by Francis Wilkinson The Pennsylvania Supreme Court delivered a victory to abortion-rights advocates in directing a lower court to consider a challenge to the state’s 1982 prohibition […]
Opinion
So much that goes unmeasured in the wonderful task of teaching
by Adam Patric Miller When I had to use four sick days in a row recently, I got a note from a doctor that cleared me to […]
When the IRS are the good guys
In an analysis released this week, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department admitted that they had been wrong with an earlier estimate of $390 billion […]
The ‘cool aunties’ flout the growing restrictions imposed on women
by Carolina A. Miranda In the great taxonomy of aunts in popular culture, there are stern aunts, maternal aunts and cruel aunts (like malevolent Aunt Petunia in […]
Loved & hated: The paradox of Jim Justice
Jim Justice is in the news in West Virginia about every day. What the state’s governor does and says is typically newsworthy, and Justice is very quotable. […]
Black history is American history
Even before concerted efforts to stifle education and conversations around slavery and racism, we were often presented with a limited picture of Black history: The long, vast, […]
Feb. 11 letters to the editor
Lawmakers can do more to protect women I fail to understand how our Legislature continues to get it so wrong! The women of West Virginia should […]
Guest essay: Investing in our health
by Tara Hulsey I have always said nursing is not just a career — it’s a calling. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the nursing workforce shortage was put […]
Guest essay: Why West Virginia needs CIT
by Hollis Lewis There are bipartisan efforts to increase West Virginia’s economic development. These efforts were reflected by our politicians, educators and business leaders successfully persuading LG, […]
American pessimism is on the rise. What can we do about it?
by Terrance J. Mintner “Americans are far too pessimistic about the future,” declared CNN’s Fareed Zakaria in an op-ed published last month. Zakaria focused on economics, arguing […]
