Last year, the U.S. attorney for the state’s southern district ruined West Virginia’s birthday party. Why he chose June 20 to charge a state Supreme Court justice […]
Opinion
Oberlin’s racial hucksterism comes home to roost
As a right-wing alumna of far-left Oberlin College, I have four words for the administration in response to last week’s ground-breaking $11 million jury verdict in the […]
Yes, Elizabeth Warren can win
Elizabeth Warren can do it. Yes, she can. I’ll concede that betting on winners and losers in the Democratic presidential free-for-all is like betting on Chicago weather […]
Lacking direction and time may still thwart roadwork
The problem’s not really a lack of time — at least, not yet — it’s a lack of direction. All of us have only 12 months in […]
Trump isn’t behind Iran’s belligerence
As President Trump mulls a comprehensive response to what he says was an Iranian attack on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf last week, his smarter critics […]
Why should I still support Catholic Church?
By John A. Ralph The Baltimore Sun I have become an angry Catholic. While I have been a faithful, life-long member of my church, and a long-time […]
Not all budget deficits created equal
The U.S. budget deficit is now almost $740 billion, the Treasury Department reported last week, prompting a new round of familiar criticism of 2017’s Tax Cut and […]
Children’s books offer life lessons
James Holzhauer recently took “Jeopardy” by storm, setting a single-game record of more than $131,000 won and taking home more than $2.4 million in total. Holzhauer shared […]
Many Democrats glad to see Sanders on down slope
History will best remember Bernie Sanders for his role in helping elect Donald Trump. Happily for many (if not most) Democrats, Sanders is now fading big time. […]
June 19 letters to the editor
Thanks for attention to issues before Catholics Regarding your article in Saturday’s newspaper under the headline: “Many outraged by actions and non-actions of church leaders.” West Virginia […]
