The Supreme Court last Monday heard arguments over whether business owners can refuse service to LGBT couples based on their religious objections to the would-be customers’ marriage. If you’re getting […]
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Find freedom from ‘worst-case’ thinking
by Seth Gillihan As a recession looms on the horizon, many people understandably are worried about their finances and job security. While these concerns are not unfounded, constant worry and […]
Thinking of leaving Twitter? Its experience is hard to replicate
by Jeremy Littau The moves Elon Musk has made since purchasing Twitter in October — resulting in hundreds of employee resignations — have many either fleeing the platform or looking […]
Mountaineer Audubon hosts Christmas Bird Count, measures local bird populations
On Dec. 17, the Mountaineer Audubon brought together dozens of birdwatchers to participate in a century-old tradition and one of the largest international citizen science projects – the Christmas Bird […]
Scientific crowd-pleaser: Chemistry and science show dazzles children at WVU
You could hear Michael Faraday’s intellectual spirit and sense of discovery in the molecules Saturday morning at WVU’s Clark Hall. It came in the form of all those “oohs and […]
Dec. 11 letters to the editor
Giving: ‘Tis the reason for the season! As the holidays quickly approach and we enter the cold days of winter, Christian Help wants to begin the giving season with appreciation, […]
Dems, GOP unite to sell out the American worker
by Will Bunch The stories of America’s rail workers are often told anonymously — no need to further antagonize their bosses, who set their schedules and who can, and do, […]
Germany averted its own Jan. 6
And maybe the Fourth Reich by Andreas Kluth The police raid was apparently the largest in postwar German history. Early on Wednesday morning, some 3,000 officers from various branches of […]
The end of ‘harmless’ recreational drug experimentation
by Robin Abcarian This is shocking: Poisoning by illicit fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for adults aged 18 to 45 in the U.S., says the federal government, […]
State says Star City sinkhole not in DOH right-of-way and not an immediate threat
Can anyone really own a hole? And if so, who owns the one in Star City, growing near Monongahela Boulevard in the expanded parking area of the former Texas Roadhouse […]
