by Daniel R. DePetris Three years ago, the U.S. military was at Kabul’s international airport frantically organizing evacuation flights out of Afghanistan as the Taliban returned to […]
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Trump/RFK Jr. alliance is weird, but here’s how it might work
by Cynthia M. Allen In an election cycle that can only be described as stranger than fiction, things have just gotten impossibly weirder. Longtime Democrat-turned-independent candidate for […]
WVU’s offense needs Jahiem White to touch the ball as much as possible
MORGANTOWN — Good things tend to happen when Jahiem White has the ball in his hands. West Virginia’s sophomore running back broke out as one of the […]
Rents plummet after Argentina drops rent control
The evidence against rent control is vast and continues to pile high. The latest example comes from Argentina. In 2020, Argentina faced rapidly rising rental costs, just […]
History behind John Lewis monument
by Bill Torpy If you’re talking about seismic events in American history, like the civil rights movement and the Civil War, then it’s time to unearth William […]
Harris and Trump both call for unity. Here’s why they’re wrong
by Jonah Goldberg The single most abused, misused and misunderstood word in American politics is “unity.” All presidential candidates vow to unite Americans. Nearly every pundit and […]
Loss to Penn State was WVU’s 4th straight defeat in season openers
MORGANTOWN — For the first time in program history, West Virginia has lost four straight season openers. The latest, Saturday’s 34-12 disappointment against Penn State, matched the […]
Samsung ‘Solve for Tomorrow’ STEM competition seeking entries from student teams
Better living through STEM? Samsung Electronics America hopes so. That’s because the corporation’s Solve for Tomorrow contest has again clicked over for 2024. Samsung launched the competition […]
W.Va. vs. drug use: We’re losing
When Jeremiah Samples, senior policy adviser for the Legislature, gave his presentation on West Virginia’s addiction statistics, it was disappointing, though not surprising, to learn the Mountain […]
Sept. 1 letters to the editor
Protect old-growth in Monongahela Forest An executive order from 2022 directed the U.S. Forest Service to develop climate-smart plans to conserve old growth and mature forests, and […]