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Opinion

Organ donors save lives daily

Most of us have the luxury of not thinking much about organ donation. But we should. “It’s one of the most profound gifts we can give, that transcends all boundaries and … saves lives,” said Brenda Hooper, intensive care unit clinical nurse manager at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical ...

Time to again feed the insatiable beast

America’s annual rituals and observances include days we usually celebrate together (July Fourth, Memorial Day, Veterans Day), or as members of special groups (Passover, Easter and Christmas). The one annual ritual it can be safely said most Americans despise is April 15, when the half of us ...

From people’s business to family business

Donald Trump’s defenders have taken great offense to suspicions by Democrats and others that the Trump family and its close circle are doing insider trading to profit from market convulsions. There’s no “proof,” they say. It’s true that there’s been no proof so far, but there’s ...

Who believes Iran doesn’t want a bomb?

“A nuclear Iran isn’t just a threat, it’s the threat,” Mark Dubowitz of The Foundation for Defense of Democracies warned in the new podcast, “The Iran Breakdown.” Ahead of arms talks Saturday in Oman, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed Wednesday that his country is “not ...

A step forward for rail travel

It was a small thing – just $25,000 included in this year’s state budget to let Ohioans know its elected representatives support the idea of real passenger rail transportation options for the state. The money will let the Buckeye State join the Interstate Midwest Passenger Rail ...

Trump, Vance raise puzzling question at the Smithsonian

President Trump has signed an executive order that directs Vice President JD Vance to eliminate “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology” from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo. My immediate reaction? Surely, you jest, sir. There may not ...