by Meg Zucker Whenever I leave home, I am constantly subjected to acts of kindness. I know that’s supposed to be a good thing. But throughout my life, it’s been […]
Opinion
A highway river and a whitewater rollercoaster
A throwback to when ‘shipping’ meant ‘by ship’ The City of Morgantown and the Port of Pittsburgh — with the sponsorship of the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization — […]
What is the future of gay rights?
by Noah Feldman The Supreme Court’s decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis, in which the court created a free-speech based exemption from the civil rights laws, is intended to give […]
#FTDR: Fix the (blank) roads!
Part of my daily commute includes about a half-mile portion of W.Va. 7 that is in terrible shape. The pavement is so twisted and misshapen that even crawling along around […]
Huggins vs. WVU: A bad look for both, but worse for players, staff
The ongoing disagreement between Bob Huggins and his representatives and West Virginia University and its representatives is certainly a spectacle, to say the least. We won’t say who is right […]
Yes, cluster munitions are awful. No, that doesn’t mean the U.S. shouldn’t give them to Ukraine
by Jonah Goldberg The controversy over the Biden administration’s decision to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions reminded me of my old boss William F. Buckley’s famous rejoinder to claims the […]
Ron DeSantis can’t beat Trump. Chris Christie could
The sane world agrees. You don’t get more bizarre than Ron DeSantis’ latest foray into culture war lunacy. We speak of that campaign video that bashes gay America while flashing […]
Morgantown PD’s best new asset: a social worker
We’re excited to see the Morgantown Police Department has added its first police social worker to the force — something for which we have previously advocated. Kelly Rice is a […]
The cruel economics of life-saving drugs
by Rekha Basu Ajit “Ayaan” Sharma, a skinny 11-year-old with dark eyes that gleam like headlights, bounces around a New Delhi home on the balls of his feet. He exudes […]
The catastrophe du jour
King Charles III has launched a catastrophe countdown clock. It will tick until 2030, a year in which he predicts “serious consequences” if the world doesn’t effectively address “climate change.” […]
