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Opinion
W.Va. running short on doctors for Alzheimer’s, dementia
Last month I wrote a commentary about Alzheimer’s cruel toll in West Virginia. According to the West Virginia Alzheimer’s Association, 38,000 West Virginians are living with the […]
Political parties: Bad choices; bad faith
So here we are again. Our political choices have been constricted and constrained. It is only March and seemingly the die has been cast for November. We […]
Technology makes shrinking world feel a little bigger
Somehow, our communities are expanding even as they shrink. Restaurants and bars are closed down. Gyms and rec centers, too. Schools are vacant until further notice. Self-isolating […]
Portrait of an American city at the dawn of a pandemic
On Friday, James Coen is folding and unfolding, arranging and rearranging the piles of colorful St. Patrick’s Day T-shirts he has displayed on folding tables outside one […]
Criminal courts can’t pause
It’s good news that the Supreme Court has suspended oral arguments indefinitely. If nothing else, it helps keep Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg safe. Spry but still a […]
Bloom articulates specific grievance against ASF, finally
We’d like to interrupt the continuous coverage of coronavirus to take Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom up on his offer to write an editorial about his comments […]
In the words of Mr. Rogers: ‘Look for the helpers’
As we usually do in times of crisis, we lean on the wisdom of our predecessors. The refrain in our household for the last few weeks comes […]
Caring for the elderly just got a lot more stressful
We who oversee the care of elderly friends or family know what stress is all about — in normal times. It’s a hard job, physically and mentally. […]
Census scams likely to target elderly
With the start of 2020 Census count, scammers and con artists are going to toss their “pitches” at older Americans. The census is too important to allow […]