Cars coming from every direction at intersection If anyone has been though the intersection of Collins Ferry Road and University Avenue when traffic is heavy, they can […]
Opinion
Listening tour may get fair hearing this time around in state
He didn’t exactly have a way with words. He was much more the action type. But when he spoke, people just didn’t hear him, they listened. John […]
Democrats next stop is the Twilight Zone
A 1961 “Twilight Zone” episode starred Peter Falk as a Central American revolutionary whose paranoia leads to his destruction. The dictator he has deposed tells him about […]
Remarkable wins for democracy
Ever since Brexiters and Donald Trump won in 2016, the world’s big-picture political story has been that democracy is under siege. This summer, Jair Bolsonaro’s victory in […]
Solution to issue of homelessness must also begin at home
If it’s any consolation to anyone in Morgantown, we’re not alone. Last week, Parkersburg’s mayor and police chief met with the Wood County Commission, its sheriff, its […]
My, how the times have seriously changed
You may, if you are old enough, recall a TV actor named Foster Brooks. He was a guest star on such classics of boomer kitsch as “The […]
Schiff’s riff on call true, but unwise
The ratcheting up of the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry has pushed President Trump to new extremes of craziness. Consider the president’s deranged attack Monday morning on Rep. […]
Oct. 7 letters to the editor
Decisions made now will live long after Trump The reaction by Sen. Shelley Moore-Capito and Rep. David McKinley’s to the impeachment inquiry of President Trump was deeply […]
How birds fly
Sometimes, when I see birds, I imagine what it’s like to be them, to fly in the vast sky, chirp sweet music and see the world from […]
Smokey and Justice could not be more right about wildfire
He’s one elder you should not only listen to, but heed his burning advice. Smokey Bear turned 75 in August and though his slogan was tweaked years […]
