You want facts? Here are some facts that can’t be reputably disputed. The country’s trade deficit in August was $67 billion, the highest in 14 years. Donald Trump’s trade war […]
Opinion
Oh … So that’s what a debate is meant to look like
Well, at least we can rightfully call Wednesday night’s matchup between Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence a debate — unlike the debacle last week. The […]
Formerly bruised and smokey, the Pacific Northwest endures
It pleases me to report that I just visited Seattle’s Capitol Hill looking for anarchists, looters and the like and came up empty-handed. Despite one piece of anti-police graffiti […]
America’s journalists need our support
In a year of fighting a global pandemic, historic protests for racial equality, and the rapidly approaching presidential election, America needs journalists to bring them critical reporting. The events of […]
Justice’s technicolor dream-map: Schools open, bars closed
At the time of this writing, Gov. Jim Justice faces two lawsuits: One from bar owners in Monongalia County (DP-09-23-20) and one from the West Virginia Education Association (DP-10-06-20); […]
A changed president would be the ultimate October surprise
President Trump’s infection with COVID-19 adds to a year no fiction writer could have contrived. The image of Trump last Friday walking out of the White House wearing a mask […]
Trump’s disastrous Fed Board nominee
The Senate is preparing to vote on an appointment by President Trump that could seriously tarnish a vital American institution. Not the Supreme Court — the Federal Reserve Board. Trump […]
COVID for Trump isn’t the same as for the rest of us
“The ‘Red Death’ had long devastated the country. … But the Prince Prospero was happy and dauntless and sagacious. When his dominions were half depopulated, he summoned to his presence […]
Guest Essay: A better approach to fighting fraud: Bring in the whistleblowers
by Gordon Schnell and Max Voldman As the saying goes, Mountaineers are always free in West Virginia. Unfortunately, the cost of fraud is not. And as evidenced by the eye-popping […]
Bad apples and worse cliches: We expect better of Joe Biden
Asked about race at last Tuesday’s presidential debate, one candidate gave a very disappointing answer. The other was Donald Trump. Which is not to suggest Trump had satisfactory answers. To […]
