A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that President Trump violated the 1st Amendment by blocking some critics from access to his Twitter feed. The decision by the U.S. 2nd […]
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Go ahead, you write a speech for president
In Washington, the National Mall has gone quiet. The Blue Angels have flown back to base, the Abrams tanks have been returned to Fort Stewart, Ga., and President Trump’s 4th […]
More for some, less for others
If you’re thinking of raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, you need maximum compassion, and liberals don’t have it. Promises of more money for lots of people […]
Cannabis? Weed? Pot? Dope? What do you call that stuff?
I was talking with a colleague the other day about the advent of legal recreational marijuana in Illinois when out of my mouth came words that horrified me the minute […]
July 14 letters to the editor
Citizenship question needed to get it right According to the 2009 Census figures, there were over 36 million immigrants in the U.S. That included legal as well as illegal immigrants. […]
‘Flash-floodier future’ cannot be turned off
It may turn out yet our West Virginia hills are good for something besides admiring. For those living atop them or on their slopes that may still prove to be […]
GOP’s nightmare playing out in its Obamacare lawsuit
The 2020 election is shaping up to be yet another referendum on health care, thanks to a long-shot lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act that has somehow stayed alive in […]
What true abuse looks like
A few years ago, I wrote a column about Malala Yousafzi, around the time that the young Pakistani activist was shot in the head by the Taliban. She was targeted […]
Trump has treated Britain shamefully over a trifling spat
Kim Darroch learned the hard way what it’s like to be on the receiving end of Donald Trump’s grim Twitter feed. He should take solace in the fact he lost […]
Current Morgantown Post 2 team defeats former players in alumni game
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A big sixth inning helped the current Morgantown Post 2 baseball team take down former players in a friendly alumni game Sunday, by a score of 4-2. […]
