Depending on how you look at it, we’re either more than a week late in congratulating Dr. Lee Smith on his imminent retirement from the Monongalia County Health Department, or […]
Opinion
Cheat Lake State Park?
Amid all the drama surrounding Lake Lynn Generation and Cheat Lake Park, there is a ray of hope: a resolution introduced in the Legislature to consider making Cheat Lake a […]
Single mothers are easy scapegoats. But the case for marriage is a myth
by Lyz Lenz I am happier as a single mother than I ever was as a married one. Despite the fact that 47% of Americans think single mothers are bad […]
Gospel on PBS lifts spirits
If you are tired of TV shows like “The Bachelor” where women demean themselves by competing for the “love” of a man; if you are sick of all the shootings […]
FAFSA shouldn’t be this torturous
The federal government had supposedly made it much easier to apply for college financial aid. Except there was a glitch and students could not access the new online tool they […]
With Putin interview, Carlson proves to be the Walter Duranty of our time
by John Hewko Watching Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin reminds me of the notorious reporting by former New York Times journalist Walter Duranty, who defended Soviet […]
Why do we talk about older people so negatively?
by Stacy Torres Age matters, but so do words. While pundits debate President Joe Biden’s cognitive fitness for office and the possible motivations behind prejudicial language contained in special counsel […]
Israel takes hostage issue into its own hands with raid
Negotiations designed to secure the release of hostages taken during the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel “were productive and serious,” CNN reported last Tuesday. But Israel has also […]
A few thoughts about prayers after Kansas City parade’s mass shooting
by Melinda Henneberger Look, I happen to believe in prayer, which as all of the rest of you who do, too, know is nothing like asking Santa for Barbie’s pink […]
There’s time for Supreme Court rulings on Trump cases
by Noah Feldman Don’t blame the Supreme Court if it takes a modest amount of time to rule on and reject former president Donald Trump’s criminal immunity claim. The issue […]
