Say what you want, and we do, government sometimes gets it right. In the past week, two state agencies and Huntington’s mayor took action that deserves more than an honorable […]
Opinion
New year, but same crisis is still alarming
The political and election flames were fanned all fall with the impeachment of President Trump But how soon we forget the real flames that were fanned by the world’s climate […]
This is ‘The Year of Reading Women’
I’m here to say goodbye to Stephen King. Not that he’s going anywhere. Indeed, I imagine he’s at his desk even now, devising a fiendish fate for some schmuck unlucky […]
Turn over new leaf in 2020: Let’s go vegan
Happy Veganuary, everyone! Veganuary, for the uninitiated, is the month when people around the world pledge to go vegan in order to help stop animal suffering, protect the planet and […]
Jan. 6 letters to the editor
Why not call it out for what it is: It’s racism Monongalia County has dozens of political and faith leaders, including most of our elected representatives, who actively and vocally […]
Justice administration cleans house over Nazi salute
Sometimes you just have to pull out the problem by the root. The Justice administration has decided to take a hard line at the state Department of Corrections officials and […]
51-49 vote will ensure fair trial
Virtually all experts and observers envision a near-certain acquittal of President Donald Trump by the U. S. Senate after the House passage of two articles of impeachment Dec. 18th. The […]
New age for buying tobacco products a breath of fresh air
Some old habits should die young. On Dec. 20, Congress included a provision in a spending bill to make 21 the new legal age for buying tobacco products along with […]
How 2016’s populist uprising will reverberate in 2020
WESTBY, WIS. In a country increasingly engaged in national politics and divided, the next 12 months may feel like 12 years. Voters in both trenches are eager to vote, convinced […]
You are what you grow to be
Daniel Mazzacane Los Angeles Times Two years ago, I designed a tattoo for a friend, a celebration of the first anniversary of his gender transition. It was the Deathly Hallows […]
