Opinions and Editorials

A forum for thought-provoking and subjective commentary on current events and issues, enriching the overall understanding of the complex world around us.

Killgore Trout

Oct 27, 20232 min read

If I Can't Walk to It, I'm Not Going

As a 60-something man living in Small Town, West Virginia, I cherish the simple pleasures of life. One of those pleasures is walking. I...

Whatever Happened to Scrolling TV Channels?

Killgore Trout

Sep 14, 20233 min read

Whatever Happened to Scrolling TV Channels?

As a 60-plus-year-old man living in Small Town, West Virginia, I remember a time when watching TV was simple and straightforward. You...

Killgore Trout

Aug 1, 20232 min read

Don't Underestimate West Virginians

As a retired man living in a small-town in West Virginia, I'm tired of hearing how we're all backward, ignorant, and uneducated. Yes, we...

Marisa Terwilliger

Jul 4, 20232 min read

Book Review: Lone Women

I started Lone Women by Victor Lavalle and could not put it down. Somewhere around 2 am I put the book in my lap with a sigh of...

Book Review: You Just Need to Lose Weight and 19 Other Myths About Fat People

Marisa Terwilliger

Jun 27, 20232 min read

Book Review: You Just Need to Lose Weight and 19 Other Myths About Fat People

Very few of my friends have not tried dieting, and many of them have called themselves fat. So I picked up “You just Need to Lose Weight”...

Marisa Terwilliger

Jun 13, 20233 min read

Book Review: Being Heumann

Being Heumann by disability rights activist Judith Huemann was a thought-provoking surprise. The American Disabilities Act (ADA) and...

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