It looks as though a likeness of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman finally will appear on American currency, resurrecting a plan that has been stalled for nearly five […]
Opinion
Honor AOC’s pain
Last Monday night, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez broadcast live to at least 150,000 Instagram followers, telling — in raw, emotional detail — how she hid as rioters stormed […]
New party that spans ideological divide?
by David Jolly As a new era has begun in American politics, the always gracious Joe Biden was right to promise in his inaugural address that, while […]
Myanmar military coup an outrage
by Carla Hall Last Sunday in the U.S. brought sudden news that there had been a military coup in Myanmar, the South Asian country that for five […]
Despite claims to the contrary, Joe Biden a centrist, moderate president
We have to laugh every time we hear (or read) someone call President Joe Biden a “radical leftist” or “socialist” or “far-left extremist” or whatever the watchword […]
Feb. 5 letters to the editor
Don’t bemoan coal; aspire to clean energy I’m at a loss as to Hoppy Kercheval’s opinions and goals with regard to his column on Biden and coal […]
West Virginia trending in right direction on COVID
by Hoppy Kercheval West Virginia is making progress in tamping down the COVID-19 virus. Gov. Jim Justice pointed to several of the key indicators during his briefing […]
What Congress can learn from W.Va.’s Legislature
It’s not often we suggest that the national government can learn something from West Virginia. This is not about vaccine distribution, although West Virginia has certainly set […]
Impeachment filing uses bizarre argument
by Noah Feldman The impeachment defense brief of former president Donald Trump mostly consists of three elements, each of which I’ve addressed (and rejected) in previous columns: […]
Detroit puts pedal to the metal toward clean energy future
by Froma Harrop General Motors has just delivered an electric shock to the automotive world. America’s biggest automaker says that it wants its entire vehicle lineup to […]
