When Joe Biden took over as president, millions of Americans were relieved to finally have a leader who could be counted on to consistently shepherd the federal government’s response to […]
Opinion
A suggestion for vaccine outreach
In mid-December, The Dominion Post reported the Monongalia County Health Department was awarded a $1 million Health Resources & Services Administration grant, which it will then be in charge of […]
Guest essay: This New Deal town’s history may be a guide to new state economy
by Randy Vealey Those who do learn history may sometimes be fortunate enough to repeat it. Yes, I’m standing the common saying — “Those who do not learn history are […]
Dec. 26 letters to the editor
Families, average citizens are put last Two stories in the Dec. 17 issue of The Dominion Post drew my attention for different reasons. The first reported on a press conference […]
Dems shouldn’t blame Manchin
by Ramesh Ponnuru The Democrats should have listened to Joe Manchin. As their “Build Back Better” agenda assumed legislative shape, the Democratic senator from West Virginia kept telling them what […]
Burned-out health care workers and ‘muffin rage’
by Jillian Horton On a dreary morning more than 20 years ago, I was a resident in internal medicine putting in 80-hour workweeks for what amounted to about $5 per […]
White House fumbles effort to get Joe Manchin to ‘yes’
Sen. Joe Manchin’s announcement on Fox News Sunday that he was a “no” on the Build Back Better Act set off a flurry of coverage, which only intensified Monday when […]
We wish you a merry (pandemic) Christmas … again
Most of us will wake up tomorrow excited to see what Santa Claus and his helpers have left under the tree. For some of us, though, the celebrations begin today. […]
Endemic COVID should be celebrated
by Robert Pearl Most leading immunologists predict COVID-19 will someday become an endemic, a persistent but manageable threat on par with seasonal flu, conceivably by the end of 2022. That […]
What they earned: Three Medal of Honor recipients represent best of the United States
America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are over, but the actions of many of the troops who served can continue to uplift a fractious nation. President Biden last Thursday paid […]
