by George Skelton Don’t be surprised if these annoying protests on college campuses turn out bad for Democrats. They usually do. If history is any guide, Republicans […]
Opinion
Low-skilled immigrants don’t cost taxpayers money
by Tyler Cowen It’s not often that Paul Krugman and Donald Trump agree. But the Nobel-prize-winning economist and former (and future?) president have both subscribed to the […]
Happy Mother’s Day
Moms are special figures in our lives; they sacrifice much of themselves to bring us into this world, and they help guide us through it, often with […]
May 12 letters to the editor
EPA protects us from fossil fuel industry Anyone who thinks that the Environmental Protection Agency has too much government overreach, as Hoppy Kercheval expressed in his commentary […]
Guest essay: Higher education is in turmoil
by Ron Iannone The Oct. 7 attack by Hamas led to the deaths of around 1,200 Israelis. In retaliatory attacks, Israel has killed around 34,000 Palestinians. And […]
Gas prices up again? What’s going on?
by Steven Hill I pulled into a gas station near San Francisco, and my eyes popped out of my head: $6 a gallon! Here we go again, […]
News fatigue is a real thing
by David M. Shribman The conviction of the Democrats: The tawdry details of Donald Trump’s private life that are emerging from his New York trial involving $130,000 […]
This Mother’s Day, forget the cards and flowers. Women want their rights instead
by Mary McNamara When I was young, my father gave me one piece of advice about choosing a career: Stay away from any occupation with a national […]
WVU faculty get to keep gun-free office spaces
It seems like a strange time to be talking about campus carry, what with spring classes already finished and the law not taking effect until July. But […]
The peaceful transition of power
by Beau Breslin There was once a president-elect who suspected the previous, one-term president — a man with an outsized ego, thin skin for criticism and a […]
