The Morgantown community has understandably been shaken by the video that went viral over the weekend, showing an altercation between a Morgantown Police officer and a young […]
Opinion
Last week’s bad news — lost and found
by Martin Schram Two big blips of downright infuriating news flashed across our news screens last week. But both vanished quickly, swamped by the next gush of […]
Misplaced faith in big government
While most of the public and media attention the past two years has been focused on high prices and inflation, these issues take second place over the […]
Confrontation with China no longer seems a distant scenario
Ominous signs are growing about the potential for direct military conflict between the United States and China. It’s not every day when a top military commander predicts […]
Trump’s wall settles into costly afterlife
by Francis Wilkinson Donald Trump’s signature border wall is morphing in strange and costly ways — even as it seems to play little role in stemming illegal […]
Biden’s successes were made possible by Obama
by David A. Hopkins It’s a safe bet that President Joe Biden will use his State of the Union address to brag about his many policy accomplishments […]
Federal Reserve’s continued rate hikes may be too much for economy
The Federal Reserve shocked no one last Wednesday when it announced another 25-basis-point hike to interest rates. Yet our lack of surprise doesn’t mean a lack of […]
How do you win voters on gun control?
Meet them where they are — in front of the TV by George Skelton It is very rare that anything monumental gets done in America’s political system […]
Teach Black history — don’t ban it
by Tracey L. Rogers When Republican President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, he called on Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the […]
COLUMN: Getting to NCAAs won’t make life easier for WVU
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament was never designed to be some sort of vacation for the 68 teams fortunate enough to receive an invitation. Rather it is […]
