We are beginning to hear more optimistic predictions from Gov. Jim Justice and state health officials about the pandemic’s impact on West Virginia. “I honestly believe within a week from […]
Opinion
Giuliani advises Trump on hydroxychloroquine
With the COVID-19 pandemic intensifying and the economy cratering, can the United States survive another injection of Rudy Giuliani? It looks like we’re about to find out. The Washington Post […]
Liquor stores aren’t essential businesses during a pandemic
Stay-at-home orders have made it clearer than ever that “home” isn’t a safe place for everyone. On April 5, Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston reported that domestic disturbance calls have […]
Trump’s remarkable turn to single-payer health care
Hospitals struggling to treat waves of very sick people now face a new threat: Millions of uninsured Americans pounding at their gates. How can the hospitals afford to treat them, […]
April 9 letters to the editor
Downtown shops offer unique experiences Recently, I’ve seen gas prices at $1.99 around town. It would be nice to fill up, but I’m not going anywhere, and I’m not the […]
We don’t want the government to fail, but so far it has
We don’t want our federal government to fail. Because if our federal government fails, then our country fails. But our federal government hasn’t succeeded in its response to the coronavirus. […]
Staying positive vs. focusing on the negative
“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.” (Proverbs 17:22 NLT) Everywhere you look — from newspaper headlines, to TV “alerts,” to those too-long […]
Queen Elizabeth coronavirus speech
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on Sunday joined the chorus of world figures weighing in on the COVID-19 pandemic. In a rare televised speech, she offered no bluster, no drama, no scolding […]
Escapism: The art of leaving our troubles behind
There’s an art to escapism. Some of us like to disappear into books, hiding amongst the paper and ink, wrapping ourselves in words. Some of us wander into the show-hole […]
Because of COVID-19, Wednesday is now just … Wednesday
Al Green was famously “tired of being alone.” Me, I’m great at it. As an introvert, I can happily spend hours in my own company, behind my own walls. So […]
