Some West Virginia legislators spell “think” with a capital ‘I.’ They “think” about a piece of legislation with themselves in mind, not you. Consider SB 642 and […]
Opinion
Killing Asian women isn’t a hate crime?
by Mary McNamara If anyone was still “uneducated” about the insidious and brutal nature of racism in this country, the recent contemptible slaughter of eight people, including […]
Misinformation about COVID-19 bill
by Jay Ambrose Misinformation could ruin America. It afflicts us almost daily, could threaten our future and we have already seen some of the worst of it, […]
Income tax cut not what current and future West Virginians want
As Gov. Jim Justice promotes his income tax cut proposal, he touts eliminating the tax as this great thing that will bring thousands of new people to […]
Can I get rid of my landline yet?
by Nicholas Goldberg Am I the last person in America with a landline? I don’t know what I pay for it. I don’t know who I pay […]
Governor, House Republicans not on the same page
The most common question heard under the State Capitol dome when discussing a particular bill is, “Do you have the votes?” The merits of legislation, or the […]
Vaccines shouldn’t be a for-profit biz
For all we complain about the inefficiencies of publically owned and run services, sometimes we’re reminded that private, for-profit companies really cannot do it better. West Virginia […]
Budget ‘death spiral’ increasing likely
by Chris Reed “The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money,” Alexis de Tocqueville supposedly […]
Stopping climate change is the ultimate moon shot
As a pandemic hijacked the nation’s attention, we pushed aside other, even bigger problems. But now that COVID-19 is being cornered, the crisis of climate change is […]
Not canceled, no matter what Fox News might say
Last week, we started the conversation on cancel culture. Today, we continue that discussion with things that are not cancel culture — regardless of what Fox News […]
