Last week, MetroNews’ Mike Nolting caught up with college officials around the region as they prepare to implement campus carry next July. So now seems as good […]
Editorials
Start the holiday season with a visit to the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
One can hardly blame us if we’ve begun to sing “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas …” under our breath. Between stores making the instantaneous […]
Richwood Avenue: A new kind of neighborhood?
It’s exciting when projects finally move from the ephemeral world of planning to the tangible world of doing. And the Richwood Avenue development is finally ready to […]
Keep online drama from going IRL
Many were likely shocked, though perhaps not surprised, by the story of an online fight that ended in real-world violence in Westover, with an 18-year-old in police […]
Better to arrive late than never
As some of you know, we keep a scanner in the newsroom that allows us to monitor emergency calls. As the day wears on, we hear everything […]
Why Maine’s mass shooting matters for us
We’ve almost become numb to the horror of mass shootings as their frequency has increased in the last several years. But the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, […]
Biden did his part. Now Congress must address AI
On Monday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to put guardrails in place as artificial intelligence and large language models continue to be developed and released […]
Let there be warmth
A sincere thank you to Milan Puskar Health Right and Sabra United Methodist Church for stepping up to provide this winter’s warming shelter. The announcement was made […]
People require more than verbal promises
When it comes to Lake Lynn Generation’s proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to remove 307.1 acres surrounding Cheat Lake from federal protection, Friends of the […]
Editorial Encore: Halloween across time and cultures
Editor’s Note: This editorial was originally published Oct. 31, 2021. Happy Halloween! A fun fact for you: “Halloween” is a contraction of “Hallow Eve,” or “All Hallows’ […]