In a way of thinking, gun ownership in America is deeply rooted in a desire for personal responsibility. Many gun owners carry a gun out of a desire to defend […]
Opinion
Debunking the ‘Big Lie,’ scholars and statistics show the facts don’t add up
by Mark Z. Barabak In a recent survey of presidential scholars, President Donald Trump finished a dismal third from the bottom, just ahead of perennial duds James Buchanan and Andrew […]
Schools must provide LGBTQ+ inclusive sex education
by Delilah Gray I came out to my family in 2012, when I was 12 years old. The members of my immediate family have been great allies, but despite their […]
It’s only right for all kids to get free meals
As horrible and horrifying as this pandemic has been, there have been a few silver linings. One of them is that Monongalia County Schools, for the first time, is able […]
Aug. 29 letters to the editor
Shame on Biden for disastrous withdrawal God help our fellow Americans, trapped in Afghanistan without rescue directives or communication. God help our Afghan allies by whose side we fought for […]
Guest essay: For West Virginia, the ‘sensible’ vote is ‘no’ on the STEP Act
by Kent Leonhardt The Mountain State is home to more than 23,000 farms that generate over $750 million worth of crops and livestock annually. At just over 95%, our state […]
‘As they’re being intubated, they still don’t believe it’
by Michael Ryan Our friends in health care have seen plenty to impale the heart in this COVID-19 pandemic, but nothing more tragic than this: the sight of guilt-ridden young […]
Biden’s bad press is his own fault
by Ramesh Ponnuru President Joe Biden’s handling of Afghanistan has few vocal defenders. What they lack in numbers, though, they make up for in unity of message: The press is […]
Biden’s plan a godsend for Appalachia
by Skylar Baker-Jordan On Aug. 24, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in advancing a $3.5 trillion infrastructure proposal that would greatly improve the lives of […]
Don’t use W.Va.’s drug crisis as cover for anti-immigrant lawsuit, Morrisey
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s choice of lawsuits tends to leave us scratching our heads. Like supporting lawsuits to overturn the 2020 election results in swing states only, or […]
