by Hollis Lewis With the school year ending, a hot topic amongst local sports enthusiasts is HB 2820, which allows West Virginia high school student athletes a one-time transfer to […]
Opinion
Guest essay: Gardening access must be addressed in Mon County and all of West Virginia
by Shannon McNicholas Summer is a time when everything is blooming and growing. It is a time to be around friends and enjoy the outdoors. For me, that means gardening […]
Is polarization a problem, or just our reality?
by Jean Guerrero What’s so bad about polarization? I see the divides between factions of Americans as a troubling problem that we should all be striving to address. But […]
Chatbots created hundreds of ‘news’ websites
by Jim Warren Consider Hollywood’s evolving villains over the years: Nazis, Russians, South African white nationalists, Middle Eastern terrorists, South American drug lords, dinosaurs, aliens, Wall Street cutthroats and, now, […]
Can we eradicate breast cancer? The hunt for a vaccine looks promising
by Lisa Jarvis Imagine a future where far fewer women are diagnosed with breast cancer, and women with a family history of breast cancer don’t have to make the difficult, […]
Theocracy got its foot in the door
When the U.S. Supreme Court last year ruled, in effect, that a high school football coach who led his team in Christian prayer at the end of games had a […]
‘Bud Lighting’ won’t stop any time soon
by Jonah Goldberg A lot of conservatives are very excited about “Bud Lighting” — a freshly minted term for boycotting companies that cater to various “woke” causes, particularly transgender issues. […]
CEOs get to retire comfortably. Workers like me deserve the same
by Cynthia Murray I’ll be turning 67 soon. I’d love to be able to retire on my birthday. I’d celebrate by spending the afternoon at the mall with my daughter […]
Pride 2023: A look at LGBTQ+ people’s place in history
When you’re constantly struggling, it can be hard to see how far you’ve come. Such as it is with the progress made by the LGBTQ+ community. Every push forward has […]
McCarthy declares victory, but Biden may be the real winner
by Carl P. Leubsdorf In announcing their compromise agreement to extend the debt ceiling and avert a potential economic catastrophe, both President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy claimed victory. […]
