Once again, Texans are suffering because of a failure of disaster planning and of investment to prepare for the worst. First, it was the pandemic. Texas’ public […]
Opinion
Cybersecurity a matter of national survival
by Patrick B. Pexton Last week was a sobering one for Congress. The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump served as the backdrop, the vivid videos of […]
Is McConnell’s post-Trump strategy working?
by Karl W. Smith Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has a knack for making everyone mad. With his vote against former President Donald Trump’s impeachment, he angered […]
House bill seeks to take back control of state of emergency
HB 2003 is on its way to the House of Delegates floor. The new bill clarifies state of preparedness vs. state of emergency; powers of the governor […]
Students’ free speech rights tested
by David Hudson Jr. The would-be varsity cheerleader, the tattletale and Snapchat have converged in a Supreme Court free speech case sure to draw the interest of […]
Thanks, Rush: Polarizing host brought back talk radio
Rush Limbaugh changed my life. Let me explain because it’s not what you think. To me, Rush was, first and foremost, a broadcaster, an entertainer and a […]
Here are 2 ways to make education W.Va.’s ‘centerpiece’
In his State of the State Address, Gov. Justice bragged that education has become West Virginia’s centerpiece. We don’t entirely agree, but we might see the state […]
Lessons from cable news since Jan. 6
by David Zurawik I have watched more cable news in the last six weeks than I have in any other comparable period in my career. Every weekday […]
Homeless but dying with dignity
Had it not been for the kindness of strangers, Henry McCain would have died the way he led much of his adult life: Cold, alone and without […]
Acquittal expected but still infuriating
That the most bipartisan presidential impeachment ever ended in Trump’s acquittal on charges of inciting an insurrection was expected, but that makes it no less infuriating. Because […]
