A friend tweeted from Ireland (in time for St. Patrick’s Day), blaming President Trump for the major decline in the value of stocks. This same friend credited […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
Highlight reel: What Legislature got right this year
We know we’ve been harsh on our legislators the past couple weeks. In our defense, that is part of holding the Legislature accountable. However, in the spirit […]
Etiquette of social distancing
Dr. Steven Pergam is like a Miss Manners for the age of coronavirus. His job title, after all, is “Infection Preventionist.” His Twitter avatar is a drawing […]
Facing coronavirus facts in the age of ‘truthiness’
There’s an old song by The O’Jays that seems especially apropos to this moment. The refrain goes: “Those lies done caught up with you this time.” The […]
Boy Scouts and inevitable bankruptcy
Thousands of former Boy Scouts and their parents are now wondering how an organization with nearly $1 billion in net assets and over $200 million in annual […]
Your right to know; our responsibility to illuminate for you
Illuminate — to make clear; to bring to the fore; to enlighten spiritually or intellectually. Every day, media work to illuminate what is happening in our communities, […]
Proposed power plant not as wonderful as promised
by Adrienne Epley and Kurt Griebel Longview Power proposes to construct a 1200 MW gas-fired power plant next to its existing coal-fired power plant near Fort Martin. […]
March 15 letters to the editor
Our firefighters need to be paid properly The city of Morgantown has a professional full-time fire department that not only provides excellent service to our community but […]
This is how we prepare for disaster
The world is a little scary right now. We’re facing a new sickness no one was prepared for. In times of disaster, we fall back on habits. […]
Competent government is important
And now we know, really know, why government is important. Even why politicians are (gulp) vital. Our lives, our families, our jobs, our recreation, our vacations, our […]