Agriculture has never been a principal focus of efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. But farm emissions — which make up about 10% of the U.S. total — […]
Opinion
My low-level anxiety about being Asian in America has morphed into fear
by Sharon Kim Soldati My parents live on the outskirts of Atlanta, and I am worried about them. Since the start of the pandemic, there has been […]
Emergency price gouging regulations can be detrimental
by Gavin Roberts and Rik Chakraborti One year ago, California and Hawaii were the first states to announce emergency declarations to fight COVID-19. In doing so, they […]
Why short Mon County in the shuffle of vaccines?
West Virginia is rocking this whole vaccination thing. It’s not often the Mountain State gets top honors, but a recent U.K. report said if West Virginia were […]
Reclaim Dorothy Johnson Vaughan — pass the Fair Pay Act
by Barbara Evans Fleischauer She was just 15 years old in 1926. After being named valedictorian of the senior class of the segregated Beechurst High School, Miss […]
March 7 letters to the editor
Fight to preserve harm reduction programs What could be controversial about programs that reduce harm in our communities? Apparently a lot. For a state that has seen […]
Dr. Seuss ‘cancel culture’ backlash is a distraction
by Mary McNamara Last Tuesday, “cancel culture” was officially promoted to “outlaw culture,” which definitely would sound way cooler if it weren’t so maddeningly ridiculous and offensively […]
Increased minimum wage can hurt jobs
by Jessica Dobrinsky and Adam Kissel The tragedy of the minimum wage is that it stops people who want to work. The higher it goes, the more […]
COLUMN: The story of how West Virginia’s season may one day come to an end has already been told
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Somewhere between Avery Anderson’s unrelenting drives to the bucket, Keylan Boone’s 3-point shooting and Bernard Kouma’s crashing of the boards lied the blueprint […]
Texas, Mississippi recklessly reopening
by Mariel Garza With more people vaccinated against COVID-19 every day and case numbers just a fraction of what they were at the beginning of the year, […]
