Back in 2017, when Congress and the Trump administration were pushing a bill to weaken hard-fought banking regulations, we warned that they were playing with fire. Barely […]
Opinion
Biden finds border isn’t ‘pretty simple’ — and may need Trump’s old policies
by Cynthia M. Allen Before I had kids, I can remember thinking, as I watched a mom struggling with her toddler in the grocery store: I won’t […]
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ saved my relationship with my mom
by Grace Park After 10 years of hiding my queer identity, I finally came out to my mom at the kitchen table of my childhood home in […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 10
For today’s edition of The Good, the Bad and the Stupid,” we’re going to look at a handful of bills that we consider to be mixed bags: […]
Free speech, press need freedom of info
by Kevin Goldberg “The right to speak and the right to print, without the right to know, are pretty empty.” These are the words of Harold […]
Legislature escapes without fixing jail staffing crisis
The West Virginia Legislature adopted a resolution during the final week of the session extending the State of Emergency in the state’s correctional institutions. Gov. Jim Justice […]
COLUMN: Over time, Kedrian Johnson became a player at WVU we should never forget
MORGANTOWN — For whatever odd reason, I’ve always remembered one of the first times I saw Kedrian Johnson play basketball in a WVU uniform. It was late […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 9
Some more bills that passed during the legislative session: Good: SB 273, “to allocate and station child protective services workers by county based on population, referrals […]
Tighter regulations can save banks
by Simon Johnson Before last Thursday, Silicon Valley Bank was regarded as being in “sound financial condition.” But on that day, it experienced attempted withdrawals of $42 […]
Biden knew full well to resist D.C.’s softer criminal code
Yes, Joe Biden believes that the District of Columbia should rule itself. Yes, Biden believes that D.C.’s new softer-on-crime law was a bad thing and needed to […]
