Remember when President Donald Trump promised to revive the coal industry? When he vowed to “put our miners back to work” during his 2016 campaign trips to […]
Opinion
Trump encouraging Election Day mayhem
With less than a month remaining in the campaign, the country faces the specter of a chaotic Election Day. President Trump has urged his supporters to “go […]
Trump’s order discourages discussion of race and gender
“I didn’t know.” Those were the first words my friend, a white guy named Dave, spoke to me the day after the first episode of “Roots,” which […]
The danger of anti-government rhetoric
On June 11, 2001, I stood in a tight, gray-walled room at a federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind., and watched through a window as Oklahoma City […]
Endorsement for Preston County Commission
Last week, the Editorial Board met with candidates for the Preston County Commission, Don Smith and Lynn Housner. The candidates were largely in agreement on the […]
COLUMN: Taz Sherman, Sean McNeil will have a lot to say on how well West Virginia’s offense runs this season
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — The more you look at the equation, the more it seems to become blurred, maybe almost more difficult than it needs to be. […]
Kamala Harris makes her points at vice presidential debate
There’s no percentage in interrupting Sen. Kamala Harris. In fact, men who face her withering stare typically aim to keep mum, temporizing to run out the clock […]
The latest threat to same-sex marriage
The Constitution protects religious beliefs. It does not protect a person’s right to discriminate based on religious belief. But on Monday, two Supreme Court justices — Clarence […]
It’s time to fix the tax code
The New York Times alleges that President Donald Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017. Whether or not this is true (the Times […]
Oct. 11 letters to the editor
Green energy brings new opportunities An article (DP-10-01-20) regarding the Shale Insight Conference paints such a one-sided view of the cost of green energy that it needs […]