Let’s try an experiment. For 30 years, let’s require that young people are taught nothing about the moon. Let’s scrub Earth’s satellite from books and online articles. […]
Opinion
Cuomo as ‘mentor’ makes allegations ickier
by Heidi Stevens A life hack: If you’re 63 and she’s 25 and you’re her boss, the flirtation is always, every time, definitely unwanted. New York Gov. […]
COLUMN: Little mistakes add up to a crushing overtime loss for West Virginia against No. 3 Baylor
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — You throw a pebble into a stream of water and nothing really happens. But then you throw in another and another one and […]
Advantages to combining state and local elections
Among the many bills we have our eye on this legislative session is HB 2592, which would require counties and municipalities to hold local elections on the […]
What to cut from Biden’s $1.9 trillion ‘COVID relief’? Plenty
President Biden has challenged those who oppose the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion bill disingenuously dubbed “COVID relief,” or the more deceitful “American Rescue Plan.” “What would they have […]
Why traumatized people run for office
by K. Ward Cummings Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., in emotional testimony delivered during a congressional hearing last month, bravely revealed that she was once the victim of […]
Lessons learned at the police academy
by Rosa Brooks “Everyone you meet here would be happy to kill you,” Officer Murphy told me. “That’s what you have to remember.” It was my first […]
Poverty is not a choice: The hard work of being poor
by Pamela Garrison As Congress advances a COVID-19 relief package that calls for a $15 national minimum wage by 2025, I am aware that some people think […]
Tanden smart on policy. It’s a shame about the tweets
President Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominations had been moving forward pretty well until the past few days. Now they’ve run into trouble. Neera Tanden (nominated to lead the […]
Femininity punished no longer
For all the bills introduced this legislative session that feel like they’re dragging West Virginia backwards, there are few that are pushing the state forward — and […]
