“I am sooo bored.” How many times have you heard your kid say that? Heck, how many times did you say that when you were a kid? Jim Amrine, the […]
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Yes, NBC erred on Ronna McDaniel
But the need remains to bridge the partisan news gap NBC made the right decision in reversing course on hiring former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel to be a […]
Why Trump’s running mate is less likely to be Rubio than MTG
by Jonah Goldberg Now that Donald Trump is officially the presumptive Republican nominee, he’s getting ready for the general election. In just the last couple of weeks, he’s scratched a […]
What I learned about living alone after losing my wife of 42 years
by Bruce Wexler This year, at the age of 72, I started living alone for the first time in my life. For 42 years before that, I lived with my […]
Eclipsing 2017: Another solar event set to occur next week
If you’re an aficionado of Hollywood “B” movies from the 1950s, you’ve seen this aura before. Same for the black-and-white TV shows that followed throughout that next decade. Those were […]
March 31 letters to the editor
Capito, Manchin must support CTC bill Rep. Alex Mooney was part of the overwhelming bipartisan majority voting in favor of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act that […]
Regular session is over
What did we actually get? The 2024 legislative session is history and it appeared to be largely an act of Schadenfreude — that malicious pleasure some people feel when they […]
Guest essay: McKinsey & Company profits at the expense of W.Va.
by Sean Hornbuckle The opioid epidemic ravaged the state of West Virginia. The death rate in West Virginia from opioid overdoses far outstripped the rest of the United States, and […]
Don’t tell ‘double-hater’ she’s crazy voting for someone else
by Mark Z. Barabak ROSEVILLE, Calif. — By now Victoria Thompson has heard it many times. She’s crazy. She’s throwing her vote away. Worse, those who loathe Donald Trump say […]
Kate Middleton has cancer. How awful was all our speculating?
by Carla Hall Finally, there was the explanation everyone was clamoring for but no one was expecting: Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William, the heir to the British throne, […]



