HB 2232 could undo any city ordinance A delegate was quoted in The Dominion Post on Sunday, Jan. 30, saying, “we have finally seen come to fruition […]
Opinion
Black History Month: Don’t ban history — teach it
by Tracey L. Rogers When President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, he urged all Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often […]
There’s a better way than fact-checking COVID posts
by Faye Flam The right and left may not agree on what constitutes misinformation, but both would like to see less of it on social media. And […]
An underfunded IRS only helps the wealthy (like me)
by Dale Walker The IRS started off the 2022 tax season ringing the alarm bells, warning taxpayers that they do not have the resources to return filers’ […]
Anti-boycott laws violate our rights
The documentary “Boycott” will make its big screen debut later this month. The film follows several plaintiffs from different backgrounds pushing back against anti-boycott bills passed in […]
Congress may rescue USPS from itself
by Timothy L. O’Brien The U.S. Postal Service is dysfunctional, timeworn, and hemorrhages billions of dollars a year. It’s also an essential operation that still knits communities […]
Covenant between Main St. consumer and big corps is collapsing
Word travels fast in places like Pittsburgh’s iconic small-business district filled with third- and fourth-generation family-owned businesses, the majority of which are centered on two things: relationships […]
W.Va. Republicans moving big changes to unemployment system
West Virginia is moving toward significant changes in the state’s unemployment system. The Republican-led Senate has passed legislation that will tie benefits to economic conditions in the […]
GOP tries to ‘fix’ CRT boogeyman it created
The Legislature is all aboard the “critical race theory” crazy train this session. It has introduced not one, not two, but four anti-CRT bills. These bills are […]
Health insurance needs reformed
by Sheldon H. Jacobson A family member became seriously ill last year. After some initial tests, a malignancy was diagnosed. Surgery was scheduled, followed by chemotherapy. Everything […]
