Stories by Matt Gerhart

Democrats, kills this bad bill

Every week that goes by with Democrats unable to bully or bribe their two recalcitrant Senate colleagues into signing on to one of the worst pieces of legislation in modern history is a good week for America.

Parents allowed at BIIF contests

The BIIF athletic directors met Tuesday and set fan guidelines for girls volleyball and football. Parents, only of athletes, on a 2-to-1 ratio, will be eligible to attend cross-country starting Saturday while attendance for girls volleyball and football will begin Monday, Oct. 25.

Washington State coach Rolovich fired for refusing vaccine

SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington State fired football coach Nick Rolovich and four of his assistants on Monday for refusing a state mandate that all employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, making him the first major college coach to lose his job over vaccination status.

Alzheimer’s drug met with questions, skepticism

The first new Alzheimer’s treatment in more than 20 years was hailed as a breakthrough when regulators approved it more than four months ago, but its rollout has been slowed by questions about its price and how well it works.

Lawsuits demand unproven ivermectin for COVID

NEW YORK — Mask rules, vaccination mandates and business shutdowns have all landed in the courts during the COVID-19 outbreak, confronting judges with questions of science and government authority. Now they are increasingly being asked to weigh in on the deworming drug ivermectin.

Congress itself should prosecute those it charges with contempt

If Steve Bannon and other former aides to President Donald Trump refuse to testify before the congressional committee looking into the events of Jan. 6, should they be held in contempt? Plenty of partisans seem to be rooting for this result. I’d suggest to this and future Congresses that witnesses should be held in contempt only if the members are willing to return to the days when senators and representatives did their own dirty work.