There is a disease going around, and I’m not talking only about the coronavirus. It’s a political disease, and it seems to be spreading, especially among certain politicians who are […]
Opinion
Does Sanders relish a feel-good defeat?
Even with the no-longer flailing Joe Biden finally coming back in South Carolina’s primary, wise Democrats are looking warily ahead to the uncertainties of next week’s 14 state Super Tuesday […]
March is a time to reflect on women’s many contributions
Here’s a joke for you: What did Watson and Crick discover? Rosalind Franklin’s notes. While the tongue-in-cheek riddle may sound like it discredits Watson and Crick’s discovery of DNA’s double […]
Wood mill proves ‘an undertaking’
When my sister Lina told me she’d gotten a wood mill to make boards from trees on her property, I was pretty excited to see the operation. Then I learned […]
A eulogy for being equal to the situation
Consider this a eulogy for competence. It’s an appreciation long overdue, but then, competence — the quality of being equal to the situation, of knowing what to do — was […]
Sex crimes prosecutors pressing on
Kudos to the Manhattan district attorney’s office, and particularly to lead prosecutor Joan Illuzzi-Orbon and her team, on getting a guilty verdict in the Harvey Weinstein case. As we all […]
March 2 letters to the editor
Informed citizenry critical to democracy Someone once said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.” All of us should strive to […]
There might be light, yet, in the energy industry
Maybe we are the last ones to know. After all this trend has been going on for some time and we’re beginning to wonder if it’s just our leaders who […]
Good ordinances can make all the better neighbors
You might say good city ordinances make good neighbors. In light of recent crowded meetings in the Greenmont neighborhood and City Council’s chambers, it appears Morgantown’s ordinances are not so […]
It’s time the state let homeschooled students play, too
To play or not to play? That is the question. But it shouldn’t be one for kids The Senate passed SB 131, weeks ago, also known as the Tim Tebow […]
