Beats me why heartland Democrats running for president haven’t gained more traction. Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan just left the race despite his success in part of the […]
Opinion
Oct. 30 letters to the editor
Despite Amendment One, abortion still legal in state In November 2018, West Virginia voters narrowly passed Amendment One, taking away Medicaid health care coverage of abortion and […]
Christmas at the Barn runs Nov. 7-10
Eight weeks, y’all — just eight short weeks! My fellow DIYers and yuletide enthusiasts will know that’s how many weeks remain until the big day: Christmas Eve! […]
Raw water pipeline does not need to be a fight to the finish
It’s rarely ever a simple matter finishing a major engineering project. But when someone keeps moving the target to complete such a project it can become an […]
No more billionaires? But government’s a bad charity
He was the Bernie Sanders of his day. Charlie Chaplin, the iconic actor and at the time a well-known political leftist (some said communist), delivered a speech […]
No federal funds for charters
Elizabeth Warren’s $800 billion plan to improve public education, like many of her plans, is admirable in its ambitions but misguided in its approach. If the federal […]
Women not the ones who need fixing
Women are not the problem. There has always been something grotesque about the idea that they are. But to embrace that idea in the #MeToo era is […]
California set to create own public banks
When you pay state and local taxes, parking fees and other payments to your regional government, chances are those funds will almost immediately end up in a […]
Oct. 28 letters to the editor
Denigrating immigrants may have led to violence The Dominion Post, in its uncritical piece about President Trump’s speech in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, says that the president was […]
Check your treats to avoid any tricks this Halloween
I’ll always remember the Halloween I went as a 7 Up can, based on a commercial that was popular at the time. My father fashioned a costume […]
