by Shreya Prabhu Sitting in my eighth-grade classroom, I stealthily check my email, hoping for news updates from The New York Times or CNN about the heightened […]
Opinion
Is Cary the best fit for WVU’s BOG?
All too often, we don’t pay much attention to the men and women behind the WVU curtain, but we need to take a closer look now. On […]
Preparing for Tokyo’s ‘Quiet Olympics’
by David Leon Moore I didn’t see much TV coverage of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials last month in Oregon. But one scene caught my […]
Justice’s financial problems mount
There is an old saying about debt: “Running into debt isn’t so bad. It’s running into creditors that hurts.” Gov. Jim Justice and his family business have […]
18-year-old kids shouldn’t have the right to buy guns
For most purposes — signing contracts, entering the military, marrying without parental permission and living independently — an American is legally an adult at age 18. But […]
Will flood politics change Germany?
by Andreas Kluth There she was again, the proverbial mother of the nation, walking somberly through the rubble and mud of a nearly destroyed town called Schuld, […]
From humble grain to embodiment of American exceptionalism
BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. — About 250 years ago, farmers looking for a way to make their surplus corn crop profitable decided to distill it. Today, that leftover […]
GOP closed border argument is flimsy
There’s a certain irony in witnessing members of a party now infamous for downplaying the severity of COVID-19 use the disease as justification to keep the southern […]
I can fly the flag, love my country and know its failings at the same time
by Alfred Lubrano Our house came with an American flag. It seemed to complement our Small Town, U.S.A., zeitgeist. So we let it fly, enjoying its snap […]
Ignorance is death
We live in ignorant times. By now, surely this is obvious beyond argument to anyone who’s been paying attention. From the Capitol insurrectionist who thought he was […]
