Sen. Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are continuing to be the monkey wrench in the gears of government when it comes to raising the federal debt limit. Republicans are planning to filibuster on raising or suspending the debt limit, forcing Democrats to come up with 60 votes they don’t ...
Wearing masks in school
To the editor:
The Center for Disease Control says wear face masks. Mayo Clinic says wear masks. Face masks save lives. Why are Fairmont schools not requiring students to wear face masks?
Harriett Richards
Fairmont
To borrow a phrase from the movie “Casablanca,” we are shocked — SHOCKED! — to learn that rich, powerful and corrupt people hide trillions of dollars in secret bank accounts and holdings throughout the world.
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released its ...
If it isn’t broke, don’t try to fix it
To the editor:
The city administrator has convinced the city council that we need a new ordinance for repealing and replacing, in its entirety, the Fairmont Rental Housing city code.
Hear are the facts from city hall that were not even presented ...
The current impasse in the Democratic Congressional caucus is a prime example that the party that holds the majority in Congress does not necessarily have the power to do whatever it wants.
The Democrats in Congress are wrangling over the high-priced transportation and social spending bills ...
Pfizer, the company that produces one of the major COVID-19 vaccines, announced this week that its vaccine will work on children aged 5 to 12, and that it will seek approval from the government to begin offering vaccinations to children.
The Pfizer vaccine is administered at smaller doses for ...