Republicans who back Trump on wrong side In a land and a world where common sense has been vandalized, there is still the passage of time, and the annals of […]
Opinion
Public forums offer chance to reset our focus on drug crisis
“What shall we do then?” It’s a question that spans the ages on complex issues about the social condition. That quote above is found in Luke, Chapter 3, Verse 10. […]
Some new insight into ‘facts’ about media bias
Since colonial days the press has been a target of those who believe journalists have a point of view that shapes their reporting. There have been numerous articles and studies […]
Audubon has quantified threat
For serious birders who regularly observe birds in the wild, ignoring climate change isn’t possible. We have been seeing and documenting the effects of a warming climate since the 1950s. […]
Attendance still key to learning and to teaching in schools
“The bottom line is, we’re all missing too much school.” That’s how Steve Paine, the state superintendent of schools, described the issue of absenteeism among West Virginia’s teachers and students. […]
‘That couldn’t happen here in America’
I was maybe 10 years old when this happened. Mom is driving, I’m in the back seat. It’s night. She’s trying to cross a busy L.A. thoroughfare, from a side […]
Why don’t the feds care about animal cruelty?
Nearly 300 raccoons bred and slated to be sold as pets or for use in experiments swelter in stacked cages as the temperature hits 100 degrees. A circus is cited […]
NBA risks future in China for the sake of an American value
The People’s Republic of China is the land of opportunity for many American businesses, with its vast and fast-growing middle class. But doing business there often entails many compromises, some […]
He has a right to be wrong, but we won’t endorse it in silence
Cynicism and skepticism do not overlap. Of course, sometimes both come up at the same time. Skepticism is employed as a method for questioning any assertions of fact. Whereas cynicism […]
VA deaths investigation takes time and patience
One of the most common questions being asked about the suspicious deaths at the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Hospital in Clarksburg is, “Why hasn’t anyone been arrested? It’s an understandable […]
