As the 2024 legislative session opens today, there are certain words already on lawmakers’ lips: drugs, addiction, substance abuse, fentanyl. And one more: punishment. Over the last few years, as […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
Infrastructure bill: Failure to launch
With a new year comes hope in the White House that Americans will eventually buy into “Bidenomics.” For instance, President Joe Biden would no doubt love to pose for pictures […]
Dems scrambling to overcome tough Senate map
As we enter a presidential election year, pundits are focused on the incessant drama — criminal and otherwise — swirling around a potential rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. […]
Elections’ unsung heroes: Poll workers
Now that we are officially into 2024 and the primary election (which doubles as the final election for certain municipal and county offices) is less than six months away, it’s […]
Additions to Mon County prosecutor’s office sadly needed
Earlier this week, Monongalia County Prosecuting Attorney Gabrielle Mucciola updated the Mon County Commission on the two new hires she’s bringing on board: Larry Hasley as the coordinator for the […]
Explainer: Ranked choice voting
Secretary of State Mac Warner recently released an op-ed taking a stance against ranked choice voting. Which is fine — except that he made some misleading claims. For our part, […]
Want to see Tom Bloom get mayo-ed?
As the saying goes: Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it. And Mon County Commissioner Tom Bloom may just get his wish for $10,000 […]
Wriston must clarify interchange comment
Speaking of Tom Bloom — we’re joining him in calling on Department of Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston to clarify comments he made about the Harmony Grove interchange and the $70 […]
GOP, be honest about election interference
In recent weeks, Congress has stripped a senator of his committee chairmanship pending a bribery investigation, expelled a House member for egregious frauds and fired a staffer for making a […]
Trump doesn’t get a pass from federal felonies
It was no surprise that the U.S. Supreme Court turned down Special Counsel Jack Smith’s very unusual request to hear an appeal of a trial judge’s decision that Donald Trump […]
