The Republicans in the West Virginia Legislature are right. A gas tax pause is not a good idea. Democratic lawmakers have their hearts in the right place. […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
America’s refugee double standard
As of this writing, more than 3.5 million Ukrainians have fled their country, the majority of them women, children and the elderly. Another 6.5 million have been […]
Companies that won’t pull out of Russia should be made to pay
The military options for the U.S. and NATO in Ukraine are complicated. But the economic options aren’t: All global companies should pull out of Russia until it […]
The death toll from conservative politicization of the pandemic
With light apparently at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, this is a good time to soberly assess how America handled the pandemic and can better handle […]
Ignorance is not bliss
How can DEP approve permit without knowing what facility will be? As you might have known from reading last week’s letters to the editor or Ben Conley’s […]
‘If you can see her, you can be her’
We’re a little late in congratulating Westover-native Leighann Sainato on her promotion to Black Bears’ general manager, announced Feb. 24. But we are still in time to […]
Arthurdale Heritage going back to its roots
As important as historic preservation is, it’s good to see Arthurdale Heritage getting back to its roots: community development. The nonprofit is looking to build a mixed […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid: Law of the land
In our (hopefully) last The Good, the Bad and the Stupid for the year, we’re going to introduce you to some of West Virginia’s new laws. To […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid: Legislative graveyard
Like the magic that allowed Cinderella to go the ball, the 2022 regular legislative session ended at midnight (technically Sunday) and took with it a whole host […]
U.S. walks fine line between aiding and escalating
We knew that as the war in Ukraine ramped up, President Biden’s critics — particularly Republican politicians — would oppose whatever actions he took, either by accusing […]