The eyes of the world are on Minneapolis. On its citizens, as they react to the trial of Derek Chauvin, accused of murdering George Floyd last year […]
Opinion
Keep Putin from murdering opposition
by Trudy Rubin When President Joe Biden agreed with a newscaster that Vladimir Putin was “a killer,” I initially thought it a tactical error. Not that the […]
Which superhero should we call if the Suez gets plugged again?
by Richard Chin They finally got that giant cargo ship unstuck from the Suez Canal after nearly of week of trying and a fleet of tugboats. But […]
We need gun reform now. It can’t be put off any longer
We’d like to have a conversation about practical ways to protect people from gun violence. Which may be easier said than done considering our Legislature is so […]
The vaccine passport idea deserves to be considered
by Connor Wielgos During his prime-time address to the nation in mid-March, President Joe Biden invoked a Rockwellian image of a post-pandemic United States. By this summer, […]
Does Gayle Manchin’s nomination undermine Joe’s independence?
President Joe Biden is nominating Gayle Manchin of West Virginia to become Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission. The ARC is a federal agency that invests tax […]
Justice’s demands: On the trial of an officer in the death of George Floyd
After the speeches, the hashtags, the marches, the dramatic demands for transforming America’s criminal justice system, comes the relatively mundane but indispensable means of determining guilt or […]
False claims inspired Georgia’s voting law
by Robert A. George If elections have consequences, as the cliche goes, then so do lies. Both kinds of consequences were on display last week in Georgia. […]
Staging New Castle’s comeback
For over 100 years, the sprawling Shenango China plant warmly greeted just about every person who entered this Lawrence County city. It was one of the largest […]
Pay local people to compile COVID data? Yes, please
The Monongalia County Board of Health would like the county health department to start compiling all available data on severe COVID cases and deaths in our area, […]
