by Delegate Evan Worrell President Trump invited the leader of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to speak at the 2024 Republican National Convention. As a party, Republicans […]
Opinion
Pig roast cooks up aid for college
In 1987, a few folks in Boone County got together to see if they could raise some money to help one of their local students attend West […]
America’s definition of ‘refugee’ needs an update
by Bill Frelick American leaders of all political stripes lament the nation’s broken asylum system, but they also fall lockstep into short-sighted, reactive fixes that don’t solve […]
Lego was my son’s world. It took me decades to see why
by Abby Margolis Newman Six decades after the age when most people do, I’ve become obsessed with Lego. My gateway drug was a set reminiscent of an […]
Secret Service must answer for near-assassination
Thomas Matthew Crooks should never have been able to get on a roof fewer than 150 yards from former President Donald Trump, let alone take several shots […]
Soaring grocery prices not acts of God
by Steven Hill Since the pandemic, going to the grocery store has become a jarring experience. On a recent visit, I packed my purchased items into my […]
Kamala Harris would make a better candidate if she were already president
by Leonard Greene Forget just a “Weekend at Bernie’s.” I’d spend four years helping prop up a lifeless character if it means keeping Donald Trump out of […]
Trans-athlete case great fodder for Morrisey’s campaign
At what point will Attorney General Patrick Morrisey stop picking on children? He is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of […]
Republicans’ war on divorce is just Christian nationalism in disguise
by Patricia Lopez No-fault divorce is an option available in all 50 states. But it might not be for long if Donald Trump wins a second term, […]
Trump and Republicans are on a roll
National political conventions have evolved into party pep rallies. The only real business is the effort to generate as much positive press as possible. But even by […]
