Herewith, a question on the fine art of intergenerational dealings. Dealings, with healthy doses of advice, history and life-hack gems interspersed. Dealings all about the things, that, well, just might […]
Author: Jim Bissett/ The Dominion Post
District hopes to have a new principal at North by next week
When morning bell rings for the first day of school next month in Monongalia County, one familiar face at North Elementary won’t be there. Following a months-long investigation over allegations […]
North’s Natalie Webb fired — Mon Schools says she failed to properly report cases of abuse
Natalie Webb, the North Elementary School principal who for months has been at the center of an investigation alleging the physical abuse of special-needs students at the hands of staffers […]
New American Legion commander: Family helping family is the mission
Mission … continued. That’s the word from the newest commander of the West Virginia American Legion, who said Monday he won’t break ranks in his advocacy of the Mountain State’s […]
Mon’s Head Start and Early Head Start receive $1.6 million from feds
Debbie Jones hit the post-vacation lottery of sorts, last week. Jones, who directs Head Start and Early Head Start programs for Monongalia County Schools, returned from a summer getaway in […]
Raju and Rao: Shared hometown, shared vision
Consider the population of West Virginia, which currently comes in at roughly 1.7 million, including an unincorporated town or two. Consider everyone you know in that breakdown. Using your mind’s […]
WVU professor and Ukraine native launches ‘Laptops for Learning’ campaign for schoolchildren back home
The young ones always manage to smile for the cellphone snaps in their elementary school classrooms back home. Compelling visuals, they are – and Valerya Gritsenko finds herself going to […]
Mon teachers get checked out on the latest computer technology
Back in the pandemic days, more than one Monongalia County educator had to be gently talked into using technology – really using technology – for remote classroom instruction, since virtually […]
Johnnie Johnson music festival is Saturday in Fairmont: Area musician was Chuck Berry’s collaborator for years
FAIRMONT – Go, Johnnie, go. Johnnie Johnson, the boogie-woogie piano player and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member from Fairmont, once told an understated story about his musical collaborations […]
‘Summer Avalanche’ learning camps rumble into Mon’s schools today
Some 1,800 students from schools across Monongalia County start going downhill today – so they’ll be better able to hit new learning elevations, come fall. Today is the first day […]
