It isn’t our turf. It isn’t our market. But the message is right on target for every level of government. This week, Clarksburg’s City Council will host a special meeting […]
Opinion
No time to be normalizing the abnormal
The U.S. women’s soccer team won the World Cup final on Sunday with a splendid shutout against the Netherlands. President Trump said last week that he will fete the team […]
Fixing food system starts with the waste
Our food system is in crisis. In Maryland alone, one in every nine people is food insecure. In Baltimore, approximately a quarter of the population lives in food deserts, meaning […]
Globalization without the U.S.
There is a new global phenomenon that the U.S. media largely have ignored, but that may have a big impact in the future: Call it “globalization of the rest of […]
Alas, Mad is pulled down by its humor
What? Mad magazine will disappear from newsstands after August? Well, as Dorothy Parker is said to have said after hearing of President Calvin Coolidge’s death, “How can they tell?” After […]
Climate change has minor winners and big losers
A terrible thought, but suppose the planet were to heat up by 2 degrees Celsius — the level past which environmental damage would be catastrophic. It would also be wildly […]
July 10 letters to the editor
Justice, DOH still own potholes in Mon County There has been much talk but little results from the governor about increased efforts to upgrade or repair our primary roads in […]
Privatization of child welfare services still must ensure stability
If someone were to ask: What’s the most vital concern of a child? Our answer would be stability. That goes double for children in state foster care and its adoptive […]
Lazy people don’t immigrate to America
Earlier this year I was at my local gas station at 6 a.m. stocking up on caffeine for the commute. I joked with the young Ethiopian attendant about how haggard […]
Cline’s legacy: Success and contributions
Chris Cline had a way of staying one step ahead in the volatile coal business. According to a 2017 Forbes Magazine profile, when Cline was 22, his father, Paul, had […]
