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Opinion
We’re not as smart as we think we are
by Mary Schmich What was your life like at this time last year? You may not remember the details, but if you think back to the end […]
New body-camera software first step to accountability
We have to give credit where credit is due. Early this week, Westover City Council approved a new officer body-worn camera software that changes the way footage […]
Black history is America’s history. It will not be erased
Let’s try an experiment. For 30 years, let’s require that young people are taught nothing about the moon. Let’s scrub Earth’s satellite from books and online articles. […]
Cuomo as ‘mentor’ makes allegations ickier
by Heidi Stevens A life hack: If you’re 63 and she’s 25 and you’re her boss, the flirtation is always, every time, definitely unwanted. New York Gov. […]
Are charter schools right for W.Va.?
Charter schools continue to be a hot-button issue. Despite the fact charter schools have been permissible by state law for about a year now but none have […]
COLUMN: Little mistakes add up to a crushing overtime loss for West Virginia against No. 3 Baylor
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — You throw a pebble into a stream of water and nothing really happens. But then you throw in another and another one and […]
What to cut from Biden’s $1.9 trillion ‘COVID relief’? Plenty
President Biden has challenged those who oppose the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion bill disingenuously dubbed “COVID relief,” or the more deceitful “American Rescue Plan.” “What would they have […]
Why traumatized people run for office
by K. Ward Cummings Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., in emotional testimony delivered during a congressional hearing last month, bravely revealed that she was once the victim of […]
Advantages to combining state and local elections
Among the many bills we have our eye on this legislative session is HB 2592, which would require counties and municipalities to hold local elections on the […]