At a time when its legitimacy as an apolitical institution is being questioned, the Supreme Court has been dragged into partisan disputes about when and how […]
Opinion
Guest Essay: To lower emissions, China and U.S. must cooperate
by Dr. Syd s. Peng China runs on coal. Without it, China never would have achieved the staggering economic growth of recent decades. But China is envisioning […]
Reminder: Your vote matters
You’re probably sick of hearing this — goodness knows we’re getting tired of saying it — but we would fail to complete our civic duty if […]
Nov. 1 letters to the editor
Another reader misses the daily paper I totally agree with the recent letter to the editor from Judy Harder of Kingwood (DP-10-25-20). I, too, love having my […]
COLUMN: Morgantown High bought in to what Sean Biser was selling and now is a team to watch out for
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — We take you back for a moment to this summer — last July to be exact — back when Sean Biser was first […]
Presidential elections in West Virginia over the last 60 years
This is the 16th presidential election since 1960, so I looked back at the previous 15 to see how West Virginians voted and what stood out about […]
Kavanaugh about to get more powerful
The confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett means that Chief Justice John Roberts is no longer the Supreme Court’s swing voter. Roberts had a good run in […]
Art, public spaces and a pandemic
On Wednesday, a photograph graced our front page of the new mural at the Morgantown Mall, near the food court entrance: Gold and blue like the […]
Yes, we are already transitioning from fossil fuels
Joe Biden could have used more careful wording at that debate, but his talk of shifting the economy from fossil fuels to cleaner energy reflected a […]
Politically homeless in a two-party system
Like most Americans, I want to do what’s best for our country. Yet lately, I find myself with few appealing choices about how to do that. As […]
