by Duncan Lorimer, Jamie Shinn and Amy Hessl We are currently overwhelmed by a crisis of historic proportions. In the midst of COVID-19, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of […]
Opinion
The future is green. W.Va. energy needs to be green as well
In West Virginia, we pride ourselves on our connection to the Earth. Something about living in the mountains’ embrace — surrounded by rolling hills, snuggled into valleys, perched on riverbanks […]
Fresh foods better for earth, us
Earth Week has inspired me to think even more about the food I’m eating. It’s been easy to gravitate more towards processed food in these times. Not only do they […]
Secretary of State offers answers to voting questions
by WV secretary of StateMac Warner I want to thank The Dominion Post for the ongoing Q&A regarding voting in the upcoming Primary Election. The latest editorial “Voting woes not […]
Vote for the lesser of two evils
“Say it ain’t so, Joe!” Surely, some variation of that plea rose from a million lips last week. And Joe Biden complied. His presidential campaign forcefully denied the account of […]
America stuck in a tug-of-war between life and livelihood
It feels like there are two games of tug-of-war going on, and in each, the American people are the rope.One is the battle of wills between state and federal governments. […]
Celebrating Earth Day’s 50th anniversary
I was almost 14 years old on April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day. I spent the day picking up trash at my junior high school, along with other young […]
Coronavirus will make digital divide worse
Over time Americans will become better at managing life under lockdown, in its varying degrees of severity. But almost all the ways it is made easier will require information technology […]
Migrants who pay taxes should get stimulus checks
The federal government this week began distributing stimulus checks to most people in the country who have a Social Security number. For many, it will be a welcome if inadequate […]
April 19 letters to the editor
Don’t stop planning for the future The other day I was on Instagram. Someone posted a word search puzzle with the caption, “The first word you see is where you’re […]
