Supreme Court had no choice but to knock down loan forgiveness program On the economic merits, we support President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel more than $400 billion in student […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
Founders knew the value of free press
In addition to being the revolutionaries who demanded independence from Great Britain and the visionaries who drafted the Constitution, many of America’s Founding Fathers were journalists. Some owned and published […]
Editorial Encore: 247 years of trying to deliver on ideals
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s editorial has been adapted from one that was originally published July 4, 2021. “Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It […]
Robotaxis not yet safe enough
Self-driving cars may be the future, but right now they’re still a work in progress. Just look at San Francisco, where two companies, Waymo and Cruise, have been operating a […]
Falling NAEP scores show COVID badly hurt how America’s kids are learning
The national test considered the gold standard of whether schoolchildren are gaining or slipping has delivered alarming news: Kids are backsliding in both math and reading. Thirteen-year-olds assessed in the […]
Kansas senator Marshall bemoans ‘climate demagogues’
On Wednesday, Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall called those who want to mitigate the already catastrophic effects of our global environmental crisis ‘climate demagogues.’ “If Biden thinks he can send his […]
Legislature gets ‘F’ in state funding for higher education
The $45 million shortfall West Virginia University faces is still some of the biggest news around town. In the past week, we’ve discussed the issue in terms of what the […]
Speaker McCarthy, Republicans abuse power to punish Adam Schiff
When 20 House Republicans joined with Democrats last week to reject a partisan censure of California Congressman Adam Schiff, along with a $16 million fine, for his handling of the […]
Dems attempt to keep third-party names off ballot
Democrats have crafted a relentless narrative that Republicans are intent on preventing people from voting. It’s based on the ridiculous premise that even the most rudimentary election requirements and safeguards […]
Can WVU avoid the austerity spiral?
As West Virginia University faces a $45 million shortfall — and a potential $75 million deficit over the next several years — its top leadership has approved a “reduction in […]
