MORGANTOWN — I’ll go to my grave believing that Isaac Likekele fouled Taz Sherman when Sherman launched that 3-pointer inside the T-Mobile Center with 6.7 seconds remaining […]
Opinion
U.S. bill would ban trans women from school sports
Early this week, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito proudly defended her support of the anti-trans “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” which was reintroduced by Sen. […]
Zombies, cicadas and UFOs
by Tricia Bishop They’re not locusts, but they might as well be. Billions of beady-eyed cicadas digging their way out of the soil in 15 Eastern states […]
In the spring, people’s thoughts turn to party rentals
If you live in a place where people like to go to have fun, good for you. But if your fun place is full of Airbnbs or […]
What is a harm reduction program? Where addiction meets compassion
We’ve been asked to talk about harm reduction programs. You may have seen the Rev. Zac Morton’s letter to the editor last Sunday or the WVU Today […]
Revolutionary strength of Me Too
by Virginia Heffernan Movements are not trending topics. They’re not celebrity scandals that excite the mediasphere like brush fires. They are paradigm shifts, and they do their […]
America spends a lot of time trying to kill Democracy
For a nation that supposedly believes in democracy, America spends a lot of time trying to kill it. In the postbellum era, white Democrats — the conservatives […]
Google renounces web tracking, but protecting privacy takes much more
The commercial internet developed with so little regard for privacy, tech companies have been able to turn personal data into hefty profits, raising billions of dollars off […]
Queen of the TV interview: Oprah sits down with Meghan and Harry
by David Zurawik Oprah Winfrey touched all the bases that mattered in her interview with Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, that aired Sunday […]
How to ruin America: Immigration crisis at the border
I recently had to cancel a long-planned trip to South America, either because the countries I wanted to enter are closed or required up to a two-week […]