The City of Morgantown is getting a lesson in the importance of appearances. International Association of Firefighters Local 313 has accused the city of retaliating against Morgantown’s […]
Opinion
One cheer for the return of earmarks
by Ramesh Ponnuru After a 10-year hiatus, earmarks are coming back to the U.S. Congress. Democrats and Republicans alike repudiated the practice of letting congressmen direct federal […]
Vaccine passports: A culture war we don’t have to wage
“We are not supporting doing any vaccine passports in the state of Florida,” declared Gov. Ron DeSantis. “It’s completely unacceptable,” he said, for either government or the […]
Pump the brakes on income tax repeal
There are three — three! — state income tax repeal proposals in Charleston right now, all of them vastly different, and only four days left in the […]
SCOTUS opened robocall floodgates
by Jon Healey Few things unite Americans like our shared hatred of robocalls, which have become a daily affliction for far too many of us. For example, […]
Small wonder the church is shrinking
It seems the church is shrinking. The mosque and synagogue, too, for that matter. Not that this is breaking news. It has long been known that the […]
COLUMN: Going by Baylor’s blueprint to success, West Virginia could be in line for something special next season
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Bob Huggins’ words on Baylor stick out today, because the Bears are now on their way back to Waco, Tex. armed with a […]
Vaccine clinics at schools can solve multiple problems
A new report about how the COVID-19 pandemic affected Los Angeles Unified schools doesn’t contain much that wasn’t already known: The past year was an academic calamity […]
Gaetz’s usefulness didn’t save him from probe
by Fabiola Santiago Poor Rep. Matt Gaetz — proud “Florida man” who carried with pride his weird, boyish rube rap, now betrayed and facing a serious Department […]
Take me out of the ballgame: MLB moves game out of Atlanta
When the NFL decided not to punish players who kneeled during the pre-game national anthem, some fans reacted by refusing to attend games, buy league merchandise, or […]
