On June 12, 1967, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Loving v. Virginia, declaring unconstitutional interracial marriage bans in Virginia and 15 other states […]
Opinion
June 11 letters to the editor
‘Manchin votes for the 1%,’ not West Virginians A poll conducted by End Citizens United/Global Strategy Group/Alg Research between April 14 and April 18 shows 68% of […]
Economic setbacks, but also progress
Unfortunately, we are used to bad economic news in West Virginia. Just this week, Monongalia County Resources announced the pending shutdown of an underground coal mine and […]
Older public figures make a difference
What do Queen Elizabeth (95), Janet Yellen (74), our president (78) and the pope (84) have in common? How about Mike DeWine (74), Jerry Brown (83) and […]
An AR-15 is like a pocket knife?
by George Skelton The U.S. district judge began his 94-page ruling sanctioning the AR-15 assault rifle for home and militia use by equating it with a Swiss […]
There are deep roots in these mountains
The roots of faith, family, patriotism, dialect and work ethic are a prominent feature here. One of the first modern American presidents to recognize those characteristics here […]
Legislators finally fulfill campaign promise to fix roads
Every West Virginia politician runs on a platform of better roads, but on Monday, legislators finally put some money where their mouths are. During the special session, […]
Signs of emergence: Concert series back
It’s heartening to see signs Morgantown is emerging from the pandemic. Businesses are opening back up; workers are returning to offices; restaurants are re-opening dining rooms — […]
After democracy dies
So what will you do after democracy dies? Who will we be after democracy dies? After democracy dies, will we remember the country we had? Will we […]
Guest essay: H.R.1 has bipartisan public support. Manchin must support it, too
by Ash Orr It’s not too often that you get a whole room of people — especially a room of politicians — to agree on a contentious […]
