Elementary students need to wear masks For the past 15 months, West Virginians have banded together to drive our COVID-19 infection and death rates down. We have […]
Opinion
Guest essay: Taxes: What they are and how they work
by Charles Davisson Government runs on money! Our governments provide us with all kinds of services, from national defense to elementary schools. Mostly, they fund these services […]
Bill Cosby was freed from prison. I’m shocked. I’m angry. But also a little happy
by Jenice Armstrong I’m so conflicted. I hate to admit it, but it’s true. Part of me is secretly happy that Bill Cosby is out of prison. […]
America’s empathy problem — and what to do about it
by Herb Cromwell A dictionary definition of empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. It’s not the same as sympathy. As memoirist […]
Impact of our war on police
by Jay Ambrose Suppose you’re in a battlefield with bad guys coming at you full force and you have the means of stopping them, but, while calling […]
Here’s how we get answers about tower collapse
As searchers still comb through the wreckage of Champlain Towers South, we remain hopeful that survivors may yet be found alive. We recall stories of miracles amid […]
Dueling anniversaries: American independence and Chinese communism
by Trudy Rubin In the coming days, the United States and China will be celebrating two big birthdays, light-years apart in their message. On July 1, Beijing […]
Stop lauding Gen. Milley’s evasions on CRT
by Ramesh Ponnuru There’s nothing new about military leaders dismissing criticism of their decisions by wrapping themselves in the flag. Progressives used to see it as an […]
Time to get Biden on board to save the Mylan plant
Back in April, the West Virginia Legislature passed HR 24, a resolution urging Gov. Jim Justice to form a task force that would petition President Biden to […]
McConnell blames debt on ordinary Americans
by Michael Hiltzik Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., isn’t alone among politicians in his fondness for the term “Russian roulette,” though he deserves credit for using […]
