Children are suffering in migrant camps along our southern border. They are living in cramped, filthy conditions. Many are sick. Six have died since last year. These are children. They […]
Opinion
The last refuge of hypocrites, bigots still their own hate
Can you spell hypocrite or bigot? We can. Though the hypocrite label applies to too many, today it particularly fits West Virginia’s Republican Party chairwoman Melody Potter. Yes, that’s the […]
Anti-Trump crafters face decade-long unraveling
I’ve been crocheting since I was 10, when my Tita Lisa taught me the magic of granny squares. Fellow yarn nerds will understand the bliss of spending hours at Hobby […]
June 27 letters to the editor
Government’s primary obligation public safety As a candidate for the next term of Preston County sheriff I’m writing on behalf of our citizens and first responders in law enforcement, fire […]
Why not have this conversation about original sin of past?
We waited another week, not another year to finally endorse this discussion. Last week, a U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing to discuss creation of a commission to study […]
Mexico is not now and never was the enemy
On a daily basis, President Donald Trump hurls threats at Mexico — close the border, levy new tariffs, arrest millions. But history shows it’s smarter to recognize our neighbor as […]
Gulag helped kill Egypt’s only elected leader
When Egypt’s first and only elected president, Mohamed Mursi, dropped dead in a courtroom last week, official Washington barely noticed. President Donald Trump was focused on the crisis in Iran. […]
Family planning good investment
Malcolm Potts And Alisha Graves Los Angeles Times In the late 1960s, for a brief moment, population growth commanded the kind of political, popular and academic focus that climate change […]
Lethal season finally over for horses at track
The grisly winter racing season at Santa Anita finally, mercifully, came to a close Sunday, with 30 horses dead from racing or training. The latest death was just two days […]
Do you really want to travel the world that much?
Hypertourism has become the curse of desirable places all over the world. It refers to the swarms of tourists who clog the plazas and narrow streets of prized cultural destinations […]
