by Michael P. Vandenbergh and Jonathan M. Gilligan The Inflation Reduction Act is both the most important federal climate legislation ever and sadly inadequate to protect the U.S. and the […]
Opinion
Hurricane Kamala
The next time a hurricane develops it should be named Kamala, in honor of our vice president. Why Kamala, you ask? Because, like a hurricane, Kamala Harris is sometimes difficult […]
COLUMN: WVU receivers have some work to do just to reach underrated status
MORGANTOWN — If Neal Brown hadn’t been sitting behind a table and a microphone, you would have sworn, for just a moment, the WVU head football coach was conducting some […]
The Nobel Peace Prize honors Putin’s enemies
by Therese Raphael We can’t know what was said in those secret deliberations, but the Nobel Committee must have thought about giving Volodymyr Zelenskyy the Peace prize. That would have […]
Democrats should scuttle the debt ceiling now
They aren’t saying it publicly, but behind the scenes, congressional Republican officials and business leaders are bracing for the nightmare scenario of a debt ceiling crisis potentially worse than the […]
GOP makes its case to middle America
MONONGAHELA, Pa. — Whether by design or necessity, the decision by House Republican leaders to kick off their Commitment to America in this river town on the edge of Allegheny […]
Men in positions of power must respect women’s boundaries
There has to come a tipping point when sports organizations — or, really, any entity in which men hold power over women — recognize the need for safeguards to protect […]
How I nurtured my trans nonbinary child and learned to grow with him
by Rebecca Brenner Two years ago, my then 7-year-old and I were having a date night when I jokingly asked, “Any deep, dark secrets you want to share with me?” […]
Dems’ midterm chances better because of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
by Timothy P. O’Neill What a difference six months make. Earlier this year, it was generally conceded that Republicans would sweep to victories in the midterm elections, giving them control […]
MUB needs oversight
Now that Morgantown City Council has decided to table its ordinance creating more oversight for the Morgantown Utility Board, we’d like to offer some suggestions before council takes it up […]
