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The Cult of Coal

By Jim Bauman December 31, 2022Opinions and EditorialsCoal country, Environment, Good jobs argument, Out-of-state interests, Republican policy

Coal has long occupied a special place in the economy of West Virginia, a place that today's energy market is fast relegating to history.. However, coal still carries a lot of political weight in the state, wielded mainly by Republicans. If that weight isn't lifted, it will stall the progress communities across the state need to make to recover from the dirt, mess, disease, environmental destruction and poverty coal mining has left in its wake.

For the Many, Not for the Few

By Jim Bauman December 31, 2022Opinions and EditorialsCorporate commitment to community, COVID pandemic, WV Congressional election, WV health picture, WV jobs

This article is an endorsement of the 2020 Democratic candidate for Congress, Cathy Kunkel. Kunkel lost the election to Alex Mooney. The phrase "For the many, not for the few" was Kunkel's campaign slogan, an appeal to voters to consider Mooney's overwhelming support from out-of-state money as evidence that his interests were not those of the people.

My Hero and Me

By Jim Bauman December 31, 2022Opinions and EditorialsTrump

Some speculations about whether Trumps character flaws extend to his voters too. If and when the light dawns will his voters experience any remorse or will they rationalize their veneration of him somehow?

The Left, the Right and the Center

By Jim Bauman December 31, 2022Opinions and EditorialsConservatism, Democrats, Politics, Progressivism, Republicans, Socialism, Trump

We're a politically polarized country and, with the exception of a relatively small number of centrists, people align themselves with the political left or the political right. This article plants itself squarely on the left and presents that side of the issue. Feel free to disagree.

A More Perfect Union

By Jim Bauman December 31, 2022Opinions and EditorialsConservatism, Constitution, Progressivism, Trickle-down economics

The More Perfect Union we're promised in the Constitution is a work in progress. It's been on-going for more than two centuries and we're still not done yet. Making some progress maybe, but it's like two steps forward, one step back. This is the argument for progressive thinking in government and society.

The Hate Card

By Jim Bauman December 31, 2022Opinions and EditorialsChristians on LGBTQ, LGBTQ hate

Matthew Franck, director of the Simon Center on Religion and the Constitution, argued when the Supreme Court was deliberating on the constitutionality of gay marriage in 2010 that advocates for gay marriage were overplaying the "hate card," that is, regarding religious opposition to gay marriage as evidence of hate toward homosexuals. This was my response.