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May 29 letters to the editor

Will history repeat without Roe v. Wade? In 1944-45, Helen Cooper was a first-year teacher in Cincinnati when she told her seventh-graders their classmate had died from a “botched up” abortion. My mother related the story in a letter to the Cincinnati Post on Dec. 30, 1985: “Our ...

A Latino-on-Latino mass shooting

by Gustavo Arellano When I heard that a gunman had killed multiple schoolchildren in a predominantly Latino town in Texas, I immediately thought: white supremacist. How could I not? Just this month, a white man allegedly murdered 10 Black people in Buffalo, N.Y., while railing ...

Never again … until it happens again

Our country has suffered yet another unspeakable tragedy: 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, armed with two assault rifles, opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two teachers. President Biden spoke for much of the nation Tuesday night when he said, “I am ...

The pro-death state of Texas

On Tuesday, Fox News blasted a headline, “New York City subway crime up 58% so far compared to 2021; Hunt for gunman in unprovoked shooting intensifies.” That day, a gunman shot 19 elementary school children and two adults to death in Uvalde, Texas. For the record, the number of ...

Schools evaluate safety procedures

BY DAVE WILSON When news broke that a potential school shooting in Jackson County had been averted by the quick-thinking of a student, bus driver and other staff, school officials in Monongalia County began evaluating how a similar situation would be handled here. “Where are we at if ...

The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 6

Good: HB 4630 — to allow a tenant to recover the full amount of their security deposit if a landlord has failed a dwelling unit inspection on the property where the tenant is renting or leasing. Sponsored by three District 51 delegates, this bill seems tailor-made for Morgantown, but it ...