London — Watching BBC and Sky News coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, I was struck by the adjectives used by reporters, commentators and people […]
Opinion
Plastic might be making you obese
by Mark Buchanan The global obesity epidemic is getting worse, especially among children, with rates of obesity rising over the past decade and shifting to earlier ages. […]
Bannon accused of serious fraud by Manhattan DA
Steve Bannon allegedly ripping off Trump true believers who sent in their dollars for his phony We Build The Wall, Inc. was deemed a federal crime — […]
A class in Self-Defense Communication
by Elissa Bassist My first priority after the 2016 election was to find the next available hand-to-hand combat preparedness class because I would not be caught dead […]
The legacy of Sept. 11
The average college student has no true memory of Sept. 11, 2001. Neither do current high school, middle school or elementary school students. They were too young [...]
Remembering those who ran to the fire 21 years ago
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a commentary I wrote one year ago on the anniversary of the attacks. Fear is an invaluable human instinct that perpetuates our survival. […]
Young people ready to vote
I am part of a generation — Generation Z — that has a faint recollection of 9/11, if any at all. We weren’t even teenagers during the […]
Citizens are united and legislators don’t represent us
According to the most recent data from Pew Research Center, National Election Studies, Gallup, ABC/The Washington Post, CBS/New York Times and CNN polls, only one-fifth of Americans […]
Can space save Earth?
The world economy is in the doldrums, pessimism is rife around the world, and most young people, according to one survey, believe climate change means the end […]
West Virginia sees positive economic growth
For years, the economic news in West Virginia has too often been bad. Coal mine shutdowns, plant closings and layoffs have been painfully common occurrences. However, at […]
