The 200 countries participating in COP26 (the 26th Conference of the Parties) in Glasglow, Scotland, hoped to have a final agreement on tackling climate change by the […]
Opinion
Panicky holiday shopping is both dumb and self-defeating
by Alexis Leondis Hey, calm down! Ignore all those frantic experts who are urging consumers to tackle holiday shopping earlier than usual due to supply-chain issues and […]
Pennsylvania leapt further right on Election Night
Voters in the Keystone State, as in Virginia, took Nov. 2’s election as an opportunity to rebut Democrats’ overreach. With mail-in ballots still pending, Republicans are poised […]
When politicians claim professors are the enemy, what are they attacking?
by Benjamin Carter Hett On Nov. 2, J.D. Vance, author of the bestselling “Hillbilly Elegy” and now candidate for the U.S. Senate from Ohio, gave a keynote […]
Lawsuits oppose W.Va.’s interests
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is once again dragging West Virginia into foolhardy and counterproductive national lawsuits. One is a lawsuit to block the Occupational Safety and Health […]
‘Pavement doesn’t have a political party’
Every now and then, common sense and at least a modicum of bipartisanship breaks out in Washington. That has happened with the Congressional approval of the $1.2 […]
Veterans Day after end of 20-year war
Veterans Day is always bittersweet — a day dedicated to living service members but that always brings to mind the brave men and women we have lost […]
McKinley supports local news
When the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed the House of Representatives, Rep. David McKinley was one of 13 Republicans to vote yes. We’d like to thank him for […]
Guest essay: Manchin is setting a new standard of conduct for those on Capitol Hill
by Rebecca McPhail and Charlie Burd We hope the entire nation is paying attention to West Virginia right now, because our senior senator, Joe Manchin, is conducting […]
‘Blond hair white skin’: Capitol rioter says the quiet part
She slammed down her white privilege like you’d slam down an American Express black card. Which is to say, with supreme confidence. Two months after posting video […]
