The animating beliefs of this administration range from dangerously wrong to head-spinningly crazy. Tariffs are in the first tranche, along with the myth that NATO has been ripping off the United States for decades, that immigrants commit more crimes than native-born Americans and that “He ...
When Lord Cornwallis handed his sword to George Washington at Yorktown, the British band played a tune, “The World Turned Upside Down.” This seems to be a fitting description of Donald Trump’s approach to the economic order. Tariffs, the price of gold, and other arcane ideas seemingly are ...
Next week Kump Education Center will host two opportunities to think more creatively about the challenges of rural education. On Wednesday, April 30 at 7 p.m., we will host Dr. Deborah Stiles, a Randolph-born West Virginian and Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Stiles will lead a humorous presentation ...
What a privilege it is to be a Fire Starter—to help others keep their own flame of life burning brightly. This thought came to mind when I received an email from Rani Brahmbhatt, a student at George Washington University, after a talk I had given. She shared her takeaways and closed the ...
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration calls our country’s substance abuse epidemic “a clear and present public health, public safety and national security threat.” No one needs to tell those living in our region that. We see it every day. And most of us wonder whether there is anything ...
April is the eighth annual Medicaid Awareness Month. Sorry to say, but it seems to be the lawmakers who need more awareness, not the people. With the proposed $800 billion federal funding cuts to Medicaid, they are telling the public we are expendable. West Virginia alone stands to lose more ...