by Virginia Heffernan In 1925, John W. Butler, a legislator in Tennessee, told reporters that years earlier he’d “read in the papers that boys and girls were […]
Opinion
President Biden should just admit: ‘We blew it’
by John M. Crisp Joe Biden was probably always going to be a one-term president. His age was a political liability when he defeated Donald Trump in […]
Guest essay: Teaching about Sept. 11 in America
by Joseph M. Mazgaj In 2011, my students asked me about the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. The class had a lot of questions about al-Qaeda and […]
We need quicker tests in order to contain the Delta variant
by Max Nisen With the Delta variant surging throughout the U.S., Biden administration chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci has advocated for more testing — including for the […]
Request to shut public out of Parkland shooting hearings denied
Broward County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer made the right decision — the only decision — on Tuesday, when she ruled that court hearings in the case of […]
W.Va. among the nation’s worst. What else is new?
West Virginia passed a grim milestone Thursday: We surpassed 3,000 deaths in the Mountain State. It’s hard to believe six months ago, West Virginia had one of […]
Aug. 22 letters to the editor
Manufacturers oppose Dems’ tax proposal You may have seen that some members of Congress are attempting to generate funds for infrastructure development by raising corporate tax rates. […]
Guest essay: Generational opportunity for W.Va.
by Del. Eric Householder West Virginia is the only state in the Union that witnessed an actual population decline over the past 70 years. That’s two generations […]
Guest essay: Our job is not done. Congress must keep addressing hunger
by Chad Morrison and Cyndi Kirkhart Some of the most defining images in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic showed lines of cars as far as […]
Guest essay: School options are the future of education
by Ron Iannone Many of us would accept that education is a process of providing learning experiences for the growth and development of students. Does the present […]