Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick suffers from an unfortunate penchant for ill-timed, cringe-worthy bad statements, many of which are understandably misconstrued. Like when he said last month […]
Opinion
Coronavirus doing what Cold War never could
Turns out, President Donald Trump’s supporters were right when they denounced his most fervent critics’ over-the-top comparisons of him to Hitler. Maybe the more apt comparison is […]
California town has COVID-19 testing program we need
It’s galling that celebrities, professional athletes and politicians without symptoms were able to use their connections and wealth to score COVID-19 tests early in the pandemic, when […]
COVID-19 economic crisis highlights problems with Longview PILOT
by Kelly Allen Over the past several months, the Monongalia County Commission has been negotiating a “payment in lieu of taxes” (PILOT) deal with Longview Power LLC […]
Comfort to be found in the kitchen
“In my family, we don’t talk about our feelings. We just make soup.” The above quote came from the April 17, 2020, episode of MacGyver, and it […]
April 26 letters to the editor
Patient thanks dentist for Easter procedureCOVID-19 had prevented me from racing to my dentist’s office, instead attempting to deal with a sore tooth at home. I’d been […]
W.Va. Supreme Court gets it right on right-to-work
This week the West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the state’s right-to-work law. It is sometimes said that the wheels of justice turn slowly. In this case, the […]
We live in a microbial world
By James G. Thomas My love affair with microbes and viruses began as a college student in Vermont, 1963, reviewing a speech by JFK concerning man walking […]
Racism can’t fix coronavirus; but it can make it worse
“It is tough. Most days you don’t mind and you shake it off, but sometimes you get those comments … and you think, ‘My God, what more […]
West Virginia manufacturers are innovating in COVID-19 fight
By Rebecca McPhail A new hashtag is making its way around some social media circles: #CreatorsRespond. This is identifying the growing population of stories about American manufacturers […]
