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The war behind the war

The widening conflict involving the United States, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis is no longer merely a Middle Eastern war. It is becoming a contest over the international order itself, with Russia and China operating increasingly in the shadows and avoiding direct confrontation while exploiting disorder, protecting their interests and expanding their strategic reach. That is the war behind the war. The visible conflict is alarming enough. Iran and the United States exchange threats and military strikes. The Houthis launch missiles and drones against Saudi Arabia while ...

The strange racial solidarity of Nikole Hannah-Jones

The New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones thought she was making her educational choices to favor the interests of black people, and she was -- just the wrong ones. In a long essay for The New York Times Magazine, the radical African American journalist writes about how her decision to send her daughter to dreadful New York City public schools for ideological reasons ended in tears. Jones, who achieved notoriety as the lead editor of the paper's 1619 Project, believed that putting her daughter in rotten elementary and middle schools would strike a blow for racial equity. In her ...

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Fort Frye 38, Caldwell 7 F (6-0) 15 10 13 0 — 38 C (1-5) 0 7 0 0 — 7 F: Luke Phillis 18 pass from Grady Hesson, Hesson run, 1st F: Phillis 47 pass from Hesson, Tytan Waller kick, 1st F: Gavin Rauch 12 run, Waller kick, 2nd C: n/a 15 run, kick good, 2nd F: Waller 29 field goal, 2nd F: Hesson 34 run, kick blocked, 3rd F: Clayton Tullius 67 pass from Hesson, Waller kick, 3rd Team stats Fort Frye: First downs: 16; Rushes-yards: 27-186; Passing yards: 183; Total yards: 369; Passing: 5-6-0; Fumbles-lost: 0-0; Penalties-yards: 1-10; ...

Local Calendar

Monday, Sept. 28 High school volleyball: Wood County Christian vs. Cameron at Frontier, 7 p.m.; Wood County Christian at Frontier, 8 p.m.; Marietta, Tyler Consolidated at Parkersburg, 5:30 p.m.; Morgan at Fort Frye; Meigs at Waterford; Parkersburg South at Belpre, 6 p.m. High school golf: LKC championship at Mingo Bottom, 9/10 a.m.; Marietta, Warren in district golf tournament at Crystal Springs High school boys soccer: Wood County Christian at Belpre, 6 p.m. High school girls soccer: Brooke at Marietta, 7:30 p.m.

‘Avengers: Endgame’ retakes box office crown; Robert Pattinson drives sales for ‘Primetime’

NEW YORK (AP) — Seven years after becoming the second-highest grossing film ever, "Avengers: Endgame" returned to the No. 1 spot at the box office in a victory lap for Marvel and an appetizer for the upcoming blockbuster "Avengers: Doomsday." The rerelease grossed $26 million over the weekend and another $60 million overseas, according to studio estimates Sunday. The film, which grossed $2.8 billion in 2019, was put back into theaters with several new end-credits scenes and an introductory thank you to fans from Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans. Among rereleases, only the 1997 ...

Belpre blanks Federal Hocking for win No. 4

BELPRE – Belpre football embraces playing in front of the home fans. Up until recently, that wasn’t always the case. Friday on Alumni Night at Ralph Holder Stadium, the Golden Eagles extended their win streak to three straight after posting a 39-0 shutout over Federal Hocking. The ...