MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates on Monday passed a couple elections bills unanimously with minimal discussion. The big debate of the day was about an amendment to a bill […]
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Fla. to import prescription drugs. Good luck
The U.S. pays 50% more per capita for prescription drugs than Canada. Frustrated by this discrepancy, a handful of states in recent years have developed plans to import cheaper medications […]
Why isn’t Russia accused of genocide?
by Trudy Rubin If Israel is being charged with genocide at the International Court of Justice, why isn’t Russia? This is a question I find very troubling, as do some […]
Dry January allows us to reassess our relationship with alcohol
by Nickolaus Hayes Dry January is an exercise of abstaining from alcohol for the entirety of the first month of the year. For many, drinking alcohol during the holidays and […]
Libraries in the 21st century
Perhaps you’ve seen those “alternative” weather maps that measure the snow forecast not in inches of accumulation, but in number of books you’ll need to keep yourself entertained until you […]
Jan. 21 letters to the editor
Lan completely wrong on climate change The article about Dr. Lan urging people to keep an open mind on climate change (DP-01-13-24) might have been posted on the opinion page, […]
W.Va. Child Protective Services needs sunlight
Last October, Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a home in Sissonville to investigate a report of suspected child abuse. When they arrived, the police made a shocking discovery. […]
The comfort of cows
by Gene Lyons When the weather gets really awful, as it normally does in January around here, I find myself yearning for the companionship of cows. “Around here” is Arkansas, […]
Makes economic sense to expand CTC
by Karl W. Smith Congressional leaders are reported to be close to a deal that would restore President Joe Biden’s 2021 expansion of the child tax credit in exchange for […]
Israel’s trial on genocide charges before a UN court should be a wake-up call for Jerusalem
by Trudy Rubin The charge of “genocide” leveled at Israel before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, should be a wake-up call for Jerusalem, but not for […]
