by LZ Granderson The introduction of ChatGPT did not lead to more cheating in high school. This is according to the students themselves. For 15 years, Stanford University researchers have […]
Opinion
How to keep your New Year’s resolutions
If you haven’t already seen a bunch of blogs, articles or op-eds telling you how to — insert synonym for “achieve” here — your New Year’s resolution(s), then you probably […]
State reps take an oath to serve you
Hold them to it The West Virginia Constitution (Article 6-16) requires members of the Legislature to take this oath before entering into their duties: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) […]
Here’s what 2024 might look like …
by Carl P. Leubsdorf 2024 looms as a very volatile year. Here is what might happen — or maybe not: Carl P. Leubsdorf is the former Washington bureau chief of […]
Top retail trends to keep and ditch in 2024
by Leticia Miranda The retail industry has been through dramatic changes in recent years driven by COVID-19 and rapidly changing consumer tastes. With the height of the pandemic largely behind […]
The ghosts of columns left unwritten
by David M. Shribman The year slouches to an end, no one mourning its passing, none among us hesitating to turn the calendar page. What lies ahead is more misery […]
Biden’s small wins on loan forgiveness
Despite the failure of his broad student loan forgiveness plan in the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden and his administration have found ways to deliver on his campaign promise with […]
My 4-year-old great-niece was released by Hamas. When will the other hostages be freed?
by Liz Hirsh Naftali There are 107 people, including seven Americans, still held hostage by Hamas since the brutal terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7. My great-niece, 4-year-old Abigail […]
NYT’s edge in suit against OpenAI
by Noah Feldman The lawsuit filed by the New York Times against OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement pits one of the great establishment media institutions against the purveyor of […]
Solving homelessness crisis more about priority than money
If it seems like the homeless population has grown, that’s because it has — everywhere. According to the annual point-in-time survey, there are almost 71,000 more people experiencing homelessness this […]


