Many of my Black students today do not by Adam Schwartz When I was 15, I smoked a joint with a friend. High and goofy, we wandered […]
Opinion
Left-leaning 66-year-old searches for balance in unbalanced times
by Stephen J. Lyons In the Orwellian universe in which we now marinate, that uncomfortable reality in which rumors seamlessly transform into facts, and disinformation invades our […]
AMLO’s ‘Hugs Not Bullets’ policy is failing Mexico
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s soft approach to confronting criminal groups is not working. In fact, it seems to be backfiring. Last week’s wave of violence […]
Trashing Republican traditions
by Steven Roberts After most Republicans vociferously condemned the FBI’s raid on Donald Trump’s Florida estate, Fox News host Steve Doocy plaintively asked his guest, GOP Congressman […]
Where did all the workers go? Some of them bought the farm
LIGONIER, Pa. — For the last 47 years, the farmers market located along the old Lincoln Highway has drawn a good-sized crowd to the open field where […]
Account for climate change
New developments plus severe weather could overwhelm water systems “I would say we’re at the borderline of the capacity for that pipe based on our calculations,” Morgantown […]
Aug. 21 letters to the editor
Keeping up with the times is important A recent article in the Washington Post described President Biden’s pause to use outside experts to help him work through […]
Guest essay: ‘A real weapon’: How Morgantown City Council recall compares to national efforts
by Joshua Spivak A battle over personnel rules may give Morgantown voters a chance to make a quick change in their leadership, as petitions are now out […]
Don’t be swayed by ads from unclear interests
by Rekha Basu A grim-faced doctor walks into an examining room where an anxious white-haired woman sits on the table, awaiting news. “Mrs. Smith, I have your […]
Rushdie and the defense of ‘hate speech’
by Jonathan Zimmerman “Professor, why should we allow hate speech?” Over the past few years, that’s become the most common question that students ask me in class. […]
