It should go without saying (but probably doesn’t), always choose the harder right over an easier wrong. Even if the choice is contrary to your own ego, […]
Opinion
Paying pop tax still worth every penny to state’s residents
Training health care providers still goes better with the pop tax. In 1951, the Legislature approved a tax on soft drinks to fund the construction of WVU’s […]
Hell was a place called Auschwitz
This week marks 75 years since Soviet troops stormed the gates of hell. Hell was near a Polish town called Oswiecim. Hell was a place called Auschwitz. […]
Trump is not a ‘prophet’ on climate change
President Donald Trump rightly touted “America’s extraordinary prosperity” in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. But his history of overlooking the […]
Jan. 27 letters to the editor
Thanks to all for support of MLK Day Celebration On behalf of the Community Coalition for Social Justice, I want to thank everyone who made our 14th […]
Cryptography: What it is and how it’s used
When I was in fifth grade, my friend and I developed a code where we replaced each letter of the alphabet with a number. We were able […]
Open invitation to western Virginians to come home
On Talkline, when anything concerning the Commonwealth of Virginia comes up, I often refer to our eastern neighbor as “The Mothership.” We were carved from Virginia during […]
Do human rights still matter?
By many counts, the trade deal President Trump signed on Jan. 15 with China lacks heft. It doesn’t remove all the tariffs, it doesn’t impose any major […]
Pennsylvania House races serve as 2020 harbinger
Eugene DePasquale and Sean Parnell couldn’t be more different politically. DePasquale is a seasoned statewide-elected official and Democrat from York County, Pennsylvania, while Parnell is a western […]
Jan. 23 letters to the editor
Do we still value the truth and rule of law? If you can’t see the truth in plain sight, you’re in denial or corrupt. As citizens, we […]
