by LZ Granderson We as Americans should be asking hard questions about Benjamin Netanyahu. Does the prime minister have a vision to end Israel’s war in Gaza […]
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Wildlife news from North and South America
In 2006 a hunter shot what he thought was a polar bear on Banks Island, off the coast of the Northwest Territories. The fur was creamy white, […]
Connect downtown to riverfront? Make it safer to walk
We mentioned yesterday that the results of the Morgantown Riverfront Revitalization Task Force’s survey indicated locals had two main concerns about the riverfront. One was the number […]
‘Great Wealth Transfer’ is a delusion
by Sarah Green Carmichael The Great Wealth Transfer sounds like a heist film or a game show. It’s neither. It’s a (rather morbid) shorthand for the massive […]
Remove foreign-influenced corporate money from elections now
by Cindy Black Federal law is clear: Foreign money is prohibited in U.S. elections. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC created a […]
Managed camps may solve more than one problem
Perhaps it’s a coincidence or perhaps it’s a synchronicity, but shortly after advocates spoke to Morgantown City Council about the possibility of “managed camps” for unsheltered people […]
The Trump-era tax cuts were neither a panacea nor a rip-off
by Karl W. Smith Back in 2017, the debate around President Donald Trump’s tax cuts was a case study in how quickly a discussion around legitimate policy […]
Student financial literacy will add up
West Virginia has joined the growing list of states that require high school students to take a financial literacy course. The Legislature passed the law last year […]
Lauren’s Wish granted: Program receives $800K
Sometimes we forget that addiction recovery isn’t as simple as deciding to get sober. Don’t get us wrong — that decision is the first and most important […]
College costs nearly $100K a year? Forgiving loans the least we can do
by LZ Granderson President Joe Biden is at it again with student loan forgiveness. Last summer, the Supreme Court ruled that he couldn’t use the HEROES Act […]
