Overwhelmingly, we Americans are not bigots. It grates on us to be accused of tolerating “systemic” racism. Read more

Among the very worst evils in our world is sexual abuse of children. But many of the predators engaged in it have an enemy powerful enough to strike fear in them. Read more

When all was right — and normal — in this world (think pre-March 2020), teachers were part of a line of defense in keeping students safe. Read more

We get it. Once you get home from work and turn on your favorite national 24-hour cable news network, you’re flooded with the news getting screamed at you. Read more

Many Americans worry that true heroism is becoming rare in our nation. Hershel “Woody” Williams is a living argument to the contrary. Read more

Well, so much for questions about whether enormous mistakes may occur in handling presidential election ballots. One already has. Read more

When will we have an effective, safe, vaccine against COVID-19? That depends. Read more

By the end of September 2019, 30 U.S. law enforcement personnel had been killed while on duty. Thirty-seven have been killed this year. Read more

For about 30 years, there’s been a place where you could turn to see what kind of community we live in. Read more

Standing along the side of East Side Highway on Tuesday, Rebecca Roadcap added more flowers to the ever-growing memorial for her 17-year-old son, Michael. Read more

It has been seven months since Americans began locking down against COVID-19. Many have attempted to get back to “normal” by donning masks, washing hands more frequently and taking a step or two backward sometimes, to maintain social distancing. Read more

Yes, newspapers are important. Read more

Knowing how many people live where in the United States is more than a matter of satisfying curiosity or writing books on demographics and geography. The census conducted every decade has enormous ramifications. Read more

West Virginians worry about election fraud. Reports of emergency shipments of pints of whiskey used to buy votes have been seen too many times for voters to be apathetic about the issue. Read more

His name is Matthew Hulvey, a local kid you may have seen at his church, Horizon Christian Fellowship in Harrisonburg. Read more

We get it. Hanging out with your pals and throwing back drinks can be as much a part of college life as pulling all-nighters to study for that big exam. Read more

It was to be expected that when Congress approved about $3 trillion in emergency aid to Americans hurt financially by the coronavirus epidemic, the criminal element would seize the opportunity for ill-gotten gains. Read more

Talk for months about how inefficiency and lax security in the U.S. Postal Service may affect the upcoming presidential election has had an unfortunate side-effect: It has distracted attention from the agency’s very real, deeply rooted dilemma. Read more

There is one safe bet regarding the upcoming presidential election: If vote totals in any of the states are close, there will be controversy over how ballots were handled. That will be so whether President Donald Trump or Joe Biden appears to have the edge. Read more

What a Marshall University professor said to prompt officials there to put her on administrative leave is mild, compared to some of the vicious partisan rhetoric reported from other U.S. campuses. Still, Marshall officials were right to act on the matter — and make it clear such behavior, re… Read more