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Funny how the price of turkey suddenly became no big deal

May I be so bold as to note that the price of turkey is down this year? To be specific, a 16-pound turkey now costs an average $27.35. That’s a 5.6% drop from last Thanksgiving. Making a big deal out of this would not be necessary had all things turkey not become an obsession two years ...

Biden’s cereal problem

President Biden has two significant challenges heading into his 2024 re-election campaign — his age and the price of cereal. Let me explain his cereal problem first. Author and academic William Galston wrote about it in the Wall Street Journal last month under the headline, ...

The middle class is not buying electric vehicles as hoped

by Charles J. Murray Automakers are learning an important lesson: Not all car buyers are wealthy environmentalists. This should be obvious but apparently isn’t, which is why the auto industry is now wringing its hands over electric vehicle sales problems. General Motors, Ford, ...

Don’t worry about global population collapse

by F.D. Flam The world’s massive human population is leveling off. Most projections show we’ll hit peak humanity in the 21st century, as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction. This is great news for the future of our species. And ...

Aug. 25 letters to the editor – WVU Academic Transformation

EDITOR’S NOTE: LTTEs regarding WVU Academic Transformation From now until Aug. 31, we will open letters to the editor to WVU alumni and current and former staff and faculty, including those who live out of state, for any who would like to comment on WVU’s Academic ...