One of the more entrenched Super Bowl traditions is the reminder that the annual NFL championship game is linked to a spike in human trafficking. The statement […]
Opinion
Does GOP prefer defeat to diversity?
by Rekha Basu What does a right to vote mean? Like most other things in a divided America, it depends on which group you’re talking about, and […]
In the nuclear face-off with Iran, Biden just blinked
by Bobby Ghosh For months, President Joe Biden has given the impression that he is prepared to play hardball with Iran over its nuclear program. As the […]
A pandemic trend that should stay
by Jeffery M. Leving The pandemic has been hard on us, but one of the positives to come out of it has been the increased amount of […]
‘Latinx’ wasn’t made by ‘woke’ whites
by Jean Guerrero The dubious claim that the term Latinx is a creation of white liberal elites — one being vigorously promoted in right-wing circles — is […]
Tucker Carlson dances on Ronald Reagan’s grave
Fox News host Tucker Carlson has inspired a new following from the extreme right, including some members of Congress, by asking: Why take Ukraine’s side instead of […]
COLUMN: West Virginia continues to play with a ton of heart, but still can’t make up for a lack of talent
MORGANTOWN — The 2021-22 basketball season, where it concerns the West Virginia men’s team, has officially become the sad story that simply rewrites itself. The Mountaineers, without […]
SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
It’s another election year, and in addition to the ads you’ll see on TV and hear on the radio, you’ll start to see people writing letters to […]
Decades of gov’t neglect prove to be dangerous
It was one of those horrifying images out of an action-adventure or superhero movie: A bridge collapses, sending cars and a bus plummeting into a ravine. While […]
Feb. 6 letters to the editor
Remembering the collapsed Pa. bridge Many things in my life have concerned the very bridge the nation is commenting on — the Forbes Avenue bridge — that […]