by Dahleen Glanton I wore my mother’s pearls on Wednesday. They were not perfectly round or flawless, lustrous or large. They were simply the best I could […]
Opinion
Biden’s splendid inaugural debut
by Jay Ambrose It was a thing of beauty: A light blue, shining sky, a magnificent hymn, a powerful benediction, poetry, patriotic music and a speech in […]
COLUMN: No. 14 West Virginia had every reason to be bad, but instead played “the game of the year” against Kansas State
COMMENTARY MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — A year ago, the West Virginia men’s basketball team walked into Bramlage Coliseum as a team seemingly destined for destiny. The Mountaineers […]
President Biden must build a bridge to young Americans
by Ashley Lynn Priore Young people turned out in record numbers to support Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the 2020 general election. Voter turnout by 18- […]
Latin America’s lessons about autocrats
by Mark Botsford Living and working in Latin America most of the time since the 1970s has meant living through dozens of governmental switches — among democratic, […]
Can Sen. Hawley lose his license to practice law in Missouri?
After disgracing his office by making dangerous and entirely false claims about nonexistent voter fraud, could U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley lose his law license? At least 60 […]
We applaud WVU Medicine’s free vaccine clinic
Back in December, we said in an editorial that if West Virginia University wanted to be a partner to the Morgantown community in the fight against COVID, […]
Coal, utilities hit with double whammy on Biden’s first day
by Hoppy Kercheval Two important events have happened in the last few days that will have a direct impact on West Virginia’s energy-based economy and our state’s […]
Support for prez is historically partisan
by Jon Healey Gallup released its final poll numbers this week for President Donald Trump, and not surprisingly, they were ugly. His average approval rating was only […]
A new era begins
A new era has begun. Wednesday, Joseph R. Biden Jr. was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States of America, and the ceremony hopefully set […]
