There was the Colonial Pipeline hacking, perpetrated by the Russian-speaking hacking group DarkSide, which left thousands of Americans without gas and prevented many from accessing food or […]
Opinion
No vaccine, no football
When it comes to convincing West Virginians to get the COVID-19 vaccine, as a state, we’ve tried gentle encouragement, laying out the cold hard facts and even […]
July 25 letters to the editor
Climate change won’t wait for GOP to agree It’s not often a West Virginian has the power to make a profound impact on the world, but Sen. […]
Guest essay: Decision to cut off benefits harms W.Va. families
by Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer In May, it was decided West Virginia should forego enhanced unemployment benefits. Since there are plenty of job vacancies, it was concluded […]
Guest essay: When God sends a helicopter
by Delegate Joey Garcia A man climbed to his roof to escape a dangerous flood. He rejected offers to ride to safety in a rowboat, a motorboat, […]
Ben & Jerry’s boycott is not a rejection of Israel
by Trudy Rubin The most stunning thing about the Great Ice Cream War between Ben & Jerry’s and Israel is the explosive Israeli reaction. The ice cream […]
We have to help Cuba
by Jay Ambrose Like never before in recent times, Cubans are protesting by the thousands. And they have good reason because their vicious, unendingly cruel, inept, corrupt […]
Hey Biden, Trump could be your best vaccine friend
by Karl W. Smith Here’s a simple step — but not an easy one! — that President Joe Biden could take to fight vaccine hesitancy as it […]
Why is Congress forcing a pay cut on Guard troops?
The mob of Donald Trump supporters that unleashed an insurrection on the Capitol building Jan. 6 put Washington, D.C. — and the rest of the country — […]
Streaming wars change what you watch
by Peter Labuza Blockbusters are finally coming back to movie theaters. But the buzz is elsewhere in Hollywood. Streaming services are upending the film industry’s traditional model […]
