Downtown must have own warming shelter Monongalia Friends Meeting has a deep concern for our neighbors in Morgantown who are without shelter this winter. As Quakers, we believe there is that of God in everyone, and therefore, each person should be treated with an equal amount of dignity ...
November saw two high-profile criminal trials with two major — but very different — verdicts. First was the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for the deaths of two men and the wounding of a third during the unrest in Kenosha, Wis. Second was the trial of Travis McMichael, his father, ...
For weeks, the nation’s attention was on the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for the deaths of two protestors in Kenosha, Wis., and the wounding of a third. When the jury delivered its verdict, Rittenhouse was found not guilty of all charges. No matter how you feel about the case, the ...
by John M. Crisp Kyle Rittenhouse is 18 years old. On Aug. 25, 2020, when Rittenhouse killed two men during a night of civil unrest in Kenosha, Wis., he was 17. But when he took the stand during his murder trial, he looked like he could be 13. Defendants in murder trials often do ...
Since 1984, the nationwide legal drinking age has been 21 for good reasons. Young people’s brains are still developing, which affects their judgment and cognitive abilities. That, along with raging hormones, boosts the chances of impulsive decision-making. It’s a dumb idea to add alcohol ...
by Will Bunch You’ve probably heard the old political maxim, most popular in the crime-ridden 1970s, that a conservative is a liberal who’s been mugged. In the 2020s, it turns out that a criminal justice reformer is now a white dude who suddenly finds himself in jail after taking ...