There’s a reason for the simultaneous mourning and celebration of the lives of a basketball player and an actress, both out of the public eye for years. Nichelle Nichols, 89, […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
Is Forward Party a landing ground for disaffected moderates?
It’s a truism of American politics that public frustration with the two-party system periodically erupts into a call for another option. Usually that frustration arises from factions that believe the […]
Taxpayers spent a lot for special session flop
The Legislature’s special session that concluded Friday, July 29, was a massive waste of taxpayers’ money — at $35,000 a day for five days for a grand total of $175,000, […]
Tax holiday is your opportunity to save
If you need to do any kind of back-to-school shopping, this is the weekend to do it. As of yesterday and extending through Monday, West Virginia is having a sales […]
IRA a mixed bag, but seems to be worth it
Sen. Joe Manchin’s support for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has given the general populace hope for progress on climate change, health care and tax reform, though Sen. Kirsten […]
W.Va. in trouble with ignorance at the helm
There’s nothing quite like the chill of terror that runs down your spine when you realize the people dictating the laws that constrain your life are a bunch of ignoramuses. […]
GOP stunt during PACT Act vote may backfire this fall
We’ve said it before, but we’ll say it again: When it comes to government, intention often takes a back seat to appearances. And the appearance of denying veterans health care […]
We can’t leave police to fight stress battles alone
As the third Chicago Police Department officer to commit suicide in less than a month was laid to rest this past weekend, arguments and anger over the city’s overtaxed police […]
New members of Congress should take a class about the Constitution
The beauty of our democratic system of government is that anyone can get elected. But that feature is also a bug. We suspect we aren’t alone among Americans who watch […]
Don’t feed the troll anymore
Troll (verb) — to intentionally do or say something annoying or offensive in order to upset someone, or to get attention or cause trouble (Cambridge Dictionary); to harass, criticize, or […]
