by Solomon D. Stevens Patriotism is love of country, and it can be a very positive force. All countries benefit when their people feel a sense of belonging and believe […]
Opinion
Parents who arm troubled kids finally face justice
Her blank face in court spoke volumes. Jennifer Crumbley saw no problem handing her severely depressed 15-year-old a semiautomatic handgun as a Christmas present. Ethan soon after turned the gun […]
10 years and one pandemic later …
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 […]
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 […]
