The Vatican last week released an eye-popping report documenting how Theodore McCarrick, the defrocked former cardinal archbishop of Washington, D.C., ascended in the church hierarchy despite warnings […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
How executive orders actually work
Facing urgent national challenges and probably a Republican-controlled Senate, President-elect Joe Biden will need to use executive actions to respond to problems such as COVID-19, economic recovery, […]
Vaccine news brings hope
Finally … some much-needed good news in the battle against the coronavirus. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. announced Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine showed an astounding 90% effectiveness […]
Guest Essay: MPO explains rationale for Green Bag Road roundabout
By Bill Austin The Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization (MMMPO) is responsible for developing the Morgantown area’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). The West Virginia Department of Transportation’s […]
Nov. 15 letters to the editor
Why Mon County needs charter schools Since I am one of the founding members of the West Virginia Academy Board, people have asked me why I am […]
It might be the season of giving …
… but don’t give COVID We broke records here in West Virginia last week — but not in a good way. A record number of single day […]
Trump-GOP marriage nearing divorce
Bad marriages usually lead to ugly divorces, and that’s where the GOP is heading. After Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination in 2016, the word went forth […]
Gerrymandering: What it is and why it matters
So what is gerrymandering? The term comes from an 1812 editorial cartoon criticizing a Massachusetts redistricting map, according to the National Archives. The new districts, under […]
The red wave no one saw coming: Center-right voters ignored by polls
PINE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Had you spent any time in this northern suburb of Pittsburgh listening to voters, finding out what matters to them when it […]
Can Trump self-pardon? He can try …
Among the questions suddenly brought to the fore by Joe Biden’s victory is this constitutional brainteaser: Can President Donald Trump pardon himself? The short answer is probably […]