by Ivor Ichikowitz In a refreshing twist on what had been starting to look like a depressing U-turn to the days when coup d’etats were all too […]
Opinion
From coal mine to solar farm
Tomorrow is Earth Day: a celebration of our planet and a call-to-action to help take care of it. This often involves community-wide clean-up efforts and education outreach. […]
April 21 letters to the editor
‘Terrorist’ label won’t stop mass shootings In The Dominion Post on Feb. 22, Delegate Bill Ridenour (R-Jefferson) was quoted saying: “School shooters are terrorists. That’s all they […]
Guest essay: Picking WVU’s next prez
by Patrice Harris Dear West Virginia University Community, The West Virginia University Board of Governors has begun the process of selecting the next president of our beloved […]
West Virginia’s childcare desert
A Talkline listener texted me this past week about their problems with childcare. They work, so they need childcare, which is their largest single monthly expense. But […]
Think life is getting worse? Try being nostalgic for the present
by Amanda Montell Nostalgia seems harmless enough, and then someone starts earnestly — absurdly — glamorizing the Stone Age. “Damn can you imagine being a human during […]
‘Civil War’ and its place in civil discourse
by Kristina Becvar In an election year where the air crackles with political tension, the arrival of Alex Garland’s film “Civil War” has sparked a broad spectrum […]
No one hates their jobs more than West Virginia workers
Data released in March suggests that West Virginians hate their jobs more than anyone else in the nation. We’re not surprised. First, about the data: The career […]
Growing Latino support for border wall, strict enforcement
by Byron York A new poll by Axios and Noticias Telemundo finds that 42% of Latino Americans support building a wall or fence along the entire U.S.-Mexico […]
Disinformation underlies bans on care for transgender adolescents
by R. Kelly Sheridan In the past three years, 23 states have passed legislation that prohibits physicians and other health care providers from providing gender affirming health […]
