by Sam Daley-Harris With the death of singer-songwriter Eric Carmen last month and Earth Day yesterday, I got to thinking about Carmen’s song “All By Myself” and […]
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City Council discuss plans to recreate sections of Maplewood Cemetery
KINGWOOD — A discussion about plots and urns in Maplewood Cemetery was the first item of discussion on the Tuesday evening Kingwood City Council agenda. On May […]
WVU alumni, stakeholders asked to share thoughts on recent proposals
BY JARETT LEWIS CHARLESTON — Alumni and stakeholders of West Virginia University are invited to participate in several forum discussions to share their thoughts and vision for […]
Commission discuss Buckwheat Festival concerns
KINGWOOD — Preston County Commission held a short meeting Tuesday morning and canceled a work session that was to take place later that afternoon. County Administrator Nathan […]
Is polarization a problem, or just our reality?
by Jean Guerrero What’s so bad about polarization? I see the divides between factions of Americans as a troubling problem that we should all be striving […]
Left, right both wrong about DeSantis’ ‘Western civilization’ courses
by Jonathan Zimmerman Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he wants every college in his state to teach courses in “Western civilization.” And I say: Bring it […]
Four civic skills we need to keep our democracy
by Melinda Burrell As primaries roll out around the country, we’re tracking voter turnout. Raised on Schoolhouse Rock’s cartoon civics lessons, I know that being a good […]
Research shows we can talk across political divides
by Melinda Burrell As we look at the pictures from Uvalde, Buffalo and other mass shootings, we’re having agonized conversations. It seems inconceivable that “the other side” […]
Can we understand each other while we disagree over pandemic issues?
by Dr. Adam Cifu I recently spoke with a colleague in another city about how we would adjust our personal behaviors as COVID-19 cases rise once again. […]
Through compassion, we can transform the current culture war
by David Campt America is immersed in a culture war that is a new manifestation of its age-old problem with race. School board meetings across America have […]
