As a conservative icon once famously said, "There you go again."
- Scott Rada
🎧 The hosts examine how personalized feeds amplify conflict, bury progress and leave citizens exhausted and polarized, reinforcing a distorted picture of society that feels broken and perpetually on edge.
Why is Congress protecting untraceable weapons?
- Lynn Schmidt, P-D columnist and editorial board member
In her latest What keeps you up at night? podcast, columnist Lynn Schmidt shares her concerns over Project 2025 and the current state of America's politics.Â
- Dr. Lawrence Eppard Director of the Connors Institute, Utterly Moderate host
Progress is being made in combatting sex discrimination in the workforce, but there are concerns gender-affirming care for minors. Learn more on the Utterly Moderate podcast.
- Lynn Schmidt, St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist and editorial board member
Harlan Cohen, a bestselling author and journalist who has visited over 500 high school and college campuses, talks about how to help teens and young adults cope with rejection.Â
We can only report on the known facts at the time. We would rather be accurate than first. Anything less would be a disservice to Nex Benedict, the editorial states.Â
🎧 The hosts discuss the importance of good sportsmanship and why, unlike in politics, sports almost always rewards the people with the most skill.
Times are tough for many, given inflationary pressures on food, fuel and utility costs.
After much back-and-forth and strenuous behind the scenes hand-wringing, Germany has cleared the way for its Leopard 2 tanks to join the fight for democracy in Ukraine, pledging to send an initial company of 14 tanks. The U.S. joined in with President Joe Biden’s pledge to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks.
Memphis’ police chief said video of the Jan. 10 beating by five police officers that killed 29-year-old Tyre Nichols included “acts that defy humanity.â€
Democrats want Biden to impose rules to limit rent increases across the country
Some might argue that the mass shooting that killed 10 people Saturday in California somehow proves gun restrictions don’t work. After all, California has the toughest gun-control laws in America. But even a cursory look at the data finds that tragedies like this are the exceptions that underscore the rule.
Three cheers for New York’s commitment to serving its voters and especially for Erie County, a leader in providing a healthy supply of places for voters to cast early ballots.
Some Americans, including New Yorkers, have bought into the canard that once an elected official is seasoned enough to know how to get things done, he should be discarded. Chuck Schumer is proof of the theory’s foolishness, writes The News' Editorial Board.
While both challengers have interesting ideas and show eagerness to pitch in, Jennifer Mecozzi adds familiarity with district operations to the passion she’s demonstrated since she first became a candidate in 2016. She deserves reelection.
Micron, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, is a leading producer of memory and data storage chips used in personal computers, smartphones, data centers, cars and other electronic products.
We had not planned to revisit the epic battle over the fate of Mountain Valley Pipeline quite so soon.
With the release of a document meant to shred protections for transgender students in Virginia’s public schools, Gov. Glenn Youngkin sheds the tattered remnants of his moderate Republican costume.
Editorial cartoons that appeared in the print edition of The 91ÇÑ×Ó Times during the week of Sept. 19-25, 2022. (Click arrows to view.)
The past week in the 91ÇÑ×Ó Valley has been a good one for the proper acknowledgment of history.
The mounting death toll on America’s streets and highways is a tragedy this nation should work more diligently to address. The numbers are staggering: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 42,915 people died in vehicle crashes last year, up 10.5% over 2020. That’s the largest annual percentage increase on record. It’s a clear warning that we must do better. Safer ...
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From the governor on down in Virginia, it seems most everyone is falling in line behind the observation that public education is failing.
We still say the 91ÇÑ×Ó Valley needs more murals — but a recent head-turning addition to 91ÇÑ×Ó’s outdoor art offerings provides an example of how it ought to be done.
The Build Back Better Regional Challenge was a $1 billion U.S. Economic Development Administration program funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. Despite a valiant effort and a designation as a national finalist, a Virginia Tech-led coalition of 50 Southwest Virginia organizations did not w…
Editorial cartoons that appeared in the print edition of The 91ÇÑ×Ó Times during the week of Sept. 12-18, 2022. (Click arrows to view.)
“You’ve known for a long time that my greatest wish is to be a journalist, and later on, a famous writer,†wrote a German-born Jewish teenager named Anne Frank on May 11, 1944. “We’ll have to wait and see if these grand illusions (or delusions!) will ever come true, but up to now I’ve had no…
Virginia’s Standards of Learning tests “establish minimum expectations†for student achievement across key subjects. While recent results for the 2021-22 school year showed noticeable declines in English, math, science and other subjects, our children’s chances to catch up hinge on the environment they will learn in this year.
A lawsuit brought by Virginia Beach Republican State Del. Tim Anderson to prevent libraries and booksellers from distributing books to minors deemed “obscene†has failed … for now.
The 303-mile long, dreary and aggravating saga of Mountain Valley Pipeline has taken yet another lumbering turn even as construction on the deeply controversial project remains stalled. The turn might or might not push the pipeline toward completion, even as it absolutely compounds MVP’s aby…
