COMMENTARY You may never have heard the names Isiaih Mosley or Ezra Manjon before. Norchad Omier probably doesn’t ring a bell, either. To quickly end the suspense, […]
Opinion
No, Twitter’s ban of Trump does not violate his rights
Though it now has many iterations, the original tweet about Twitter banning President Trump from LGBTQ activist John Smith (@JohnSmithChgo) succinctly summed up the situation as this: […]
So, when is it a good time for impeachment?
by Hoppy Kercheval We heard plenty of arguments for and against impeachment of President Trump during debate in the House of Representatives Wednesday. The most substantive one […]
Guest essay: Consistency is key to getting through the pandemic
by Sens. Bob Beach and Mike Caputo We are at a tipping point. COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations continue to climb. Our cumulative positive rate is now […]
As a community, we raised $1.2M for United Way
In case you haven’t heard, the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties surpassed its fundraising goal this year, bringing in a grand total of $1,236,801. We’d […]
Bad idea to impeach Trump (again)
by David Dougherty Impeaching President Donald Trump less than two weeks before his term ends is a terrible idea. Right now, it appears to be the only […]
GOP beat Bloomberg’s billions, won N.C.’s second-highest office
by Salena Zito As one of 10 children growing up in extreme poverty in Greensboro, N.C., Mark Robinson has defied a lot of odds in life: An […]
Seven things we look forward to
In honor of President Trump’s last seven days in the Oval Office, we are listing seven things we look forward to in President-elect Joe Biden’s administration: 1. A […]
From Iran to D.C.: Echoes of the past
by John Limbert Last week’s disgraceful spectacle at the United States Capitol resurrected chilling memories for me. Forty-one years ago, on Nov. 4, 1979, I and my […]
‘Let ‘em up easy’?
by Leonard Pitts On April 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln went to Richmond. With the Civil War all but won, the president wanted to tour the rebel capital. […]