The U.S. House of Representatives’ leadership bet the farm on H.R. 2 last week. Fortunately, it ended up with a lot of egg, tomatoes and slop on […]
Editorials
Harrison community continues to wrongly attempt to undermine this area’s success
This is starting to become a habit. Or worse, a twisted strategy to make others weaker because it cannot be stronger. In late 2011, the Benedum Airport […]
Audit on state vehicles’ use for commuting calls for putting brakes on privileges
Commuting to and from work usually don’t come with any real perks. More often than not it’s an additional expense you calculate into your budget. That is, […]
In light of conditions, looming work on highways make traffic laws a priority
Could it be we are going from one bad situation into a worse one. In all this talk about bad roads we missed our turn to curse […]
Reining in capitalism’s excesses still critical
Barry Lee Wendell, Morgantown Noah Smith’s column (DP-May 13) suggests that Marx was wrong on many fronts and that his ideas have not worked out in practice. […]
Class of 2018 can use its connectedness to benefit all
We’ll settle for being correct and call them the Class of 2018. However, we cannot help but think they are the first Class of the 21st century. […]
EPA director’s paranoia causing $3 million and counting in worries for taxpayers
As agencies go, the EPA was always a lightning rod. And by and large, demonized during the Obama administration, especially in West Virginia. That venom was a […]
Prognosis for insurance task force’s work is to submit recommendations by this fall
Judging by its vitals, the PEIA Task force is alive and well. All its signs point to functions that look to be life sustaining, for now. This […]
Trump administration’s unwarranted import tax on newsprint costing jobs, muzzling press
No one is asking anyone to take pity on newspapers. We are quite used to catching it from all quarters for pursuing the truth and championing the […]
Request for transporting female probationers in light of ‘touchy-feely stuff’ wrongheaded
At first, it sounds like the makings of a solution in search of a problem. At second glance, it reeks of sexism and a bygone era. Today […]