Do you think it is permissible to yell “fire” in a crowded movie theater in order to create a panic? How about whether it is legal to […]
Opinion
The reason they support Trump isn’t about Trump
Spend any time with people who supported presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016 and you quickly find out that the reasons they voted for Trump had very […]
The world is in a bad mood
Many a gloomy doomsayer has gone to his grave disappointed because, despite threatening signs to the contrary, the ever-resilient earth persists. The sun still comes up, the […]
Too many accidents on the road really not even ‘accidents’
There’s a pecking order for obeying and enforcing laws. Bet you can guess where traffic laws fall in that pecking order. If not last, almost last. No, […]
Needless tragedies costing a lot more than fixing hillside
Talk about waiting for the other rock to drop. In just minutes of research, we documented a long list of incidents of boulders and debris thundering onto […]
Apology still owed groups for remarks
It’s a lesson most of us learn the hard way on more than one occasion. Make your words soft and sweet because you never know when you’ll […]
Lawmakers’ spats should not stymie people’s business
The people’s business stops where a lawmaker’s tiff starts? What the heck? We refer to Delegate Eric Porterfield, R-Mercer, deciding to invoke a rule that requires the […]
More experiments put technology to a vote at the polls
What a difference a week makes at the polls. On Feb. 3, those who swear by smartphone apps got their comeuppance in reporting caucus results from Iowa. […]
Before fixing tomorrow, Democrats must fix today
Like all candidates, Democrats focus their campaigns on what they will do if elected. Progressives often accuse Joe Biden in particular of wanting to take America back […]
Feb. 19 letters to the editor
Why not build steel wall to stop boulders? When I served in the armed forces in West Germany in 1981, I stayed in a World War II […]
