by Gene Collier The architect of this fresh American madness should take his rightful bows today, deep and from the waist, and it’s not Donald Trump, whose grasp of advanced […]
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GOP lawmakers looking to punish election officials
It’s no secret that Republican state legislatures are working overtime to alter election laws in ways to twist American democracy to their favor. Having imposed rules that make it harder […]
Dayne Leonard sparks West Virginia to an 8-6 victory against No. 20 Texas
GRANVILLE — Randy Mazey doesn’t hide the fact that Dayne Leonard is playing hurt. “He’s probably facing some sort of surgery once the season is over,” the WVU head coach […]
Pro-life? Get ready to prove it
There’s a sort of … irony? … bittersweetness? … to talking about the almost certain death of Roe v. Wade on Mother’s Day. In part because the increasingly restrictive anti-abortion […]
May 8 letters to the editor
Happy Mother’s Day! Motherhood: it’s one of the most important jobs that has ever existed. We all know that being a good mom is challenging, but being a good mother […]
Guest essay: Watergate Summer: When truth trumped politics
by Randy Vealey No, I don’t remember it like it was yesterday, but I never forgot the most compelling television programming in my life. In May 1973, I was a […]
Guest essay: With W.Va. v. EPA, a livable future is in jeopardy
by Maura Ross Recently, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its yearly report warning of the dangers humanity faces if we fail to act quickly and reduce greenhouse […]
Online privacy becomes critical if Roe is overturned
by Parmy Olson About 10 years ago, a story about Target Corp.’s uncanny ability to detect a customer’s pregnancy made waves. An angry man had gone into a Target store […]
Are you playing the ‘who gave me COVID’ blame game?
by Joshua Pederson Twenty-five months into the pandemic, I finally caught COVID. It turned out that two-plus years of masking and distancing, Zoom dinner parties and FaceTime holidays, canceled plans […]
No. 20 Texas, Melendez power their way to a doubleheader sweep of West Virginia
GRANVILLE — Randy Mazey and West Virginia realized their worst nightmare Saturday in the form of some true power hitting and dominant pitching by Texas. The 20th-ranked Longhorns swept a […]
