Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin will be crucial in determining a new world order. The Ukrainian imbroglio remains a barrier to understanding between the two nuclear powers. China, Taiwan, and Europe will feel the impact. But the negotiations are fraught with pitfalls and ...

Last week was a slow news week when it comes to my specific beat of West Virginia state government news. Reporters who cover the same beat had similar opinions when I talked to them. There are weeks when it is not uncommon for me to write as many as 15 stories per week or sometimes four ...

When debating current issues, it’s helpful to avoid inaccurate depictions of past policy, especially on immigration, in which both opponents and advocates of President Donald Trump’s policies have views based on not altogether accurate renditions of the past. Many opponents of Trump’s ...

The entertainment press found it very important to report that Hollywood thinks President Donald Trump is an authoritarian. This is still somehow considered “news.” Over 2,300 members of the Writers Guild felt compelled to speak out in an open letter because they believe in their “role in ...

Partisanship, although a persistent feature of American politics, has become increasingly intense and divisive in recent years. Both parties seem convinced that the new millennium is the time for either “golden” ages or social experimentation. During the Joe Biden administration, the use of ...

State Senator Robbie Morris was our special guest for the August First Friday Focus on Education meeting at Kump Education Center. He explained Senate Bill 516 for providing a new formula to increase tax funding for students in remote rural schools. He introduced this bill as a new legislator ...