by Richard Cohen This year Chanukah began three nights after Thanksgiving. Oy Veh! While we were still stuffing ourselves with leftovers — turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry […]
Opinion
How U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion may impact W.Va.
Given the make-up of the U.S. Supreme Court and some of the comments and questions by Justices during yesterday’s arguments, it appears the abortion laws of this […]
Can charitable spirit outlast the season of giving?
It was wonderful to see members of the WVU men’s basketball team serving an early Thanksgiving dinner at the Hope Cafe. The Salvation Army’s signature holiday meal […]
The wheels on the bus don’t go that fast
At the Monongalia County Commission meeting late last week, parents of Ridgedale Elementary School students raised concerns about the intersection of Grafton and Goshen Roads. The matter […]
Are school districts that ‘defunded the police’ already regretting it?
by Nicholas Goldberg The idea of “abolishing” or “defunding” the police has always struck me as risky, to say the least, and not very well thought through. […]
The social covenant has shattered
Why would they do this? That question rises inevitably from a new wave of so-called flash-mob robberies, thieves by the dozens invading retail stores to simply take […]
When health care is more inclusive, it saves more lives
Last week, public health nurses with the Monongalia County Health Department underwent LGBTQ+ “safe zone” training. The adjacent term “safe space” is too often met with eyerolls […]
Socking Trump’s enablers in the wallet
by Mark Z. Barabak As the holiday season begins, let’s raise a glass, a drumstick, a latke — or all three! — to a magistrate judge in […]
Isn’t it rich? A farewell to Sondheim
The death of composer Stephen Sondheim at 91 is more than the end of an era. It is the end of a chain of great Broadway musicals […]
Old infrastructure is a real problem; new law necessary
Flooding in East Village and on Interstate 5 in downtown San Diego last week after two water mains broke Nov. 21 created both huge headaches for drivers […]
