MORGANTOWN — It has become crystal clear — through two rounds of letters between Bob Huggins’ attorney David Campbell and WVU — that on June 17, university officials were in […]
Opinion
How the Titanic’s tragic wreck became a money-making scheme
by Stephen Mihm The ill-fated passengers who died trying to visit the wreck of the Titanic paid an extraordinary price for the privilege: $250,000 each. This is hardly surprising, given […]
We never use torture, nuclear weapons or cluster munitions, unless we need to
by John M. Crisp No terrain is more difficult to defend than the moral high ground. As a rule, however, America has done a decent job of it. We are […]
Hostages may get rude awakening on return to U.S.
The Biden administration is working behind the scenes to secure the release of Americans held in Iran, NBC News reported last month. The White House also insists it is “working […]
Surgeon general takes aim at toll from loneliness
The “nation’s doctor” is on a campaign to combat what he calls an epidemic of loneliness and isolation taking its toll on roughly half the people in the United States. […]
Supreme Court’s term contained some surprising gifts for Democrats
by Jackie Calmes Even a broken clock is right twice a day, as the saying goes. The same lopsidedly right-wing Supreme Court that since June 2022 has overturned longtime precedents […]
A declaration of non-independence — for women
by Carla Hall If men could get pregnant, the saying goes, the Declaration of Independence might well have declared that all men are endowed with the right to life, liberty, […]
COLUMN: Bob Huggins resigned, but E. Gordon Gee and Wren Baker are responsible for messing up the finer details
MORGANTOWN — Bob Huggins resigned from his position as WVU head men’s basketball coach on June 17, 2023. That is the university’s official stance, one that it can prove easier […]
No ‘critical needs’? Look again
West Virginia ended Fiscal Year 2023 with a $1.847 billion surplus — which is a lot less impressive when you consider the “surplus” is the result of artificially low budgets, […]
July 9 letters to the editor
Not religious? Church still offers community When I was hanging out at the Pride picnic, I encountered many folks who said they weren’t “religious.” I have always found this a […]
