Schools must now contend with the practical effects of one of the Legislature’s many culture war bills. This one, Senate Bill 704, requires educators to provide a […]
Opinion
What will SCOTUS do for an encore?
by Nicholas Goldberg Got a Supreme Court precedent you don’t like? Is there a liberal decision that’s always stuck in your craw? Think the court has flipped […]
The freedom to love my trans kid as he is
by Jamey Gallagher Last weekend, my son Alex graduated from Bennington College. I am incredibly proud of the young man he has become. He is much stronger […]
Got an incompetent lawyer? Sucks to be you
Amidst all the other turmoil of the last couple weeks, the Supreme Court delivered another blow to Americans’ rights. On May 23, the six-member conservative super-majority ruled […]
Saving America from within
by Martin Schram “Seven Days in May,” the epic 1960s novel and a film starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Ava Gardner, was a fictional tale about […]
Plenty of jobs open, but no takers
The arrival of summer in West Virginia typically means an increase in hiring for warm weather industries such as construction and hospitality. However, employers in those fields, […]
Judge slams Fla.’s attack on the First Amendment
In their frenzy to protect Donald Trump’s “free speech” rights to spread falsehoods on social media, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republicans appear to have misunderstood — […]
To deter China, Biden must reassure
by Doyle McManus Last week, in an unscripted moment, President Joe Biden warned bluntly that if China invades Taiwan, the United States will come to the island’s […]
So much for the good guy with a gun
So much for the good guy with a gun. That, you will recall, was NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre’s preferred solution to America’s epidemic of firearms violence. “The […]
COLUMN: West Virginia not in the NCAA tournament shows the scheduling problem found in college baseball
MORGANTOWN — As the names came and went Monday, and NCAA regionals were quickly filling up without West Virginia’s baseball team being included in the NCAA tournament, […]
