by Syd S. Peng As the nation’s transition to renewable energy gains speed, with rapid deployment of wind and solar power and grid-scale batteries, a misguided idea […]
Opinion
Guest essay: The ‘deschooling’ of West Virginia
by Ron Iannone Most people know that it’s very difficult to recruit students to go into teaching. In school districts, they are also finding it difficult to […]
Could our love of sugar literally break our hearts?
by Robin Abcarian I love sugar and, as a kid, I had a lot of cavities. Once, when I was in junior high, my dentist, the late […]
Advantages abound with changing clocks twice a year
by Dr. David Prerau Today’s daylight saving time (DST) system — spring-to-fall DST followed by winter standard time — is an excellent compromise, providing DST’s many advantages […]
Tuckered out from lies: Carlson uses Jan. 6 footage for propaganda
Fox News host Tucker Carlson has a pretty recognizable M.O.: the operative — “journalist” was a stretch before and an almost laughable descriptor now — employs the […]
When will Americans flood the streets to protest our broken Supreme Court?
by Will Bunch So it turns out that a huge number of voters actually do understand that it’s essential for a functioning democracy to have a fair […]
Left, right both wrong about DeSantis’ ‘Western civilization’ courses
by Jonathan Zimmerman Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he wants every college in his state to teach courses in “Western civilization.” And I say: Bring it […]
3 trains derail per day. They shouldn’t
An empty CSX coal train derailed in Summers County Wednesday when it crashed into a landslide, injuring three crew members. Saturday, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in […]
House GOP now have a way to shut down programs they don’t like
by Charles Tiefer The slim Republican majority in the House of Representatives recently voted to give itself a streamlined way to fire civil servants and shut down […]
Federal agency gives green light to Mountain Valley Pipeline completion
The protracted legal and permitting fight over the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline may be nearing its end. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued […]
