OLLI offers wonderful learning opportunities I loved my 35-year career teaching theater design and history at WVU. I retired in 2013. In 2006, a friend in the English department suggested […]
Opinion
Guest essay: Why do so few people in W.Va. vote?
by Judy K. Ball Final election results from the November midterms in West Virginia, released Dec. 9, revealed shockingly low voter turnout. Statewide, 43% of registered voters cast ballots in […]
Guest essay: You could save a life
by Jada Powell Cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in the world. Each year, more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States. Almost three out […]
Debt ceiling showdown not what Congress imagined in 1917
by Carl P. Leubsdorf It began as a way to make it easier for the federal government to sell bonds to finance the U.S. role in World War I. Now, […]
I’m sorry, but we still have to talk about the M&M’s spokescandies
by Beth Kowitt Welcome to a new level of crazy in the culture wars. Somehow the M&M’s spokescandies have been swept up in the crusade against “wokeness,” forcing everyone to […]
COLUMN: Erik Stevenson’s slump breaks, and he lifted WVU up at the same time
MORGANTOWN — It was a play late in the first half Saturday. The shot clock was down to its final ticks and Erik Stevenson was in the toughest of spots, […]
Google antitrust lawsuit can set precedent for
tech monopolies
It’s not every day that the federal government and states as varied as Tennessee and New York find themselves on the same side of a legal dispute, but these were […]
Crimea — a peace prize or a head fake?
by Martin Schram Negotiating a true peace in the middle of a horrendous war is sometimes a task for only the feint-hearted. This moment in Ukraine’s war to repel Russia’s […]
Will Pence’s classified documents discovery let Biden off the hook?
by Harry Litman The discovery of classified documents in former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana residence is a clarifying and pivotal event that throws into sharp relief conduct that in […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid Pt. 2
Good: HB 2774, the “Welcome Home Grant Program.” The pilot program will offer cash grants (up to $5,000) to help veterans and their families relocate to West Virginia on the […]
