This category is used to mark member submissions pertaining to some local, state, or national note-worthy events. These can include reprints of letters to the editor or op-eds in various press outlets.

What Wins Elections? Biology vs Religion

The Thacker-Ridenour debate on August 10 turned on several issues falling within the province of biology, those being abortion and transexual rights. Jim Bauman gives an account of how the positions of the two candidates expose different takes on whether it is biology or religion that distinguishes their differing positions. There's likely nothing that will change minds, but it helps to know why each candidate argues the way they do.

A One-Man Town Hall

There was an an opportunity in Jefferson County on July 15 to hear the two candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives talk about their stances on issues affecting our community--data centers for one. One of the candidates showed, the other did not. The one who did show, Ace Parsi, laid out his positions on the issues aired at this one-man forum and he came across as not only well informed, but respectful and sympathetic. Ace is a Democrat. Riley Moore, his opponent, is a no-show.

Will West Virginia Avert Its Eyes from Trump Administration Corruption?

By now we've come to expect that almost literally every day Donald Trump will try to squeeze another dollar or two from someone or some organization who has irritated him. Neal Barkus describes one such recent case where Trump is trying to establish a fund of $1,776 billion to right a grievance he has with the Internal Revenue Service.