by Nicholas Goldberg Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, chained himself to the doors of the Wilson Air Center in Charlotte, N.C., a couple weeks ago […]
Opinion
Mike Pence: A man of integrity
If former Vice President Mike Pence is ever in need of a character witness, he could not do much better than one statement former President Donald Trump made to him. […]
Senate now closer to protecting same-sex marriage
The U.S. Senate has taken a major step toward protecting same-sex and interracial marriage by advancing a landmark bill that would rightfully recognize the legality of such marriages in every […]
Theranos founder’s humiliation is part of her punishment
by Stephen L. Carter Upon hearing that Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison, social media erupted with vituperative glee. A lot of people seem […]
What a last-minute voter taught me about our system
by Tom Wogan Sr. She was a tall 30-something who walked into the polling place at 6:50 p.m. on Election Day. I was standing by the door the woman entered, […]
Cryptocurrency stars can flame out
But they can’t take customers with them Out of nowhere, 30-year-old Sam Bankman-Fried became a billionaire mover and shaker in the world of cryptocurrency. He threw money around the halls […]
The neglect of younger voters is a lost opportunity for political parties
by Mindy Romero The day after the midterm elections, President Joe Biden held a news conference where he praised the “young people of this nation” for showing up at the […]
Why governments need to send everyone washing-machine filters
by Matt Simon An environmental crisis is brewing in your washing machine. We’re all familiar with macroplastic pollution — the big stuff like soda bottles that litter our streets and […]
Invest in stormwater upgrades now or pay for it later
When John Lyons, of Strand Associates, tried to compare this past summer’s 100-year floods to football game day traffic, he missed the mark. “So your level of service Saturday for […]
Nov. 20 letters to the editor
Have to give credit to Coach Neal Brown In 1966, a certain assistant football coach at WVU took the time to stop by a small, central West Virginia town to […]
