Can nothing really change their minds? We are told by those health care workers who feel they should be able to reject being vaccinated for COVID and yet still work […]
Opinion
Why we need to expand voting rights for all
by Judy K. Ball In 2021, West Virginia’s Legislature considered one significant voter suppression bill. Senate Bill 565 would have eliminated the most popular early voting day (the Saturday before […]
Protect right to assemble by preserving listening
by Gene Policinski Two of the least-known freedoms protected by the First Amendment — the rights of assembly and petition — are being tested in today’s rancorous, confrontational social atmospherics. […]
Americans deserve publicly owned generic drugs
by Dana Brown It’s an all too familiar story. A company with some of the best-paying jobs around — a vital anchor for the community — decides to “restructure” to […]
‘Best places to live’? Maybe not
by Pete Saunders Newly released 2020 Census data give us a better sense of where Americans think the best places to live are. Cities such as Phoenix, Dallas, Houston and […]
Will investigation into Mooney be a waste of time?
As we reported Wednesday, the Office of Congressional Ethics found Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., misspent campaign money for personal use and the OCE referred the case to the House Ethics […]
Is SCOTUS ready to overturn Roe?
by Noah Feldman A day after the Constitution-flouting Texas anti-abortion law went into effect, a divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that it won’t block the law before it can grapple […]
Ratings v. rivalries: We missed you, Maryland
I have looked forward to the West Virginia University football season with varying degrees of anticipation all my adult life, dating back to when I was a student at WVU […]
Repealing state income tax still just a pipe dream
On Aug. 22, a short essay by Delegate Eric Householder, a Republican and chair of the Finance Committee, discussed the potential “generational opportunity” that cutting the state income tax would […]
After skeptics fall to COVID, people ask awkward question: Should we care?
by Danny Westneat A reader wrote in with a blunt and honest comment that I want to share, because it alludes to a shift that’s taking place in society as […]
