In a previous editorial, we referenced a number of “good” bills languishing in committee as the Legislature devotes its time to a variety of culture war and […]
Opinion
Mental health crisis: Kids are not OK
by Stephen J. Lyons EDITOR’S NOTE: If you or a loved one is experiencing mental health difficulties, help is available. Call or text 988 to reach the […]
Pay any price? Bear any burden?
“…we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty.” — John […]
COLUMN: Believe it or not, WVU’s NCAA bid has a lot to do with Pitt’s unexpected success
MORGANTOWN — It’s been one wild, weird and remarkable journey that only needs an ending. All the other boxes have already been checked off in the story […]
Real journalists must have access to Capitol footage
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is supposed to work for the American people first and his party second. Fox News conspiracy-monger Tucker Carlson isn’t supposed to be anywhere […]
Today’s debt ceiling will become tomorrow’s dreaded debt bomb
by Karl W. Smith As disconcerting as the U.S.’s current debt situation is, the outlook is even worse. When the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office updated its forecasts […]
History forecasts inevitable major war
by John M. Crisp Our future is foreshadowed by our past, and few human activities have shaped our history more than our near-irresistible compulsion to fight each […]
Overturning press protections to avoid accountability
It may sound like common sense to say all Americans should have to meet the same standard of proof to win a defamation suit against a media […]
Why Israel is losing my support
by Nicholas Goldberg For many years I believed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was fixable, that a final resolution could — and ultimately would — be found in the […]
Red state, blue state; some are large, one has Marge
by Gene Collier A lot of Americans can steer past Presidents Day without even noticing it, even if they find it suspiciously odd that there is no […]
