Last week, Kingwood City Council declined to give Health Right a letter of support to operate a harm reduction and needle exchange program within the town’s limits. […]
Opinion
Lawmakers should reject Instagram’s attempts to throw parents under the bus
by Dr. Brian Primack and Sadie Primack Instagram recently announced that a central pillar of its response to teen mental health harms will be to create controls […]
It’s the culture, stupid
Cultural attitudes have changed in the past few years. It began when the pandemic went from something we should be mindful of to a power that we […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 7
Wednesday was cross-over day at the Legislature, where any bill that didn’t come out of its chamber of origin is now considered dead. Fortunately, some proposed legislation […]
Bosses, reopen offices with caution
by Deborah Lovich With the omicron surge subsiding, many business leaders are again planning to urge — and even demand — that their employees return to their […]
West Virginia’s natural gas and global security
Much of the world has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and put in place sanctions aimed at damaging the country’s economy. However, Russia’s prominent role in energy […]
Treat Supreme Court pick with fairness, honesty
Floridians don’t often expect their elected leaders to rise above partisanship, in part because they know it’s unlikely to happen. But as the U.S. Senate considers the […]
Why is Belarus helping Russia invade Ukraine? An explainer on the conflict
by Trudy Rubin On Monday, Russian and Ukrainian delegations met for talks on Ukraine’s border with Belarus — one sign of how Vladimir Putin has swallowed the […]
Does Ukraine have the courage to be a country worth fighting for?
This was going to be a song of praise. Instead, it will be a groan of frustration. In other words, it was going to be a column […]
The fight over Equal Rights Amendment
Those who have been following our legislative round-ups may recall reading about SCR 44. SCR 44 essentially rescinds West Virginia’s ratification of the federal Equal Rights Amendment, […]
