Twenty candidates lined up this week for the first televised debates of the 2020 election. The roster is maxed out, with senators, governors, mayors, and tech entrepreneurs […]
Opinion
Despite the threat do your job
I recently spoke at the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference in Houston. It was an honor to be invited, but I really wondered what I could say […]
Heart disease drop encouraging, but brace for gripper
If you’re one of the evidently healthy people who has decided that 50 is the new 40, here’s a dose of sobering news. The big decline in […]
Real life too often like these videos on domestic violence
SEE VIDEOS online at: courtswv.gov/public-resources/domestic/domestic-violence.html Real life is rarely like it is in the movies. However, life sometimes is like it in the series of videos the […]
Shifting politics: A conservative case for carbon tax
Republicans have long been nearly united in their opposition to any comprehensive effort to reduce climate change. Part of the opposition is political: They may be making […]
They’re kids. This is America
Children are suffering in migrant camps along our southern border. They are living in cramped, filthy conditions. Many are sick. Six have died since last year. These […]
The last refuge of hypocrites, bigots still their own hate
Can you spell hypocrite or bigot? We can. Though the hypocrite label applies to too many, today it particularly fits West Virginia’s Republican Party chairwoman Melody Potter. […]
Anti-Trump crafters face decade-long unraveling
I’ve been crocheting since I was 10, when my Tita Lisa taught me the magic of granny squares. Fellow yarn nerds will understand the bliss of spending […]
June 27 letters to the editor
Government’s primary obligation public safety As a candidate for the next term of Preston County sheriff I’m writing on behalf of our citizens and first responders in […]
Why not have this conversation about original sin of past?
We waited another week, not another year to finally endorse this discussion. Last week, a U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing to discuss creation of a […]
