Apparently, Craig Ridley somehow ceased to be a human being. That’s the only possible explanation for what he endured in a Florida prison. Five days in his cell, paralyzed, trapped in his own useless body, begging for help and being ignored. You don’t treat a human being that way. ...
We’re all in this thing together. Or so we like to say. But Ron DeSantis’ hypocrisy just punched a hole through that ideal. In 2013, when Hurricane Sandy devastated New Jersey, the then-Florida congressman piously declined to support a bill providing $9.7 billion in aid to those who ...
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE A native of Morgantown said Hurricane Ian was his first, and likely the last hurricane he plans to experience. Mark Furfari and his wife have a home in Venice, Fla., and stayed put as the storm approached.Furfari and his family are former owners of Mario’s ...
The Red Cross for the Central Appalachia Region has nine local volunteers already on the ground in Florida as well as five others traveling once it is safe to do so. Four local Red Cross emergency response vehicles are traveling south on Friday with two responders each. The organization also ...
by Scott Maxwell By now, you’ve heard plenty about Ron DeSantis’ stunt where he used Florida tax dollars to fly a plane full of migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard. I won’t waste time debating the morality of the shtick. Either you find it indecent for a politician to ...
College isn’t what it used to be, that’s for sure. Although long-ignored voices of people of color are finally more likely to be heard, college is overall less welcoming to widely differing opinions and raucous but respectful debate from various points along the political and social ...