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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 ...

Consider the disgraceful ravings of Candace Owens

Columns

Joe McCarthy was famously undone by the rhetorical questions at a 1954 congressional hearing: “Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?” If the same queries were directed to Candace Owens at such a forum, she’d sail on unperturbed — since she ...

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 ...

Consider the differences between Jack Hughes and Eileen Gu

Columns

The Winter Olympics had its thrills and spills — and a deep philosophical divide represented by two American, or American-born, athletes. Jack Hughes, the gold medal-winning American hockey player for the U.S. team, gave voice to a patriotic reflex in his heartfelt expressions of love of ...