Election Day has come and gone. The ballots have been cast. If you voted, thank you for your participation in civic life. If you chose not […]
Editorials
Electoral College should be abolished
At the time of this writing, former Vice President Joe Biden leads the popular vote, with 50.5% of counted votes to President Donald Trump’s 47.8%. In […]
The election is winding down, but the pandemic isn’t
Two days after the election and COVID-19 has not disappeared. This comes as no great shock to the majority of people, but for the very […]
When good apples throw bad apples out of the barrel
For months — years, really — we’ve heard cries of “a few bad apples” every time a police officer anywhere commits a civil rights violation or an […]
It’s Election Day, but we won’t know winners by tonight
Election Day is different for everyone. For some people, today dawned with great fanfare — a kind of big brass band of excitement. Others awakened and […]
Reminder: Your vote matters
You’re probably sick of hearing this — goodness knows we’re getting tired of saying it — but we would fail to complete our civic duty if […]
Art, public spaces and a pandemic
On Wednesday, a photograph graced our front page of the new mural at the Morgantown Mall, near the food court entrance: Gold and blue like the […]
Supreme Court is now an extension of partisan politics
We’ve said our piece about Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Now, let’s talk about how she was confirmed. After national outrage and cries of hypocrisy, Senate […]
The downfalls of originalism
So the Senate has done it. It has confirmed Amy Coney Barrett for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States. We fervently […]
Something red, something blue; something old, nothing new
Well, at least we can reasonably call Thursday night’s match-up between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden a “debate.” Unlike last time, Biden was […]