: Coal companies would much rather go bankrupt and forfeit their reclamation bonds — a kind of security deposit — to the state than […]
Mooney supports culture wars over national security
Monday morning, Rep. Alex Mooney proudly sent out a press release announcing his support for Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s months-long, single-handed blockade of hundreds of military promotions over […]
Most of W.Va. has local news — for now
West Virginia is surprisingly lucky when it comes to local news: All but two of our 55 counties have some kind of local publication, according to recent […]
Justice will have to choose: D.C.or basketball?
In a recent press briefing, Gov. Jim Justice said he’s open to the idea of continuing to coach basketball if he wins the U.S. Senate seat. After […]
How to solve food insecurity: Stop trashing edible food
New York and California recently passed laws to keep edible foods out of landfills — and hopefully into the hands of hungry people. California’s law went into […]
Gov’t agencies, officials owe us more transparency
Gov. Jim Justice has made an art form out of speaking much but saying little, and his meaningless verbal abstractions were on full display at a news […]
DOH fails first test of winter
North-central West Virginia — Morgantown, in particular — ground to a halt yesterday as the last traces of Monday’s flurries mixed with below-freezing temperatures and early-morning snow […]
