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Kudos to the People of Fairmont To the editor: A 1975 FHS Class Reunion brought me to town for Homecoming last weekend. The school and city-wide pride for the students was amazing and overwhelming. The parade, PIE pregame dinner and football game complete with marching band, were all full of positive energy and community strength. A group of us played mini-golf at the free city course.  We had a blast!  An impressive attraction for city residents and visitors alike. While in town we had a delicious dinner at Silo 67, a visit to The Hub and The Hive, bought books at the new ...

Why I don't think Republicans are going to lose the Senate

Columns

CNN's data analyst Harry Enten said something interesting last week. He aid Republicans have a stubborn habit of outperforming their September polling in the states that decide control of the Senate. He is right, and reiterated a point I have been making for some time that leads me to believe ...

Who gets a say?

Local Editorials

It was surprising when the city of Fairmont called a special meeting to discuss the hiring of a liquor store manager. The city council in recent years has had special meetings to discuss the hiring of a city administrator, which makes sense, given the importance of the role and the fact that the city administrator, along with the city attorney, are the only two positions the council oversees. I’m not saying the liquor store manager role isn’t important, but the city is currently looking for a full-time lineman and it’s also been looking for a community development director for the ...

Cornell case is a moral failure

Columns

If you have been following the news from Cornell University, you'll know that a former student —identified only as "Jane Doe”— is claiming that she was gang-raped at a Chi Phi fraternity party in 2024 and that seven men were involved. As horrific as that accusation is, the story gets ...

Stop the hysteria over flock cameras

Columns

In the bad old crime days of New York City, I spent a Christmas Eve waiting outside an emergency room. Our foursome had been violently robbed in a subway station, and I was eager for the doctor's report on one member who'd suffered a concussion fighting off a mugger. Because someone got ...

How death penalty opponents share the blame for botched executions

Columns

"Botched" is a perfectly fine word for golf, cooking, or home repair. It seems inadequate for the taking of a life, even the life of Christa Pike, a heinous murderer. In 1996, a jury found Pike guilty of the torture and murder of her Jobs Corps classmate, Colleen Slemmer. Pike was sentenced ...