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Carlson, Lemon personified much of what’s wrong with cable news
Two of the loosest cannons in America’s cable news fleet were unceremoniously rolled overboard Monday, and the country will be better for it. Though unrelated, the sudden, simultaneous firings of […]
Justice John Roberts faces his legacy
by Lawrence Goldstone It is unlikely that the phrase “be careful what you wish for” is often applied to those very few Americans who are chosen to become the chief […]
The Hunter Biden whistleblower
by Byron York The Justice Department has been investigating President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden for a long time. The probe began in 2018, before the elder Biden even decided […]
Guest essay: To the mawmaws and pawpaws: We need you to encourage kids to go to college
by Alicia Kalka I grew up in southern West Virginia, in the small town of St. Albans (about 30 minutes south of Charleston). My mawmaw and I lived in a […]
April 30 letters to the editor
Survey response: Council-manager best I prefer a council-manager system. The councilors in Morgantown are voted upon city-wide, and they reflect the will of the people who vote for them. They […]
Guest essay: Workers Memorial Day
Honor fallen West Virginians by doing your part to protect others by Blake McEnany On April 28, we commemorated Workers Memorial Day, where we remembered and honored all working […]
The Pacific garbage patch is now hosting a new threat
by Faye Flam The infamous Pacific garbage patch is changing the balance of life in the seas. At least 37 species of coastal creatures — worms, crabs, shellfish and the […]
Hate Elon Musk? Root for SpaceX anyway
by Christopher Cokinos Elon Musk is the most morally dubious rocket pioneer since Wernher von Braun. And the most successful. With each, we can critique faults and celebrate achievements. Von […]
One in eight registered voters participate in Morgantown election
MORGANTOWN — If you Google “municipal election turnout,” you’re met with pages of news articles, opinion pieces and think tank white papers lamenting the growing apathy voters nationwide have developed […]
