by LZ Granderson Abe Baker-Butler, a junior at Yale University, was working on an essay in the library on Oct. 7 when his phone began buzzing and […]
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Sept. 10 letters to the editor
‘The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on’ I am the widow of a professor emeritus of the former Department of Foreign Languages at West Virginia University. […]
Potential abolition of morality police is not freedom
Add to the chaotic nature of street protests and heavy-handed government response that have overtaken Iran is the confusion now over if the country will be rid […]
Need another hero like the man from Tiananmen Square
History will never forget a Chinese man who stood alone to block a line of tanks in Tiananmen Square. It was June 5, 1989, and the world […]
It’s a perilous moment for our rights
by Robin Abcarian Last week, I got an earful from readers who were angry that I defended peaceful protests at the homes of three conservative Supreme Court […]
Why choose Mother’s Day weekend to picket justices’ homes?
Irony doesn’t begin to explain why pro-choice activists chose Mother’s Day weekend to picket the homes of Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts, who appear […]
Republicans ‘Make Bigotry Great Again’
You might think it was a crime, but last week, a grand jury did not. The reference is to the case of one Jared Lafer. He is […]
Health care workers protest vaccination mandates
MORGANTOWN—Dozens of protestors lined Patteson Drive Saturday in response to the growing number of health care systems announcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employees. Vaccination mandates throughout the […]
What happened last week is patience from the vaccinated finally ran out
by Danny Westneat One thing has become clear in our on-again pandemic nightmare: We’re definitely not all in this together anymore. The latest surge in coronavirus hospitalizations […]
