April baseball is a time for outlandish overreactions, lazy narratives and false hope. It happens every single year in Major League Baseball — something unexpected happens, and fans and media […]
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City’s charter changed over last century
The tweaking of Morgantown’s charter has been suggested in recent months. That brings to mind some major tweaking over the past century. The last major change came in 1976 when a […]
Q&A with WVU women’s basketball coach Mike Carey
MORGANTOWN — The pounding on the podium comes from Mike Carey’s pointed fingers, as the WVU women’s basketball coach begins talking about next season. “I told our coaches before they left: […]
Trinity’s Zini chooses W&J for hoops, academics
MORGANTOWN — Jo Zini has a new look, and he’s excited to show it off. The all-state honoree recently finished up his high school basketball career at Trinity Christian by leading […]
No reason to be in a big rush when we’re at the ball game
MORGANTOWN — To this day, I’m still not 100 percent clear on how I missed the exit for Interstate 79 South in Washington, Pa., coming back from a Pitt-WVU men’s basketball […]
Pierre has no concept of personal space
The concept of personal space has been studied for decades, with interesting results. Apparently all humans have a “second skin,” a personal space that should not be invaded. This is […]
Mon County Health Dept app helps locals
Thinking about dinner out and wondering how a prospective eatery did in its last inspection? At Monongalia County Health Department, or MCHD, we have an app for that. Or maybe […]
What we might have seen if WVU had played spring game
MORGANTOWN — While WVU’s spring practice was capped off with a successful “Walk the Talk with Dana Holgorsen” to benefit WVU Medicine Children’s hospital and the Hoss Foundation, many fans probably […]
QB Maurer’s WVU campus visit was ‘amazing’
By Keenan Cummings The quarterback picture is starting to take shape for WVU in this class, and one familiar prospect emerged to the forefront with other developments across the landscape. […]
Fairs, markets showcase talent in community
Have I mentioned that I love craft fairs and artisan markets? I’m loving the trend toward handmade, rather than vendor fairs (with resold objects or pyramid scheme sellers). Over the […]






