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Safe Schools
January 3, 2013 As we and others have mentioned, keeping our children safe in school will not be accomplished by banning some types of guns or through any single action. more »»
Cutting Corners
January 2, 2013 When politicians say they have a plan to help people, the people’s baloney radar should go off immediately. Most of the time that plan is going to help the politician a whole lot more than the people. more »»
Preventing Monsters
December 31, 2012 The debate over guns that erupted in the wake of the Dec. 14 shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Conn. more »»
A Monument
December 30, 2012 The last doughboy, Frank Buckles, spent his final years enjoying his West Virginia farm and battling valiantly to do something important for the comrades who passed on before him. more »»
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
December 29, 2012 UP: To the bicyclists who braved the rain and cold to participate in the 17th annual Marietta Holiday Lights Bicycle Tou. more »»
Fiscal Cliff
December 28, 2012 The nation is stumbling, sliding — and being pushed — toward the so-called “fiscal cliff.” With the Christmas holiday out of the way, it’s time for the Senate to reach out and pull us back. more »»
High-Speed Fiasco
December 27, 2012 Internet service on computers fed by high-speed signals carried by fiber-optic cable and distributed through complex, expensive network routers can be very fast. more »»
Newtown Shooting
December 26, 2012 President Barack Obama can do more than console people in Newtown, Conn., who suffered the unthinkable. more »»
Christmas Magic
December 25, 2012 The magic of Christmas can sometimes be hard to see in the weeks leading up to i. more »»
No Laughing Matter
December 23, 2012 Schools in three West Virginia counties and three in Ohio were evacuated or subjected to other emergency measures Monday after threats to harm students were made. more »»
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
December 22, 2012 UP: To all of the people who have given money, gifts or time to help make sure children in the Mid-Ohio Valley have something nice for Christmas. more »»
Needy Kids
December 21, 2012 Events in Newtown, Conn., have reminded us in a brutal, horrifying way just how precious our children — all of them, whether related to us or not — are. more »»
Attractions
December 20, 2012 West Virginia state parks are meccas for people who love the natural beauty on display there. more »»
A Military Matter
December 19, 2012 Americans’ first line of defense against foreign terrorists is the military. Bipartisan majorities in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives understand that. more »»
Heartbreak
December 18, 2012 The heartbreak of Friday’s shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. more »»
The Real Bullies
December 17, 2012 As Michigan legislators were debating a “right to work” measure, since approved and signed into law, labor union officials proclaimed it was a dastardly assault on workers’ rights to unionize. more »»
Presidential Spin
December 16, 2012 Propagandists in the White House discovered early in President Barack Obama’s first term that making their case on a state-by-state basis works well. more »»
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
December 15, 2012 UP: To outgoing Homecoming President Randall Roberts for the excellent job he has done in this position since taking the job in 2009. more »»
Better Opportunities
December 14, 2012 President Barack Obama relied largely on young voters to win re-election last month. Why so many of them supported him is a puzzle, in view of the enormous unemployment rate among younger Americans. more »» |
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