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Opinion.

St. C. helping its own

Editorials

It’s always good to see communities come together when one of their own is in need. The way that folks in St. Clairsville have rallied for police officer Greg Clark is a shining example of that. Clark recently was life-flighted to WVU Medicine Ruby Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia, ...

Difference between pettiness and patriotism

Columns

Most State of the Union addresses are forgettable the moment they end. Not this one. President Donald Trump delivered a consequential speech that highlighted what he believes are some of his major accomplishments during the first year of his second term. He also demonstrated a flair for the ...

Supreme Court throws out Trump’s tariffs, upholds Constitution

Columns

So much for the notion that the Supreme Court, with its 6-3 majority of justices appointed by Republican presidents, was going to be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump. That is a frequently voiced charge by partisan Democrats, and a fear of many ambivalent voters who find many of Trump’s ...

Douglas a wrestling legend

Editorials

There are so many ways to describe what Bobby Douglas meant to the world of amateur wrestling. Legend. Icon. Pioneer. Champion. All are true. So it’s important to understand just what the amateur wrestling world and the Ohio Valley lost with Douglas passing at the age of 83. Here’s a ...

Consideration of how a party has been able to offend its voters

Columns

Gavin Newsom won’t be the Democrats’ 2028 presidential nominee unless he wins a significant share of the African American vote. So how’s he courting it? Promoting his new memoir to a largely Black audience in Atlanta, the California governor decided to forge a connection by boasting ...

Government subsidies have killed the EV industry

Columns

Here’s a depressing-but all-too-predictable headline from The Wall Street Journal last week: “Detroit’s EV Pullback Is Costing $50 Billion.” Yikes. That’s a lot of money for the American auto industry to lose. Once again, we have confirmation of an iron law of economics: If you ...