The rise of novel coronavirus has transformed everything I’d come to know as normal. The scratchy throat that in previous years I’d dismiss as the onset of spring allergies is […]
Opinion
What it says about us that we consider gun shops essential
What does it say about us that, in a time when people are getting laid off, social distancing is mandated and going out in public is vehemently warned against, gun […]
Trump’s racist comments fueling hate crimes against Asian Americans
Coughing is now a doubly serious concern for Asian Americans. Like everyone else, we’re afraid of contracting the coronavirus. As a racial group, we have an additional fear: Being profiled […]
The muddled messages on face masks
A friend called the other day to let me know that she’d heard a hardware store in downtown Chicago had N95 masks in stock. They were selling them two for […]
A plan to prevent congressional insider trading
On Jan. 24, Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., attended a private Senate briefing on the coronavirus, which featured Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert. By mid-February, Burr had […]
Coronavirus exposes weaknesses in health care laws
Suffering severe pain and bleeding triggered by premature labor at 24 weeks, a pregnant woman sought medical care at the nearest facility: LewisGale Medical Center in Salem, Va. Her medical […]
Only partial solution to voting woes
You may have heard, but the West Virginia primary election has been pushed back to June 9. It had already been announced that every eligible voter would receive an application […]
April 5 letters to the editor
Response to letters from Callen and Efaw Michael Callen’s and Larry Efaw’s defense of President Trump’s description of COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus” (DP-03-29-20) contains misstatements of fact to reveal […]
West Virginia’s jobless rate expected to soar
We will soon see the largest one-month jump in unemployment in West Virginia in the state’s history because of the pandemic. The state’s jobless rate has been on a steady […]
Tracking virus means tracking citizens
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, some democracies around the world have used technology to avoid having to impose draconian mass quarantines that were common earlier this year in […]
