FAIRMONT – A nationwide survey that went out in the fall of 2023 was the shot heard ’round the campus, as it were. Parents weren’t shy about voicing their fears […]
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Sept. 15 letters to the editor
Congress must help address homelessness With the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision (Grants Pass v. Johnson) allowing cities to prohibit homelessness without addressing its root causes, the urgency for Congress […]
Failing students, one shooting at a time
by Patricia Murphy It was every parent’s nightmare — news Wednesday morning of a lockdown at Apalachee High School turned into reports of gunfire, then injuries, then deaths. As of […]
Congress can still do the right thing on bump stocks
A recent Supreme Court decision striking down the Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks was a setback for public safety, but only a temporary one — provided Congress still has […]
WVU faculty get to keep gun-free office spaces
It seems like a strange time to be talking about campus carry, what with spring classes already finished and the law not taking effect until July. But between summer courses […]
Getting guns away from abusers will save lives
by Megan Walsh and David Lamb “273.D.” The dispatch code for domestic violence sends chills down the spines of law enforcement officers, who know these calls to be among the […]
The border crisis factor no one talks about: American guns
by Ieva Jusionyte When President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump visited Texas at the end of February, each spoke about migration and border security. Biden called for restricting […]
Parents who arm troubled kids finally face justice
Her blank face in court spoke volumes. Jennifer Crumbley saw no problem handing her severely depressed 15-year-old a semiautomatic handgun as a Christmas present. Ethan soon after turned the gun […]
A few thoughts about prayers after Kansas City parade’s mass shooting
by Melinda Henneberger Look, I happen to believe in prayer, which as all of the rest of you who do, too, know is nothing like asking Santa for Barbie’s pink […]
Who brings a gun to a parade?
Mayhem spoils KC Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration by Toriano Porter Who brings a gun to a victory parade, anyway? Someone did, and this mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ […]
