Was being a woman Elizabeth Warren’s problem? That’s the wrong question. Here’s a better question: Was playing the protector of all damsels from that infamous rake, Mike Bloomberg, her problem? […]
Columns/Opinion
Mick Mulvaney’s ousting no loss
Might as well be blunt about it: Mick Mulvaney, who was ousted Friday evening, was probably the worst White House chief of staff ever. And there’s no reason to believe […]
The shame of Chuck Schumer’s remarks to SCOTUS
Just when you may have thought that the low quality of political rhetoric in Washington could not get any worse, along comes Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to prove […]
Support canceling student loan debt
A major consequence of the ending of Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign is the loss — at least for now — of a voice so adept at explaining how progressive policies […]
Perception of socialism shifting
“Let me be very clear,” Sen. Bernie Sanders often shouts in what for him is his inside voice. Frankly, I wish he were more clear. And I wish that the […]
Trevor Donovan brings anti-bullying message to Pa.
The anti-bullying message that Hollywood actor Trevor Donovan delivered at Deer Lakes Middle School in a rural industrial patch of Western Pennsylvania resonated with the 2,400-plus students who attended the […]
Watering plants isn’t hard and it’s good for you
I know this is an outlier story. It’s about Brooklyn brownstone couples who pay over $2,000 for professionals to choose and care for their houseplants. Houseplant designing is actually a […]
Rush to defeat greyhound bill a sad occasion
By Mary Ann McDonald The board members of the Federation of Humane Organizations of West Virginia (FOHOWV), a grassroots animal welfare organization, are saddened at the recent defeat of SB […]
When it comes to coronavirus, we’re all in this together
There is a disease going around, and I’m not talking only about the coronavirus. It’s a political disease, and it seems to be spreading, especially among certain politicians who are […]
Does Sanders relish a feel-good defeat?
Even with the no-longer flailing Joe Biden finally coming back in South Carolina’s primary, wise Democrats are looking warily ahead to the uncertainties of next week’s 14 state Super Tuesday […]




