Moms are special figures in our lives; they sacrifice much of themselves to bring us into this world, and they help guide us through it, often with compassion and sometimes […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
WVU faculty get to keep gun-free office spaces
It seems like a strange time to be talking about campus carry, what with spring classes already finished and the law not taking effect until July. But between summer courses […]
Congrats to WVU Class of 2024!
Do you know what’s special about the college Class of 2024? Four years ago, many of them were the high school Class of 2020: The first graduating teens to have […]
Legacy and future of Scott’s Run Settlement House
It is a testament to the Scott’s Run Settlement House’s success that it has grown beyond what its 100-year home can accommodate — and that people don’t want to see […]
Someone has to clean up the mess at Bartlett
It’s disheartening to hear that Bartlett House faces a much more dire situation than we thought. It was bad enough when word was just that the emergency shelter out at […]
It’s National Nurses Week
Imagine, for a moment, walking into any hospital or urgent care or primary care clinic and there are no nurses around. In our imagination, it’s either pure chaos as waiting […]
Federal downgrade of cannabis is a welcome step
United States drug policy this week moved one step closer to sanity. It’s got much further to go. We are not cannabis enthusiasts, nor do we love what legal and […]
AI not possible without wealth of human knowledge
There is no artificial intelligence without the fruits of human inquiry. Today’s generative AI applications were built on a foundation of such information, drawn from across the internet and from […]
What to know before you go vote
We are just over a week from the May 14 primary election, and early voting is already underway. If you’d like to know more about who and what will appear […]
Cinco de Mayo: A brief history
As year-rounders (or “townies”) in the University City, most of us look upon Cinco de Mayo as a Latino- or Mexican-themed bacchanalia that leaves downtown uninhabitable for those under 18 […]
