On Monday, Westover City Councilor Ralph Mullins called for an independent investigation into the various controversies surrounding the Westover Council and police department. Councilor Duane Tatar responded, “Are you going […]
Opinion
Climbing from world’s worst to first
by Robert Pearl Another year, another condemnatory report for American medicine. In August, the Commonwealth Fund ranked U.S. health care dead last among 11 of the world’s wealthiest nations (for […]
School board meetings show only that freedom is messy
Twenty years ago, Paul Carson said he never would have hesitated to speak out at a school board meeting about any issue affecting his children’s education. But one day, that […]
Vaccine exemption bill exempt from common sense
“Frankly, I think this hearkens back [to] Nazi Germany.” The above quote came from West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, as he spoke in favor of the bill […]
The infamous Christopher Steele speaks
by Byron York The disgraced former British spy Christopher Steele has kept a low profile in recent years. Understandably so, given that investigations revealed his dossier — the collection of […]
My people are Americans
I’ve got something to say about “you people.” That, as you may recall, was how I referred, in a recent column, to Mike Pence and others who have apparently sworn […]
Manchin is holding Congress hostage, but the ransom won’t help W.Va.
No single senator should have the power to hold Congress hostage. We said the same thing when Sen. Mitch McConnell was Senate majority leader and could kill a bill just […]
Opposing perspectives on the Holocaust?
by LZ Granderson Can you think of an opposing view on the Holocaust that isn’t antisemitic? Evidently, a school administrator in Texas seems to think so. Gina Peddy, the executive director […]
Elites and their elitism
“They said you were high class, but that was just a lie.” — Elvis Presley, “Hound Dog” White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain brought criticism on himself last week […]
The pandemic is global; the road to recovery is, too
The Biden administration announced two important steps that should bolster the nation’s recovery from the pandemic. Last Tuesday, the White House said it would lift travel restrictions at the borders […]
