by Rosa Brooks “Everyone you meet here would be happy to kill you,” Officer Murphy told me. “That’s what you have to remember.” It was my first […]
Opinion
Poverty is not a choice: The hard work of being poor
by Pamela Garrison As Congress advances a COVID-19 relief package that calls for a $15 national minimum wage by 2025, I am aware that some people think […]
Tanden smart on policy. It’s a shame about the tweets
President Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominations had been moving forward pretty well until the past few days. Now they’ve run into trouble. Neera Tanden (nominated to lead the […]
Femininity punished no longer
For all the bills introduced this legislative session that feel like they’re dragging West Virginia backwards, there are few that are pushing the state forward — and […]
Feb. 28 letters to the editor
Reader grateful for the local newspaper I am very grateful for The Dominion Post. Most recently, it was Jim Bissett’s piece about our remarkable former mayor Charlene […]
Urge representatives to support Fairness Act
by Rayna Momen and Dr. Megan Gandy Each year in the West Virginia Legislature, a number of discriminatory bills are proposed against entire segments of the state’s […]
Sen. Joe Manchin drives Dems crazy
by Doyle McManus Sen. Joe Manchin, the self-styled conservative Democrat from West Virginia, is driving progressives crazy — and he doesn’t seem to mind. Manchin says President […]
Biden got it wrong about America’s ‘college problem’
by Will Bunch A generation ago, when Bill Clinton wanted to prove to Middle America that he wasn’t a cartoon leftist, he publicly bashed a previously obscure […]
COLUMN: Upcoming game against Baylor is the ultimate test on whether West Virginia is better on defense
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Cade Cunningham scored 40 points on 21 shots Saturday to lead Oklahoma State past Oklahoma in overtime. Kansas State had 30 more looks […]
Citizen Parton
If you have recently gone off the grid you may have missed the great singer and country icon Dolly Parton’s latest acts of generosity and humility. Some […]