Let’s try a thought experiment. Suppose your friend invites you to play Monopoly. But suppose she insists on a set of special rules applicable only to her. Like when she […]
Opinion
State of Union a campaign speech by another name
Even if Republicans in the House chamber hadn’t begun shouting “Four more years,” it would have been obvious that President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address was a campaign […]
Feb. 10 letters to the editor
He’ll lend you his copy of the U.S. Constitution Brenda Bonnett’s letter (DPWednesday) showed an astonishing disregard for the U.S. Constitution and a fauxian use of unsupported misstatements. Examples? She […]
Positive signs in the West Virginia opioid crisis
In 2018, two to three West Virginians died every day on average from drug overdoses. Figures from the West Virginia Health Statistics Center for 2018 — the most recent year […]
Black votes also matter in 2020
One would think that the State of the Union address would be the ultimate barometer of America’s current state of politics, but it’s not. This year, that distinction belonged to […]
Fresh fun for all at the Pennsylvania Farm Show
The first time Mee Cee Baker went to the Pennsylvania Farm Show, in Harrisburg, she was a 12-year-old 4-H member whose pig got loose during the market show and took […]
Feb. 6 letters to the editor
Duty now falls to the voters to save democracy The trial over? Not by any means. A trial is a quest for truth. When the so-called “Impartial” jurors failed to […]
Trump, Senate will permanently share impeachment stain
This is easy to write, easy to read and seemingly impossible to believe. The U.S. Senate is expected to cast a majority of its votes today for President Trump’s acquittal […]
Resolutions seem to promote lawlessness toward gun control
What’s a sure fire way to know it’s an election year? When the gun industry and its lobbyists (lawmakers?) convince voters they’re coming to take your guns away. That they, […]
Donors are a lousy way to gauge political support
To get onstage at the last Democratic debate, a candidate had to have received contributions from at least 225,000 donors. That disqualified Mike Bloomberg. He has only one donor: Himself. […]
