EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial is adapted from one that originally published April 9, 2023. Flowers are poking up through the thawing earth. Trees and bushes are sporting […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
Welcome to W.Va., Coach DeVries
Thank you, Josh Eilert, for getting us through a tough season West Virginia University men’s basketball has officially closed one chapter and is beginning a new one. […]
Science prevails as Gov. Justice vetoes vax exemption bill
On Wednesday, Gov. Jim Justice made the right decision and vetoed HB 5105, which would have exempted virtual public school students from vaccine requirements and allowed private […]
Justice’s nonsense veto of research funds for RNI
Gov. Jim Justice often says and does nonsensical things. But his veto of research dollars for WVU’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute reaches a whole new level of ludicrousness. […]
Grassroots protest got band facility back on campus
To past, present and future Pride marching band members, the 2019 announcement that money was being raised for a dedicated band practice facility sounded like a dream […]
Feds take on Apple for smartphone antitrust violations
The same day in 2007 that founder Steve Jobs of Apple Computer presented the company’s fancy new mobile telephone, the iPhone, he dropped the word “computer” from […]
The miracle of nuclear energy derailed by politics
Reason.com has released a documentary on “The political sabotage of nuclear energy.” It’s a fascinating overview of how misguided environmentalists derailed the clean energy of the future […]
We need Bartlett House
Last week’s dip into freezing nighttime temperatures was a stark reminder of how important shelter is for our unhoused population — and it happened to coincide with […]
A bump-stock ban is common sense
A semiautomatic rifle equipped with a “bump stock” can fire at a rate of up to 800 rounds a minute. Does that make it a machine gun? […]
Scandal at WVSP Academy worse than originally thought
It’s hard to imagine, but the scandal surrounding the West Virginia State Police Academy in Institute has gotten even worse. The academy made headlines in 2023 when […]