Hoppy column on ACE ruling ignores obvious While I generally appreciate Hoppy Kercheval’s Friday columns, the Jan. 22 column was disappointing. A federal court recently decided to […]
Opinion
Guest essay: What to do after you get the COVID vaccine
by Marie A. Abate I am one of the lucky ones to receive my second vaccine dose through WVU. Many thanks to my pharmacy colleagues and those […]
Guest essay: Education in the wake of COVID: The silver lining
by Jessica Dobrinsky In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, schools around the country closed, hoping to contain the growing virus’ spread. Children stuck at home struggled […]
A new affliction in the pandemic: Vaccine envy
by Mary Schmich I have vaccine envy. There. I’ve confessed it. The thought of getting a COVID-19 vaccine makes me impatient, greedy, needy. I yearn for a […]
Economic policy should focus on economic issues
by Samuel Gregg With any new presidential administration comes new policies. That’s part of the electoral calculus made by the American people every four years. Different presidents […]
COLUMN: West Virginia’s improving offense matters little if the defense keeps slipping
COMMENTARY MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — If there was ever a time to remind you of the old saying of being careful what you wished for, well, we […]
Do Black lives matter to Congress?
The death of George Floyd and the summer of protests that followed led members of Congress to try to mandate basic changes in police practices nationwide. But […]
Just say it: Hank Aaron is the real home run champion
by Kenneth Shouler Hank Aaron’s death Jan. 22 brought forth a steady stream of highlights, respectful reflections and revelations about his baseball career. But one revelation was […]
Language changes eroded U.S. democracy
by Martin Puchner Victor Klemperer, a literary scholar, saw the Nazi era begin in the subtlest of ways, through a shift in language. Trained to examine linguistic […]
How West Virginia lost $25 million in risky investments
by Hoppy Kercheval Venture capital investment is risky. Investors put money toward startups and emerging companies with the hope that the businesses will flourish and there will […]
