American politics continues to be determined by social media, whose tone remains reliably shrill. Republicans peddle philosophies that are not particularly conservative. Everything has been reduced to sentimentality, and core complaints are rooted in notions that are considered good because ...

Join us for a Fox Forest foray starting at 1 p.m. this Sunday afternoon near the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) boat dock landing on Scotts Ford Road. This hike was organized by the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area (AFNHA) as part of a “Community Trail Talks” ...

Ben Wattenberg and Richard Scammon, in their book “The Real Majority,” exposed the problem of the "New Politics" by describing the electorate as "unyoung, unblack, and unpoor." At the time, this description drew the fire and ire of liberals and the New Left. However, Richard Nixon's ...

Enjoy dinner and a special performance of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” performed by the Rustic Mechanicals at Graceland Inn at Davis & Elkins College at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 20. The Rustic Mechanicals are the only professional Shakespeare troupe in West Virginia, ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. LIONS CLUB OF ELKINS BARBECUE: The Lions Club of Elkins will ...

A.J. Liebling, an outstanding journalist who worked for the New Yorker, visited Louisiana Governor Earl Long in the 1950s. When he became familiar with Earl, he was struck by the contrast between him and his famous brother Huey. Liebling related a story that sharpened the contrast. The story ...