by Rev. Jesse Jackson While the United States champions democracy across the world, our own democracy is under siege. Nothing is more fundamental to democracy than the […]
Tag: voting
Star City looking to bring town’s elections in line with county, state
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission approved ballot access for a referendum to be put before the voters of Star City that would move the town’s municipal […]
What an uprising in Kansas means for abortion in other red states
by Aisha Sultan The conservative “pro-life” movement managed to do something that abortion-rights activists have been trying to do for decades — they have destroyed the stigma […]
Four civic skills we need to keep our democracy
by Melinda Burrell As primaries roll out around the country, we’re tracking voter turnout. Raised on Schoolhouse Rock’s cartoon civics lessons, I know that being a good […]
Fascism on our doorstep
Our story so far … The Extreme Court just gutted reproductive rights, shredded a New York law that helped keep guns out of public spaces for more […]
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 […]
How did Mooney beat McKinley?
Despite some polls that put incumbent Alex Mooney ahead of incumbent David McKinley, we were still surprised to see Mooney prevail. After all, this is McKinley’s home […]
Editorial Encore: Are you prepared to vote in the Primary Election?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial was adapted from one that originally ran June 9, 2020. All times and dates have been updated for the current election cycle. If […]
When you stay home on Election Day
“Maybe we need to blow this b-tch up.” Five years ago, that was the considered opinion of comedian Mike Yard, a panelist on Larry Wilmore’s old Comedy […]
Primaryland is here
by Debilyn Molineaux I call our current political environment “Primaryland.” What happens in the primaries will determine our direction as a nation. The general election merely makes […]