racism was at the root of Donald Trump’s 2016 candidacy, and so it will be again in 2020. Either we decisively reject it at the ballot box, and thus begin […]
Opinion
Best outcome for lawsuit to fail
There’s an important bit of contingency planning that Republicans have neglected to do. Neither in the White House nor on Capitol Hill are they prepared for the possibility that their […]
Politics spoiled fun of our win at World Cup
Too bad we had someone like Colin Kaepernick playing soccer in the Women’s World Cup. I’m a fan of international soccer — men’s and women’s. I was excited when the […]
Drug price gouging: It’s your money or your life
To be American is a wonderful thing most of the time. There are moments, however, when it is downright humiliating. Can you imagine a more pitiful scene than a busload […]
July 17 letters to the editor
State should look to city for ideas on roads Kudos to Morgantown City Council, the city manager, the city’s engineers, paving contractors and especially people who pay the user fee […]
You soon might be able to answer your phone calls, again
Don’t answer that! Let it go to voicemail. That’s probably the best advice there is for coping with robocalls. Matter of fact, it’s not only the best advice it comes […]
Respecting life at the end of it
“God be good to him — we sure weren’t,” was the prayer that came to mind when I saw the news that Vincent Lambert had died. He died nine days […]
A Woodstock wedding, a dream fulfilled
My son Ben and his fiancée Lindsey are planning a wedding in a reclaimed Catskills barn in Woodstock, shot through with light from a galaxy of knotholes. The celebration in […]
Trump’s right: Citizenship a big deal
In backing down from his plan to include a question about U.S. citizenship on next year’s census form, President Donald Trump on Thursday gave credence to the claims of critics […]
Trump has a pet currency; it’s not bitcoin
When Donald Trump’s former adviser, Steve Bannon, praised Bitcoin last year as “disruptive populism” and revealed he was working on his own cryptocurrency, it was evidence of something many people […]
