by Barb Howe On behalf of the Goodwill City Ambassadors (Mountaineer Country Tourism Ambassadors) with the Visit Mountaineer Country Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) — we wanted to share our […]
Letters to the Editor
Guest essay: Solutions for Morgantown’s health care landscape
by Tadd Haynes As president of UniCare West Virginia, a leading health care provider in the state, I take it as our responsibility to help drive health care innovation in […]
Nov. 26 letters to the editor
JPNA does not condone threats Jerome Park Neighborhood Association (JPNA) was horrified to hear that Dani Ludwig and Pastor Stephen Prince were threatened online and sent hate mail. JPNA condemns […]
Guest essay: What is the value of liberal education?
by Christopher Wilkinson While West Virginia University was in the throes of the fiscal crisis resulting in the elimination of faculty, staff and disciplines, there were repeated assurances that whatever […]
Nov. 23 letters to the editor
What a local business is thankful for this year This year we are grateful for our outstanding staff, continued community support and for customers who feel like family. Thank you […]
Nov. 19 letters to the editor
Editor’s note: Send us a letter to be published in the Thanksgiving Day newspaper sharing what you are grateful for this year. Letters should be 200 words or less. Include […]
Guest essay: Holiday and virus season a reminder antibiotics aren’t cure-alls
by Michael Stevens As the holiday season approaches with its usual festivities, travel and time indoors, respiratory viruses will inevitably appear and spread through households. So, this is a good […]
Guest essay: Lawmakers must move forward on farm bill
by Caitlin Cook Food banks are facing a food crisis. A majority of the more than 200 food banks in the Feeding America network serving every county in the country, […]
Guest essay: For West Virginians, paper health care information is a must
by Jennifer Brown There’s a reason we say that West Virginia is “Almost Heaven.” Our state’s wild and wonderful mountains and hollows are what make it special, and it’s why […]
Nov. 12 letters to the editor
Shocked by vitriol over warming shelter The neighborhood meeting at the Sabra UMC in Jerome Park on Monday, Nov. 6, was lively and spirited. I was shocked to see members […]




