Bless his heart, but Justice is not a great orator. True, in a time like this, actions speak louder than words. But by the same token, in a time like […]
Editorials
Thank-you note goes out to all in pandemic’s wake
Thank-you notes are a lost art. While handwritten ones are preferred, there are too many people to thank right now to send them all handwritten thank-you notes. They’ll just have […]
Waging war on fake news
We live in an age of misinformation. Propaganda disguised as reporting; politicians and public figures calling anything they disagree with “fake news”; social media allowing falsehoods to spread across the […]
Technology makes shrinking world feel a little bigger
Somehow, our communities are expanding even as they shrink. Restaurants and bars are closed down. Gyms and rec centers, too. Schools are vacant until further notice. Self-isolating and social distancing […]
Bloom articulates specific grievance against ASF, finally
We’d like to interrupt the continuous coverage of coronavirus to take Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom up on his offer to write an editorial about his comments regarding the Appalachian […]
In the words of Mr. Rogers: ‘Look for the helpers’
As we usually do in times of crisis, we lean on the wisdom of our predecessors. The refrain in our household for the last few weeks comes from the much-beloved […]
Highlight reel: What Legislature got right this year
We know we’ve been harsh on our legislators the past couple weeks. In our defense, that is part of holding the Legislature accountable. However, in the spirit of fairness, we’d […]
Your right to know; our responsibility to illuminate for you
Illuminate — to make clear; to bring to the fore; to enlighten spiritually or intellectually. Every day, media work to illuminate what is happening in our communities, our state, our […]
This is how we prepare for disaster
The world is a little scary right now. We’re facing a new sickness no one was prepared for. In times of disaster, we fall back on habits. We’re hoarding paper […]
Taxes come back to us as services and improvements
There are only two guarantees in life: Death and taxes. Neither of which people look forward to. But as painful as it is to watch taxes whittle away at an […]

