History is repeating; vote for real change On June 6, there was a demonstration here in Morgantown in support of Black Lives Matter. It happened to be […]
Opinion
What ‘defund the police’ really means
You’ve likely seen it on the news, painted on protestors’ signs, chanted at marches or circulated on social media in the form of a hashtag: Defund the […]
‘A republic, if you can keep it’: A nation in turmoil
The story goes that, at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention of 1789, Benjamin Franklin was walking out of Independence Hall in Philadelphia when a woman shouted […]
Racism, comments on social media can hurt business
It was a lovely spring weekend for calling out Maryland business owners for statements condemned as racist at a time when the Black Lives Matter movement continued […]
Mountaineers wear their face masks in public
This is a friendly reminder from your local newspaper that — in the midst of all the other insanity taking place — we are still in the […]
Will home farming survive life returning to normal?
Farm-to-table refers to freshly grown produce — that is, fruits and vegetables not transported from some distant time zone or even hemisphere but recently harvested on boutique […]
Twitter mobs won’t bring racial justice
Last week gave us more reason to believe that our president is an illiberal authoritarian, much like Vladimir Putin and the other overseas autocrats he admires. Faced […]
What are Posse Comitatus and the Insurrection Act?
Posse Comitatus. Insurrection Act. Words that have been thrown around since President Trump threatened to unleash federal troops on cities seeing protests against police brutality and racism. […]
It’s time to make and pass a contract with black America
On Oct. 26, 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke to a mostly African American audience in Charlotte, N.C. He said: “Every African American citizen in this country […]
How to join protests without risking COVID-19
The many demonstrations on the streets of the U.S. fill me with both hope and dread. Maybe you feel the same way: Like me, you are pleased […]