People love to make broad statements about “the media” and what they’re generally referring to is the news media (broadcast journalism, newspapers and the like). But those of us in the biz realize...
Why are United States officials so hesitant to label acts of domestic terrorism as such?
The Planned Parenthood attack in Colorado was and should be labeled as terrorism. A man came into the facility...
A gunman opened fire at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic Friday, killing three and wounding nine.
Acts of violence happen against Planned Parenthood clinics every day. We may not...
No one wants to say it, but we have a white male violence problem in America and until we acknowledge it, it’s not going anywhere.
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, America...
More than half of all the state governors in the United States have expressed their wish to deny Syrian refugees access to their respective states. Much to their dismay, governors actually have no power...
I always find topics for this column by finding something in the news from the past week that jumps out at me. Obviously, the attacks in Paris Friday were the most prominent thing in the news...
It’s easy to turn our backs to other people when we have the privilege most of us in America do to wake up every morning in the safety and comfort of our homes, to bathe in water significantly cleaner...
The events at Mizzou involving the resignation of university president Tim Wolfe, Concerned Student 1950 assembly and the student journalist Tim Tai demonstrate a concern that goes beyond just institutional...
Think about the term “war.” What kind of images does that conjure up? Bullets flying, shrapnel, people dying and destroyed countries. A red cup or a person saying “happy holidays” is not going...
Epilepsy is a condition that affects millions of Americans and, as a part of Epilepsy Awareness Month, the Marshall University Medical Center held a symposium to inform the public about epilepsy.
The...
University of Missouri president Timothy M. Wolfe and University Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin have both resigned from their positions following several student protests.
Mizzou’s entire football team...
First Stage Theater will be the first children’s theater company in West Virginia to bring to life the classic tale of the young lion hoping to follow in his father’s footsteps and become...
