The Dominion Post endorses Joe Biden for president. Do we think Biden will be the perfect commander in chief? No, but we do think Biden […]
Editorials
The magic of autumn in ‘Wild and Wonderful’ West Virginia
Every season has its magic. For winter, it’s when the snow blankets everything — crisp and clean and sparkling and perfectly white — and the whole […]
Endorsement for Preston County Commission
Last week, the Editorial Board met with candidates for the Preston County Commission, Don Smith and Lynn Housner. The candidates were largely in agreement on the […]
Petsonk for attorney general
On Oct. 2, we were scheduled to meet (virtually) with current West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and AG-hopeful Sam Petsonk. Alas, Morrisey was a no […]
If every single one of us votes, we can bring a tidal wave of change
Average age of Americans is 38. Average age of the U.S. House of Representatives? 58. U.S. Senate? 62. Both presidential candidates are over 73 years old. America’s […]
Oh … So that’s what a debate is meant to look like
Well, at least we can rightfully call Wednesday night’s matchup between Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence a debate — unlike the debacle last […]
Justice’s technicolor dream-map: Schools open, bars closed
At the time of this writing, Gov. Jim Justice faces two lawsuits: One from bar owners in Monongalia County (DP-09-23-20) and one from the West Virginia […]
COVID for Trump isn’t the same as for the rest of us
“The ‘Red Death’ had long devastated the country. … But the Prince Prospero was happy and dauntless and sagacious. When his dominions were half depopulated, he summoned […]
Echo chambers and rabbit holes: Dark side of social media
“If you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product. … Our attention is the product being sold to advertisers.” — The Social Dilemma […]
COVID map confusion
If Gov. Jim Justice wants people to stop accusing him and his administration of manipulating West Virginia’s COVID-19 numbers, then he really needs to lock in […]