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Opinion

Mystery

Editorials

“There’s no question we’re missing something,” said Dr. Marwan Fakih, a gastrointestinal oncologist at City of Hope in Duarte, Calif., while lamenting about a cancer mystery that is confounding doctors and other medical researchers. Fakih’s comment was included in an article in the ...

Federal Freeze Frame

Columnists

I typically don’t write about national politics in this space. When I do cover national politics, it is usually through the lenses of West Virginia’s congressional delegation. My focus tends to be on state-level politics. However, last week’s temporary freeze on federal grant funding by ...

No Reason to Smile

Editorials

We’ve all heard the jokes — nasty little jabs about West Virginians’ dental health that plenty of us rushed to call unfair and untrue. They’ve been around for generations. The problem is, there is some truth to the idea that we’ve got a problem here. According to WalletHub’s ...

Second inaugural

Columnists

So it begins; Donald Trump’s second inaugural is as grim as the first. Instead of hitting unifying themes, he was all grievance. And he was fanciful, advocating taking back the Panama Canal — despite treaty obligations — and planting Old Glory on Mars. He spelled out his specifics without ...

Safety

Editorials

For many young people, the gifts under the tree this holiday season just past included a tech gadget or two — maybe a new phone, maybe a new video game system. Some of them may still be spending time in their rooms connecting to the internet, social media or others playing the same video ...

Building a vibrant community

Columnists

“Great communities make us feel grounded, protected and empowered. They provide jobs and solid economic growth. They attract new talents and keep existing talent from leaving town. They do a great job of educating young people, they provide safe neighborhoods, and they nurture the health ...