That was a pretty stunning story about the White House asking some Navy officials to move the warship USS John McCain “out of sight” during President Donald Trump’s recent visit […]
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Robert Mueller’s upside-down variety of justice
It’s a familiar quote from Charles Dickens’ classic “Oliver Twist,” but with special contemporary relevance in light of a statement last week by Special Counsel Robert Mueller: “’If the law […]
Use the brain, not your gut, Mr. President
Putting aside analysis, calculation and any semblance of substantive thought, President Trump once more bounced off intuition in calling for a big-time tariff on Mexico. The purpose? To get Mexico […]
Gig may be up soon for gig workers
Uber just filed its first quarterly report as a publicly traded company. Although it lost $1 billion, investors may still do well because the losses appear to be declining. Uber […]
How we beat anti-immigrant fervor
COMMENTARY by Azadeh Shahshahani, Tribune News Service In May, Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp did something surprising. He signed into law legislation that dismantled a state body that allowed anti-immigrant […]
Right-wing common sense?
Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., who advocates the impeachment of President Trump, held a rousing town hall in his home district on May 28. He spoke of Trump’s breaches of public […]
Letters to the editor, June 5
Climate change or not, there will be bad weather After reading the column by Ann McFeatters (DP-Friday), I don’t feel it’s necessary to argue global warming with anyone. Many believe […]
‘Votes and laws, not thoughts, prayers’ aim to find answers
By now, most have forgot what happened Friday. What happened and will happen again — anytime and anywhere — was a gun massacre that put hundreds at risk. Once upon […]
Council talks MUB water line, bids farewell to Wallace
Tuesday marked the eighth public meeting since May 3 in which the Morgantown Utility Board discussed its plans regarding the placement of a new raw-water pipeline through or around White […]
White Sox draft West Virginia catcher
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Catcher Ivan Gonzalez is the second West Virginia baseball player to be taken in the 2019 MLB Draft, going to the Chicago White Sox in the […]
