The West Virginia Legislature is winding down its redistricting sessions, and the maps coming out of it aren’t pretty. The north/south Congressional map isn’t awful. It puts […]
Editorials
Introducing a new kind of dress code violation
There was a bit of drama at the Preston County Board of Education meeting at the beginning of the week (which is, unfortunately, becoming the norm nationwide). […]
The underestimated value of conversation
By its very nature, the written word is not the best vehicle for a conversation. Texting has brought it as close to real-time dialogue as writing can […]
The only ‘baby’ Justice should refer to is his dog
Last Thursday, Gov. Jim Justice made a spectacle of himself when he went on a five-minute rant disparaging Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin and her legitimate request for […]
Goodbye Columbus Day, hello Indigenous People’s Day
On Oct. 1, two members of the Human Rights Commission, Don Spencer and Bonnie Brown, met with The Dominion Post Editorial Board to discuss the commission’s proposal […]
What is going on in Westover?
While the Black Lives Matter protests of summer 2020 put racism and inequity in the national spotlight, another key feature of the protests was highlighting police brutality […]
‘Owe my soul to the company store’
Right-leaning commentators such as Connor Sen and Ben Winck are heralding the future of Amazon “company towns” as a way to lift the working class. Left-leaning commenters, […]
Facebook’s bad days show government needs to step in
EDITOR’S NOTE: This online-only version contains additional information not found in the print or e-edition of today’s paper. It’s been a harrowing 72-or-so hours for social media […]
The local paper: Trusted source for community news
Oct. 3 to Oct. 9 marks National Newspaper Week. Of the many obscure awareness days, this one is near and dear to our hearts, for obvious reasons. […]
Hydrogen is not always clean energy
If we have any complaints about the still-pending (as of this writing) bipartisan infrastructure package, it would be the $8 billion Sen. Joe Manchin slipped in there […]