by Linda Blackford Sen. Mitch McConnell made his point. On Aug. 4 and 5, he made a triumphant return to Fancy Farm, speechifying with gusto and showing the political faithful […]
Opinion
Moore needs to hold his horses on Hope expansion
West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore is pushing to quickly grow the Hope Scholarship. He’s asking for a year-round application period, which currently only runs March 1 to May 15, and […]
Sept. 1 letters to the editor – WVU Academic Transformation
EDITOR’S NOTE: LTTEs regarding WVU Academic Transformation OUT-OF-STATE SUBMISSIONS regarding WVU’s Academic Transformation are now CLOSED. However, we will still accept letters related to the transition from writers in our […]
A crossroads for workers with disabilities
by Olivia Alperstein With Labor Day fast approaching, it’s time to talk about disabled workers. This issue is personal for me. I debated for years about whether to disclose my […]
Lessons for U.S. hospitals after British nurse killed newborns
The case of Lucy Letby, a serial killer masquerading as a nice neonatal nurse at Countess of Chester Hospital in Northern England, is so horrific as to beggar belief. On […]
China’s faltering economy is a result of state-directed planning
Now comes the global fallout by Jonah Goldberg “China is going to eat our lunch? Come on, man,” scoffed then-presidential candidate Joe Biden in 2019. Two years later, now president […]
About Hunter Biden
by Susan Estrich EDITOR’S NOTE: Froma Harrop is on vacation this week. This column by Susan Estrich was provided as a substitution. Her next column will appear on Sept. 7. […]
Tarr would let WVU flounder so he can own the libs
Recently, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, sent a letter to state and university officials objecting to the drastic cuts at West Virginia University and imploring the […]
Aug. 30 letters to the editor – WVU Academic Transformation
EDITOR’S NOTE: LTTEs regarding WVU Academic Transformation From now until Aug. 31, we will open letters to the editor to WVU alumni and current and former staff and faculty, including […]
Force-feeding ideology
It was just a matter of time before choice became mandatory. Last week, a federal judge denied a request by parents of students in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Montgomery […]


