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Opinion

Tzu Chi: Buddhist group gave invaluable assistance

Editorials

Though it took about five-and-a-half weeks for support to arrive in the form of a disaster declaration from the federal government, Ohio County residents who were affected by the devastating flash flooding of June 14 had already received support from all over the world. That includes the ...

Editor’s Notes: Using ‘patriotism’ as a club

Local columns

Slapping the word “patriot” on things that are emblematic of anything but the behavior of a person who is truly patriotic seems to have become a favorite hobby of a few politicians who have forgotten who they were elected to serve and the founding principles they are bound to uphold. Throw ...

Op-ed: Hello, West Virginia

Local columns

If we haven’t met, I would like to introduce myself. I am Michael T. Benson — you can call me “Mike” — president of West Virginia University. I officially started July 15 and I am amazed at how three decades of work in higher education across the United States have brought me, step ...

Op-ed: Push back on efforts to change voting

Local columns

A recent social media update from the Alt National Park Service brought to light an extremely disturbing effort being made by the Trump regime regarding elections administration and voting. The post reads, in part: “Federal agencies, led by the Department of Justice, have requested full ...

Letter to the Editor: Focus on working together

Letters to the editor

I am tired of being told I hate America. I love this country. I love our woods and rivers and plains and mountains. I love our people, their courage, tenacity, big hearts and creative minds. I love that we keep working to overcome the mistakes of our complicated past. I love our vision of a ...